east of the Blue Mountains of Oregon, not in subalpine 

 situations. 



It is a hardy perennial, with tuberous roots like those of 

 the common Paeony, but much smaller ; it grows little more 

 than a foot high, and flowers about the middle of May. It 

 may be increased like the other Pseonies, either by seeds or 

 by division of the roots. 



It seems rather difficult to keep, for the old roots sent 

 home by Douglas, as well as all the young ones raised from 

 seeds and given away by the Horticultural Society, have 

 died, the only plant now alive being that in the Society's 

 Garden, where it grows vigorously, planted in a mixture of 

 silver sand, peat, and a small portion of loam, more than 

 one-half of the whole mixture being sand. It is kept in a 

 north aspect, where the sun only shines on the plant a few 

 hours during the middle of the day in summer, and not at all 

 in winter, and where the temperature is not subject to very 

 great variation during summer. The plants which perished 

 died chiefly during the hotter part of summer and autumn, 

 when fully exposed to the sun. It seems necessary that they 

 should be covered in winter with a hand glass to keep the 

 roots rather dry. 



