Abstract
All who are interested in the genus Pæonia, whether botanists or gardeners, will welcome Colonel Stern's critical review, and the Royal Horticultural Society is to be congratulated in producing such an imposing volume. The author's skill as a horticulturist has earned him a high reputation in the acclimatization of plants, and this talent has been directed during the last twenty-eight years to the cultivation of wild species of peony. With his study of living material, examination of dried specimens in the principal herbaria, and survey of the literature bearing on the genus Pæonia, the author is well equipped to present an authoritative account. He freely acknowledges the assistance which he has received from professional botanists in the elucidation of taxonomic and nomenclatural problems.
A Study of the Genus Pæonia
By F. C. Stern. Pp. viii + 156 + 15 plates. (London: Royal Horticultural Society, 1946.) 63s.
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TAYLOR, G. Peonies. Nature 160, 551–552 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160551a0
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