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
MARGARET ATWOOD. (Origin uncertain.) 8.7.
Japanese type; large; midseason. Pure white, cup-like flowers, with an occasional pink flush on the outside; center a ball of golden stami-nodes; carpels green with a white base and creamy tips; not notably fragrant. Medium tall; strong growth; free-blooming. Foliage medium, broad and smooth.
Somewhat similar to Isani Gidui, but not nearly so large, and the habit of the plant is very different.
"I understand that Mr. Farr selected this variety from an importation of Toro-no-maki and named it Margaret Atwood. As I have seen it, the flowers are as large or larger than Isani Gidui."—Fewkes.
MARGARET ATWOOD (Origin uncertain) Jap. - White - Midseason. Medium height. Fragrance not notable. Large. Pure white, cup-like flowers, with an occasional pink flush on the outside; center a ball of golden staminodes; carpels green with a white base and creamy tips. Strong growth; free-blooming. Foliage medium, broad and smooth.
Margaret Attwood. [Paeonia albiflora Einfachblühende, europäische Sorten:] Silberweiß mit gelben Staubgefäß.
Paeoniaceae
- Paeonia Margaret Attwood + The Mikado
From:
The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in
all its branches by William Robinson (editor).
London,
1899, January - July, volume 55, plate 1204. Chromolithograph by
J.L. Goffart after painting by H.G. Moon (sheet 223 x 285 mm).
Text enclosed.
€ 85
"All
gardeners owe an infinite debt of gratitude to William Robinson -
founder of The Garden (1871-1927) and Flora and Sylva
(1903-05), and author of The English Flower Garden (1883,
etc.) and other works - who helped to break the tyranny of formal
bedding and, like Ruskin, drew attention to the beauties of the
wild garden. Among the artists whom he employed was Henry Moon,
who struck a new and personal, if not entirely healthy, note in
botanical illustration. …" (Blunt & Stearn). From
1880 Henry George Moon’s plant portraits dominated the pages
of The Garden, a popular horticultural publication.
Renowned for his lifelike paintings of orchids, Moon appealed to
Robinson because of his ability to sketch flowers in a graceful,
naturalistic style. The subtle colourings of his paintings and
simple arrangement of flowers were very unlike the more stylised
renderings that appeared in competitors’ publications. The
beautiful colour-plates were lithographed and printed by the
Belgian firm G. Severeyns and its successor J.L. Goffart, notable
for their craftmanship.
* Blunt & Stearn pp. 239-240;
Nissen BBI 2264; BPH 391-10.
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