PEONIES, The Manual of the American Peony Society, ed. by James Boyd, Copyright 1928 by American Peony Society: Tree Peony Check-list.
Casaretto (or Casoretti), Giovanni, Genoa, Italy, 1812-1879.
Comments on and corrections to this list are invited. Information is particularly desired on the varieties believed to have been originated in Italy by Casaretto, Burdin, and others, for all attempts to learn something of these men have ended in failure.
Casaretto. Syn. Rossini. (Casaretto, 1842.) offered by Seneclauze 1846; Haage & Schmidt 1864; Paillet 1889; Krelage 1867; Van Houtte 1873; Montigny 1886; Dessert 1899, 1905. Exhib. Boston 1842.
* Elizabeth. Syn. Elizabetta. (Casaretto, 1853.) offered by Seneclauze 1846; Leroy 1853; Lemoine 1892; Haage & Schmidt 1864; Van Houtte 1873; Van Geert 1896; Dessert 1905; Old Farm Nursery 1924; Krelage 1867. See Reine Elizabeth.
Kenny. (Casaretto, 1867.) offered by Van Houtte 1873; Krelage 1867; Paillet 1889. 1919; Yokohama Nurseries, Color Illustration.Tokio Nursery Co., Japan. 18
* Reine Elizabeth. Syns. Elizabeth before 1864; Mme. Edouard Seneclauze; Onyx; Jupiter. Double (Casaretto, before 1846??.) offered by Dessert 1899, 1905. (Königin Elizabeth. Goos & Koenemann 1907; Ware 1888.) offered by Paillet 1889.
Rinzi. Syn. Farezzi. Double (Casaretto, 1867.) offered by Van Houtte 1873; Lemoine 1892; Krelage 1867; Paillet 1889; (Burdin 1864); Dessert 1899, 1905.
Rossini. (1889.) offered by Paillet 1889. See Casaretto.
* Van Houttei. Double (Casaretto) offered by Haage & Schmidt 1864; Van Houtte 1873; Krelage 1867; Dessert 1899, 1905; Paillet 1889.
