Book  (1907)  Page(s) 57.  
 
552. CONFUCIUS; P. moutan...(Fortune)
(1) 1863, Revue Horticole, p. 292.
(2) 1876, The Garden, Vol. 9, p. 197.
(3) 1885, The Garden, Vol. 27, p. 33.
(4) 1899, L. Paillet's Cat.

Website/Catalog  (1890)  Page(s) 32.  
 
Pæonia Arborea (Tree or Moutam Pæonies).
General Collection.
Confucius, double, bright rose.

Magazine  (22 Jan 1887)  Page(s) 77.  
 
The Tree Pæony. 
...For the last twenty years or longer we have had to look to our French neighbours for new sorts of Tree Pæony, for since they have taken the work of hybridising and raising seedlings in hand they have supplied us with all the finest sorts.  Until now the list is long- too long, in fact, for names are given where very shadowy differences exist.
List of select Varieties.
Confucius, deep pink

Magazine  (26 Feb 1876)  Page(s) 197.  
 
The Best Tree Peonies.
The following list contains some of the very best varieties of tree Peonies or Moutans at present in cultivation; I obtained it from my friend M. Charles Verdier, of Paris, who makes Peonies his special study; among them, as will be seen, are few novelties, but M. Verdier states that the newer varieties are generally inferior to the older kinds:
Confucius, deep pink...

Website/Catalog  (1873)  Page(s) 61.  
 
Paeonia arborea. Pivoines en arbre.
7. Confucius. Prachtvoll dunkelviolett. Admirable violet foncé...6 fr.

Website/Catalog  (1866)  Page(s) 58.  
 
Pæonia Arborea. (Pivoines en arbres.)
Livrables en belles plantes.
Confucius (Fortune)...8 fr. 

Magazine  (1863)  Page(s) 292.  
 
Choix des meilleures variétés de Pivoines en arbre, nouvellement introduites....
Confucius; fleur très-pleine, d'un beau rose foncé vif.

Website/Catalog  (1861)  Page(s) 58.  
 
New Chinese Tree Paeonias introduced by Mr. R. Fortune.
The followng magnificent tree-like peonies surpass by the gloss of their colours and the size of their blooms all variety known to-date and distinguish themselves namely also by their partly pure white, partly dark red colouring from all known varieties.
63. Confucius....3 Prussian Thalers.

Website/Catalog  (1860)  Page(s) 28.  
 
Chinese Tree Pæonies. — Pæonia Moutan.
These are the most splendid and showy of all flowering shrubs, and among the most rare.
The flowers are mostly fragrant, and all are double, unless denoted otherwise.  They are perfectly hardy, and will withstand the winters of our most northern States and the Canadas.  They bloom in May, ten to fifteen days before the Chinese Herbaceous varieties.
The following are distinct new Chinese Varieties obtained by Robert Fortune; and, as they are the most rare and valuable varieties, the prices will be regulated according to their size.
127.  Confucius.

Book  (Apr 1857)  Page(s) 22, 354.  
 
p. 22: Séance du 22 Mai 1855... MM. Miellez, hort., à Esquermes-lès-Lille ....5^o Huit fleurs coupées de Pivoines arborescentes, provenant pour la plus grand partie des introductions directes faite de la Chine par Fortune. Parmi celles-ci le jury distingue trois magnifiques variétés, Confucius, rose feu, Colonel Walcolm, violet, et Cornelia, cramoisi-amarante foncé; on accorde une mention toute particulière aux deux dernières de ces plantes et pour l'ensemble ....4 points

p. 354: M. Miellez a fait apprécier quelques-unes des introductions précieues de Fortune, et l'on a mis au premier rang Colonel Walcolm, Cornelia, Confucius et Bijou de Chusan.