Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Check List of Chinese Peonies in Commerce] Double Peonies, page 24.
*A. P. Saunders. (Thurlow, 1919.) 8.6 (Sym. 1925). Flesh to white.
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies], page 79
A. P. SAUNDERS. (Thurlow, 1919.) 8.6.
Double type; large; late. Very pale flesh-pink shading to white in the center; guards large, cleft at the tips, and occasionally marked with crimson; smoother and smaller petals graduate toward a well-formed chrysanthemum-like center; moderately fragrant.
A peony of almost perfect form but so new that its habit of growth and other characteristics are not generally well known.
Habit of plant is strong; stems of medium height; good foliage. Flowers freely, no clusters. In undeveloped plants there is a tendency for the central petals to remain closed, forming a ball in the center."—Thurlow.
"The flower opens slowly with perfectly formed outer petals surrounding a slowly loosening ball of petals in the center which eventually opens to perfect rose form."—Little.
A P SAUNDERS (Thurlow, 1919) - Double - Pink - Late, Medium height. Moderate fragrance. Very pale flesh-pink shading to white in the center; guards large, cleft at the tips, and occasionally marked with crimson; smoother and smaller petals graduate toward a well-formed chrysanthemum-like center. Habit of plant is strong; good foliage. Flowers freely. Midseason.
