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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Pedicularis—continued. 
and July. l. deeply pinnatifid, with unequally-toothed, linear- 
. Janceolate segments. Stem simple. h. lft. Europe, &c., 1796. 
(J. F. A. 140.) 
P. megalantha (large-flowered). AH. yellow; corolla large, with 
a tube twice as long as the calyx; beak of galea proboscis-like, 
twisted and trifid; pedicels and calyces villous. June. l. pin- 
natifid, with oblong or ovate, pinnatifid or serrate segments. 
Stem simple. A. bin. to 12in. Himalayas, 1836. (R. G. 943.) 
P. palustris (marsh-loving). fl. dull pink; upper lip of corolla 
obtusely three-lobed, lower broad. May to September. J. lin. to 
Zin. long, linear-oblong, pinnate; segments oblong, crenate, 
obtuse or pinnatifid, the ultimate ones rounded. Stem stout, 
erect, branched above. h. 6in. to 18in. Europe (Britain). (F. D. 
2055 ; Sy. En. B. 996.) 
P. recutita (circumcised). fl. purple, ina compact, leaf 
calyx sometimes hairy; galea of corolla very blunt. 
August. J. pinnatifid, with deeply-toothed segments. Stem 
simple. h. lft. to 14ft. Central Europe, 1787. The habit of this 
0 is singular, the leaves being collected under the spike. 
(J. F. A. 258.) 
spike; 
uly and 
P. rostrata (beaked). fl. pepe borne in a few-flowered raceme ; 
ea of corolla falcately beaked, the beak truncate at apex. 
uly and August. l. pinnate ; leaflets or segments pinnatifid. Stem 
nate. Zin. to 9in. Western Europe, 1819. (J. F. A. 205.) 
e linum (Charles’s Sceptre).* fl. golden-yellow, 
twin or tern, dis in an interrupted spike ; corolla lin. long, 
the lower lip tinged with purple or blood-colour. August. J. pin- 
natifid, with ovate, crenula lobes. Stem few-leaved. h. 3ft. 
to att. Europe, 1793. (F. D. 26.) 
P. spicata (spicate-flowered). f. purple, disposed in a dense, 
elongated spike; galea of corolla straight, obtuse. June. l. four 
(or sometimes five) in a whorl, pinnatitid, with obtuse segments, 
the uppermost ones often quite entire. k. lft. Dahuria, 1827. 
P. sylvatica (sylvan). Red Rattle. fl. rose-colour, loosely spicate ; 
corolla lin. long, with a slender tube. April to July. 4 much as 
in P. palustris, but having the segments acute. Stems many, Sin. 
to 10in. long, decumbent, and ascending from a very short root- 
stock, leafy. Europe (Britain), (F. D. 225; Sy. En. B. 997.) 
. versicolor (various-coloured). jl. parti-coloured, red and 
yellow, or pure yellow, di in an oblong spike ; galea straight, 
8 a in 2 ue she apex 1 er to August. 
pinnate; segments or e rica ckwards, serrated. 
Root fasciculately tuberous. A. Ein. to 12in. Siberia, 1819. 
P. verticillata (whorled).* H. rose-colour or white, pedicellate ; 
galea of corolla straight, toothless and beardless ; sas dense, 
rel rage the May and June. l. pinnate or pin- 
natitid, with oblong or ovate, obtuse, toothed 1 Stem 
i _ erect, nearly simple. h. Ein. to 12in. Europe, 1790. 
PEDILANTHUS (from pedilon, a shoe, and anthos, 
a flower ; alluding to the shape of the blossoms). Slipper 
Spurs. Syn. Crepidaria. ORD. Euphorbiace. A genus 
comprising about fifteen Species of stove shrubs, often 
with fleshy branches, natives of tropical America, from 
Brazil to Mexico and the West Indies. Involucres green 
or coloured, irregular, oblique, disposed in terminal or 
axillary, dichotomous cymes; male flowers several, females 
one, to an involucre. Cauline leaves alternate, entire; 
floral ones frequently opposite. P. tithymaloides, which 
is probably the only species introduced, is a shrub of a 
succulent nature. It thrives in a thoroughly well-drained, 
sandy loam, with the addition of a little well-rotted 
cow-dung. Propagation may be effected by cuttings, 
thoroughly dried at the base, inserted in sand, and 
occasionally very slightly moistened. 
P. tithymaloides (Tithymalus-like). Jew-bush. d 
rather dense, terminal cymes ; fos nll purple, Ban i n. 8 
Summer. . lin. to Sin. long, sub-sessile, cuneate at ovate 
or oblong, acute, often recurved at apex, the margins slightly 
undulated ; cauline ones ovate, long-acuminate. h. aft. to 6ft. 
West Indies, 1874. (B. R. 837; B. M. 2514, under name of 
ae > carinata; L. B. C. 727, under name of E. canalicu- 
a. 
PEDILEA. A synonym of Microstylis (which sec) 
synonym of Wachendorfia 
PEDILONUM. A synonym of Dendrobium. 
PEDROSIA. Included under Lotus (which see). 
PEDUNCLE. A flower-stalk, whether supportin 
cluster of flowers or only a single one. 1 
PEEPUL-TREE. See Ficus religiosa. 
PEGANUM (the old Greek name, used Th 
- phrastus, for Rue, which the plants dnn Onp. 
. umbellately two to many-flowered, or rarely one-flowered. 
Peganum— continued. 
Rutacee. A small genus (four species) of hardy, peren- 
nial, branched herbs. One is broadly dispersed over the 
Mediterranean region and the warmer parts of Asia, and 
the rest are found in Central and Eastern Asia and 
Mexico. Flowers white, rather large; sepals four or five, 
narrow, often leafy and pinnatifid; petals four or five, 
spreading, entire; peduncles one-flowered, opposite the 
leaves, sub-terminal. Leaves alternate, entire or irregu- 
larly multifid, not dotted. P. Harmala may occasionally 
be met with in English gardens. It thrives in any light 
soil, and may be multiplied by divisions of the root. 
o (from the Arabic name). . green-veined, with 
entire calyces. July and August. l. multifid into linear lobes. 
Root woody. h. lft. Europe, 1570. (S. F. G. 456.) 
PEG-WOOD. A name applied to Cornus sanguinea 
and Euonymus europaeus. 
PEIRESCIA. A synonym of Pereskia (which see). 
PELARGONIUM (from pelargos, a stork; in 
allusion to the beak of the fruit, which resembles a 
stork’s bill—at least, as much as the Geranium does that 
of a crane). Stork’s Bill. Including Campylia, Giconium, 
Grenvillea, Hoarea, Jenkinsonia, Otidia, Phymatanthus, 
and Seymouria. ORD. Geraniacew. An extensive genus 
(about 170 species have been described) of, for the 
most part, greenhouse, glabrous or pubescent, perennial 
herbs, shrubs, or sub-shrubs, of variable habit, natives, 
for the most part, of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers irregular; sepals five, imbricate, connate at 
base, the upper segment having a spur which is ad- 
nate to the pedicel; corolla of five petals (sometimes 
four or two); peduncles axillary, opposite the leaves, 
Leaves opposite or rarely alternate, entire, dentate, lobed, 
or variously divided, stipular. But few of the species are 
now in general cultivation, having been, to a great extent, 
superseded by the numerous handsome hybrid forms. 
Except where otherwise stated, the species described 
are South African, and require greenhouse treatment. 
It would be difficult to name a more popular plant 
for gardens of every description than the Pelargonium. 
The several sections into which the varieties are 
divided owe their origin principally to hybridising and 
cross-breeding some of the species indigenous to the 
Cape; and few, if any, subjects that have ever been 
taken in hand have so richly and liberally rewarded 
the hybridist’s labour. Throughout the whole year, the 
Zonal section plays a most important part in furnishing 
cut flowers, and also decorative plants, for greenhouse, 
room, and window embellishment ; in summer, this section 
is invaluable for bedding, and is largely represented in 
the flower garden, though not to the extent, in many 
places, that it was a few years since. Show, Decora- 
tive, and Fancy Pelargoniums are exceedingly floriferous 
and showy, their flowering season being spring and early 
summer. The Ivy-leaved sorts form an important and 
very useful section; many are of trailing habit, and 
may be used for vases, &c., with good effect. A collec- 
tion of Cape species and hybrids is far too rarely seen, 
as the flowers of many, although small, are beautifully 
and delicately marked, and the habit of the plants is 
generally very compact. Wherever Pelargoniums for 
greenhouse decoration are grown, a selection from the 
species and hybrids should be included. Their leaves 
are frequently sweet-scented, and useful for mixing with 
flowers of many other genera; and the plants, when 
blossoming, afford much more than ordinary interest. 
PROPAGATION. Pelargoniums of every description are 
readily raised from seeds, and the natural habit of the 
species and single-flowered varieties is generally that of 
bearing seeds somewhat freely. The seed vessels should 
be collected just before they burst, and put into a paper 
bag to ripen. Some cultivators sow at once, but the 
