﻿PLATE DXIV. 



P^ONIA AN O MALA. 



Anomalous-leaved Pceony. 



CLASS XIII. ORDER V. 

 POLYANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. Many Chives. Five Pointals. 



ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 

 Calyx 5-phyllus. Petala 5. Styli O. Cap- || Cup 5-leaved. Petals 5. Pointal none. Cap- 

 sulae polyspermy. sules many-seeded. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 

 P*ohia foliis biternatis, multlpartitis : foliolis || Pjeony with biternate leaves, many-parted, 

 lanceolatis, undulatis, glabris : corollis laete | Leaflets lance-shaped, waved, and smooth, 



purpureis, depressis : capsulis glabris. Blossom of a bright purple, depressed- 



Capsules smooth. 

 Habitat in toti Sibiria. " Native throughout Siberia. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1. The empalement shown from the outer s 



2. Seed-buds, chive*, and pointals. 



Oua figure represents a fine and at present very rare species of Paeony, not only ornamental in I 

 flowers, but useful in its roots, which are eaten by the Mongolians in Tartary, at their meals, 

 vegetables. It flowered for the first time in this country in the month of July 1807 in the garden 

 Mr. J. Bell, near Brentford. 



