origination:
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Check List of Chinese Peonies in Commerce] Single Peonies, page 67
MLLE. ROUSSEAU, ma-de-mwa-zel-roo-so'. (Calot, 1886.) 8.1.
Double type; large; midseason. Wide guards and crown petals opening to a hollow center which does not show stamens; collar irregular and narrow; pale creamy pink, suffused with minute pink dots most numerous on outer petals; crown conspicuously marked with crimson which sometimes extends down the center of petals; faintly fragrant. Medium height; floriferous; sturdy stems. Ruddy foliage.
A big, cylindrical flower of loose, fluffy structure and little elegance of form. Valued chiefly for decorative purposes in the garden.
"Odor disagreeable."—Brand.
MLLE ROUSSEAU (Calot, 1886) - Double - Pale Pink - Midseason. Medium height. Faint fragrance. Large. Wide guards and crown petals opening to a hollow center which doesn't show stamens; collar irregular and narrow; pale cream pink, suffused with minute pink dots most numerous on outer petals, crown conspicuously marked with crimson which sometimes extends down the center of petals. Floriferous; sturdy stems. Ruddy foliage. A big cylindrical flower of loose, fluffy structure and little elegance of form. Valued chiefly for decorative purposes in the garden. M.
Mlle. Rousseau, [Paeonia sinensis Gefülltblühende Sorten:] reinweiß mit elfenbein durchschimmernd
Rivière (1995):
'Mlle Rousseau' /Calot/1886
