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The following are Herbaceous P^eonias : — 
P. edulis albijlbra, single white. 
P. edulis whidiji, superb double white. 
P. edulis Iliiniei, very large double rose. 
Pi edulis fray t-ans, double red, sweet-scented. 
P. edulis Reevesiana, Chinese double purple crimson. 
P. edulis Pvttsii, double blush, very distinct. 
P. odofdta, double lilac. 
P. mutabilis, double rose, changing to blush. 
P. anemoncfora, double dark crimson, very distinct. 
P. officinalis rubra, common double. 
P. officinalis atropurpufea, very dark crimson. 
P. officinalis albicans, changeable white rose, or blush. 
There are several other splendid double varieties in our 
collections, which have not yet bloomed in this country. 
There are also a few very choice single kinds that are desira- 
ble for growing to raise new sorts from ; for it is from the 
single species that the Chinese have been so successful in 
procuring the magnificent double varieties, which are so anx- 
iously and perseveringly sought for. The seeds mature well 
in this country, aud should be sown as soon as ripe ; they 
will vegetate the following spring, and in three years may be 
expected to bloom. ■ The Pasony will grow in any rich, 
loamy soil, which should be at least fifteen inches deep. An 
eastern situation or aspect is best adapted for them in this 
latitude ; but in the more Southern States, they will display 
their flowers better on a northern aspect, or where they will 
be shaded from the sun, but not under the dripping of trees. 
The most suitable time for planting them is in September, 
October, or November. Spring-planted roots never succeed 
well the first year. Paeony moutan and its varieties are all 
of a shrubby nature, and will grow into large bushes, pro- 
ducing from fifty to one hundred blooms of not less than 
fifteen inches in circumference ; they can be propagated by 
division of the root, or by layers. 
Tulips. — As this flower will soon be a decided favourite 
over this mighty country, we will give a minute description 
of the soil most genial to it, at the same time remarking that 
it will grow in almost any soil or situation, though less per- 
fect. Many of the kinds are of the most splendid colours and 
