. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. DOUBLE HIGH-CENTRED PEONIES. disclose ten to thirty seeds, about the size of peas, the fertile ones blue-black and the sterile of a bright scarlet, the effect being even more decorative than the flower displav. P. Wittmanniana, from Persia, flowers single, primrose yellow. The Tree Pseony, or Paeonia Moutan, was introduced over 100 years ago, and has probably been cultivated by the Chinese for more than 1,000 years. It is perfectly hardy, but occasionally gets badly crippled by spring frosts and cut
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. DOUBLE HIGH-CENTRED PEONIES. disclose ten to thirty seeds, about the size of peas, the fertile ones blue-black and the sterile of a bright scarlet, the effect being even more decorative than the flower displav. P. Wittmanniana, from Persia, flowers single, primrose yellow. The Tree Pseony, or Paeonia Moutan, was introduced over 100 years ago, and has probably been cultivated by the Chinese for more than 1,000 years. It is perfectly hardy, but occasionally gets badly crippled by spring frosts and cutting winds, owing to its habit of starting into growth very early in the year. For this reason it should be retarded as much as possible, by planting in a position where it gets but little sunshine, especially morning sunshine, this being particularly dangerous to frozen shoots and buds, which if allowed to thaw. THREE SINGLE VARIETIES. gradually in the shade Take little harm, but are speedily destroyed if the sun reaches them while they are still in a frozen state. Cutting winds from the north and east often play havoc with the swelling buds, and young leaves and plants are rendered unsightly for a whole season owing to this cause. For this reason it is well that shelter should be arranged towards the direction froili which these devastating winds blow, in order that a season's display may not be sacrificed in this way. W inter protection is often synonymous with coddling, which, in the case of Tree Pseonies, is disastrous in its consequences, as it forwards the growth and renders it more susceptible, instead of retarding and consolidating it. The only description of protection that is admissible i i an open wire canopy, over which a mat may be thrown on Irosty nights, and even this will not be requisite unless the buds are far advanced. The Tree Paeony, although revelling in rich soil, is not so much incommoded by the lack of it as is the herbaceous Paeony. Many fine plants o
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