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in a wild state in the north of China, and on the mountains in the province of 
Ho-Nan; and it is cultivated in most gardens in both countries. Its first intro- 
duction into England was in 1789. The species and varieties are all beautiful ; 
they are in cultivation in first-rate gardens, and are propagated in the principal 
nurseries of Europe and America. 
x P, Mov'Tan Sims. The Moutan, or Tree, Peony. 
Spec. Char. Segments of leaves oval-oblong, glaucous underneath. Carpels 
5, villose. (Don’s Mill., i. p. 65.) Height 10 ft. 
Identification. Anderson, Linn. Trans. ; Dec. Prod., 65.; Don’s Mill, 1. 65. 
Synonymes. Pzxdnia arborea Don, Hort. Can.; P. suftruticdsa Bot. Rep.; Pivoine moutan, and 
Pivoine en Arbre, Fr. ; baumartige Gichtterrose, Ger.; Hoa-Ouang, and Pé-Leang-Kin, Chinese. 
Derivations. The word moutan has been applied to,this species of peony, in China, for above 1400 
years, P. arborea and P. suffruticdsa signify the tree and the sub-shrubby peony. The German 
name signifies the tree-like gouty rose. The Chinese name Hoa-Ouang signifies the king of flowers, 
alluding to the beauty of the plant; and Pé-Leang-Kin, a hundred ounces of gold, in allusion to 
the high price which some of the varieties bear in China. 
Varieties and their Distinctions. 
% P.M. 1 papaverdcea Andrews. The Poppy-flowered 
Moutan Peony.— Petals from 8 to 13, white, with 
a purple spot at the base of each. Capsules al- A 
together enclosed in the urceolus, or disk. (Don’s 
Mil., i. p. 65.) 
Identification. Andr. Bot. Rep. ; Don’s. Mill. 
Engravings. Andr. Bot. Rep., t. 463.; Lodd. Bot. cab., 547. ; 
ot, Mag., 2175., and our jig. 28. 
Introduced in 1806. Mr. D. Don has remarked GH, 
(Sw. Br. Fl.-Gar., 2d ser., 238.) that the P. M. & 
var. papaveracea appears to be really the normal 
form of the species, as the late Mr. George Anderson suggested. 
2 P. M. 2 variegdta D. Don. The particoloured-petaled Moutan Peony. 
— A low-growing bushy kind, branching from the ground, and 
scarcely woody. Flowers about 6 in. across. Petals white, stained 
with a deep rose-colour in various parts; the base marked with 
numerous radiating streaks of violet and purple. Anthers yellow. 
The Earl of Mount Norris, whose successful culture of the tree peony 
has been rewarded by the production of several splendid varieties, 
far excelling any of those imported from China, has been so for- 
tunate as to raise this fine variety also, which is remarkable for 
its dwarf and almost herbaceous habit. It was raised from seeds 
of the P. M. papaveracea, which the Earl of Mount Norris supposes 
had been accidentally fertilised by some of the herbaceous species. 
All the varieties raised at Arley were from P. M. papaveracea, and 
not from P. M. Banks#, as the gardener had inadvertently stated. 
(D. Don, in Sw. Fl.-Gar., 2d ser., t. 238.; 
G. M., vol. x. p. 284.) 
% P. M. 3 Banksii Andrews. Banks’s Moutan 
Peony. — Flowers double. Petals slightly 
tinged with blush, becoming nearly white 
at the edges, marked at the base with pur- 
plish red. In the centre of the flower are 
some elongated petals, which sometimes 
appear to rise from amongst the germens. 
(Don’s Mill. i. 65) Cultivated in 1794. 
Identification. Anders, Lin. Trans. ; Don’s Mill. 
Engravings. Bot. Rep., t. 448.; Bot. Reg., 379. ; Bot. 
Mag., t.1154.; and our fig. 29. 
2 P.M. 4 Humei Ker. Sir A. Hume’s Moutan Peony.— Flowers double. 
Petals of the same colour as those of P. M. Banksz, with a bunch 
of long petals rising from the middle of the flower. (Don’s Miil., i. 
p- 63.) Cultivated in Britain as early as 1817. 
Engravings. Bot. Reg., 379. 
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