Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Makeking'

Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
MAKEKING (Kelway). This is the very best red, single Peony...Read More in our garden. It is tall, has a pleasing lustrous shade of red, the blooms are of good size, it has plenty of laterals, and the stems are stiff, which gives it a splendid upright habit. It is taller than VESUVE, has a much better color than TOREADOR, and we believe we can recommend it without any hesitation whatever. $2.00

Per the APS website:
MAFEKING (Kelway) - Single - Red - Midseason. Tall. Mild, mint-like fragrance. Very large, smooth cupped guards of dark ruby-red center composed of many yellow stamens with ruddy filaments; carpels nearly white, with a white base at tips; fairly strong; free-blooming. Dark green foliage.