Website/Catalog  (1938)  Page(s) 9.  
 
Peonies
James Kelway (Mid-season) White overlaid delicate pink. 50¢

Website/Catalog  (1927)  Page(s) 18.  Includes photo(s).
 
Kelway's Lovely Double Herbaceous Pæonies
James Kelway, very fine white; beautifully scented; of exquisite form. Has proved to be one of the very finest and most satisfactory of all Pæonies. 5/- each.

Website/Catalog  (1927)  Page(s) 18.  
 
James Kelway (Kelway 1900) 
American Peony Society Rating of 8.7 (49 votes)
White, overlaid with a delicate flush of pink and a touch of yellow at the base of petals.  Large, fragrant, semi-rose type flower.  Early midseason free bloomer.  Each $1.50

Website/Catalog  (1926)  
 
James Kelway - Very large, loose, semi-rose type. Rose-white, changing to milk-white, tinged yellow at the base of petals. Strong grower, medium height. Early midseason. Three year old clump $3.00.

Website/Catalog  (1924)  Page(s) 11.  
 
Select List of Double Herbaceous Peonies
8.7 James Kelway (Kelway 1900)—Semi-rose type. Very double and full flowers, borne in clusters. Rose white, changing to milk white, tinged yellow at the base of the petals. Strong, tall grower and very free bloomer. Very fragrant; splendid lasting quality. Early midseason. Each $2.00

Book  (1923)  Page(s) 16-7.  
 
Another Collection of Ten Choice Peonies
James Kelway is one of the peonies which is somewhat overlooked in the onrush of new seedlings and high-priced varieties offered to the peony-lover to-day. It has always been one of my favorites; therefore it is with especial attention that I read a little leaflet written by Mr. W. E. Upjohn of Augusta, Michigan, on this peony. Referring to the rather low rating accorded to James Kelway by the American Peony Society, Mr. Upjohn says:
"While the symposium of the American Peony Society has been most helpful and stimulating in interest, even for those who for a long time have had interest in peonies, still it should not be read as an infallible peony Bible. Many qualifying factors make for error. Not the least important is the fact that the vote of the man or woman who has and loves a few specimens is equal in the symposium to that of the man of experience with large numbers, who knows his plants both as specimens and in masses. Again, it may be that the man of large experience underestimates a specimen because it is his habit to grow for divisions, and he chooses a light soil because this is the best for his purpose. Many peonies, if not all, will give the finest bloom in a clay loam topsoil with a subsoil of clay. Many kinds, including James Kelway—a most vigorous plant and a gross feeder—give a disappointing bloom in soils poor in clay.
"This probably explains why some people have given so low a vote in the symposium for James Kelway—to my mind one of the grandest peonies known. It has grown for me an upstanding vigorous stem between four and five feet in height, crowned with a group of five or six flowers of most enchanting beauty. It has a quality of petal which has no equal. It has the color of untouched white, and a habit of remaining only half open for a long time, when cut in bud and kept from direct sunlight.
"It may be that among the many new introductions, each with its particular champion, we are overlooking some of the older varieties of equal merit. I am standing as a champion of a peony, James Kelway, in which I have no interest other than my love for this attractive bloom. To my mind it has been given too little prominence."
I agree with what Mr. Upjohn has said in this leaflet in favor of James Kelway. I also think that his point in the matter of rating peonies in the symposium referred to is well taken.

Book  (1917)  Page(s) 89.  
 
James Kelway. Beautiful broad petals, tinged with palest rose. Base of petals yellow. Golden stamens show in centre. Kelway. Semi-rose. White. Very large. Midseason. Fragrant. Medium to tall, vigorous grower. Cutting.

Website/Catalog  (1912)  Page(s) 12.  
 
Kelway's Peonies.
Kelway, of England, has produced some very fine varieties, such as Baroness Schroeder, James Kelway, Lady Alexandra Duff, and various other sorts.
James Kelway. A very fine white, exceedingly sweet scented. $1.50.

Magazine  (Nov 1911)  Page(s) 115.  
 
JAMES KELWAY.
Species— P. albiflora.
Originated by Kelway.
Donated by Cottage Gardens Company.
Description of bloom — Type of bloom semi-rose. Form of bloom flat, loose. Not differentiated. Not entirely transformed. Color (total eft'ect) 1 (8) rose white ; guards prominently flecked with crimson ; collar lighter than guards, fades milk white ; center clear, central parts have yellow veins toward base. Fragrance unpleasant X. Blooming time mid-season. Very large size.
Description of plant — Habit of plant medium erect, medium height, medium compact. Growth medium to strong, healthy. Stem medium long to long, medium strong, reddish green. Blooming habit free. Buds borne in clusters, healthy. Foliage well furnished, light green, medium size ; veins green.
Commercial value — For cut bloom good; landscape value good. Variety as a whole good.
Remarks — Came from Peterson Nursery as such. Identical with "Lady Derby" from Shaylor and Thurlow, and "Mrs. Gwyn-Lewis" from Farr.

Website/Catalog  (1909)  Page(s) 6.  
 
JAMES KELWAY. Very large bloom, white showing golden anthers in the center. Good keeper...$ 5 00