DOUBLE PjEONIAS, CHINESE AND OFFICINALIS. 
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Herbaceous Hardy Chinese P/eonias —continued. 
A Purchasers can make their own selections at the rate of 2 51. per dozen , or 2 s. 6d. each , /row those var- 
ieties not priced. All the varieties quoted are first class sorts; no one need therefore hesitate in selecting the 
colours they prefer , as the flowers are sure to please. 
1830 Alexander, light carmine-rose, fragrant 
1831 Amabilis, satin-rose 
1832 Ambroise Verschaffelt, rich purple, rose-scented 
1833 Armida, rose-lilac , centre pink, tinged salmon , 
rose-scented 
1834 Atro-sanguinea, purple , golden anthers 
1835 August d'Hour, rose, passing to blush, fragrant 
1836 Auguste van Geert, rose-pink, rose-scented, 1/6 
1837 Baron James Rothschild 
1838 Beauty Franeaise, fine rose, is. 6 d. 
1839 BeautS Villecourt, rose, pink centre 
1840 Belle Douaisienne, white, laced purple, is. 6 d. 
1841 Bossuet, magenta-rose, fragrant 
1842 Buckil, intense crimson-purple, rose-scented , 1/6 
1843 Carnea, delicate flesh colour, is. 6 d. 
1844 Carnea elegans, delicate pink, passing to white 
1845 Charles Belleyme, is. 6 d. 
1846 Charles Binder, magenta-rose , rose-scented, 1/6 
1847 Clarlsse, rose, rose-scented, is. 6 d. 
1848 Comte de Cussii, rose, fragrant, 15. 6 d. 
1849 Comte de Paris, rose, centre rose-pink, rose- 
scented 
1850 Coralie Mathieu 
1851 Count Munster, rich purple-crimson , rose-scented 
1852 Decaisne, deep rose, fragrant, is. 6 d. 
1853 Delache, deep red, is. 
1864 Doyen d'Enghien, rose, ij. 
1855 Dr. Britonnau, satin-rose , centre white 
1856 Dr. Nestor Pelassy, rose-pink , rose-scented, 1/6 
1857 Dubois Duval, rose, centre salmon, rose-scented 
1858 Due de Cazes, rose to purple, fragrant, is. 6 d. 
1859 Duchesse de Modena, rose, centre blush, ij. 6 d. 
1860 Duchesse d'Orleans 
1861 Eclatante, rich purple, ij. 
1862 Edulis fragrans, bright carmine, rose-scented, 1/6 
1863 ,, superba, carmine-rose, is. 
1864 Etendard du Grand Homme, brilliant rose , very 
large, rose-scented, 35. 6 d. 
1865 Eugenie Verdier, rose, centre white, is. 6 d. 
1866 Formosa, blush , centre primrose, is. 
1867 Fragrans, /w// rose, rose-scented, is. 
1868 Francis Ortigat, rich purple, rose-scented, is, 
1869 Fulgida, deep rose, is. 6 d. 
1870 General Bedeau, rose, centre sulphur, very fra- 
grant, 1 s. 6 d. 
1871 Globosa, deep pink, centre florets primrose, is. id. 
1872 Grandiflora carnea, ij. 6 d. 
1873 Henri IV., rose-pink, rose-scented 
1874 Humile, ij. 
1876 Humei carnea, rose passing to blush, centre 
blush changing to white, rose-scented 
1876 Incomparabilis, rose, shaded purple, fragrant., is. 
1877 Insignis, rose-carmine, rose-scented , is. 
1878 Isabelle Karlitzky, carmine-rose, rose-scented, 1/6 
1879 John Fraser, rose, shading to pink 
1880 Joseph Chamberlain, rich pm pie-crimson, 3/6 
1881 Josephine Parmentier, rose, tinged purple, rose- 
scented, ij. 6 d. 
1882 Jupiter, fine rose, fragrant 
1883 La Sublime, rose-pink, rose-scented, is. 
1884 L’Esptfrance, deep rose 
1886 Leonle, blush-white, fragrant, 3J. 6 d. 
1886 Lord Salisbury, rich crimson, very large , frag- 
rant, 3J. 6 d. 
1887 Louis Renault, blush-rose, centre passing to 
white, rose- scented 
1888 Louis Van Houtte, purple-crimson, fragrant, 1/6 
1889 Madame Benard, bright rose, rose-scented 
1890 ,, Callot, blush-white, rose-scented is. 6 d. 
1891 ,, Chaumy, rose shading to pink, fragrant 
1892 ,, Furt ado, carmine, centre florets tinted 
salmon-rose , rose-scented, ij. 
1893 ,, Guerrin, rose-carmine 
1894 ,, James Odier, rose, centre passing to 
blush, rose-scented 
1895 ,, Lebon, rich rose, rose-scented, ij. Cd. 
1896 Madame Leman, blush, passing to white, rose- 
scented 
1897 ,, Muynard 
1898 ,, Raquet, deep rose 
1899 ,, Schmidt, purple-crimson, showing 
golden anthers, fragrant 
1900 ,, Senet, delicate rose, passing to blush, 
rose-scented 
1901 ,, Varaquiz, rose-pink, rose-scented 
1902 ,, Vilmorin, blush-white , rose-scented, 1/6 
1903 Madonna, blush, centre white, is. 6 d. 
1904 Marshal MacMahon, rose-carmine, rose-scented 
1906 Marquln, rose, centre tinged primrose, fragrant 
ij. 6d. 
1906 Modeste Guerrin, rose-magenta, rose-scented, 1/6 
1907 Monsieur Galland, blush 
1908 ,, Roussillon, creamy-white, rose-scented, 
1909 Neom 6, full rose, rose-scented [ij. 6 d. 
1910 Ne plus ultra, rich rose, is. 
1911 Nobilissima, full deep rose, rose- scented 
1912 Odorata cramoisi, glowing purple-crimson, 
showing yellow anthers, fragrant, ij. 6d. 
1913 Pio IX., light crimson 
1914 Pomponia, carmine-rose, centre tinged salmon, 
lose- seen ted 
1915 Tottsil, rich crimson, with golden anthers, is. 6d. 
1916 ,, carnea, blush, centre primrose passing 
to white, fragrant, ij. 6d. 
1917 Pourpre de Lache, is. 6d. 
1918 Prince Antoine d’Arenberg, pink, rose-scented, 
is. 6a. 
1919 ,, Charles, rose-purple , centre chamois, 1/6 
1920 ,, Imperial, rich crimson - carmine, 
fragrant 
1921 ,, Prosper, glowing pur pie-car mine, show- 
ing golden anthers, ij. 
1922 Purpurea superba, rich glowing purple, rose- 
scented, ij. 6d. 
1923 Queen Sophia, rose-pink , passing to blush, rose- 
scented 
1924 Reine des Roses, guard petals deep rose, centre 
chamois-rose, is. 6d. 
1925 Rosea magna, rose-carmine, centre passing to 
blush-white, rose-scented , is. 6 d. 
1926 ,, maxima, pink, inner florets primrose 
passing to blush, rose-scented, 
1927 ,, plena, rose, passing to blush, rose-scented 
1928 ,, plenissima superba 
1929 ,, prsecox, rose, early-flowering , ij. 6 d. 
1930 ,, elegans, rose-carmine , centre passing to 
blush, rose-scented, is. 6 d. 
1931 Rosamond, rose-pink, rose-scented 
1932 Rosy Morn, rose, fragrant 
1933 Rubescens semi-plena, purple-red, golden 
stamens 
1934 Rubra Triumphans, rich deep crimson 
1935 Sidonia, full rose, centre tinged salmon , rose- 
scented 
1936 Sinensis grandiflora, full rose, centre, delicate 
rose, tinged salmon 
1937 Sir Walter Scott, brilliant rose shading to pink, 
fragrant 
1938 Souvenir d’Auguste Milliez, rich purple 
1939 „ de F Exposition Universelle, rose- 
purple 
1940 Superba 
1941 Tasso, ij. 6d. 
1942 The Queen, blush-rose, very large, rose-scented, 3/6 
1943 Tricolor superba 
1944 Triomphe du Nord, blush-rose , rose-scented 
1945 Triomphe de Paris, blush white, centre primrose, 
passing to white, rose-scented 
1946 Versicolor, deep rose, centre florets salmon-rose 
1947 Virglnie, blush-rose, rose-scented 
1948 Waterloo, white , tinged peach, centre white 
1949 Whitleji, white tinged rose, rose-scented 
HERBACEOUS HARDY EUROPEAN DOUBLE PiEONIAS ( Varieties of Officinalis), May-flowering. 
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 Pceonias from China, rich and magnificent 
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