Website/Catalog  (1926)  Page(s) 145.  
 
Pivoines herbacées...Carnea elegans.- Carné satiné frais.

Magazine  (Nov 1911)  Page(s) 143.  
 
CARNEA ELEGANS.....Originated by Guerin, 1850....
Remarks—This variety should not be confused with "Carnea Elegans" (Calot), Bulletin 278, page 262.
Correction to Bulletin 278—The description in the above publication is the Calot sort and not Guerin's as printed.

Magazine  (Nov 1911)  Page(s) 60.  
 
ADDITIONAL NOTES AND CORRECTIONS TO DESCRIPTIONS IN BULLETIN 278
Carnea Elegans, page 262. Should read, originated by Calot.
Good variety rather than poor.
Strong variety rather than weak.
Medium variety rather than dwarf.
Free rather than medium bloomer.

Book  (1907)  Page(s) 48.  
 
437. CARNEA ELEGANS; P....(Calot, 1860)
(1) 1860, Dessert's MSS.
(2) 1885, Revue Horticole, p. 3.
(3) Cornell Plot No. 266.

Magazine  (16 Jan 1885)  Page(s) 30.  
 
Choix de Pivoines herbacées de premier ordre.  [par MM. Eugene Verdier et Edouard André]
*Carnea elegans (Calot).  Fleur grande, blanc carné satiné.

Translation: the large flower is a satiny blush-white. The varieties marked * should not be missing from any well-appointed garden.

Website/Catalog  (1865)  Page(s) 11.  
 
Pivoine de la Chine. Variétés hybrides. Pæonia sinensis.
—Carnea elegans, blanc carné satiné (superbe)...2 50 fr.