DOUBLE HERBACEOUS HARDY CHINESE AND EUROPEAN PAEONIAS. 
Herbaceous IIakdy Chinese P/EO n i a s—con tin ued. 
Quantity 
Lord Salisbury, rich crimson, very large, rose- 
scented , 3.?. 6 d. 
Louis Renault, 6 lush-rose, centre passing to 
•white, rose- scented 
Louis Van Houtte, purple-crimson, fragrant, 1/6 
Madame Benard, bright rose, rose-scented 
11 Callot, blush-white, rose-scented , is. 6 d. 
11 Cbaumy, rose shading to pin k, fragrant 
11 Furtado, carmine, centre florets tinted 
salmon-rose, rose-scented, is. 
■ ■•••• 11 Guerrin, rose-carmine, rose-scented 
11 Henri, blush-white, 1/6. 
>1 James Odier, rose, centre passing to 
blush, rose-scented 
,1 Lebon, rich rose, rose- seen ted , is. 6 d. 
11 Leman, white, rose-scented 
,, Raquet, deep rose 
11 Varaquiz, rose-carmine, rose-scented 
11 Vilmorin, blush-white , rose-scented 
Madonna, blush , centre white, fragrant 
Marie HouUlon, beautiful rose, rose-scented , 3/6. 
Marshal MacMahon, rose-carmine, very fine 
Modeste Guerrin, rose- magenta, rose-scented, 1/6 
Monsieur Andr6, rose-pink, centre blush 
Ne plus ultra, rich rose, is. 6 d. 
Newton, rose-pink, centre passing to white, laced 
cri mson , rose- seen ted. 
Paul Risbourg, bright rose, fragrant 
Pomponia, carmine-rose , centre tinged salmon, 
rose- seen ted 
Pottsii, rich crimson, with golden anthers , is. 6 d. 
11 caraea, blush, centre primrose passing 
to white, fragrant 
Pourpro de I ache, blush, centre primrose, 
fragrant [ij. 6 d. 
Prince Antoine d’Arenberg, pink, rose-scented, 
ii Charles, rose-purple , centre chamois, 1/6 
»• Imperial, rich crimson - carmine, 
fragrant, 3*. 6 d. 
Quantity 
Prince Prosper, glowing purple-carmine, show- 
ing golden anthers, is. 
Purpurea Biiperba, rich glowing purple, rose- 
scented 
Queen Sophia, rose-pink, passing to blush, rose- 
scented 
Relne des Roses, guard petals deep rose, centre 
chamois-rose, is. 6 d. 
Rosea magna, rose-carmine , centre passing to 
blush-white, rose-scented 
1. maxima, pink, inner florets primrose 
passing to blush, rose-scented 
1, plena, rose, passing to blush, rose-scented 
„ plenissima superba, soft rose, passing 
off blush, rose-scented , is. 6 d. 
n elegans, rose-carmine , centre passing to 
blush, rose-scented 
Rosamond, rose-pink, rose-scented 
Bosy Mora, rose, fragrant 
Rubesceus semi- plena, purple -red, golden 
stamens , may-scented 
Rubra Triumphans, rich deep crimson 
Sidonia, blush-pink, rose-scented , is. 6 d. 
Sinensis grandiflora, full rose, centre delicate 
rose, tinged salmon, rose-scented 
Sir Walter Scott, brilliant rose shading to pink, 
fragrant 
Snowball, pure white, very large, 7/6 
Souvenir d’ Auguste Mllllez, rich purple 
1, de P Exposition Uni verselle, beautiful 
rose, passing off pink, 35. 6 d. 
The Queen, blush-rose, very large, rose-scented, 3/6 
Triomphe du Nord, blush-rose , rose-scented , 3/6 
Triomphe de Paris, white, centre primtose, 
passing to white, rose-scented 
Versicolor, deep rose, centre blush, rose-scented 
Virginia, blush-rose , rose-scented. 
Whitleji, white tinged rose, rose-scented 
HERBACEOUS HARDY EUROPEAN DOUBLE PCEONIAS (Van. of Officinalis). 
MAY-FLO WERIN 3 . 
Plants supplied from October to March. 
The Pceonias enumerated under this heading are very old inhabitants of our gardens, but at the present day 
not so generally known as their merits deserve. The grand double Paeonias from China, rich and magnificent 
as they are, have hardly a representative amongst them, that will compare in brilliancy with the old double 
red Paeony, which, during the month of May, has for three centuries and more enriched English gardens. The 
Double Rose is very beautiful, and the Double White when in bud is the most delicate of pinks. The Anemone 
flowered has unequal petals, and on this account is prized. 
Cultural treatment the same as for the Chinese Pceonias. 
pordoz. each 
Double Red Paeony, rich crimson, very large flosoers abundantly produced 15 
Double Rose Paeony, flowers open full rose and pass off flesh colour, large and fine 15 
Deuble White Paeony, flowers open pale pink and pass off pure white, flowers large and fine... 15 
Double Anemone-flowered Paeony, large rich crimson, petals somewhat irregular , an 
ai t helically shaped flower , 2I 
d.— s. 
HERBACEOUS HARDY SPECIES AND VARIETIES OF SINGLE P^ONIAS. 
MAY AND JUNE-FL 0 WERIN 8 . 
Plants supplied from October to March. 
The species and varieties of Single Pceonias offered in the following list are new to gardens, although 
not new introductions, and we recommend them as fine border plants, possessing considerable character and 
diversity, in foliage, and habit of growth ; some are tall with a fine bold outline, others dwarf and bushy ; 
some have very large poppy-like flowers, others, flowers not unlike water-lilies, while others, again, have 
comparatively small flowers. On the whole, a more interesting class of plants for (lower border decoration it 
would be difficult to find. In 1885 A. W. Tail, Esq., introduced into England, from Portugal, Paeony Broteri, 
and in 1887 our Mr. Barr found the same species in Northern Spain in a Chestnut Grove, also growing with 
,11m Cistus, fully exposed to the sun ; and this year, in Old Castile, he found Paeony mollis, growing on hard 
limestone rocks, at an elevation of fifty feet from the river, and ascending to a considerable height ; on these 
rocks were many fine Alpine plants and Tulipa australis. 
The literature of the Paeony dates from a very recent period ; the first monograph was written in the first 
quarter of the present century, Mr. Sabine having collected together, in his garden at North Mimms, all the 
•ru- C *‘ t * on,as * ie C0l, ld findi and with his friend, Mr. Anderson, made a very careful study of the whole family 
I his was completed in 1816, and February 4th and 18th, 1817, the result was read before the Linnaean Society, 
these plants of Mr. Sabines do not appear to have found their way into private gardens, but possibly the 
occasional collections found in botanic gardens may have been formed from this first recorded collection. 
J. G. Baker, Esq., Royal Herbarian, Kew, always ready with a helping hand, finding that the Single 
l teony was asserting its place in our gardens, prepared a monograph, bringing the knowledge of this family up 
to date, see “ Gardeners' Chronicle," 1884. From these two monographs, and with the kind personal assistance 
ot Mr. Baker, we have put in order our fine collection, which will be ready for delivery in October. 
Cultural treatment same as for Chinese Pceonias . 
