Magazine  (Sep 1977)  Page(s) 20.  
 
"Botanical Descriptions of 40 Saunders Lutea Hybrids" by Dr. David Reath and Silvia Saunders
...These descriptions aim to provide the nurseryman and the average gardener with a means of determining the differences between the hybrids, many of which are very similar indeed...
Damask—Quarter to semi-double; warm, even, creamy gold with rosy tones. Flares dark; filaments crimson. Occasional petals among the stamens. Stigmas creamy-rose; sheath small, cream. Stems may be lilac-tinted; foliage rather broad. Flowers heavy for the stems.

Article (magazine)  (Jan 1955)  Page(s) 25.  
 
Varieties Raised in America. All by Professor Saunders...
The "Tea Rose Group." Generally yellow, but tinted or suffused reddish, single to double...
'Damask,' (1941)

Article (magazine)  (Jan 1955)  Page(s) 56.  
 
Alphabetical Check List of Tree Peony Names In  Public Collections And/or Available in Nurseries 1954-1955
Lutea hybrid, Yellow with reddish tones, 'Damask' (Saund. 1941), [Gardens] Scott Foundation

Book  (1944)  Page(s) 104.  
 
For next year 1945
Make a master list of tree peonies to be grafted & check them off as done.
For 1944
Damask 270 1 [graft]

Book  Page(s) 1.  
 
Damask 270 1939 6 grafts in 21(3) 1940 1 graft in 5(6)...Buff yellow double much reddish color suffused in outer petals. Deep red onglets. Small but very good (June 22)
1940 1 graft in 5(8) Stylish (Boston 1940)