INDEX. 



alba-plena, 6. Double Anemone- Old Double Flesh- 

 albiflora, 3. fld. Red. 6. White, 6. 



amaranthescens, 8. Double Anemone- Otto Froebel, 6. 



Andersonii, 10. fld. Rose, 6. PallasU, 7, 



anemoneflora, 6. edxdis, 3. papaveraeea, 1. 



anomala, 5. elatior, 7. paradoxa, 9. 



arborea. 1. Excelsior, 10. Penelope, 10. 



arietina, 1(. Exquisite, 8. peregrina, 8. 



atrorubens. 6. festiva, 3, 6. pulcherrima, 8. 



Banksii, 1. fimbriata, 9. Purple Emperor, 10. 



Baxter!, 10. flore-pleno, 4. Keeve.-!iana, 3. 



blanda, 0. fulgida. 6. Reevesii. 3. 



Blushing Maid, 8. Gertrude Jekyll, 7. rosea, 6. 



Brilliant, 8. hybrida, 4. rosea-superba, 1. 



Brownii, 2. insignis, 5. Rosy Gem, 10. 



Byzantina, 8. intermedia, 5. rubra-plena, 1. 



Califomica, 2. lobata, 6. Ruby Queen, 8. 



Chinensis, 3. Matador, 10. Sabini, 6. 



compacta, 8. Monte Gear, 7. Seraph, 8. 



Cretiea, 10. Moutan, 1. Sinensis, 3. 



Crown Prince, 10. North m Glory, 10. Sunbeam, 6. 



decora, 7. officinalis. 6. temiifolia, 4. 



Diogenes, 10. Old Double Bed, G. vittata, 1. 

 Old Double Rose, 6. 



A. Plants shrubby: disk enveloping the 



base of the carpels 1. Moutan 



AA. Plants herbaceous: disk not prodxKed 

 to rni-ilop the base of the carpels. 

 B. Pildl.t short and leathery, scarcely 



r.rr.rilinri thr sepals 2. Brownii 



BB. Prtals lint halliirij, large and ejr- 

 I'liin/iiiij, iiiiii-h exceeding the 



c. F'll/irtis and plant qttite gla- 

 brous a. albiflora 



CC. Follicles tomentose, erect or 

 slightly spreading. 

 D. Zivs. and stem glabrous through- 



E. Lfts. finely dissected 4. tenuifolia 



5. anomala 

 EE. Lfts. not so finely divided. . 6. officinalis 

 DD. irs. and stem puliescent in 

 the upper part. 

 E. Middle hihe of terminal Ifl. 



trifid 7. decora 



IS. pere^ina 

 U. paradoxa 

 EE. Middle lobe of tirminal Ifl. 



rarely bifid, nerer Irifid.AO. arietina 



1. Hout&n, Sims {P. arbdrea, Donn). Tree Peon v. 

 Stem 3-6 ft. or even higher if not cut back, much 

 branched: Ivs. glabrous; lfts. more often entire at the 

 base of the plant than above: fls-. as in P. officinalis, 

 but various in color : follicles numerous, very hair}', 

 rather small. May, June. China. Long cult, there, 

 where varieties are numbered by the hundreds. Var. 

 rubra- pl^na, Hort. Rose-colored." almost single. L.B.C. 

 11:1035. Var. rosea- sup^rba, Hort. Fls. much more 

 doubled. Gn. .-il.-.-.w) (as R,ine Elizabeth). F.S. 

 14:1395-6 (Trioni|.lH- .1.- liiandl. Var. vittata, Hort. 

 Fls. single, white, n.M-aml llisli odor, striped, fragrant. 

 F.S. 7:747. Var. papaveraeea, Andr. Petals thin and 

 poppy-like, white, with red at center of flower. L.B.C. 

 6:547. Gn. 38:775; 52:1141, and pp. 324, ?25. Var. 

 B&nksii, Andr. Fls. much doubled, rose-colored, and 

 large. B.M. 1154. 



2. Br6wnii, Dougl. {P. Califdrnica, Torr. & Gray). 

 Low: Ivs. glaucous or pale, lobes obovate to nearly lin- 

 ear: fls. dull brownish red; petals 5 or 6, thickish, little 

 longer than the concave sepals; outer sepals often leaf- 

 like and compound ; flower-stem reclining or recurved ; 

 disk many-Iobed : , follicles 4-5, nearly straight, gla 

 brous; seeds oblong. Early spring or summer. Pacific 

 states. B.R. 25:30. 



3. albiHdra, Pallas (P. (duUs, SaliO.l. Fi:,.s. \CK. 

 1617. Stem 2-3 ft., often branchini: iin.l li. arum' froiu 

 2-5 fls.: lfts. 3-4 in. long, oblong. .I.. |,. r ^.-rr,,, ihaii /'. 

 Brownii, veiningred: peduncle Iotiu"*-!- Ihaii in F. offi- 

 cinalis, often with a large simple bract: outer sepals 

 large, leaf-like: petals large, various in color, usually 

 white or pink : follicles often 3^, ovoid, with spiral 



P^ONIA 



stigmas. June. Siberia. B.M. 1756. F.S. 8:812. Gn. 

 30:576 (var. Adrian); 50, p. 170; 51:1123. 



Var. Beevesiina, Loud. (P. Reevesii, Hort.). A 

 double form, with deep red petals. P.M. 1:197. 



Var. Sinensis, Steud. {P. Chinensis, Vilm.). A tall 

 Chinese variety, with large, double, crimson flowers. 

 One of the commonest forms in gardens. B.M. 1768. 



Var. Jeativa, Planchon. Fls. double, white, with a few 

 marks of carmine in the center. F.S. 8:790. 



4. tenuifdlia, Linn. Fig. 1618. Stem 1-1^ ft. high, 

 1-headed, densely leafy up to the flower: Ivs. cut into 

 numerous segments, often less than 1 line broad: fl. 

 erect; petals dark crimson, elliptic-cuneate, 1-1 J^ in. 

 long; anthers shorter, than the filaments; stigma red, 

 spirally recurved: follicles 2-3, about K in. long. June. 

 Caucasus region. B.M. 926. A.G. 17, p. 658.-Var. flore- 

 pl^no, Hort. Pis. dense, double, crimson. F.S. 4:308. 

 Var. hybrida, Hort. Fls. rich crimson: Ivs. very pretty. 



5. andmala, Linn As t dl as P. officinalis, glabrous: 

 Ivs. cut nit 1 nil 1 11 nfluent, lanceolate, acute seg- 

 ments : fl iTight crimson, very large; 

 outer SI]. 1 1 Hid into compound leafy 

 points; J.I I 1 ng- follicles 3-5, ovoid, ar- 

 cuate, toiiii 1 - 1 Kii -ind Asia. B.M. 1754. 



Var insignis, I i i I '} \ iriety of the above 



which IS niii-t . iili - I u'h: Ivs. about 10, 



the loni r i.n. V \ . 1 X ) n ilucing to the fl. : 



carpels null 1. .1 i ul i 1 ii irae Peter Barr is 



ually reduce to the flower. 

 Var intermedia, C. A. Meyer. Lvs. deeply lobed: fls. 



(i. officinilis, Linn. (P. fulgida, Sabine). Fig. 1619. 

 Stem stout, 2-3 ft. high. 1-headed: lvs. dark above, pale 

 beneath, the lowest more divided than the others, hav- 

 ing 15-20 oblong-lanceolate lfts , 1 m ..i nmre broad; 

 outer sepals leaf -like: petiK ni i . n P. -2 in. 

 broad, obovate : stigmas iin I tnllides 



2-3, becoming 1 in. long. M . i m ( ino of 



the commonest in gardens I i| 1 - 1 .( !■> P. pu- 

 bnis). Gn. 53, p. 233. 



1617. PiEon 



Var. alba-plena, Hort. Fls. double, while, tinged 

 vitb red. Gn. 19:265. Garden forms are given trade 

 lames, as : rosea maxima, rosea pallida, rubra, and 

 nany others. These varv in color from nearly pure 

 vhite to pink and bi-antiful shades of red. 



