Book  (1928)  Page(s) 126.  
 
Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies
Madame Manchet. (Dessert, 1913.) 8.5.
Double type; large; late. Light old-rose tipped with silver, becoming darker toward a high, widespreading center; not notably fragrant. Dwarf; free-blooming; good stems and foliage.
A comparatively new sort of distinct color and excellent habit. Not widely distributed but seems to be attaining a fair degree of popularity.
"I think that it will never be a popular shade."—Thurlow.