Chinese peony, Paeonia lactiflora

Chinese peony, Paeonia lactiflora. Native of China, introduced by English botanist John Reeves of the East India Company. Mr. Reeve's paeony, Paeonia edulis reevesiana. Handcoloured engraving after a botanical illustration by Frederick William Smith from Joseph Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants, Volume 1, Orr and Smith, London, 1834

1834 Botanical Art Botanical Illustration Botanist East India Company Frederick William Smith Joseph Paxton Magazine Of Botany Orr And Smith Plant Hunter Register Of Flowering Plants Volume 1

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