HERBACEOUS HARDY SINGLE P^EONIAS. 39 
Herbaceous Hardy Single Paconias -continued. 
some have very large poppy-like flowers, others, flowers not unlike water lilies, while others again have 
would 'be dffficuTuo find 6 "' ^ Wh °' e ' 3 m ° re interestin g class of P la “'s dower border 'decoration it 
rhe literature of the Pajony dates from a very recent period, the first monograph was written the first 
quarter of the present century, Mr. Sabine having collected together, in his garden at North Mimms all the 
fwi 6 Tt" 135 he C0U d j nd ’ an< J Wlth ,lis friend ' Mr - Anderson, made a very careful study of the whole 
family, rins was completed in 1816, and February 4th and 18th, 1817, the result was read before the Linncean 
fife P, an f s of N r ' Sabines do not appear to have found their way into private gardens, but possibly 
the occasiOTal collections found in botanic gardens may have been formed from this first recorded collecting. X 
J. <J. Baker, Lsq„ Royal Herbarian, Kew, always ready witli a helping hand, finding that the Single 
to dftc W fe/ S r e i ng • P r£ e 111 T r 5r detls A P re P ared a monograph, bringing the knowledgfof this family up 
of M Baker wf have becTaht 't 8 ® 4 ' , From , thesc tw ? monographs, Ind with the kind personal assistant 
October k ' bee “ b put m order our fme collection . which will be ready for delivery in 
Cultural treatment same at for Chinese Patonias. 
OUR OWN SELECTION OF SINGLE P/EONIAS. 
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1866 Alblflora “O ' Pure white flowers of fine form, with yellow stamens 7 6 
” rosea, /«// rose, each petal feathered white, yellow stamens ' i f, 
loco A ” , rose going- off to pink, yellow stamens, dwarf growth i 
1868 Anomala, rich, crimson, yellow stamens, elegantly cut foliar? t 2 
1869 Arietina, crimson going ofi r to bright rose * ^ ? 
J5I® - Anderspnii; """ " "I ; I 6 
1877 Rrntnrt I Baxterl ( Officinalis Baxterl),//,,. crimson flower, and fresh green foliage ' i 6 
1872 Broterl (new ) rich crimson golden anthers, stem and leafstalks coral-red, a very distinct, handsome 
P '^Gardeners' ^ 0 ^ 1 ^ * 886 ’ «* ^ red «« 
1873 Brown id an American species, undone of the most 'distinctive in character of any. A high Alpine 5 
SUCC t b °" ™* w ° r/! ’ wher ‘ its roots Will be dry in Winter and the plant not 
exposed to the scorching rays of the Summer sun. Small short leathery red or golden petals, with 
lobed fleshy disk, and finely cut foliage, height i ft. r ■ , 
I87fi TWerl* 1 w crimson, rounded petals and yellow stamens ; the ripe seeds are very ornamental a 6 
1876 Decora, flowers numerous, opening crimson and going off deep rose \ 6 
” PoU^f u fl T erS great 0n a statt!y pla ” ( ' rick crimson going off deep rose. T Y Y Y T' ' 2 6 
^^/to^ers targe, rich crimson going off a fine full rose T 6 
1878 Hybrlda, rich crimson, yellow stamens, elegantly cut foliage * a 
1879 Humllls, crimson, yellow stamens, dwarf compact growth a 6 
i5 bata » rich cerise-salmon, very unusual colour, distinctly iobed fiiiiaeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii | < 
i qqo ^ crocar P a * cr i-mson, going off rose, very distinct elegant foliage 2 6 
:S var. Jonathan Gibson, crimson passing to rose, foliage Vcry 'dwny.". ^. . TTTTTT” a 6 
1883 Mollis, rich crimson, anthers golden, foliage downy ~ /? 
1884 Officinalis anemoniflora (a), rich crimson, stamens replaced by crimson striped ''yeUm\'']piraiiy 3 
1005 ,, , . Iw'ttfd petals (j oz z g 
1B8A ” ” ... (b) ' r, ch crimson, the spirally twisted petals are yellow, striped crimson.. 2 o 
1888 .» rosea, nek deep rose, stamens yeltmo 26 
}*®J „ t> Sabin!, rich deep crimson, yellow stamens, fiouier resembles a Large red water lily Z 2 
1888 Paradoxa flmbriata (the double purple Pasony), the effect of the neat double flowers is enhanced by 
the projecting purple stamens ; the plant is dwarf, compact, and bushv „ „ 
1889 Peregrin*, rich crimson, anthers yellow 1 ° 
ISO? ” byzantlna (a), crimson passing off rose, anthers yellow t 6 
’ ’ ” (b), crimson, anthers yellcrw, dense bushy growth 2 6 
~ 8 "„ .. ’1 compacta, crimson, yellow stamens, dwarf bushy plant T r- 
1893 Russi (Bot. Mag.), crimson, going off rose 2 ^ 
1894 Tenuifolia, rich crimson flowers, nestl ing amongst the finely divided leaves that crowd the top of the stalk i o 
i TH+IUtof o I l< Z gC \ doub . le crimson flowers nestling amongst finely divided leaves 2 6 
1®*® srnat ^ a (Daurlca), crimson, going off to rose, very distinct plant .... 2 <5 
1897 Wltt m an nl a n a, creamy white, seeds rich toral-red ; ; * | 
PST Amateurs who have Single Paconias, we shall esteem it a favour to be informed what sorts they possess 
and W Ly hClpwfll'te Zst'afcepfable ^ ^ ^ °‘ ^ ^ ^ V3rietieS exist in 8 ardens ' 
LIST OF HARDY ANNUALS FOR AUTUMN SOWING. 
The seed may be sown in a prepared bed, and transplanted in October, or sown where intended to flower. 
_ . . . per pkt — 8 . i. 
Bartoula aurea, golden-yellow, 1 1 ft 3 d. & o 6 
Calandrinia, speclosa or alba, .1 fi. 3d & o 6 
Calliopsis, tall, 2 ft.; or dwarf, x ft 3 d . & o 6 
Candytuft, Dunnettl, rich crimson, 1 il.. 3 d & o 6 
Clarkia, pulchella, mixed, 2 ft 3 d. & o 6 
,, Tom Thumb, mixed, 1 ft .....3d. & o 6 
Collinsla, bicolor or alba, 1 ft 3 d. & o 6 
Eschscholtzla, mixed, 1 ft 3 Sc o 6 
Butoca vlsclda, rich blue, 1 ft 3d. & o 6 
Gllla tricolor rosea, rose and white, '7 ft. . 3 d & o 6 
Hymenoxle callfornlca, yellow, i ft 3d. & o 6 
Ionopsldlum acaule, pale blue, \ ft 0 6 
Lasthenla callfornlca, yellow, ^"ft ...3d. & o 6 
Leptoslphon roseus, J ft .....3d. & o 6 
King Street, Covent Garden, 1886.] 
, , per pkt.— #. d. 
Llmnanthes grandlflora, yellow, J ft 3d. & o 6 
Llnarla blpartlta, mixed, 1 ft 3d. & o 6 
Lobel’s Catchfly, pink, 1 ft 3d. & o 6 
Nemopbila. Insignia or alba, i ft 3d. & o 6 
Oxyura chryaanthemoideB, yelii/w, z ft... 3d. & o 6 
Platystemon califomlcum, sulphur, J ft. 3d. & o 6 
Saponarla calabrlca, pink, £ ft 3d. & o 6 
Sllene, pendula or alba, 1 ft 3d. & o 6 
,, ,, compacta or alba, 1 ft 3d. & o 6 
Sweet Alyssum, white, i ft 3d. & o 6 
Venus' Looking glasa, blue or white, jft.,3<r. & o 6 
Vlacarla cardlnalle, magenta, 1 ft 3d. & o 6 
Whltlavla, mixed, 1 ft 3d. & o 6 
