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'Christine Kelway' peony References
Book (1907) Page(s) 121. 1337. *KELWAY, CHRISTINE; P. moutan. (1) 1898, The Garden, Vol. 53, p. 528. (2) 1898, The Gardening World, Vol. 14, p. 679. (3) 1899, Kelway's Cat. Fewkes' MSS. (4) 1901, The Gardening World, Vol. 17, p. 637. (5) *1906, Kelway's Cat., p. 173. (6) 1906, Kelway's Cat., p. 172. (7) Cornell Plot No. 832.
*One star before the name indicates that the variety has been pictured in the reference that is also starred. Some of these references belong to a similarly named Peony, Ella Christine Kelway.
Website/Catalog (1904) Page(s) 34. Kelway's Tree Pæonies of 1902-3. Christine Kelway, semi-double white, very large; a splendid thing. Award of Merit, R.H.S., 1901. 14/- each.
Website/Catalog (1903) Page(s) 146. Includes photo(s). Kelway's Magnificent New Tree Pæonies for 1902-3. The set for Twelve Guineas. Marvellous Introductions. Simple statements as to the colour and size of flowers give no idea of their actual living beauty. This is particularly true when such plants as these new varieties of Tree Pæonies are in question. They certainly BEGGAR DESCRIPTION. They have immense petals of almost gossamer texture, with sheeny glittering surface and colours of wonderful purity. Christine Kelway, semi-double white, very large; a splendid thing. Award of Merit, R.H.S., 1901. 21/— each. (See illustration, p. 141.) Pæony Christine Kelway—A large white variety with stout, well-formed petals, and extremely attractive, a valuable addition.—The Gardeners' Chronicle, May 25th, 1901. Christine Kelway.—A very fine semi-double kind of the P. arborea section. The flowers are of fine proportions and of the purest white.—The Garden. Pæonia Christine Kelway.—A grand semi-double white, very large and full.—Journal of Horticulture. Tree Pæony Christine Kelway.—A huge semi-double white bloom, nearly a foot across; a magnificent flower.—The Horticultural Advertiser.
Magazine (1 Jun 1901) Page(s) 637. Plants Certificated at the Temple Show. The plants, flowers, and other subjects, described below, received awards according to merit from the Royal Horticultural Society at the Temple Show on May 22nd. Floral Committee. Tree Paeony Christine Kelway—Flowers of large size, with loosely disposed, long and pure white petals between which clusters of stamens may be seen. (Award of Merit.) Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport, Somerset.
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