Mr. Anderson's Monograph of the Genus Pfeonia. 259 



tint in the stalks, leaves, and germens, so observable generally in 

 this species. 1 1 also bears the largest flowers, which seldom exceed 

 two on each stalk : in this we suspect, however, it is subject to 

 vary, for Mr. Sabine observed a plant last year at Kew with a 

 greater number of flowers, which he takes to be this variety. 



i. nibcscens; foliolis concavis angustioribus purpurascentibus, 

 corolla rubcntc 8-petala, stigraatibus ochreis, caulibus tri- 

 floris. 



This plant was purchased by Mr. Ronalds, nurseryman, of Brent- 

 ford, at the sale of the late Mr. Bell's collection. Sir Abraham 

 Hume has the same plant, and we believe from the same source, 

 under the name of tatarica. This is the most diminutive variety, 

 and with flowers of the darkest colour. The leaves are small, 

 obtuse, concave or channelled on the upper surface. Perhaps 

 this may be the variety y of the Paradisus Londinensis " petalis 

 roseis." The petals of our plant are pale red, narrow, and small : 

 stigmas of the same colour as those of var. u. 



^. uniflora ; foliolis concavis angustioribus, corolla albicante 8-pe- 

 tala, stigmatibus ochreis, caulibus subsimplicibus. 

 P. albiflora. Bot. Mag. 1756. 



We are informed by Messrs. Loddiges that they had seeds of 

 this plant from Pallas. We observe it among the gardens about 

 London under different names. It is to be distinguished from the 

 other varieties by the narrowness of its leaves, and a disposition 

 to produce only one flower on the stalk : in this particular, how- 

 ever, we doubt its constancy. The petals are white, slightly 

 tinged with pink at their base. Stigmas dull yellow, like those 

 of var. «. 



;). Jlldtkji ; foliolis rugosioribus inaequaliter laciniatis, floribus ple- 



2 L 2 nis 



