中国牡丹品种图志（英文版）

　　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.

　　王莲英，北京林业大学博士生导师，我国著名花卉专家，中国花卉协会牡丹芍药分会会长，“中国牡丹城”评审组成员。

Preface
Introduction
General Statements
Wild Species and Their Distribution and Ecological Environment
The Cultivar Groups and Their Disttibutiion
A Brief History of Peony Cultivation
Varietal Classification System
Ecological Habitats and Biological Characteristics
Propagation and Cultivation
Peonies and Their Uses
Famous Peony Gardens
The Criteria for Recording Morphology of Cultivars
Introduction and Development of Chinese Peonies in Other Countries
Cultivar Statements
Single Form
Lotus Form
Chrysanthemum Form
Rose Form
Hundred Proliferate-Flower Form
Anemone Form
Goloden-Circle Form
Crown Form
Globular Form
Crown Proliferate-Flower Form
Reference
Index of Mudan Cultivar Names