Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Walter Faxon'

Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Peony and Iris catalog in Van Wert, Ohio:
WALTER FAXON (Richardson). A midseason Peony of me...Read Moredium height whose medium size blooms are well carried by graceful stems. The color of this beautiful pink Peony has less of a violet tone than any other pink Peony of equal depth of color, and on account of its softness of tone, it is considered by many Peony experts to be the best real pink Peony in the world. There is a slight suggestion of shrimp pink in the color tone, and its popularity is increasing by leaps and bounds, so that, although the quality and size of the blooms are not as good as SOLANGE and THERESE, yet its color makes it an even greater favorite. We do not hesitate to recommend it in the very highest degree. $3.00

Per the APS website:
WALTER FAXON (Richardson, 1904) - Double - Shell-Pink - Midseason. Medium height. Mildly fragrant. Medium size. Vivid shell-pink of a luminous intensity unique in peonies, which fades with age. Fairly floriferous; good stems and foliage. A fairly good flower of value for its striking color. If Raoul Dessert and Souvenir Louis Bigot are arranged beside it, Faxon is clearly the brightest and finest. In other respects it is merely average. "Fades quickly in sunlight"-Saunders. "Its color makes it an outstanding variety." Christman. "Walter Faxon is the most distinct and outstanding variety when well grown and used as a cut flower for show purposes. As a garden flower it lacks substance fades in the sun, and is disappointing".-Little.