Website/Catalog  (1929)  Page(s) 27.  
 
Single Peonies
Darkness...$1.50

Book  (1928)  Page(s) 89.  
 
Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies
Darkness. (Brand, 1913.) 8.2.
Single type; medium size; midseason. The evenly rounded guard petals are dark maroon-red, shading darker at the base, and are arranged in a single row around the center of bright gold stamens; pleasantly fragrant. Medium tall, upright plant, with stiff but graceful stems.
Mr. Little wrote the above description.
"Very profuse bloomer. Flowers hold unusually long as a cut-flower and it is fine for this purpose."—Brand.
"Rated too high. It burns badly in the sun."—Fewkes.