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Peonies: Single and Japanese in the Illinois Trial Garden
 
(1938)  Page(s) 122.  
 
Japanese Peonies (albiflora)
Abbe (Lewis, 1921)* 8.8 (21)
Large, dark Tyrian pink, midseason. Staminodes stamen-like to spatulate, pink-tinged, with a few yellow spots on the edges. Carpels smooth, tips light pink; disk distinct, white. Plant medium size, compact. A variety with Tyrian pink guards and staminodes, and hairy, pink-tipped carpels was also received under this name.
 
(1938)  Page(s) 122.  
 
Japanese Peonies (albiflora)
Akalu (Japan) 8.1 (3, 5, 17, 21, 29B, 29L)
Very large, dark Tyrian pink, midseason. Staminodes oblanceolate, purple-tinged with yellow edges. Carpels smooth, tips pink-tinged; disk conspicuous, white. Plant medium sizr, spreading; flowres quite numerous and held well above the foliage.
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Japanese Peonies (albiflora)
Akashigata (Japan)* (6, 28, 30)
Large, light aster purple, midseason. Staminodes yellow, purple-tinged, with yellow filaments. Carpels smooth, tips pink; disk conspicuous, light pink. Plant large, spreading; flowers many and held well above the foliage. A deep Tyriam pink variety with purplish oblanceolate staminodes, cream-tipped carpels and white disk was also received under this name.
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Japanese Peonies (albiflora)
Alma (Shaylor, 1916) 8.5 (5, 15, 21, 30)
Large, blush pink, midseason. Staminodes mostly linear to spatulate, white, yellow edges near tips. Carpels smooth, tips cream; no disk. Plant medium size, spreading.
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Japanese Peonies (albiflora)
Altar Candles (Pleas, 1905) 8.0 (17, 21, 30, 47)
Large, light blush pink, midseason. Staminodes oblanceolate, bright yellow with yellow edges. Carpels smooth, tips red; practically no disk. Plant large, compact; flowers many and held well above foliage.
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Japanese Peonies (albiflora)
Ama-no-sode (Japan)* 9.2 (5, 21, 30, 43, 45)
Very large, Tyrian pink, midseason. Staminodes oblanceolate, pale yellow with pink tinge and with yellow on edges. Carpels green, sparsely hairy, tips cream-colored; disk broad, cream-colored. Plant large, spreading. Two other forms similar in coloration were also received under this name. The carpels in one variety were smooth with pink-tinged tips and in the other variety, smooth with red tips.
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Japanese Peonies (albiflora)
Antwerpen (Japan)* (29K, 29L)
Very large, Tyrian pink, midseason. Staminodes oblanceolate, light yellow, with yellow on edges. Carpels smooth, tips pink-tinged; disk conspicuous, high, white. Plant medium size, erect.
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Japanese Peonies (albiflora)
Apple Blossom (Japan-Farr) (30)
Large, Tyrian pink, midseason. Staminodes yellow, with yellow filaments. Carpels smooth, tips cream; disk conspicuous, white. Plant medium size, compact; flowers many and held well above the foliage. A single Apple Blossom is also described.
(1938)  Page(s) 103.  
 
Single Peonies (albiflora)
Apple Blossom (4)
Small, Tyrian pink, midesason. Carpels smooth, tips white; disk conspicuous, white. Plant medium size, spreading. A Japanese Apple Blossom is also described.
 
(1938)  Page(s) 104.  
 
Single Peonies (albiflora)
Balliol* (29L)
Large, amaranth purple, early. Carpels inconspicuously hairy, with bright red tips; disk conspicuous, pink. Plant large and compact, with flowers showing well above the foliage. Lord Kitchener is identical.

A star (*) following the name of a variety indicates that it was one of those showing to best advantage in the trial garden. 
The numbers in italics following the names refer to the donors [29=Netherlands Society of Peony Growers and Dealers, the 'L' might refer to L. van Leeuwen & Son]

NB: This description is pronably of 'Lord Kitchener', rather than 'Balliol', with which it was confused in commerce.
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