. Flowers of the field. Botany. ,^PIC.^T.\ iPaiU'I\. P.^iSn'IA I\'A {Pco 2—5 follicles. (Named from Pfeon, the legendary physician, who cured the wounds of the gods in the Trojan war.) I.* P. eora/lina (Peony).—A herb 3 feet high with fasciculate roots ; leaves glaucous beneath ;flo:cers crimson ; follicles recurved, downy.—A cultivated plant, naturalised on Steep Holm, an island in the Severn.—Fl. May, June. Perennial. Ord. n.—Berberike.'e.—Thf, Barberry \mily Herbs or shrubs with scattered simple or compound lea-ees and polysymmetric flenuers. Sepals 3, or 4 or d ut two wh
. Flowers of the field. Botany. ,^PIC.^T.\ iPaiU'I\. P.^iSn'IA I\'A {Pco 2—5 follicles. (Named from Pfeon, the legendary physician, who cured the wounds of the gods in the Trojan war.) I.* P. eora/lina (Peony).—A herb 3 feet high with fasciculate roots ; leaves glaucous beneath ;flo:cers crimson ; follicles recurved, downy.—A cultivated plant, naturalised on Steep Holm, an island in the Severn.—Fl. May, June. Perennial. Ord. n.—Berberike.'e.—Thf, Barberry \mily Herbs or shrubs with scattered simple or compound lea-ees and polysymmetric flenuers. Sepals 3, or 4 or d ut two whorls, often petaloid. Petals either equal m number-to the sepals and o])posite to them, or twice as manv, often with^ nectaries at their bases. Stamens equal in number to the petals, and opposite to them. Anthers opening by two valves turning upwards. Carpel i, i- chambcred. Seeds i or more. Growing principally in moun- tainous parts of the temperate Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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