324 FLORA DOMESTICA. 



The Common Peony is purple or red : there are single 

 and double flowers. It is a native of many parts of Eu- 

 rope, of Mount Ida, China, and Japan. A variety \vhich 

 Millar calls the Foreign, Gerarde calls Turkish, and says 

 it originally came from Constantinople. The Portugal 

 variety is a single flower, but very sweet : this requires a 

 lighter soil and a warmer situation than the other kinds. 

 Although the Peony is better adapted for the open ground, 

 it is too beautiful to be dispensed with, where room can be 

 allowed : the Jagged kind is the least fit for pots, and by 

 far the least desirable. 



The immense crimson flower of the Double-red Peony is 

 scarcely more magnificent than its luxuriant foliage. 



They may be increased by parting the roots, observing 

 to preserve a bud on the crown of each offset, and not to 

 divide them very small : they should be planted three inches 

 deep. It is a hardy plant, and will grow in any soil or 

 situation. They should be kept moderately moist. The 

 Common Peony flowers in May ; the White Peony a month 

 later. 



PASSION-FLOWER. 



PASSIFLORA. 



PASSIFLORE.<E. GYNANDRIA PENTANDRIA. 



The Passion-flower derives its name from an idea, that all the in- 

 struments of Christ's passion are represented in it. French, le grena* 

 dille; fleur dela passion. Italian , granadiglia; fiore della passione. 



MOST of the Passion-flowers are natives of the hottest 

 parts of America, and require a stove in this country. It 

 is a beautiful genus. The rose-coloured Passion-flower 

 is a native of Virginia, and is the species which was first 

 known in Europe. It has since been in great measure 



