[From "The Peonies", by Myron Bigger, 1962, p.38:] "The only Canadian to make important contributions to peonies is Lyman W. Cousins of London, Ontario. He is a lithographer and photographer, interested in gardening and plant breeding for over forty years. His best known variety is Ann Cousins, introduced in 1946."
[From
Peonies, by Allan Rogers, pp. 21-22:] Lyman Cousins (1889-1973) of Ontario, Canada... The Cousins hybrids were first exhibited at the
American Peony Society's annual show in 1970, where their extraordinarily luminous new colors, including peach and salmon, earned them the name "
inner glow" hybrids and captured the prestigious Saunders Memorial Medal. His stock was acquired by
Klehm Nursery, which introduced many of his crosses.
