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'Queen of May' peony References
Website/Catalog (1936) Page(s) 6. Kelway's Gold Medal Pæonies. Kelway's Single Flowered Pæonies. June-flowering. All raised by Kelway unless stated otherwise. Queen of May. Lavender pink; upright habit....3/6
Book (1928) Page(s) 68. Check List of Single Peonies Queen of May, (Kelway.) French white.
Website/Catalog (1909) Page(s) [2]. Single Peonies Queen of May (Kelway), delicate soft pink...$1.50 per dozen
Book (1907) Page(s) 145. 1635. May, Queen of; P. albiflora. {1) 1899, Peter Barr & Son's Cat. (2) 1899, Shady Hill Nursery Cat. p. 144.
Website/Catalog (1900) Page(s) 144. List of Single Pæonies. Queen of May. White.
Magazine (15 Jun 1895) Page(s) 668. Messrs. Barr & Son's Paeonies. Single Flowered Sorts. The undermentioned plants, which are all varieties of P. albiflora, are especially worthy a place in any fairly representative collection. Queen of May which has large fine blooms of a lovely rosy hue changing later to soft pink, is characterised by an exceedingly strong rose-like perfume.
Website/Catalog (1895) Page(s) [2]. Single Herbaceous Pæonies. Fifty cents each, except as priced. Twelve varieties, our selection $5.00. Some of the new single pæonies are even more beautiful than the double ones; being very delicate, they are most suitable as cut-flowers, and generally bloom quite early; below are some of the best varieties available. Queen of May, French white, $1.00 each.
Magazine (23 Jun 1894) Page(s) 677. Pæonies at Long Ditton. The nurseries of Messrs. Barr & Sons would at this season gladden the hearts of all lovers of hardy border flowers—more especially lovers of the beautiful Chinese Pæonies [...] Mention may be made of half-a-dozen of the most distinct and free flowering kinds—Queen of May, a lovely rose; Beatrice, a delicate rose pink; Princess of Wales, a blush pink; Victoria, a beautiful bright crimson; Venus, a bright rose tipped white; and Dawn of Day, a snow white with large and handsome shaped flowers.
Website/Catalog (1890) Page(s) 28. Single Herbaceous Pæonies. Queen of May, French white. [K]
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