The American Peony Society

The History of the Peonies and their Originations p. 134

WALTER L. GUMM

GRACE OTT (1923) - Double, midseason. Dark red with many stamens showing.

LILLIAN GUMM (1921) - Double, midseason. Large fluffy flower of medium pink. This often makes an exceedingly large showy flower.

MARGARET LOUGH (1929) - Double, midseason. Rather flat attractive flower of white with pink tints and stamens showing to light up the flower.

MRS. FERN LOUGH (1930) - Double, midseason. Great pale light pink with strong stems and charm of a high order.

MRS. W. L. GUMM (1929) - Double, late. Tall beautiful flower of delicate light pink. Very fine. A white variety has been sent out for this.

OMAHAMA (1926) - Very tall and very large cerise red guards, staminodes tipped yellow. Exceedingly showy.

PRIDE OF REMINGTON - Midseason, deep pink. Some say it is a Jap, some a double. It was discarded .

ROSE GUMM (1930) - Double. This gave promise of being a very fine light pink, but the roots became diseased and it is not known if there is any good stock of it now.

THE GRACE (1930) - Double, late. A very beautiful flower of delicate light pink or blush. Good strong stems.

VERA (1923) - Very large purplish red.

WARREN ROY - Double, deep pink. 20.

W. L. GUMM (1929) - Double, midseason. Beautiful white well built up on medium height stems. No. 20 is the true variety. A true Grade A peony.

BENJAMIN W. GUPPY - Melrose, Massachusetts

14-13 JOSEPHELUS (1932) - Double, midseason. Very light bright red. F.C.C.

MARIELLEN (1932) - Single, white.

MARY JOAN CUMMINGS (1940) - Single, early. Pale pink fading white. Strong stems.

PORPENTINE (1932) - Double. Large guard petals of rich ripe red raspberry color with narrow center petals tipped lighter.

TILLIENOONE (1932) - Single, deep bright red.

The following were all registered in 1935 with no other description:

Singles: White: AMOSKEAG KEMANKEAG; light pink: KENDUSKEAG; deep pink; MATTAWAMKEAG; light red: NEHUMKEAG; dark red: PASSADUMKEAG, WAUKEAG. 

Japanese Type: White: ANNABESSACOOK, CHESUNCOOK; light pink: COBES-COOK, COATICOOK; deep pink: CONTOCOOK, MARANACOOK; bright red: MEGUNTICOOK, NANTICOOK; dark red: PENNACOOK, SEBASTICOOK, SOWADABSCOOK, SUNCOOK.

ALICE HARDING (MRS. EDWARD HARDING) - Plainfield, New Jersey

The following varieties were registered by Mrs. Harding not long before her death. It is thought that none were ever released.

MANCHU PRINCESS (1929) - Single, early. White tinged coffee. Very large.

SEIHIN IKADA (1935) - Jap, midseason. Deep reddish purple guards with brilliant red petaloids edged and tipped warm deep gold. Carpels tipped red.

SHO-YO (1935) - Double, late midseason. Light or flesh pink growing creamy to the center with golden stamens in the center. The name is Chinese for Peony and literally means The Beautiful. Fragrant.

WHITE JADE (1935) - Double, midseason. Clear white with reflections of pale green jade  in the center and a fine line of red on the edges. Globular flower. Fragrant.

YONG-LO (1935) - Double, midseason. Soft lilac rose becoming creamy rose at the center. Fragrant. Occasional red stripes and red spots.

YELLOW KING - Jap, early. Large pale pink guards, vivid yellow staminodes. A bery beautiful flower. This came from Mrs. Harding's garden, but she did not know its origin. It was not her seedling.

C. ALLEN HARPER - Kansas City, Missouri

BERTHA'S CHOICE (1971) - Single, current red.

HONSHU DAWN (1971) - Jap. rose.

OSAKA FLAME (1971) - Jap, neyron rose.

S. H. HARRIS - Terrytown, New York

S. G. HARRIS - Red double albiflora.

MRS. DAISY G. HAUPT, R. 4, Frederick, Maryland

MAURINE (1935) - Double, early. Clear light lavender guards striped red. Fluffy.

HOME GARDEN COMPANY - Lysander, New York The dates of the following are about 1937:

A. L. CHAPIN - Jap, midseason. White with pink tones, yellow staminodes. This is the only Japanese type flower I have seen with five or six rows of guard petals and a regular Jap. center. It is very fine.

BETSY JEAN MILLER - Double, midseason. Light pink.

BOBBY ANN MILLER - Jap, midseason. A deep pink that is quite attractive. It is almost an anemone type.