This book - Chinese Tree Peony (Xibei, Xinan, Jiangnan Volume) has been prepared for many years. I am now very pleased to read its manuscripts, the book being to be pub lished to the public recently.

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This is a monograph related to Chinese tree peony cultivars and the cultivars' resources. There are 9 chapters, describing the origin and development, resources status quo, genetic diver sity of tree peony; elaborating the advances of tree peony cultivars' strategy in the tree peony industrial development. Furthermore, it introduces the his torical changes and development, cultivars constituent, ecology habit, cultural technique, de velopment prospect and the 430 main cultivars of Xibei(Northwest), Xinan(Southwest) and Jiangnan(South of the Changjiang River) tree peony cultivar groups and Yan'an sub-group, E'xi sub-group. At the same time, the Handi(Cold area) tree peony is also introduced.

The book introduces Chinese tree peony completely, systematically and describes it in detail to readers, focusing on its beauty and limitless prospect.

                Foreword

                Preface

                    Chapter 1

                 Germplasm Resources 

1.1 The Origin and Evolution of Wild Species

1.2 The Status of Wild Germplasm Resources and Their Protection

1.3 Research and Use of Wild Germplasm Resources

                    Chapter 2

                The Origin of Cultivars 

2.1 The Origin of Cultivars and the Cultivated Variety Group

2.2 The Development of Horticultural Varieties of Tree Peony in Each Dynasty

2.3 The Study and Use of Cultivar Resources

                    Chapter 3                                                 f ~)

                The Evolution of Cultivars 

3.1 The Evolution of Flower Color and Blotch

3.2 The Evolution of Floral Organs

3.3 The Formation and Evolution of the Proliferation Flower

3.4 The Discussion of the Evolutional Rule of the Flower Form

                    Chapter 4

                 Cultivar Classification 

4.1 Advances of Research in Cultivar Classification

4.2 Classification System of Chinese Tree Peony Cultivars

                  Chapter 6 

        Cultivar Improvement and Industrial Development 

5.1 Chinese Tree Peony's Brief Breeding History and Its Development Trend ...

5.2 The Cultivar Improvement, Industrialization and Development

                 Xibei Cultivar Group 

6.1 General

6.2 Cultivation Technique

6.3 Major Cultivars of Xibei Cultivar Group

                  Chapter 7

                Xinan Cultivar Group 

7.1 General

7.2 Cultivation Technique

7.3 Major Cultivars of Xinan Cultivar Group

                  Chapter 8

               Jiangnan Cultivar Group 

8.1 General Statements

8.2 Cultivation Technique

8.3 Major Cultivars of Jiangnan Cultivar Group

                  Chapter 9

             Other Tree Peony Cultivar Groups 

9.1 Yah'an Tree Peonies

9.2 Exi Tree Peonies

9.3 Cold Area Tree Peony

                    References 

               Index of Cultivars Names