chapter BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
auten, edward jr., was born in 1881, at Princeville, Illinois. He fraduated from Harvard University in 1904 and is at present in the anking business at Princeville. Mr. Auten planted his first peonies in 1910 and began experimenting with seedlings in 1916. He has received for his originations an Honorable Mention from the American Peony Society, the Midwest Peony and Iris Society, and a special prize offered by the Brand Peony Farms for a seedling of the Japanese type. Mr. Auten is a member of the American Peony Society's special committee investigating Japanese and Single types.
Auten, Edward, Jr., Princeville, Ill.,1881- and son Robert M., nurserymen and breeders.
APS: History of the Peonies and their Originations (-1975):
EDWARD AUTEN, JR. - Princeville, Illinois
ALASKA
ALSTEAD
ANDY
ANGELUS
ARAPAHOE
ARCTURUS
AUTEN'S PRIDE
AUTEN'S RED
AVELYN
BEACON HILL
BELLE CHINQISE
BETSEY ROSS
BIG BEN
BLACK GOLD
BLACK HAWK
BLACK MAGIC
BLAZING STAR
BONFIRE
BO PEEP
BRIGHT EYES
CALUMET - DISCARDED
CAMEO-changed to Clorinda
CAMFIRE
CAPTAIN KIDD
CARNIVAL
CAROLINA MOON
CATHIE ANN
CHAMINADE
CHIEF JUSTICE
CHIEFTAN
CHINA BOY
CHOCOLATE SOLDIER
CHRISTINE
CITATION
CLEOPATRA
CLORINDA
CLOUD CASTLE
CONSTANCE-changed to Corinne and then DISCARDED.
COUNTRY DANCE
CREVE COEUR
DAKOTA
DANCE CAPRICE
DANCING NYMPH
DANDY DAN
DANIEL BOONE
DAY DREAM
DAZZLER
DEARBORN
DETROIT
DO TELL
DR. JEKYLL
DRAGON'S NEST
DRESS PARADE
DRUMMER BOY
DUSKY DINAH
EARLY SCOUT
EL CAPTAIN
ELFIN PINK
ELFIN WHITE
ELMBER J. WRIGHT - DISCARDED
ELOISE
EXPLORER
FAIRBANKS
FAIR
ELAINE
FAIRY DANCE
FAIRYLAND
FAIRY QUEEN
FAIRY TALE
FANCHON
FANCY FREE
FANCY NANCY
FANTASY
FAVORITA
FIESTA
FIRE BIRD
FIRE CHIEF
FLOWER GIRL
FORTUNE TELLER
GALENA
GALLANT RED
GARDEN GLORY
GAY PAREE
GOBLIN
GOLDEN GATE
GOOD NEWS
GRADUATION DAY
HABANERA
HEART OF KNOX
HENNEPIN
HIGH JINKS
HOLLYWOOD
HOWDY
HUMORESQUE
ILLINI - DISCARDED
IROQUOIS - DISCARDED
JANET
JOHN HARVARD
JOYCE
JUANITA
JULIA - DISCARDED
JUNE BRILLIANT
JUNE GIANT
JUNE MOON
KAHOKIA
KANKAKEE
KASKASKIA
KATHRYN CURRAN
KEEPSAKE
KEWANEE
KICKAPOO
KIOWA
LADY JANE
LA SALLE
LINDA
LOUIS X. JOLIET
LOUISVILLE
LUCKY DAY
LUCKY STAR
MAD CAP
MAESTRO
MAID OF HONOR
MANDARIN
MANOAH
MARY AUTEN
MAXINE
MAYTIME
MEDICINE HAT
MELODY - DISCARDED
MENDOTA
METEOR
MINSTREL BOY
MISCHIEF
MOLINE
MOLLY PITCHER
MOLLY STARK
MONTEREY
MONTICELLO
MOON DANCE
MOON MAGIC
MOON MIST
MOON OF NIPPON
MORNING SONG
MOROCCO
MOUNT PALOMAR
MR. MOON
NAOMI
NAVUOO
NEVADA
NEVAH
NIPPON BEAUTY
NIPPON BRILLIANT
NIPPON CHIEF
NIPPON GOLD
NIPPON MAID
NIPPON PARADE
NIPPON PRINCESS
NIPPON RED - DISCARDED
NIPPON SPLENDOR
NIPPON TRIUMPH
NIPPON WARRIOR
NOME
NORTHLAND
OLD HUNDREDTH
OLD MAIN
OLD SIWASH
ORANGE GLORY
PATHFINDER
PATIENCE - DISCARDED
PATRICIA
PATTY
PAUL REVERE
PEGGY
PELHAM
PERORIA
PERE MARQUETTE - DISCARDED
PETER
PIPER
PINK GLOW
PINK MONARCH
PINK SALUTE
PINK SOLANGE
PINK SPRITE
PIRATE FLAG
PIXIE
PLYMOUTH
POLLY PRIM
PRAIRIE STATE
PRESTO
PRUDENCE
PURITAN MAID, single
QUEEN OF THE DAWN
RADIANT RED
RASPBERRY ROSE
RED BEAUTY
RED COMET
RED CROWN - DISCARDED
RED DANDY
RED EMPEROR
RED ENSIGN
RED GLORY
RED MONARCH (Auten-Glasscock)
RED VELVET
RENOWN
RHAPSODE
ROBERTA
ROBERT W. AUTEN
ROBIN HOOD
ROSALIE
ROSEDALE
ROSE MARIE (Auten-Glasscock)
ROXANA (Auten-Lake)
ROYAL RED
RUBIE BATTEY
RUBY SALEM
SALMON BEAUTY (Glasscock)
SAMBO (Auten)
SANCTUARY
SAN DIEGO
SANS SOUCI
SANTA FE
SATELLITE
SCARP DANCE
SENORITA
SENTINEL
SKY MAID
SIGNAL
STATION
SILOAM
SILVER KING
SIMPLE
SIMON
SINBAD
SIREN
SISTIE
SITKA
SKY PILOT
SKY QUEEN
SLEEPY HOLLOW
SMOKY JOE
SNOW BOUND - DISCARDED
SNOW CAP
SNOW SPRITE
SOONER BEAUTY
SOOTHSAYER
SPRING SONG
SPOON RIVER
SPRING GLORY
STYLE SNOW
SUN DANCE
SUN UP
SUN VALLEY
SUZANNE
SWEET ADELINE
SWORD DANCE
TANAGER
TANGO
TARANTELLE
TAR BABY
TELSTAR
TEMPEST
THE BARON
THUNDERBIRD
TOM TINKER
TONTI
TOPEKA
TOWN CRIER
UNCLE REMUS
UNCLE TOM
VALENCIA
VALIANT
VANDALIA
VERITAS
VIKING - DISCARDED
VINCENNES
VIRGINIA LEE
WAR HAWK
WATCHMAN
WEDDING DAY
WHITE BEAUTY
WHITE CLOUD
WHITE CRANE
WHITE DELIGHT
WHITE MOTH - DISCARDED
WHITE PEARL
WHITE PERFECTION
WITCHES' DANCE
XENIA
YUKON
ZIP COON
ZULU BRIDE
The following were selected from Mr. Auten. Named and introduced for him by Gilbert H.Wild & Son.
ARROWMAKER
BLAZE OF FIRE
BURST OF JOY
HI FI
HIGHLIGHT
RED ROMANCE
ROBERT W. AUTEN, Disseminated by EDWARD AUTEN, JR., Princeville, Illinois
DAY DREAM (1939) - Jap, midseason. Soft pink with yellow center.
FAIR ELAINE (1939) - Soft light pink with all yellow center. Tall.
MOON OF NIPPON (1936) - Jap, late midseason. Very large pure white with golden staminodes. Strong stems. One of the most distinguished.
G. B. BABCOCK, Jamestown, New York
HARI-AI-NIN (1929) - Jap, midseason. Very large deep red guards with staminodes tipped yellow slightly. Fine stems of medium height and very floriferous. One of the best reds we have
SPINNING WHEEL (1929) - Jap. Deep pink.
