No. 1035. 
PAON IA MOUTAN —rosea. 
Class. Order. 
POLYANDRIA DIGY NIA. 
In Messrs. Sabine and Anderson's valua- 
ble Monograph of the Genus Paonia, in 
the Transactions of the Linnean Society, ' 
this plant is related to have been introduced 
from China, by Mr. Greville, in 1794. We 
first obtained our's from Mr. Hibbert. It 
partakes in an eminent degree of the mag- 
nificence appertaining to the whole of this 
important genus : the flowers are fragrant, 
and seem to be more or less double in 
proportion to the vigour of the plant : they 
are produced in April and May. 
We find this rather more tender than the 
other kinds. In order to have it in perfec- 
tion, it should be kept under glass from the 
commencement of its growth till it has done 
flowering. It is only propagated with 
great difficulty by layers, wliich renders it 
still a very scarce plant. The soil should 
be rich loam, 
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