Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies]:
KING OF ENGLAND. (Kelway, 1902.) 8.6.
Japanese type; very large; early midseason. Guards symmetrically cupped, of a dark red shade between crimson and maroon, with a dull gloss; center of incurved, buff staminodes streaked with dark rose-pink; carpels green, covered with silky hairs and tipped buff; not very fragrant. Tall; floriferous; slender, wiry stems. Small foliage.
A handsome, vividly colored flower, excellent for garden decoration.
"There is a question whether there are two varieties of this name. Peterson described these as the red-stemmed variety and the green-stemmed one. The latter is the better—the stems are heavier and straighter and the flowers larger." —Thurlow.
King of England (Kelway 1901), deep red with carmine petaloids edged gold. Extremely handsome. Very large. Red stems. Vigorous. ff.t.em. * Japanese
KING OF ENGLAND (Kelway, 1902) - Jap. - Red - Early Midseason. Tall. Not very fragrant.Very large. Guards symmetrically cupped, of a very dark red shade between crimson and maroon, with a dull gloss; center incurved buff staminodes streaked with dark rose-pink; carpels green, covered with silky hairs and tipped buff. Floriferous; slender, wiry stems. Small foliage. A handsomely colored flower, excellent for garden decoration. M.
'King of England' (Kelway, 1902),*,B,1-3/ 70-90,80,mittel ,karminrot,B1-2,Aufrecht; anemonenblütig; verbänderte Staubgefäße
Kortmann (1998)
'King of England' (Kelway, Engeland, 1901) Japanse. Bloemen robijnrood, enkel, vroeg tot middelvroeg; meeldraden geel, veel en groot, vergroeid; hoogte 80 cm; bladeren klein; bloemstengels stevig; vertakking goed. Een cultivar, die een goede plaats verdient in het sortiment voor de tuin. 0
© 1. Bild : P. de Frankrijker en Zn, Boskoop
