AN ENCYCLOPEDIA 
OF HORTICULTURE. 5 
Pæonia—continued. 
glass early in the season; they may be gradually forced 
to flower in February; but this renders them useless for 
a similar purpose for some two or three years after- 
wards. To maintain an annual exhibition indoors, three 
sets of plants should therefore be provided, one being 
introduced every third year. In pots, it is almost im- 
possible to provide a too rich soil. 
Propagation of herbaceous Pæonies is effected by 
division; but this should not be practised more than is 
really necessary, because of its weakening influence on 
the parent plant. Large clumps soon form when they 
are well manured and left alone; they should not’ be 
planted too deeply. The Tree, or Moutan, varieties are 
grafted on the stout, fleshy roots of the herbaceous species, 
principally P. albiflora and P. officinalis. August is a 
good time to graft. The scions should be selected without 
flower-buds, and united to the stock-root, which should 
then be potted and plunged amongst ordinary soil in a 
frame, allowing the soil to cover the scion up a little 
way. If the frames are closed, and a slight shading 
applied, a union will generally soon take place, when 
air may be gradually admitted, but the plants may 
remain undisturbed till spring. Propagated also by 
layering, and sometimes by division. 
Fic. 2. FLOWERING BRANCH OF PHONIA ALBIFLORA. 
P. albiflora (white-flowered).* fl. on a peduncle, more 
duced than zin F. officinalis, often with a large, simple leaf just 
below the flower, and one or two large, foliaceous outer sepals ; 
tals usually white or pink, but variable, ljin. to 2in. broad. 
y and June; Follicles often three or four, less than lin. 
long. I., leaflets often confluent at the base, oblong, acute, Sin. 
to Fin. long, lin. to 14in. broad, glabrous, brighter green than in 
other species, often coloured at edges, and the veins red ; 
lower leaves with about five segments in each of the three 
divisions. Stems 2ft. to 3ft. long, glabrous, often branched, two 
to five-flowered. Siberia, 1548. The roots are sometimes eaten 
by the Mongolian Tartars. See big. 2. Syn. P. edulis. 
Varieties : fragrans (B. R. 485), Humei=sinensis (B. M. 1768), 
tatarica (B. R. 42), uniflora (B. M. 1756), vestalis (A. B. R. 64), 
and Whitleyi (A. B. R. 612; B. R. 630). 
P. anomala (anomalous). jl. solitary; outer sepals produced 
into long, often compound, leafy points ; bright crimson, 
4in. in diameter, with about eight obovate or oblong petals, lin. 
to l4in. broad; stamens żin. to jin. long. May. Follicles about 
three, ovoid, lin. long. l. ten to twelve, cut into numerous 
confluent, lanceolate, acute segments, lżin. to 2in. long, thirty to 
forty to the lower leaves, paler below. Stem 2ft. to Sft. long. 
Root-tubers large, and fusiform; stolons none. Europe, x 
1788. Syns. P. Fischeri, P. intermedia. (A. B. R. 514; B. M. 
3 : 
Pæonia—continued. 
P. arietina (ram’s-head-like). ., corolla dark red, Ain. in 
diameter. May. Follicles three or four, densely tomentose, 
ovoid, spreading almost horizontally from the base, lin. long. 
l tive or six on a stem, pale green or glaucous, and pubescent 
beneath ; segments oblong or oblong-lanceolate, copiously con- 
fluent, not more than lin. to lin. broad, about thirty in the 
fully developed lower leaves. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. long, hairy 
upwards, single-flowered, South Europe. Allied to P, peregrina. 
Syn. P. cretica (B. R. 819). 
P. Brownii (Brown’s). fl. on a short peduncle; outer sepals 
leaf-like ; corolla globose, not more than lin, in diameter; petals 
dull red, brighter towards the edges. May. Follicles four or 
five, oblong, lin. long. J. five or six, decompound, with very 
numerous, small, oblong, obtuse or sub-acute, copiously con- 
fluent segments, zin, to zin. broad. Stems one-headed, not more 
than lift. long, bending over till the follicles touch the ground. 
North America, 1826. Probably not now in cultivation. SYN. 
P, californica, (B. R. xxv. 30.) 
P. californica (Californian). A synonym of P. Brownii. 
P. corallina (coral-red), fl. on a short peduncle; outer sepals 
leafy, lanceolate, inner obtuse ; petals six to eight, crimson or rose- 
red, obovate or sub-orbicular, 2in. to 3in. long. May. Follicles 
three, four, or rarely five, spreading from the Tans when mature, 
ljin. long. l, five or six to a stem, glabrous, paler beneath, 
biternate, with nine distinct, oblong, acute segments, the side 
ones lin. to jin. broad, the end one sometimes 2in. broad, and 
reaching a length of 3in. to din. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. long, one- 
eg Tubers fusiform. Europe (not native of Britain), Asia 
inor. 
P. cretica (Cretan). A synonym of P. arietina. 
P. daurica (Dahurian). A synonym of P. triternata. 
P. decora (decorous). fl., outer sepals broad, and leafy; petals 
six to eight, crimson, 14in. to 2in. ‘dt lin. broad. May. Fol- 
licles two or three, tomentose, ovoid, very thin, diverging widely 
when mature, J. five or six to a stem, e green or slightly 
glaucous, red at the ns, glabrous, or 8 pilose beneath ; 
segments numerous and very confluent, thirty to forty to the 
fully developed leaves. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. long, glabrous, one- 
flowered. Servia, &c. Related to P. arietina. , 
P. edulis (edible). A synonym of P. albiflora, $ 
P. Emodi (Mount Emodus).* fl. white, 3in. to din. in diameter; 
several of the outer s produced into ag Bow ag” —— 
unequal, obovate, the outer 14 in. to 1jin. broad. h. Follicles 
one or two, ovoid, żin. in diameter. J. thin, 2 
beneath; lower ones with twenty to thirty lanceolate, or obſong- 
lanceolate, very confluent, acuminate segments, lin. to I zin. 
broad, Stems 2ft. to 3ft. long, two or three-fiowered when at all 
luxuriant. Himalayas, 1 Rare in cultivation, but a fine 
plant. (B. M. 5719.) 
P. Fischeri (Fischer's). A synonym of P. anomala. 
Fig. 3. FLOWERING BRANCH OF P#ONIA MOUTAN. 
P. hybrida (hybrid). A form of P. tenuifolia. 5 
P. intermedia (intermediate). A synonym of P. anoma; 
P. laciniata (torn). A form of P. tenuifolia. 
P. lobata (lobed). A form of P. oficinalis. 
„ mollis (soft „like those of P. oficinalis and P. peregrina, 
RE e ae daner in hue. May. Follicles similar, densely 
pilose. l. five or six, crowded, dull green above, and 
