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Paonia farina flore pleno rubefcente. 
< §o donble Carnation Peony hath lower and ftiffer ftalks than the 
former, with fmaller leaves,divided or cut-in infome places on the 
edges, as all the Female kinds are , the fowers are neither fo big, nor 
fo double by much, as thofe of the common red, of a bright fhining 
carnation colour at the firft opening, but dayly declining and wax- 
ing paler,untill ic comie to be almoft white,never fhedding the leaves, 
but abiding long, arid at laft wither on the ftalk ; the roots are like 
thie former, but fmaller, and of a brighter brown colour on the outfide, 
Lhave one of this kind that beareth large, thick, and double flowers, 
confifting of many long round pointed leaves, the ends and fides 
‘thereof turn white in one hot day, and continue fo with a red ftripe 
in the middle many days, thenwither on the ftalks, . 
Peonia foemina flore pleno albicante. 
He double blufh, or white Peonic, isin the manner of growing like 
“EB unto the lat defcribed, but taller, the green leaves fomething 
larger, more veined and ribbed than thofe of any the other forts ; the 
flowers are much bigger than thofe of the laft, and more thick and 
double, which at the firft opening are of a fine light bluth colour, “but 
by ftanding blown, ina few days will carn to be ofapale white, and 
fo continue along time before they decay, the leaves not falling off, 
but withering on the ftalk, like thofe of the laft, and this is accoun- 
ted the beft of all the double Peomies which haye hitherto come to 
our knowledge; Ihave often heard of a double Peonie that hath 
fnow white ioeets from the firft opening thereot,and fo abiding con- 
ftant to the laft, but have not feen any fuch, and therefore doubt the 
verity of the report, | 
Ponta femina flore pleno variegata. 
: 6 il double ftriped Peonie in the mannet of growing is like the laft, 
but fomething fmaller in all the parts thereof , the flowers are 
double, of a fine red colour, ftriped and variegated with white, abiding 
long in flower, and at laft the leaves wither but fall not off, 
_ They all flower in May, fooner or later, as they ftand more or lefs 
in the Sun, : 
~ Allthe Peonies are hardy, and being fet in good ground, will con- 
tinue and abide many years without removing ; they are commonly 
fet in great tufts in the middle or corners of knots, or on borders, 
and may be taken up, parted, and planted again, from September 
unto the end of o éfobers thofe roots that have {prouts or buds at the 
_ends of them, are beft to be planted ; for thofe clogs or roots that are 
ivithout them, willly ia the ground and never {pring at all, except 
thofe 
