28O GARDEN FLOWERS. 



2 feet ; flowers red, in May ; China ; 1 794. P. sa/monea^salmon- 

 colored) ; 3 feet; flowers pale-salmon, in May; China; 1846. 

 P. speciosa (showy) ; 2 feet ; flowers pink, in May; China ; 1825. 

 P. Alexander II. is a very large rich rosy-red variety ; hybrid ; 

 1860. P. glorie Belgarum is the largest Peony known ; flowers 

 very double, crimson ; hybrid ; 1857. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. P. albiflora (white-flowered) ; 2 feet ; 

 flowers white, in May; Siberia; 1548. P. albiflora Candida 

 (white) ; 2 feet ; flowers flesh-color, in May ; Siberia. P. albi- 

 flora festa (pleasant) ; 2 feet ; flowers white and pink, in June. 

 P. albiflora fragrans (fragrant) ; 2 feet ; flowers, red in May ; 

 China; 1805. P. albiflora Humei (Hume's double-crimson); 2 

 feet; flowers red, in May; China; 1808. P. albiflora Pottsii 

 (Potts's) ; 3 feet; flowers crimson, in June; China; 1822. P. 

 albiflora Reevesii (Reeves's double); 2 feet; flowers pink, in 

 June; China; 1822. P. albiflora rubescens (ruddy); 2 feet; 

 flowers pink, in May ; Siberia. P. albiflora Siberica (Siberian) ; 

 2 feet ; flowers white, in May ; Siberia. P. albiflora Tatar ica 

 'Tartarian) ; 2 feet ; flowers flesh-color, in May ; Siberia. P. 

 albiflora uniflora (single-flowered) ; 2 feet ; flowers pink, in May; 

 Siberia. P. albiflora vestalis (virgin) ; 2 feet ; flowers white, in 

 May ; Siberia. P. albiflora Whitleji (Whitley's double-white) ; 

 2 feet ; flowers blush, in May ; China ; 1808. P. anomala (anom- 

 alous) ; 18 inches; flowers crimson, in May; Siberia; 1788. 

 P. arietina (ram) ; 2 feet ; flowers purple ; Levant. P. arietina 

 Andersonii (Anderson's) ; flowers rose, in June. P. arietina 

 Oxoniensis (Oxford) ; 2 feet ; flowers pale-blush, in June. P. 

 Brownti (Brown's) ; flowers red, in May ; North America ; 1826. 

 P. corallina (coralline) ; 3 feet ; flowers crimson, in May ; Eng- 

 land. P. Corsica (Corsican) ; flowers purple, in June ; Corsica. 

 P. Cretica (Cretan) ; 2 feet ; flowers white, in May ; Crete. P. 

 decora (comely) ; 2 feet ; flowers purple, in May ; Turkey. P. 

 decora elatior (taller) ; 2 feet ; flowers purple, in May ; Crimea. 

 P. decora Pallasii (Pallas's) ; 2 feet ; flowers purple, in May ; 

 Crimea. P. humilis (dwarf) ; 2 feet ; flowers purple, in May ; 

 Spain ; 1633. P. hybrida (hybrid) ; 2 feet ; flowers red, in May; 

 Siberia. P. lobata (lobed) ; 2 feet ; flowers purple, in May ; 



