Shira-ito Believed Extinct

Chinka Zufu, (Before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.373 as ‘Shi­raito’: Large, open peony form, white with central stamens with white filaments. Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachō: Pure white, double, cup-shaped; stamens divided, somewhat dif­ferent from the Chinka Zufu type. See: Kyōto Engei Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki Tokushū, No.5, p.78. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)