256 BULBS AND TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS. 
are distinguishable by the rather bold, smooth, three. 
parted leaves. A few of the best are: 
Var. fragrans.—Dark pink rose-scented flowers. 
Var. Humei.—Double crimson, very showy. 
Var. Pottsii.—Dark crimson; the plant tall-grow- 
ing and strong. 
Var. Whitleyii.—Fine double white, yellowish 
center. 
P. officinalis.—This is the old double red Peony 
of the gardens, one of the most showy of the species, as 
well as the most desirable, because of its hardiness and 
Vp free-flowering qualities. 
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flowers of the double forms are very compact, of a bright 
crimson color. It is one of the earliest of our spring 
flowers, blooming soon after the Tulip. It is one of the 
best Peonies, and worthy a place in any select border, 
and is quite elegant and congruous in small gardens. 
The herbaceous Peonies are readily propagated by 
seed, by which means an almost endless variety may be 
secured, as hybridization has been so effective that the 
seedlings partake of all the forms and colors that the 
species are capable of producing. 
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