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 foliis biternatis, multipartitis: foliolis lanceolatis, undulatis, glabris: corollis læte purpureis, depressis: capsulis glabris.
Habitat in totâ Sibiria.
Pæony with biternate leaves, many-parted. Leaflets lance-shaped, waved, and smooth. Blossom of a bright purple, depressed. Capsules smooth.
Native throughout Siberia.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The empalement shown from the outer side.
2. Seed-buds, chives, and pointals.