origination:
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies]:
STANDARD BEARER. (Hollis, 1906.) 8.5.
Double type; large; early. Dark old-rose, overlaid with a bluish sheen of opaque, glistening quality; strong, agreeable fragrance. Dwarf; floriferous; stout stems. Good foliage.
A dependable variety of the M. Jules Elie and Mme. Ducel type, similar to many of the opaque, violet-pink varieties but surpassing them in finish and stiffness of stems.
"Much like Mme. Ducel. Very dwarf and very early."—Boyd.
STANDARD BEARER (Hollis, 1906) - Double - Pink - Early. Dwarf. Agreeable fragrance, strong. Large. Dark old-rose, overlaid with a bluish sheen of opaque, glistening quality; strong, agreeable fragrance. Floriferous; stout stems. Good foliage. A dependable variety of the Mons. Jules Elie and Mme. Ducel type, similar to many of the opaque, violet pink varieties surpassing them in finish and stiff ness of stems. M.
