Susan Irvine's Rose Gardens (1997)  Page(s) 216.  
 
....I came upon ‘Mrs. Philip Russell‘ bred in 1927 from ‘Hadley’ and ‘Red Letter Day’ and described as “semi-double dark red, shaded black, pillar or large bush”. 

Saturday Journal (8 Dec 1923)  Page(s) 20.  
 
I have had a few good flowers from Midnight Sun, a dark crimson single that was supposed to be better than Red Letter Day, but so far it has not grown well with me, and other plants I have seen have not shown healthy vigorous growth. I also seem to produce single flowers on the stems, and this does not allow it to make the display that a decorative rose should. Its colour is grand, but it will have to improve, and prove itself a good doer before it can compare with Red Letter Day, K. of K., and Hawlmark Crimson.

Saturday Journal (8 Dec 1923)  Page(s) 20.  
 
K. of K. has been in full flower during the past week, and the flowers have been very brilliant in colour, and although sometimes it is not easy to distinguish it from Red Letter Day there is a lot of difference at present, Red Letter Day much darker in colour. I have had a few good flowers from Midnight Sun, a dark crimson single that was supposed to be better than Red Letter Day, but so far it has not grown well with me, and other plants I have seen have not shown healthy vigorous growth. I also seem to produce single flowers on the stems, and this does not allow it to make the display that a decorative rose should. Its colour is grand, but it will have to improve, and prove itself a good doer before it can compare with Red Letter Day, K. of K., and Hawlmark Crimson.

Saturday Journal (8 Dec 1923)  Page(s) 20.  
 
K. of K. has been in full flower during the past week, and the flowers have been very brilliant in colour, and although sometimes it is not easy to distinguish it from Red Letter Day there is a lot of difference at present, Red Letter Day much darker in colour. I have had a few good flowers from Midnight Sun, a dark crimson single that was supposed to be better than Red Letter Day, but so far it has not grown well with me, and other plants I have seen have not shown healthy vigorous growth. I also seem to produce single flowers on the stems, and this does not allow it to make the display that a decorative rose should. Its colour is grand, but it will have to improve, and prove itself a good doer before it can compare with Red Letter Day, K. of K., and Hawlmark Crimson.

Bertrand H. Farr, Wyomissing, Pennsylvania (1909)  Page(s) 34.  
 
Japanese Peonies.
We have retained the Japanese names, with their translation, followed by the American names which have been given to this set by the "Peony Society of the American Florists".
Magome-Shiro (Pure white) Crystal Queen. Pure white. $2.00 each.

Peonies: Single and Japanese in the Illinois Trial Garden (1938)  Page(s) 125.  
 
Japanese Peonies (albiflora)
Crown of Thorns (Hollis, 1907) 6.0 (47)
Medium size, bright aster purple, midseason. Staminodes oblanceolate, dark pink. Carpels smooth, tips white; disk lacking. Plant medium size, spreading.

Peonies: Single and Japanese in the Illinois Trial Garden (1938)  Page(s) 106.  
 
Single Peonies (albiflora)
Corinne (Auten, 1926) (2)
Medium size, blush pink, midseason. Carpels hairy, with dark pink tipsl disk distinct, light pink. Plant large, compact; flowers numerous and showing well above the foliage.

Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society (1928)  Page(s) 64.  
 
Check List of Single Peonies
Corinne. (Auten, 1926.) Pink. Not yet in general commerce.

Peonies: Single and Japanese in the Illinois Trial Garden (1938)  Page(s) 124.  
 
Japanese Peonies (albiflora)
Constance (Berneche, 1924) (4)
Large, Tyrian pink, midseason. Staminodes oblanceolate, yellowish, pink-tinged with yellow on edges. Carpels smooth, tips light pink; disk conspicuous, white. Plant large, spreading; flowers numerous and attractive.

Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society (1928)  Page(s) 57.  
 
Check List of Japanese Peonies
Constance. (Berneche, 1924.) Pink.