Magazine  (Sep 1935)  Page(s) 27.  
 
Department of Registration
The following seedling peonies with full and complete descriptions are being registered by Mrs. Edward Harding, Burnley Farm, Plainfield, New Jersey. Mrs. Harding's splendid work with the peony and the books she has written on this flower are well known to most of us.
Seihin Ikeda (Harding, 1935). 1. Herbaceous. 2. Japanese type. 3. Midseason. Color—French or reddish purple. Petals tone four (slightly more blue). Petaloids tone two (French chart sheet, "Pourpre"). Petals—Wide and deep. Petaloids—Very brilliant—red, edged and tipped warm deep gold. Back of petaloids gold. Carpels—Green tufted with red. Entire plant—Tall, strong growing, excellent stems, splendid foliage. Entire color effect, much deeper and redder than Current Red. Darker than Departing Sun. Free flowering. Increases well. Distinguished.