PAEONIA 



(From the classic Greek name paionia, named for Paion, the physician of the gods) 



Ranunculacets 



130. Paeonia tenuifolia 

 English Names: Fennel- or Fern-leaved peony 



CAUCASUS 



MAY 



IARGE, erect, single, deep crimson-red flowers borne on densely leafy 

 ^ stems one to one and one half feet high. Leaves finely cut and 

 feathery, dying after the blooming season. Good for the front of the 

 herbaceous border on ac- 

 count of the beauty of its 

 fiow^ers, though otherwise 

 the plant is not to be 

 compared with the other 

 species of Peony. Excel- 

 lent for cutting. 



A perfectly hardy per- 

 ennial of easy culture in 

 partial shade. For proper 

 planting and cultivation 

 see Paeonia officinalis 

 (page 307). 



Propagate by division. 



Var. flore pleno. A 



double-flowered variety, 



otherwise similar to the 



type. 



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