372 Some Remarks on the Tree Pceony. 



closing the bud so as to come to a point at the top, was, if we 

 recollect right, observable in the plant before mentioned as exist- 

 ing in Col. Perkins's collection; but until we have seen the flow- 

 ers, which we shall endeavor to the coming season of its bloom, 

 we shall not say any thing more respecting it. 



The above plants were all imported from China, and were the 

 only ones which had produced bloom, in 1826, in English col- 

 lections. No information of the introduction of any new kinds, 

 since that time, has come to our knowledge. In Loudon's Hor- 

 tus Britannicus^ all the varieties, ten in number, are stated to be 

 from China. This is an error; three of them are English seed- 

 lings, and one name is probably repeated twice, making in the 

 whole only nine, the same number as described by Mr. Sabine. 

 It will probably be some time before these seedhng varieties will 

 be introduced; but we will give a brief description of them, that 

 their merits may be better known. 



The plants were produced in the garden of the Earl of Mount- 

 norris, from seeds which were saved from the papaveracea. 

 They were sown about the year 1817 or 1818; three plants came 

 up the year after they were planted, each of which flowered in 

 1825 or 1826. One is stated as a very distinct variety — the two 

 others to approach each other so nearly, that they can scarcely 

 be considered as sufficiently distinct to be separated. The fol- 

 lowing are the names: — 



Pxonia Moiitan papaveracea var. carnea plena. — The blos- 

 soms of this variety are large, very double, in appearance similar 

 to BanksifB: the petals are smaller and more abundant than in 

 the latter variety, and they hare also a rich purple-rayed spot at 

 the base of each, like thepapaveracea; the ground color is a deli- 

 cate purplish pink. This variety is one of the two plants which 

 has just been stated as being nearly alike in appearance. 



Pseonia Moutan jjapaveracea var. albida plena. — The ground 

 color of this variety is very pale; not white, but suffused with 

 purple. The germens are numerous, and the blossoms are larger 

 than the last named variety. The growth is strong and vigorous. 



Paeom'a Moutan papaveracea var. Anneslei. — A very distinct 

 and pretty variety, named by Mr. Sabine in comphment to Lord 

 Mountnorris, who was the first who raised and brought into notice 

 seedhng varieties. The flower is small, not exceeding four and 

 a half inches in diameter. It is nearly single; a flower contain- 

 ing eight or nine petals, which are heart-shaped, slightly jagged 

 at the margin; the color is a rich purplish pink, shaded into a 

 darker purple at the base of the petals, which extends up the 

 centre of each to the notch at the edge. A drawing of it is ap- 

 pended to Mr. Sabine's paper. (Hort. Trans, plate 7.) 



In addition to these, we have lately noticed, in the Gardener^s 

 Magazine^ that Lord Mountnorris has a number of seedlings; 



