480 On the Paeonia Moutan, or Tree Paeony, $>c. 



large curled purple stigmas. The foliage much resembles that 

 of an Herbaceous Paeony ; the leaves are in every way smaller 

 and darker than those hitherto described, but the size may 

 be in some degree owing to the small state of the plant ; they 

 are, as in the others, biternate, but otherwise very different; 

 the lower leaflets are however sometimes simple, not ternate ; 

 the lateral folioles of the leaflets are simple ; the terminating 

 foliole is divided deeply, often very unequally, and sometimes, 

 though rarely, that of the upper leaflet is cleft to its base. 

 I have named this variety in compliment to Captain Rawes, 

 whose success in bringing home plants from China, in his 

 different voyages from that country, has been so great, that 

 he probably is intitledto be considered the actual introducer 

 of more valuable plants from that country, than any other 

 private individual whatever. 



The plants hitherto described have been all importations 

 from China, and are the only foreign ones, blossoms of which 

 have fallen under my observation. I have some reason to 

 suppose that another variety, with semi-double flowers, was 

 a few years ago in the garden of the Comte de Vandes, at 

 Bayswater, but it has ceased to exist there. Other instances 

 have come to my knowledge of the supposed existence of 

 new Moutans introduced from China ; but until the flowers 

 have appeared and been examined, it would not be safe to 

 state them as distinct. 



The seedlings which I mentioned at the commencement 

 of this Paper, were raised in the garden of the Earl of 

 MouNTNOERig, at Arley Hall, in Worcestershire; the seeds 

 were from the Banksii, and were sown seven years ago. In 

 the year after they were sown, three plants came up. One 



