Website/Catalog  (1938)  Page(s) 9.  
 
Peonies
Mabel Franklin (Mid-season) Large brilliant rose pink. $1.25

Book  (1928)  Page(s) 63.  
 
A List of Sixty Choice Peonies of the More Expensive Varieties
Pink Varieties
Mabel L. Franklin (Franklin).  9.0.  The outer petals are a light pink with the extreme center petals a darker pink.  Near the crown of the flower there are intermingled short, creamy petals that add greatly to its beauty.  A light margining of lavender is to be found on the inner petals.  Delightfully fragrant.  We consider this one of the four best of all of Mr. Franklin’s fine new seedlings.  It is a large, beautiful brilliant pink with wonderful show flower possibilities.  A real acquisition to a growing list of good peonies.

Book  (1928)  Page(s) 114-5.  
 
Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies
Mabel L. Franklin. (Franklin, 1920.) 9.0.
Double type; very large; midseason. Guards and center brilliant tose-pink; collar flesh-pink or pale salmon; flowers regularly built butloose and graceful; strong lemon fragrance. Average height. Strong grower; floriferous; stems bend. Foliage large, light green.
A very handsome bloom which is sometimes weak in the collar, but the color is very clear and shows up well, especially in half shade. Petals are generally lighter at the edges, giving a brilliant, silvered appearance to the blooms.

Website/Catalog  (1922)  Page(s) 6.  
 
Below we are listing a number of Mr. Franklin's seedling peonies, representing a very careful selection from many thousands grown by him during the past twenty-two years.
Mabel L. Franklin. (No. 8) Outer petals light pink shading to darker pink toward center of flower. Short, creamy petals intermingled near the crown of the flower add greatly to its beauty. Inner petals slightly edged with lavender. Delightfully fragrant. This is one of Mr. Franklin's best originations and a prize winner. A splendid acquisition.