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'Rose Standish' peony References
Website/Catalog (1931) Page(s) 18. Double Peonies Rose Standish (Hollis). Large, double, ddep pink....$1.00
Website/Catalog (1930) Page(s) 32. Double Flowering Peonies. 90 Rose Standish; Hollis. Very full and compact. Dark pink. $2.00
Website/Catalog (1923) Page(s) 22. Peonies Rose Standish (Hollis-1919—Very late. Named after Mr. Hollis' death by Mr. E. P. Wheeler, who says: "Very large size, extra strong grower; dark pink, slightly silvery on edges of outside petals after being open a few days; fine form; free blooomer inclusters. Strong, deep green stems. It is the most double peony I have ever seen. It is impossible for it to fully open, the petals are so tightly lapped over each other. Some seasons it needs help to open even half way, but it does not waterlog." $40.00
Magazine (May 1920) Page(s) 81. Mr. E. P. Wheeler, of Rockland, Massachusetts, gives us the following list of seedlings: Rose Standish*—(Wheeler.) Bomb type, very large size. Extra strong grower. Color dark pink, slightly silvery on edges after being open a few days. Extra fine form, free bloomer in clusters. Strong, deep green stems, tall. One of the latest to bloom, coming the last week in June and as late as the first week in July. Slight and agreeable fragrance. One of the most double peonies in existence.
*The varieties Edith Forrest and Rose Standish were seedlings received from Mr. Geo. Hollis and named by Mr. Wheeler.
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