Book  (1907)  Page(s) 47.  
 
427. CANTON, BEAUTE DE; P. moutan.
(1) 1885, The Garden, Vol. 27, p. 33.
(2) 1899, L. Paillet Cat.
(3) Cornell Plot No. 262.

Website/Catalog  (1890)  Page(s) 32.  
 
Pæonia Arborea (Tree or Moutan Pæonies).
General Collection.
Beauty of Canton, double, mauve.

Website/Catalog  (1873)  Page(s) 61.  
 
Paeonia arborea. Pivoines en arbre.
2. Beauty of Canton. Hellrosa, dunkler schattirt; schön gefranzt; sehr gut. Rose clair, nuancé lilas foncé, très-beau...5 fr.

Website/Catalog  (1861)  Page(s) 58.  
 
New Chinese Tree Paeonias introduced by Mr. R. Fortune.
The followng magnificent tree-like peonies surpass by the gloss of their colours and the size of their blooms all variety known to-date and distinguish themselves namely also by their partly pure white, partly dark red colouring from all known varieties....
61. Beauty of Canton, vivid pink, shaded lilac, double.....3 Prussian Thalers

Website/Catalog  (1860)  Page(s) 28.  
 
Chinese Tree Pæonies. — Pæonia Moutan.
These are the most splendid and showy of all flowering shrubs, and among the most rare.
The flowers are mostly fragrant, and all are double, unless denoted otherwise.  They are perfectly hardy, and will withstand the winters of our most northern States and the Canadas.  They bloom in May, ten to fifteen days before the Chinese Herbaceous varieties.
The following are distinct new Chinese Varieties obtained by Robert Fortune; and, as they are the most rare and valuable varieties, the prices will be regulated according to their size.
123.  Beauty of Canton, $2 to $3.

Magazine  (1 Jun 1858)  Page(s) 285.  
 
L'Exposition de la Société impériale et centrale d'Horticulture, ouverte le 12 mai et se prolongeant jusqu'au 27 ...
Les Pivoines arborescentes étaient représentées, comme plante de collection, par M. Modeste Guérin et MM. Verdier, père et fils; nous citerons plus particulièrement parmi les lots de ces horticulteurs distingués, P. Elisabeth, Van-houtei, Beauty of canton et alba plena, comme les plus remarquables pour la beauté des fleurs et leur coloris riche et délicat;

Magazine  (1855)  Page(s) 32.  
 
MOUTAN PAEONIES INTRODUCED FROM CHINA.
BY MESSRS. STANDISH AND NOBLE, BAGSHOT NUBSEBY.
Of the many remarkable plants imported by us from China, these, if judged by the size and beauty of their flowers, are among the most attractive. In the magnitude of their individual blossoms, in the diversity and richness of their colours, as well as in the profusion in which they are produced, nothing remains to be desired. The following sketch will afford an idea of their general characters. First, of colour: of white there are examples unsurpassed in intensity and clearness by any other flower, not excepting even the old double white Camellia. Of rose colours there are many shades, as well as of purples, and one rivalling the richness of the Tuscan rose. Then there is a pale blush, light red, deep red, salmon colour, primrose, peach colour, and crimson; with various other tints and combinations of these already mentioned. Some of the light-coloured ones have the bases of their petals deeply stained with red or purple; others are delicately shaded. Most of the flowers are very double; some are, however, only semi-double, the latter generally have the petals stained as described. In shape many are finely cupped; more resemble the finest rose, and others have anemone flowers. Of the last named, a white and a deep red are fine examples. In size, too, they are remarkable; some of the flowers produced last season, and from small plants, measured eight, ten, and twelve inches across.....
Beauty of Canton, light rosy, lilac-shaded.