Magazine  (Mar 1964)  Page(s) 6.  
 
Department of Registration
The following cultivars (varieties), whose names have been approved by the Nomenclature Committee, are presented for registration:
By Col. J. C. Nichols, deceased, originator, and Gilbert H. Wild & Son, Inc., Sarcoxie, Missouri, owners, growers and distributors:
Celebration (Nicholls-G. H. Wild & Son, Inc., 1964). D. L. Deep rose. Seedling No. N 630. No parentage given. Deep pink peonies are much in demand and this one is an eye-catcher in its color class. Col. Nicholls described its color as deep rose purple, which a color chart gives as mallow purple. The large rose type flower has a center of small, finely cut petals giving it an airy appearance. It has good form and substance with no stamens. The plant is strong, growing with stiff stems and dark green foliage. Tall, late.