VARIETIES AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS 



" guards " is employed it means the outside or 

 primary petals. When the word " differen- 

 tiated " occurs reference is made to the degree 

 of difference in appearance between the outside 

 petals or guards and the petaloids within. 



The names of the types and their descriptions 

 follow: 



Single. 



Details of Types 



1. SINGLE 



Peonies of this class are com- 

 posed of a few broad petals, a 

 single row of which surrounds a 

 mass of pollen-bearing stamens 

 and seed-bearing carpels. 



Example: Le Pr intern ps. 

 (Note illustration.) 



Japanese. 



2. JAPANESE 



In this class the doubling 

 process has just begun. The 

 filainents of the stamens have 

 broadened and the anthers have 

 become extremely large. The 

 guard petals remain the same as 

 in the single type. 



Example: Mrs. McKinley. 

 (Note colour-plate.) 



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