79 



The donors who have thus far contributed to the test are as 

 follows : 



?arle«e3. FOREIGN 



230 A. Dessert, Chenonceaux, France. 



200 Goos & Koenemann, Niederwalluf, Rheingau, Germany. 



169 L. Paillet, Chatenay (Seine), France. 



124 DeGraa Bros., Leyden, Holland. 



76 Croux Bros., Chatenay (Seine), France. 



43 L. VanLeewen &: Sons, Sassenheim, Holland. 



21 Peter Barr, Covent Garden, London, England. 



14 James Veitch, Chelsea, England. 



American 



376 Cottage Gardens, C. VV. Ward, Queens, Long Island. 



149 John Charlton & Sons, Rochester, N. Y. 



147 B. W. Farr, Keadmg, Pa. 



135 Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y. 



125 Peterson Nursery, Chicago, 111. 

 113 J. F. Rosenfield, West Point, Neb. 



99 Andorra Nurseries, Philadelphia, Pa. 



91 Storrs & Harrison, Painesville, O. 



82 T. C. Thurlow, West Newbury, Mass. 



81 Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N. Y. 



70 Geo. Hollis, South Weymouth, Mass. 



63 Dr. C. S. Mmot, Readville, Mass. 



58 Perennial Gardens, Springfield, O. 



56 W. & T. Smith, Geneva, N. Y. 



42 Wild Bros. Nursery Co., Sarcoxie, Mo. 



41 James King, Elmhurst, 111. 



38 Blue Hill Nursery, South Braintree, Mass. 



36 A. H. Fewkes, Newton Highlands, Mass. 



12 Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Conn. 



2 Sarah J. Pleas, Spiceland, Ind. 



I J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, N. J. 



I A. L. Gould Co., Gillman, 111. 



1. PEONY HISTORY. 



The history of the peony previous to 1850 should be treated in 

 two parts, for before that date the peony of Greek and Latin liter- 

 ature was the Pcroiiia officinalis, which is feral in Southern Europe. 

 The ancient history of P. moutan and P. albiHora, however, lies 



