Book  (Jan 2000)  Page(s) 183.  
 
Grandiflora. See 'Henry Woodward'.

Book  (Jan 2000)  Page(s) 185.  
 
Henry Woodward Herbaceous Peony. Richardson-Jackson [no date given]. Also sold as 'Grandiflora'. A double pink lactiflora.

Book  (1928)  Page(s) 58.  
 
A List of Fifty of the Best Inexpensive Varieties
Pink Varieties
Grandiflora (Richardson).  8.8.  Pink.  A very large flower of true rose type.  In form this is one of the most beautiful of all peonies.  Seen from a distance, it immediately catches the eye because of the wonderful perfection of the flower.  A rather flat bloom, very large with a very graceful and beautiful arrangement of the petals.  A soft shell pink, shading to white with faint shadings of rose.  
Grandiflora is a very late variety.  We consider it the best of all the very late pinks.  When one thinks that the peony season is finished he can still go out and cut fine blooms of this most beautiful variety.

Website/Catalog  (1927)  Page(s) 16.  
 
Grandiflora (Richardson 1885) 
American Peony Society Rating of 8.8 (62 votes)
Bright shell pink overlaid with delicate shades of lilac and salmon.  Beautiful rose type.  Very late.  Each $2.00

Magazine  (1920)  Page(s) 11.  
 
Mrs. Pleas' Estimate of Her Own Peonies
by Sarah A. Pleas.
Elwood Pleas is as yet the prettiest solidly double, light shell pink, similar but larger and more floriferous than Richardson's Grandiflora, a close rival.  

Book  (1917)  Page(s) 89.  
 
Grandiflora. Flat flower of even light rose pink. Eight or nine inches in diameter when established and well cultivated. Flowers bend over on stems. Richardon, 1885. Rose. Pink. Very large. Late. Fragrant. Very tall. Stems somewhat weak. Cutting. 

Magazine  (Nov 1911)  Page(s) 134.  
 
GRANDIFLORA (RICHARDSON).
Species — P. albiflora.
Originated by Richardson and Hovey, 1883.
Donated by Cottage Gardens Company and Farr.
Description of bloom — Type of bloom rose. Form of bloom flat, compact. Not differentiated. Entirely transformed. Color (totaj effect) 2 (7) rose white; guards clear ; collar same as guards ; center clear. Fragrance pleasant XX. Blooming time late. Very large size.
Description of plant — Habit of plant medium erect, tall, open. Growth strong and healthy. Stem long, medium strong, green. Blooming habit medium. Buds borne in clusters, healthy. Foliage medium furnished, medium green, medium to fine in size ; veins red.
Commercial value — For cut bloom good ; landscape value good. Variety as a whole good.
 

Book  (1907)  Page(s) 11.  
 
At the Boston peony show it was hard to find anything superior to some of Richardson's. His Grandiflora is a wonder, Milton Hill is a splendor.
 

Book  (1907)  Page(s) 40.  
 
Grandiflora. Richardson. Very late; immense flesh, fading to White. Grand.
 

Book  (1907)  Page(s) 26.  
 
Here is my list of the best 24 varieties of peonies for cut flowers: Baroness Schroeder, Festiva Maxima, Golden Harvest, Madam de Verneville, Duke of Dorchester, Belle de Nancy, Mt. Blanc, Couronne d'Or, Pottsii Alba, Livingstone, M. Geissler, Madame Emil Lemoine, Floral Treasure, Richardson's Grandiflora, Richardson's Rubra Superba, La Tulipe, Marie Crousse, Modeste Guerin, Marie Lemoine, Mons. Dupont, Prince Imperial, Sunbeam, Louis Van Houtte, L'Esperence.
C. S. Harrison.