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NEW PLANTS, ETC., FROM THE SOCIETTS 

 GARDEN. 



13. Mr. Fortune's Moutan PiEONiES. 



One of these flowered in 1847, and has already been mentioned 

 at p. 308 of the Journal for 1847, under the name of picta. In 

 the present season several others have blossomed, with the fol- 

 lowing result : — 



1. P. Moutan atropurpurea ; received April 18, 1846, without 

 a name (numbered 639), and in April, 1845 (Nos. 352 and 320). 

 This proves to be a distinct and very desirable variety, with deep 

 lilac or purple flowers, nearly single, having only a few small 

 petals in the centre. It appears to be quite new. The growth is 

 vigorous. The foliage is deep green, with little red. The petals 

 are from six to eight, deep purple when full blown, but having 

 a decided lilac tint when younger. 



2. P. Moutan sahnonca ; received April 18, 1846 (No. 562); 

 as " a very dwarf kind, with flowers as dark as a Tuscany rose." 

 This is a good double, flesh-coloured variety, very nuich resem- 

 bling the common Paeonia officinalis var.^ carnescens, in the flowers, 

 and perhaps not very dift'erent from what has been called P. Mou- 

 tan " carnea plena^ The outer petals, when fully blown, are a 

 pale salmon colour ; the inner have a deep rich tint of the same. 

 The leaves are pale green, with very little red about them. It is 

 a good and distinct variety. 



3. P. Moutan Banlisii. Three plants have turned out nothing 

 more than tliis old and well-known kind : viz. No. 561, a " blue," 

 received April 18, 1846 ; Nos. 222 and 224, from Ning Po, re- 

 ceived September, 1844. 



4. P. Moutan jo/c^rt, No. 351. A sort said to be yellow; re- 

 ceived April 18, 1845, is a duplicate of this variety. 



5. P. Moutan parviflora. Received April, 1845, as a variety 

 from Shanghae (No. 357). In flowers this sort resembles the 

 P. Moutan rosea, but is much smaller, and of a very pale rose 

 colour. The flowers are a good double, the centre being filled 

 up with small narrow petals. In foliage it' also resembles the 

 Moutan rosea, but is a much hardier kind. It is very pretty 

 when first expanded, but loses its distinctness as the flowers fade. 



6. P. Moutan glohosa. Two plants of this came from Slianghae 

 in April, 1845 (Nos. 359 and 362). It is a fine, large, round, 

 white kind, with the base of the petals stained with large blotches 



