Book  (1928)  Page(s) 60.  
 
A List of Sixty Choice Peonies of the More Expensive Varieties
Red Varieties
David Harum (Brand).  8.4.  This is one of our newest reds.  The flowers are very large with prominent guard petals surrounding a great ball of closely packed petals of the same shade.  The entire flower is an even shade of soft Tyrian-rose.  An upright growing plant with very strong stems that hold their great blooms erect.  One of the very best landscape reds.  This variety appeared in five prize-winning collections at the National Show held at Des Moines in 1924. 

Book  (1928)  Page(s) 89.  
 
Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies
David Harum. (Brand, 1920.) 8.4.
Double type; very large; midseason. Clear, light crimson, smooth texture; scentless. Tall; floriferous; strong stems. Broad light green foliage.
When opening, displays globular form with broad, round guard petals developing to a rather irregular rose-type bloom. Good color, not especially different from many other reds. Excellent as a cut-flower.
"A peculiar shade of dull rosy crimson, distinct in color and form from any other red variety."—Little.
"Much like Félix Crousse and Victor Hugo."—Sass.