Poppy-like Pæony.
CLASS XIII. ORDER VI.
POLYANDRIA HEXAGYNIA. Many Chives. Six Pointals.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx 5-phyllus. Petala 5. Styli 0. Capsulæ polyspermæ.
Cup 5-leaved. Petals 5. Pointal none. Capsules many-seeded.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Pæonia caule suffruticoso ramoso: folia alternatim bipinnata, subtus glauca: petiolis longis, canaliculatis, amplexicaulibus: floribus semi-duplicibus, albis, ad basin eleganter purpureo radiatis: capsula orbiculata, continens sex loculamenta, in quibus singulis sunt duo semina.
Pæony with a shrubby stem branching beneath: leaves alternately two-winged, and glaucous beneath, with long footstalks, channelled, and embracing the stem. Flowers semi-double, white, but elegantly radiated at the base with a purple colour: capsule orbicular, containing six cells, with two seeds in each.
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