6 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Pezonia—continued. 
densely pubescent beneath, cut into thirty to forty oblong-lanceo- 
late segments, Zin. to lin. broad. Stem about lft. long, one- 
headed, densely pilose. Not very distinct from P. paradoxa. 
(B. R. 474; L. B. C. 1263.) 
Fia. 4. FLOWERING BRANCH OF PÆONIA MOUTAN. 
P. Moutan.* Montan Peony, J. various in colour, very large. 
May. Papeis small, numerous, densely pilose. l., leaflets entire 
at base, often cut in the upper part into oblong, acute segments, 
glabrous on both surfaces, moderately firm, not at all decurrent 
on the rachis. Stems shrubby, copiously branched, h. 3ft. 
Widely cultivated in China and Japan. 1789. Fig. 3 re- 
sents a single-flowered, and Fig. 4 a double-flowered, va ety 
of this beantiful species. (B. M. 1154.) Garden varieties: 
Anneslei (T. H. S. vi. 482, 7), Banksii (A. B. R. 448; B. R. 379), 
Humei, papaveracea (A. B. R. 463; B. M. 2175; L. B. C. 547), 
Rawesii, and rosea (A. B. R. 373; L. B. ©. 1035). 
P. officinalis (officinal).* f., sepals unequal, the inner obtuse 
the outer acute and leaf-like ; petals hark crimson, much imbri- 
cated, obovate or nearly orbicular, l4in. to Ein. broad; stamens 
in. long; anthers rather shorter than the filaments. May. 
tpels two or three, ovoid, densely tomentose, lin. long when 
mature. J. five or six to a stem, glabrous, paler beneath, the 
lowest with fifteen to twenty lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 
acute, confluent leaflets, lin. to 2in. broad. Stem stout, one- 
flowered, glabrous, 2ft. to 3ft. long. South Europe, 1548. The 
commonest. ies in gardens, especially in the double-flowered 
form. (B. M. 1784.) P. lobata is regarded by Mr. Baker as a 
4 · [” variety, with narrower and more numerous leaf seg- 
P. paradoxa (paradoxical). f. on very short peduncles. Ma 
l, lower ones cut up into from thirty to forty acute, confluent 
Fie. 5. FLOWERING BRANCH OF PÆONIA TEN UIFOLIA PLORE-PLENO. 
Peonia—continued. 
segments, zin. to Zin. broad, the largest not more than J}in, to 
Zin. long. Stem lit. to 14ft. high, with never more than a 
single flower. Otherwise like P. peregrina, of which it is“ not 
in any broad sense more than a variety ” (Baker). (S. B. F. G. 19.) 
F. grina (foreign). jl. on a short peduncle; inner sepals 
orbicular, zin. to lin. long, outer with leafy points; petals five to 
ten, bright crimson, 2in. long, 1}in. to 2in. broad. May. Follicles 
two or three, erect-arcuate, jin. in diameter; stigmas folded 
together. J. five or six to a stem, dull green and glabrous above, 
pale and pilose beneath, the lower with fifteen to twenty oblong, 
acute segments, lin. to lyin. broad, the longest Sin. to Ain. long. 
Stem 14ft. to 2ft. long, one-headed, pubescent towards the Fe 
South Europe, 1629. Common in cultivation. (B. M. 1050.) 
Syn. P. pubens (B. M. 2264). 
P. pubens (downy). A synonym of P. peregrina. 
P. Russi (Russ’s). Follicles finely pubescent. Z. thin in texture; 
segments ovate or oblong. Stem lft. to 14ft. long. Otherwise 
like P. corallina, of which, according to Mr. Baker, it is scarcely 
more than a variety. Sicily, &c. 
P. tenuifolia (slender-leaved).* fl. solitary, erect, surrounded by 
the crowded, reduced upper leaves; sepals orbicular, zin. to zin. 
long; petals dark crimson, elliptic-cuneate, 14in. long; anthers 
shorter than the filaments. June. Follicles two or three, not 
more than jin. long. l. ten to twelve, cut up into very numerous, 
linear, one nerved, confluent segments, less than one line b 
Stems one-headed, glabrous, 1ft. to 1}ft. long, densely leafy up to 
the flower. Root-tubers fascicled, with creeping stolons. Tran- 
Sylvania to the Crimea, &c., 1765. A well-known and very 
distinct type. (B. M. $26.) P. hybrida and P. laciniata are 
varieties with broader leaf-segments. The double state, a hand- 
some garden plant, is shown in Fig. 5. 
P. triternata (triternate). f., outer sepals leaf-like, inner 
obtuse ; petals six to eight, rose-red, obovate, 2in. to 2gin. long. 
May. Follicles two to four, densely tomentose, spreading from 
the base when mature. J. five or six to a stem, glabrous, pale 
ee above, glaucous beneath, with broad, oblong or obovate 
eaflets, obtusely rounded at the apex, with a small cusp, not 
confluent at the the side ones often 2in. broad, and the end 
one obovate or orbicular, 3in. to Ain. long and broad. Stem 14ft. 
to 2ft. long, one-flowered, glabrous. Tubers thick. Caucasus, &c., 
to P. corallina. § 
1790, Allied 
Syn. P. ica. ae 
B. M. 101) daurica. (A R. 
486 ; 
Fig. 6. FLOWERING BRANCHES OF PÆONIA WITTMANNIANA, 
P. Wittmanniana (Wittmann’s).* fl, borne on a short peduncle; 
3 e _orbicular, the longest 0e ne long ; petals orbicular, 
yellowish-white, in. long; filaments longer than the small 
anthers. April. Carpels glabrous, with a small, spirally-curved 
stigma. l, lower ones biternate, with usually not more than 
three segments in each division ; leaflets thin, often 14in. to ein. 
e ovate, acute, dark green and glabrous above, below. 
Stems one- headed, h. an. Caucasus and North Persia, A 
8 species, but rare in cultivation. See Fig. 6. 
Varieties. These are very numerously represented in 
both of the sections to which reference has been made in 
the foregoing cultural notes. Many produce flowers of an 
shape size, and colours range in them through 
almost every variety and shade; they are also fragrant, 
and well adapted for travelling in a cut state. Subjoined 
is a selection, which comprises many of the best sorts: 
> Herbaceous Ponies. June-flowering (varieties of 
P. albiflora): AMABILIS, satin rose; AMBROISE Ans AFFELT, 
rich purple, fragrant ; ATROSANGUINEA, purple, golden anthers: 
Auguste VAN GEERT, rose-pink; BELLE DOUAISIENNE, white, laced 
urple ; BLANC, pure white (see Fig. 7); BOSSUET, magenta-rose ; 
; 625 intense crimson- purple, rose scented ; CARNEA ELEGANS, 
delicate pink, shading to white ; CHARLES BINDER, rich ale 
rose; DECAISNE, deep rose, fragrant; DECANDOLLE, fine rose, 
