THE PEONY 



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Types of Peonies 



S. — Single, showing (g), guard petals; (s), stamens; (c), carpels or 

 lobes of pistil. 



J- — Japanese type; stamens wider than in Single. 



B. — Bomb type. The stamens become narrow petals, called petaloldes. 



SD. — Semi-double. Many petaloides are quite wide and are mixed 

 among the stamens. 



C. — Crown. The stamens are wider and petal-like. The carpels, which 

 before have remained unchanged, are now petal-like. 



R.— Rose. 



In this type there is an entire transformation of the 

 bloom. 



Rack'f or supporting Peonies 



