APS: History of the Peonies and their Originations (-1975):
WILLIAM BROWN - Elora, Ontario, Canada
ATHELSTANE (1938) - Double, midseason, lavender pink.
DOUGLAS BROWN (1962) - First named Doud's white. Double, late midseason, white.
ELGIN (1952) - Double, large. Pink, touch of lavender.
ELORA (1949) - Double, white. Some faint marking of crimson on some petals.
FAIRLEIGH (1938) - Double, midseason. Blush pink. Deeper toward center. Tall. Late.
ILLUSTRIOUS (1952) - Double, medium pink. Strong stems.
JANICE SMITH (1952) - Double, deep rose pink. Fragrant.
MARYAN (Before 1938) - Double, midseason, pink. Rose form.
SHANNON (1952) - Double, late, medium dark pink.
DONNA JEAN (1949) - Jap, midseason. Blush pink. Petals, staminodes, carpels, same color.
ROSAUREA (1952) - Jap. Two toned. Guards pink, staminodes straw color.
SUSIE SMITH (1950) - Jap. Light pink guards, straw color staminodes, stigmas tipped pink.
information from Reiner Jakubowski, 2002
The Canadian Brown was William Brown of Elora. 'Doug's White' and 'Douglas Brown' are the same thing. I think Doug's White was a garden name for that variety until Douglas Brown's death when it became 'Douglas Brown'. Douglas was William's son and there are reports that Douglas originated the variety that bears his name. 'Teenie Weenie' is not one of William Brown's. It is by Mrs. Katherine Brown of Ohio.
