. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. P^ONIA 1189 Peonies are rarely attacked by any insect, i iingous disease, m-itlii-r clci tli<-y reiiuire any flowc dens. Nearly :i!i ot ihr "lie thousand or more named Uouhio varieiics u'lnwii :a jiresent have been obtained by crossiiii; tin- varimis of P. albiflora and offici- nalis. In i
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. P^ONIA 1189 Peonies are rarely attacked by any insect, i iingous disease, m-itlii-r clci tli<-y reiiuire any flowc dens. Nearly :i!i ot ihr "lie thousand or more named Uouhio varieiics u'lnwii :a jiresent have been obtained by crossiiii; tin- varimis of P. albiflora and offici- nalis. In 2-4 double varieties were Itnown. The single-llewering sorts are not so popular as the double ones, for thev do not keep as long when cut and faile mure ra| when on the plant. .S'-)^ triow in all kinds of soil, but do best in a ilri ji, rirU. ratli. r ^t loam. A clay subsoil, if well .liaiiH il, i- \ â â \-y Im nriiilal when blooms are desired, but the iiiImI' faiiiii) in lighter soil if grown for pru]iat;atiiif; [mrijuses. In preparing the bed trench the soil thor(inj;bly two or more feet deep, working in a great quantity of good rich cow manure, as the plants are gross feeders. The ground should be kept well tilled, and an annual top-dressing put above the plants in November; this should be forked into the soil the next spring. Peonies should have a liberal supply of water at all times, and especially while in bloom. Liquid manure, when applied during the growing sea- son and at a time when the ground is drv. trivr-s :::...m1 returns, both in the growth of the plant <;- ..f the Planting. âThe crowns should be set _' iiele^ h. Imh the surface. In transplanting, it is a t^mni idi a to re move all the old earth so as to start with fresh, unim- poverished soil next to the roots. The flowers produced on small divided plants are likely to be imperfect, but when thoroughly established a plant will continue to bloom if undisturbed
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