Article (magazine)  (Jan 1955)  Page(s) 12.  
 
Robert Fortune, the great explorer of the Royal Horticultural Society, made four trips to China and introduced many fine plants to England. In 1846, he brought twenty-five of the finest tree peonies ever to come out of China. Among these were 'Atrosanguinea,' 'Berenice,' 'Bijou de Chusan,' 'Dr. Bowring,' 'Globosa,' 'Glory of Shanghai,' 'Lord Macartney,' 'Pride of Hongkong,' 'Robert Fortune,' 'Samarang,' and 'Zenobia.' These were enthusiastically received and quickly propagated, so that both British and continental nurseries cataloged them in some quantity in the 1860's.

Book  (1917)  Page(s) 219.  
 
Globosa, very full, white with red splashes.

Book  (1907)  Page(s) 96.  
 
1012. GLOBOSA; P. moutan...(Fortune, 1845)
(1) 1848, Journal Hort. Soc., Vol. 3, p. 236.
(2) 1849, Annals of Hort., p. 372.
(3) 1885, The Garden, Vol. 27, p. 33.
(4) 1899, L. Paillet's Cat.

Magazine  (10 Jan 1885)  Page(s) 33.  
 
Tree Pæonies.
By way of reply to Mr. Frank Miles, who seeks information respecting Tree Pæonies, I send you herewith the names of the original Chinese varieties, all or most of which were introduced by Fortune:
Globosa... 

Website/Catalog  (1873)  Page(s) 61.  
 
Paeonia arborea. Pivoines en arbre.
12. Globosa. Colossale Blumen dichtgefüllt, reinweiß! Fleur des plus grandes, très-double, blanc de neige!...6 fr.

Website/Catalog  (1871)  Page(s) 26.  
 
Paeonia arborea.
—globosa (Fortune)...6 L.

Website/Catalog  (1865)  Page(s) 20.  
 
Pivoines en arbre de la Chine.
Globosa, fleur blanche à onglet violet, grande...9 fr.

Website/Catalog  (1862)  Page(s) 31.  
 
Sin prachtvolles Sortiment von Pæonia Moutan (strauchartigen Pfingstrosen).
Pæonia Moutan Globosa (Fortune), groß, stark gefüllt, weiß, vortreisslich...10 fl.

Website/Catalog  (1861)  Page(s) 58.  
 
New Chinese Tree Paeonias introduced by Mr. R. Fortune.
The following magnificent tree-like peonies surpass by the gloss of their colours and the size of their blooms all variety known to-date and distinguish themselves namely also by their partly pure white, partly dark red colouring from all known varieties.
67. Globosa, extraordinarily large bloom, pure white and full....2 Prussian Thalers

Website/Catalog  (1860)  Page(s) 85.  
 
Paeonia Arborea.
Varietäten aus China, von Fortune eingeführt.
New Chinese Tree Paeonias introduced by Mr. R. Fortune.
67. Globosa, ausserordentlich grosse Blume, reinweiss und voll...