The American Peony Society

The History of the Peonies and their Originations p. 136

KLEHM NURSERY (cont.)

MURYLE KOSTIUK

WILLIAM H. KREKLER

SUSIE Q (Plant Patent 3269) - Registered by Carl G. Klehm, 1972. Late-double, short and extremely cute bright pink - large blossoms.

SWEET 16 (Plant Patent 3667) - Registered by Carl G. Klehm, 1972. Mid-double, lively soft pink with attractive flower form.

TOP BRASS (Plant Patent 2955) - Registered by Carl G. Klehm, 1968. Mid-double, everchanging panorama of apple blossom pink, canary yellow and ivory.

VIVID ROSE - Registered 1952 by Carl G. Klehm and his father, Charles C. Klehm. Late-double, honey pink with enchanting fragrance.

PILLOW TALK (Plant Patent 2953) (Originally registered as "Friendly Federal" March, 1968 reregistered by Charles Klehm & Son, March, 1974, as "Pillow Talk") Warm, soft cameo pink with smooth buds which open into a large flower.

PRIDE OF McHENRY (Plant Patent 3683 by Roy G. Klehm registered, June, 1973). Pink with glossy silver edging on petal perimeters. Large rose type bloom on medium peony

NOTE: The above Estate Peonies are a Trademarked Series of new peony introductions all hybridized and introduced by the Klehm Family, starting with Charles Christian Klehm, Carl George Klehm, Carl Henry Klehm, Arnold J. Klehm and Roy Glenville Klehm. Each variety in this series have been patented with the U.S. Plant Patent Office thus protecting the propagation and distribution of the varieties. The hybridizing started in the 1930's and continues on to this day.

The following varieties which were purchased by the late Carl G. Klehm from other breeders. All have been registered and will be introduced as soon as sufficient stock is propagated.

CORAL CHARM - Unintroduced variety from the late Samuel Wissing of Lombard, Illinois. Registered 1964, large single coral blossom with pinkish caste.

CORAL SUNSET - Unintroduced variety from the late Samuel Wissing of Lombard, Illinois. Registered September, 1965. White, semi-double, coral.

CORAL SUPREME - Unintroduced variety from the late Samuel Wissing of Lombard, Illinois. Registered 1964.

ANN BERRY COUSINS - Unintroduced variety from the late Lyman W. Cousins of London, Ontario, Canada. Soft pink bomb shaped.

WILLIAM COUSINS - Unintroduced variety from the late Lyman W. Cousins of London, Ontario, Canada. Registered September, 1968. Double, brilliant scarlet.

COL. OWEN COUSINS - Unintroduced variety from the late Lyman W. Cousins of London, Ontario, Canada. Peach pink inner glow bomb shape.



MURYLE KOSTIUK - Harrah, Oklahoma

DRAGONWICK (1973)

RAG DOLL (1973)

"AH SO" (1973)



WILLIAM H. KREKLER - Somerville, Ohio

A number of seedlings were purchased from the following peony growers for testing:

H. L. Smith of Indiana

Glasscock of Illinois

Claybaugh of Pennsylvania

Prof. A. P. Saunders of New York

Winslow of Indiana

Johnson of Indiana

Mains of Ohio

From those seedlings, I named and registered the following:

ACE (Smith) - Jap. Early odd colored deep red.

BETSY BOBBIT (Mains) - Hybrid, single wine-pink.

BILL KREKLER (Mains) - Double, vivid pink.

CHALICE PINK (Saunders) - Single pink hybrid. Tall.

DAD (Glasscock) - Hybrid, huge red. Roots sprout.

DUTCH DWARF (Netherlands) - Single, dwarf hybrid. Wine-pink.

HARRY L. SMITH (Smith) - Double, tall dark red.

HARMON (Smith) - Double, red.

HELEN MATTHEWS (Saunders) - Hybrid, red. Excellent

HELEN SEARS (Smith) - Jap. Tall lavender-pink.

LAURA MARCHES (Smith) - Single, deep pink or light red.

MAJOR A. M. KREKLER (Johnson) - Double, tall, big double white.

OLIVER P. BAYNES (Smith) - Double, early deep pink.

PINKIE (Saunders) --.Single, baby pink.

REDKEY (Smith) - Single, early odd shade of dark red.

WABASH (Smith) - Double, big deep red.

HILL Z. (Glasscock seedling) - Single, bright red hybrid.

MARTHA MAINS (Mains) - Double, pink.

Record sent from William H. Krekler, July 3, 1975.

AH - Double, late, deep purple red, crinkled.

AKRON - Jap, nearly solid red.

A. KREKLER - Hybrid, semi-double, chocolate-red. Large.

ALAN EBY - Jap, wine red.