60 THE FLOWER GARDEN COMPANION. 



be again covered with good soil, and left as before ; and in 

 the following summer a second and greater crop of plants will 

 be produced than in the first season, and what is most re- 

 markable, they will issue from various parts of the stem, 

 where no trace of a bud was previously indicated. 



" Again, if a stem be detached from the parent plant and 

 treated as described above, and then laid in soil in a pine pit 

 or stove, it will shoot almost as freely as if connected with 

 the original root. 



"In another experiment, cuttings, of about an inch in 

 length, were made of the Pceonia Moutan in the manner of 

 vine cuttings, having one bud on each, and about half of the 

 stem behind the bud slit up, and the pith removed. These 

 were put three inches deep in pots of soil, and plunged into 

 an exhausted bark bed, having a temperature of about 60. 

 In the space of two months, these cuttings made young 

 shoots through the soil, and grew freely." 



Descriptive List of Pseonias. 



In forming a Descriptive List of the Pasonia, I have se- 

 lected those varieties that can be obtained of most florists, 

 and that are of various colors, and free blooming plants. 

 There are many new varieties, which are now added to the 

 list, so similar to those already described, that it is useless 

 to give them a place in a small choice collection ; besides, 

 they are very difficult to obtain at moderate prices. 

 i Hardy Herbaceous Pseonias for the Flower Borders. 



Botanical Name. English Name. Color. Height. Time of flowering. 



