Book  (Apr 1907)  Page(s) 25.  
 
158. -*ANNESLEI P. moutan ( Sabine)
(1) 1826 ** Trans. London Hort. Soc. Vol. 6, p. 482.
(2) 1836, Hovey's Mag. Vol. 2, p. 372.
 

Magazine  (22 Jan 1887)  Page(s) 77.  
 
The Tree Pæony. 
...The above varieties, viz., Banksi, rosea, and papaveracea, are all that are described in Anderson's "Monograph of the Genus Pæonia", given in vol. vi. of the Horticultural Society's Transactions (1838), but in Loudon's "Arboretum Britannicum" (1854) a dozen are described, all bearing Latin names.  There are, besides the three just named, Humei, double blush; variegata, white streaked with violet and purple; rosea semi-plena, rosea plena, Rawesi, single pale pink; carnea plena, double flesh coloured; albida plena, double white, flushed with mauve; Anneslei, small single purplish pink; and lacera with the petals curiously cut into strips.  These nine varieties had probably all been raised from seed obtained from Banksi, rosea, and papaveracea, for at that time the Earl of Mountmorris, at Arley, and the Earl of Sandwich, at Hinchingbrooke, both took a great interest in the Tree Pæony, and raised several distinct sorts chiefly from the single papaveracea.

Book  (1838)  Page(s) 251, vol.1.  
 
Pæonia Mou'tan Sims.  The Moutan, or Tree, Peony.
Specific Characters.  Segments of leaves oval-oblong, glaucous underneath.  Carpels 5, villose.  (Don's Mill., i. p.65) Height 10 ft.
Varieties and their Distinctions.
11. P. Moutan Anneslèi  Hort. Trans.  Annesley's (the family name of the Earl of Mount Norris) Moutan Peony. — Flowers small, almost single, of a rich purplish pink.  Petals usually 9, obcordate, slightly jagged at the margins, of a darker colour at their bases.  (Don's Mill., i. p.65.)  
Identification.  Hort. Trans., 6. p.482.; Don's Mill., 1. p.65.
Engravings. Hort. Trans., 6. t. 7.

Magazine  (Apr 1836)  Page(s) 228, vol.3.  
 
Plantes d'agrément.
Tableau du genre Pivoine, Pœonia Linn.
Voici donc le catalogue de toutes les pivoines dans l'ordre que l'a publié le prince de Salm Dyck, et auquel j'ajoute les belles variétés de pivoines à tige ligneuse obtenues par MM. Noisette et Mathieu.  On reconnaîtra ces dernières, en ce que le nom de chacune d'elle est suivi de Nois., ou Math.
PIVOINES.
I. Les tiges ligneuses.
1. P. Moutan Sims.
2. Papaveracea Anders.
    — Banksii Anders.
    — Anneslei Sab.
    — pap. flore pleno rosea Nois.
    — maxima Nois.
    — planiflora Nois.
    — alba plena Nois.
    — Moutan speciosissima Nois.
    — rubra Nois.
    — violacea Nois.
    — hybrida subalba Nois.
    — Josephinia Imperatrix His., amateur.
    — purpureo lilacina Math.
    — Victoria Math.
    — Angelica Math.
    — rosæformis Math.
    — præcox Math.
3. rosea Anders.
 

Magazine  (Oct 1833)  Page(s) 293.  
 
Les Pivoines ligneuses sont originaires de la Chine, où on en cultive un grand nombre avec beacoup de soins. Depuis long-temps leur existence nous était connue par des peinturesvenues de ce pays; mais ce ne fut qu'en 1789 qu'il en est arrivé des pieds en nature en Angleterre. Selon Loudon, on a reçu en même temps le Pæonia moutan, papaveracea et Banksiae; les Pæonia rosea et Anneslei ne seraient venues qu'après. De ces cinq espèces nous n'en connaisons que trois à Paris; ce sont le P. moutan, papaveracea et rosea.

Magazine  (1826)  Page(s) 482.  Includes photo(s).
 
[From "On the Paeonia Moutan, or Tree Peony, and its varieties". By Joseph Sabine, Esq. F.R.S. &c. &c. Secretary. Read June 6, 1826, p. 465-492]

The seedlings which I mentioned at the commencement of this paper were raised in the Garden of the Earl of Mountnorris, at Arley Hall, in Worcestershire; the seeds were from the Banksii, and were sown seven years ago. In the year after they were sown, three plants came up. One is a very distinct variety; the two others approach each other so nearly, that they will not perhaps be considered sufficiently different to be separated, except by very nice observers. As the flowers of those now to be described are the first they have produced, it is probable that they will very much improve in size hereafter. The plant of Banksii, which produced the capsules from which the seeds were gathered, grew close to a Papaveracea; and from the characters of the flowers of their produce, I am disposed to think that they are derived from the pollen of the latter.

9. Paeonia Moutan Anneslei. This very distinct and pretty Moutan, is named in compliment to Lord Mountnorris, to whom the credit of being the first who has raised and brought into notice seedling varieties of Moutan in Europe, will be added to the many other obligations that Botanists and Gardeners are under to him, for his continued and valuable exertions in the introduction and cultivation of many of our best exotic novelties. The blossom of this plant is small, not exceeding four inches and a half in diameter, when expanded. It is almost single; the specimen which I received had only nine heart-shaped petals, slightly jagged at the margins, of a rich purplish pink, their bases being of a rather darker purple, rayed towards the middle of each petal, and extending in a line up its centre to the notch at the apex. The stamens are of unequal length, and numerous, and the germens are enveloped in a covering, as in Papaveracea. The accompanying figure has been made by Mr. William Clark, from the specimen described.