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'Beauty' peony References
Book  (1907)  Page(s) 33.  
 
260. BEAUTY; P. albiflora.
(1) 1895, The Gardening World, Vol. 11, p. 668.
(2) 1899, Peter Barr & Son, Cat.
(3) Cornell Plot No. 111.
Magazine  (7 Jul 1900)  Page(s) 709.  
 
The Paeonies.
Messrs. Barr & Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C., and Long Ditton, Surrey, as growers of hardy plants, &c., have over two acres devoted to them. On Staurday, June 23rd, notes were made of a number of fine varieties which they largely cultivate in their nursery at the address just given. 
Singles.—The singles are varieties of Paeonia albiflora...
Cleopatra is certainly a splendid rosy-pink, edged with white. Beauty approaches it in most respects, but is not so large.
Magazine  (15 Jun 1895)  Page(s) 668.  
 
Messrs. Barr & Son's Paeonies.
Single Flowered Sorts.
Others which well deserve honourable mention, but upon the merits of which space forbids us to descant, are Duchess of Portland, soft pink, frilled white; Gertrude, brilliant rose pink, of exceptionally fine form; Beauty, bright rose, shading to pink; Rosy Dawn, large snow-white flowers, tinged blush upon first opening; and Kaiser, brilliant rose.
Website/Catalog  (1891)  Page(s) 19.  
 
Beautiful Hardy Single Chinese Pæonias (Varieties of Albiflora).
Albiflora Beauty, beautiful bright rose, shading to pink, rich yellow anthers...2 s. 6 d.
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