Article (magazine)  (Jan 1955)  Page(s) 58.  
 
Alphabetical Check List of Tree Peony Names In  Public Collections And/or Available in Nurseries 1954-1955
Chinese, Yellow, 'La Ville de St. Denis' (Mouch. 1854), [Gardens] Whitnal Park Botanical Gardens, [Nurseries] Oberlin Peony Gardens

Article (magazine)  (Jan 1955)  Page(s) 13.  
 
There were also hundreds of lilac pinks, magenta. pinks and plain magentas, most of which were very unattractive. Many closely resembled Banksi. Typical varieties were 'Archduc Ludovico,' 'Athlete,' 'Beaute de Twickel,' 'Jules PirIot,' 'La Ville de St. Denis,' 'Morris,' 'Princess Louise,' 'Reine Amelie,' 'Reine des Fleurs,' 'Triomphe de Vandermaelen,' and 'van Houttei.' All these varieties proved, in Holland and France, easy to propagate in comparison with the later introduced Japanese varieties. Which varieties bearing European names were actually raised from seed in Europe and which were Chinese varieties renamed is not too definitely established.

Website/Catalog  (1941)  Page(s) [3].  
 
Tree Peonies
La Ville de St. Denis. Large; double; flesh, changing to white...$5 00

Magazine  (Jun 1933)  Page(s) 58.  
 
Les Floralies Gantoises en 1933 ....A côté des oeillets, un lot fort remarqué fut celui où M. E. Piedoye, horticulteur a
Saint-Laurent-du-Var, avait groupé de fort belles pivoines arborescentes : 300 fleurs choisies parmi les meilleures variétés du commerce. Mais il convient de citer tout particulièrement 30 fleurs en 30 variétés non nommées, provenant des hybridations réalisées par l'exposant depuis 1919, et il nous a dit avoir 3.000 variétés de semis à l'étude.
Dans les variétés exposées, on voyait : Elisabeth, Comtesse de Tuder, Sawi, Gloria Belgarum, Jeanne d'Arc, Reine des Violettes, Athlète, Ville de Saint-Denis ; dans les pivoines du Japon : Daïkagura, Yaso Okina, Schundaï, Yoyo no Homare, Kumona Nishiki ; dans les hybrides de lutea : Souvenir du Professeur Maxime Cornu, La Lorraine, Surprise.

Book  (1917)  Page(s) 219.  
 
Ville de Saint Denis, very large white flower, tinted purple.

Book  (Apr 1907)  Page(s) 67.  
 
667. DENIS. VILLE DE ST. ; P. moutan
(1) 1893, Shady Hill Nurseries Cat. p. 42.
(2) 1896, Journal of Hort. Vol. 32 3ed Ser. p. 484.
 

Website/Catalog  (1906)  Page(s) 37.  
 
Paeonia arborea. Tree-Peonies. A selection of especially fine double sorts.
La ville de St. Denis is a peony flower with giant regular blooms, white with lilac highlights, base violet. 

Website/Catalog  (1893)  Page(s) 42.  
 
Tree Pæonies.  Pæonia Arborea.
This beautiful group of shrubs is among the oldest of introductions from Japan, but magnificent new varieties have been added from year to year until we have a long list of wonderful forms.  They are quite distinct from the herbaceous section, and have shades of color not found in the latter; and when once established form compact bushes, which in spring are covered with the gigantic blooms.  These pæonies are a little tender in exposed situations north of Boston; but if planted in a sheltered, warm location, and protected during the first two winters by a covering of pine boughs, or other loose material, will eventually establish themselves, and form one of the most decorative features of the garden.  Like the herbaceous kinds, they enjoy rich soil, and the blooms last longer and come finer when partially sheltered from the hot sun.  They are well worth the little trouble entailed in their cultivation.  We can offer strong plants of the leading and most hardy kinds; but as they are slow and difficult of propagation, this fact will account for their relatively higher cost over the herbaceous kinds.  Having secured a large stock of these beautiful plants, we are enabled to offer them at lower prices than ever before.  2 year plants, 75 cents each; 3 year plants, $1.00 each.
Ville de St. Denis.  Enormous flower, white, double; lightly tinted with violet carmine in the centre.

Magazine  (Jan 1879)  Page(s) 22.  
 
A l'exposition universelle de Paris en 1878
Les nombreux lots de Pivoines sous-frutescentes ou herbacées étalaient leurs larges corolles; les lots de MM. Levêque, d'Ivry; ceux de MM. Verdier, A. Roy, Delahaye et Thièbaut, de Paris, Simon et Crousse, de Nancy, Margottin et veuve Durand, de Bourg-la-Reine étaient très remarquables.
Nous citerons, parmi celles dites en arbres, les variétés suivantes:  Ville de Saint-Denis, Marie Rattier, Souvenir de Madame Knoor [sic], Elisabeth, Comte de Flandre, Louise Mouchelet, Madame de Vatry, Rinzi, Farezzi, Triomphe de Vandermaelen, Mariana, Rossini, Rubra odorata et Athlète.

Magazine  (1 Jul 1878)  Page(s) 251.  
 
L'horticulture à l'Exposition universelle de 1878.
Un lot de Pivoines en arbre (Pæonia Moutan, Sims), envoyé par M. Roy et dans lequel nous avons admiré les variétés Ville de Saint-Denis (Mouchelet), blanche; Marie Rattier (Guérin), blanc lavé de rose pâle; Souvenir de Mme Knorr (Van Houtte), blanc ombré rose clair satiné; Elisabeth (Casoretti), rose vif; Comte de Flandre (Donkelear), rose foncé; Louise Mouchelet (Mouchelet), rose teinté saumon; Madame de Vatry (Guérin), rose ombré lilas clair; Rinzi (Casoretti), pourpre violacé brillant.