258 Mr, ANpznsoN's Monograph of the Genus Peonia. 
the name of sibirica; but it is not the plant which generally gets 
that name; and it differs from the foregoing in having its lcaves and 
stalks less of a purple hue, in its disposition to have fewer flow- 
ers on the cyme, and in the stigmas being flesh-coloured instead 
of yellow. The plant too seems weaker. The flowers of this as 
well as the foregoing go off white (a florist's term); but this has 
rather a greater dash of pink in its opening corolla. 
y. tatarica ; foliolis latioribus planis purpurascentibus, corolla car- 
nea 9—14- petala, stigmatibus carneis, caulibus 2—3-floris. - 
P. edulis. Paradisus Londinensis, 78. 
P. albiflora. Botanical Register, 42. 
Mr. Sabine got this variety from Mr. Biggs, who cultivated it in 
the botanic garden of the late Mr. Swainson of Twickenham. 
Another plant of the same was presented to him by Sir Joseph 
Banks, whose hands are always extended to promote objects of 
science. ‘lhe original, we believe, was imported by the late Mr. 
Bell of Brentford, to whom we are indebted for the introduction of 
several Pæonies, by means of his correspondence witli Pallas. It 
came from Tartary, Its hue, though darker, a good deal resem- 
bles that of vestalis ; but its flowers are larger, with a greater num- 
ber of petals, which retain a pale pink colour till they drop. The 
stigmas are of a pink colour, like those of candida. | The figure 
in the Botanical Register is from a specimen out of Mr. Sabine’s 
collection. : 
3. sibirica ; foliolis concavis dilute viridibus, corolla omnino nivea 
.8-petala, stigmatibus carneis, caulibus bifloris. 
Raised from seed by Messrs. Loddiges and Sons, and said tocome 
from Siberia through Pallas. Leaves yellowish-green, and flowers 
quite white even in the bud ; is altogether divested of that purple 
tint 
