PART III 



DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SIIRTT.S 



Numbers in parenthesis in the keys and descriptions which follow refer 

 to the figures. Bracketed information refers to methods of propagation. 



Pasbnia. The Peonies form one of the most popular groups of plants. 

 They are almost entirely large-flowered herbaceous perennials, tlnm-h 

 one species is shrubby and, therefore, to be included in our book. This is 

 called TREE PEONY Figs. (1) and (2) Preonia Moutan, growing to the 



FIG. 1. Tree Peony. 



FIG. 2. Tree Peony. 



height of 3 to 8 feet with large alternate smooth pale-colored feather-divided 

 (pinnate) leaves with irregularly cut and notched blades, as shown in the 

 illustrations. The flowers are six or more inches broad, often double 

 and of many colors white, pink, rose, sometimes hlolrhed and stripe*!. 

 One variety of this, the POPPY I'KONV papavcraeen. is whitewith a 

 dark red center and has thin poppy-like petals. The fruit in the single 



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