Website/Catalog  (1860)  Page(s) 26.  
 
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 twenty-one splendid varieties were originated from seeds, by Wm. R. Prince:
13. Papaveracea Elegans...  Rosy purple, blush border, beautiful...  $5.00

Book  (1857)  Page(s) 23.  
 
Chinese Tree Pæonies.—Pæonia Moutan.
These are the most splendid and showy of all Flowering Shrubs, and among the most rare.
All are double, unless denoted otherwise. They are perfectly hardy, and will withstand the winters of our most northern States. They bloom in May, 10 to 15 days before the Chinese Herbaceous varieties. [...]
The following eight very splendid varieties were originated by us from seeds:
12 Papaveracea nova plena. Elegant Poppy flowered...$3 00