Magazine  (Nov 1911)  Page(s) 109.  
 
HERCULES.
Species — P. albiflora.
Origin unknown.
Donated by Goos and Koenemann.
Description of bloom—Type of bloom bomb. Form of bloom globular, loose. Differentiated. Not entirely transformed. Color (total effect) pale lilac rose; guards clear; center clear, fades milk white. Greenish red carpels, pink stigmas. Strong blooms have few wide petals same color as guards in center of bloom. Fragrance pleasant XX. Blooming time mid-season to late. Medium size.
Description of plant — Habit of plant erect, tall, compact. Growth strong and healthy. Stem long, strong, green. Blooming habit free. Buds borne in clusters, healthy. Foliage well furnished, medium green, medium size ; veins green.
Commercial value—For cut bloom poor; landscape value medium. Variety as a whole medium.

Website/Catalog  (1911)  Page(s) 44.  
 
Paeonia sinensis (Chinesische Pfingstrosen). 
Heracles. Locker gefüllte Schalenform. Schale lilarosa, Füllung silbrigrosa mit chamois.

Paeonia sinensis (Chinese Peonies).
Heracles. Loosely filled cupped bloom form. The shell is lilac-pink with silvery pink and chamois-colored inner petals.

Book  (1907)  Page(s) 106.  
 
1149. HERACLES; P.
(1) Cornell Plot No. 1759.