A Peony Check-List (1907)  Page(s) 204.  
 
2378. SPLENDIDA; P....(Guerin, 1850)
(1) 1850, Dessert's MSS.
(2) Cornell Plots Nos. 1399, 1400, 1621.

Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society (1928)  Page(s) 144.  
 
Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies
Splendida. (Guérin, 1850.) 8.3
Double type; very large; late. Light old-rose-pink becoming almost white with age; very strong, pleasant fragrance. Tall; floriferous; stiff stems. Good foliage.
Notable for its fragrance, great size, and unusually agreeable perfume. Valuable for garden decoration.
"With me it holds its color very well and makes a beautiful isolated plant on the lawn."—Fewkes.

Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society (1928)  Page(s) 143-4.  
 
Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies
Souvenir de Louis Bigot. (Dessert, 1913.) 9.1.
Double type; large; midseason. Vivid rose-pink, brightening to shell-pink in the center, all petals slightly lighter at the edges; mildly fragrant. Medium height; floriferous; strong stems. Good foliage.
Close to the Walter Faxon color group in that it has no trace of the mauve and old-rose shades which are characteristic of many pink varieties. It is one of the cleanest and brightest colored peonies grown.
"Possessing a shade desirable in peonies."—Christman.
"A real treasure. Its effect in the garden is nothing short of gorgeous."—Mrs. Edward Harding.
"One of the most attractive peonies I have ever seen."—Boyd.

Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society (1928)  Page(s) 143.  
 
Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies
Souvenir de A. Millet. (Millet, 1924.) 9.0. (1 vote).*
Double type; amaranth. No other information available.

Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society (1928)  Page(s) 143.  
 
Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies
Sops of Wine. (Secor, 1922.) 8.2.
Double type; late. Dark red with considerable purple. Dwarf; fairly floriferous; stiff, wiry stems. Long, narrow, recurved foliage.

Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society (1928)  Page(s) 143.  Includes photo(s).
 
Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies
Solange. (Lemoine, 1907.) 9.7.
Double type; large; late. Compact, globular form, opening slowly and not acquiring full development for several days; cream-white, with a suffusion of buff and pale salmon-pink; very faint, unpleasant fragrance. Medium height; moderately floriferous; stems and foliage of average quality, dark green with reddish green veins.
A favorite variety of unusual tint about which peony writers have become most enthusiastic. The form of the bud is cramped and tight and it lacks grace. Its great merit is its color. See color illustration.
"When well grown it has perfect form"—Brand.   
"Well-developed flowers are often very good in form"—Saunders.
"Invariably in the prize-winning classes."—Christman.
"With many it is a greater favorite than Le Cygne. In a class by itself."—Little.
Its only fault is a somewhat defective stem."—Fewkes.
Sometimes has tight buds and fails to open. Coloring is beautiful and distinct."—Boyd.

Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society (1928)  Page(s) 142.  
 
Descriptive List of Chines Peonies
Serene. (Franklin, 1921.) 8.6.
Double type; large; late. Guard petals rose-pink outside, lighter inside; center rounded, pale cream-white with a faint rose flush in the center, and fine crimson edges on a few petals; moderately fragrant. Dwarf; fairly floriferous; straight, stiff stems. Broad, curved, glossy foliage.
Fluffy flowers of globular outline and much like Jeanne d'Arc in color, although center is generally lighter.

Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society (1928)  Page(s) 142.  
 
Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies
Shaylor's Dream. (Shaylor, 1918.) 8.5.
Double type; very large; midseason. A fine, smooth, tulip-like form, in early stages palest flesh-pink, becoming white in the center; excellent fragrance. Medium tall; vigorous growth; free-blooming. Good foliage.
A fairly full flower with a crinkled hollow center, illumined with the glow from many stamens. Remarkable for its size and the eleganr form of the outer petals.
"Think this variety badly overrated."—Fewkes.

Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society (1928)  Page(s) 142.  
 
Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies
Silvia Saunders. (Saunders, 1921.) 8.7.
Semi-double type; not large; extra early. Cup-shaped, bright clear rose-pink, fading lighter toward the center, which is filled with yellow stamens among which the very bright pink stigmas make a conspicuous pattern; odor not very good. Dwarf; good grower; very abundant bloomer.
Not of much value as a show bloom, but the plant is extremely effective in the garden.

Möller's deutsche Gärtner-Zeitung (1912)  Page(s) 51.  Includes photo(s).
 
Arthur R. Goodman, auch eine Pernetiana, hat dagegen aufrechten Wuchs und auch eine herrliche Blumenfarbe, doch sind die Blumen wieder nicht so schön wie die der Lyon-Rose. Als Gruppenrose wird sie aber sicher eine Zukunft haben. Das Urteil über sie ist allgemein günstig; bei mir hat sie sehr gut geblüht.