362 Descriptions of Neiv Varieties of PcBonies. 



2. Anemon5:flo^ra striata. — Outer petals, very large, rosy 

 violet; centre ones, small, rose and salmon; those in the 

 middle, elevated, forming a compact tuft at the summit. 



3. BicoLOR. — Outer petals, medium size, yellowish white ; 

 centre ones, narrow, little fimbriated ; stigma, carmine. 



4. BuYCKii. — Outer petals, medium size ; those of the cen- 

 tre regularly arranged, forming a globular flower, very full ; 

 color, a beautiful rose, with a few of the centre petals shaded 

 with salmon. A most superb variety. 



5. DucHESSE DE Nemours. — Outor petals, large, of a clear 

 violet ; centre ones, narrow, lilac, fringed. 



6. Edulis alba. — Outer petals, pale blush ; centre ones, 

 white, shaded with purple. Flowers, large and full, like the 

 old edulis, (or fragrans.) 



7. Edulis superba. — Outer petals, large ; centre ones, nu- 

 merous, forming a globular flower ; color, beautiful rose, 

 lightly shaded with violet, and intermixed with whitish lines. 

 A superb variety. 



8. Ei^egans. — Outer petals, large, blush white; those of 

 the centre, yellowish, intermixed with some long narrow 

 ones; stigma, carmine. 



9. Fe'stiva. — Flowers, very large, of a pure white, with 

 the centre petals tipped with carmine ; form, exquisite, per- 

 fectly globular, and full to the centre. This is the most 

 magnificent of all the pasonies, the slight touches of crimson, 

 at the summit of the centre petals, having an admirable effect 

 on the pure white ground. 



10. FoRMo^sA. — Flowers, large, full, globular, of a yellow- 

 ish white ; stigma, bright rose. A fine variety. 



11. Grandiflo^ra ca'rnea PLEVNA. — Flowcrs, very large, 

 full, globular ; petals, large, blush white. A superb variety. 



12. Grandiflo^ra ni'vea PLEVNA. — Flowcrs, very large, 

 double and full, pure white ; often several of the petals in 

 the centre are edged with carmine. This is another splendid 

 variety. 



13. Hericartia^na. — Outer petals, large, of a beautiful 

 violet rose ; those of the centre, narrower, of a rose and 

 salmon color mixed. 



