(1959)  Page(s) 35.  
 
From the mountain wilderness of western China, two species, Paeonia obovata and Paeonia veitchii, both very promising as garden plants, have recently been introduced into cultivation. The former, particularly its variety willmottiae...

(1959)  Page(s) 207.  
 
Hugh’s Rose. Of the numerous species of wild roses introduced to the garden from China in recent years, perhaps the choicest is the “Hugh’s rose,” Rosa hugonis, a graceful shrub with long arching sprays wreathed with primrose-yellow flowers, up to two and a half inches across. It is a handsome, free-flowering rose and is very hardy. The yellow color is a delightful shade not found in any other rose. Its early blooming season in April is another valuable feature of Rosa hugonis (Hemsley, 1905). This hardy yellow rose is apparently a close relative of the Chinese yellow rose, Rosa xanthina, long known and cultivated in garden of northern China. It may represent one of the wild progenies of that cultivated plant. Rosa hugonis was discovered by Rev. Hugh Scallen in 1904, somewhere in northern China, most probably in Shansi Province. He collected seeds of the rose and sent them back to England. Hence, the species was named for him and the popular primrose-yellow rose was subsequently propagated from plants raised from these seeds at Kew Gardens in England.