Book  (1928)  Page(s) 60.  
 
A List of Sixty Choice Peonies of the More Expensive Varieties
White Varieties
Ball o'Cotton (Franklin).  8.8.  White.  We can use all the good new whites in peonies that we can get and this is one of the good ones.  Ball O’Cotton is one of the finest new whites that have been brought out in some time.  The flowers are globular in form, entirely transformed, and of the purest white.  Ball O’Cotton wherever shown has caused very favorable comment and is now looked upon as an outstanding white.  At the Northwestern Peony and Iris show for 1927 held at Faribault, the largest and finest show ever put on by this association, it won first prize in the class of twenty best blooms of white.

Book  (1928)  Page(s) 83-4.  
 
Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies
Ball O'Cotton. (Franklin, 1920.) 8.8.
Double type; large; late midseason. Petals incurved, overlapping at first, forming a large, compact white ball; later, the enormous outer petals unfold, the evenly graduated inner petals form a rose-like center of crisp texture; a wire edge of crimson appears on a few petals and there is a faint lemon tint in the center when fully open; fragrance mild and sweet. Medium height; moderately floriferous; stems strong. Foliage good.
Similar to, but not as large as Le Cygne or quite so pure in color. Excellent habit for garden use.

Website/Catalog  (1922)  Page(s) 5.  
 
Below we are listing a number of Mr. Franklin's seedling peonies, representing a very careful selection from many thousands grown by him during the past twenty-two years.
Ball O' Cotton. (No. 69) Chaste pure white. Delightfully fragrant. Rose type. Flower resembles Le Cygne very much but possesses more fragrance. Good grower. Flower medium size. A very promising variety.