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
MME. ESCARY. ma-dam-es-ca-ree'. (Lemoine, 1922.) 8.7 (1 vote).*
Double type; large; midseason. Very large, perfect outer petals of heavy substance, cupped, smoothly overlapping, and graduated to a fine rose-bud center; no stamens; pure white in effect, but has faint traces of pink and a slightly greenish yellow cast on outer petals and in the depths at the center.
A scarce sort. The flowers observed were very fine, but no description of the plant's habit is available.
MME ESCARY (Lemoine, 1922) - Double - White - Midseason. Large. Very large, perfect outer petals of heavy substance, cupped, smoothly overlapping, and graduated to a fine rosebud center; no stamens; pure white in effect, but has faint traces of pink and a slightly greenish yellow cast on outer petals and in the depths at the center. M.
'Mme Escary' /Lemoine/1922
