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PLATE LXIV.
PÆONIA ALBIFLORA.
White Pæony.

CLASS XIII. ORDER II.

POLYANDRIA DIGYNIA. Many Chives. Two Pointals.

GENERIC CHARACTER.

Calyx. Perianthium pentaphyllum, parvum, persistens; foliolis subrotundis, concavis, reflexis, inequalibus magnitudine et situ.

Corolla. Petala quinque, subrotunda, concava, basi angustiora, patentia, maxima.

Stamina. Filamenta numerosa, capillaria. Antheræ oblongæ, quadrangulæ, erectæ, quadriloculares, magnæ.