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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
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P. coronata (crowned). A., spadix at first erect, eventually 
nodding. Baos thick and rather straight; flowering ones 
distichous, fruiting ones coaretate-fasciculate, fr. ellipsoid, 
crowning the disk-like pe 1 ae innatisect, with a glabrous 
rachis ; segments thick, elongated 5 0 acuminate, the upper 
ones truncately incised at the apex. 15ft. to 20ft. high. 
Java, 1848. SYN. Seaforthia pa te apn 
P. globosa (globose), A synonym of Calyptrocalyx spicatus. 
P. Kuhlii (Kuhl). fl, spadix nodding, with straight, thick, 
pees branches, fr. distichous, ellipsoid, obtuse, smooth. 
l, pinnatisect, with the rachis slightly scaly ; segments ten to 
thirteen on each side, falcate-lanceolate, very acuminate, the 
upper ones truncately cut at the apex, and sub- equally cuneate 
at the base. Trunk mediocre or rather tall. Java, 1875. SYNS. 
Piychosperma Kuhlii, Seaforthia Kuhlii. 
P. latisecta (broadly cut). fl., spadix long-pedunculate, erecto- 
patent, trifid. fr. (immature), according to Martius, oblo 
. id, slightly acute, = l. pinnatisect, with the rachis 
ote-punctate ; ts falcate-lanceolate, very much acumi- 
nate, sometimes bifid, the terminal one very broad, truncate at 
apex, and incised-toothed. A. 15ft. Sumatra. SYN. Seaforthia 
P. maculata ( 3 pinne broad, sessile, pen- 
spotted). 
— 8 ‘he SA and spotted on the upper side with 
dark green. Stem slender, — Philippines. a beautiful 
8 d. H. 1863, 361. 
ear. late, acuminate, pinnate: — Trunk 
Skt. to 12ft. h. Penang and Malacca. Syn. Seaforthia 
P. gn gegen spadix green when in te red when 
in Tr. orangea diw, ellipsoid, Zin. long. l. Akt. to 5ft. 
0 a e outline, sheathing at the base. 
‘Stem m eree aT n B. H. 6681. f ab base, Sumatra. 
5 (Ternate Island). fl., branches of spadix spirally 
Poni ag? L 1210 long, 2m hago o-nerved, lanceo- 
late, falciform segments, the largest pi which are long. 
Stem simple. SYN. Areca — — of gardens. 
Veitch's). I. oblong, tapering at the base, trunca 
bed at the apex, mottled green above, with . — 
claret- coloured beneath. Borneo, 1879. A 
e ee (F. d. S. 2405-6 ; R. G. 1880, 264.) 
ä no Pincers are at band £ for use wni the 
garden hammer. ; 
PINCKNEYA ‘ntti after an American botanist 
of the name of Pinckney). Syns. Pinknea, Pinkneya. 
ORD. Rubiacew. A monotypic genus. The species is a 
small tree; it is usually grown im a greenhouse, but 
thrives very well in the open air, against a south wall, 
and in a compost of loam and peat. Propagated by 
euttings of the ripened shoots, inserted in sandy peat, 
under a handlight. 
P. pubens (downy). Bitter Bark-tree. fl. rose, purple-spotted, 
rather large, pubescent, bracteolate, disposed in terminal and 
axillary corymbs; calyx lobes pink; corolla funnel-shaped, with 
a five-cleft, recurved limb, beyond which the five stamens project. 
Summer. l ample, opposite, stalked, oval, acute at both ends, 
tomentose beneath, as well as the branches. Branches opposite. 
h. 20ft. Carolina to Florida, 1786. (F. d. S. 1937.) This species 
is more conspicuous by reason of the large, pink bracts sub- 
tending the inflorescence, than for the purp: e-spotted corolla, 
PINCUSHION FLOWER. See Scabiosa. 
‘PINE. See Pinus. The name is also applied to 
several other genera. 
PINE-APPLE (Ananas sativa). The Pine-apple 
is a native of tropical America; it has also become 
naturalised, and grows in abundance, in some of the hot 
parts of Asia and Africa. -It was introduced into this 
country about the end of the seventeenth century, and, 
after some thirty or forty years, the plant seems to 
have been cultivated for the use of its fruit. In 
high to apt the plant's requirements was far more 
those days, the maintenance of a temperature sufficiently- 
Pine-apple—continued. 
difficult to accomplish than now, when suitable struc- 
tures and all the modern appliances for heating are 
at command. Little is recorded of the success at- 
tending Pine-apple culture when first attempted; but, 
after the introduction of hot-water pipes, and, doubtless, 
also from the cultural requirements being much better 
understood, its cultivation, both for private consumption 
and for market, was, for a time, generally practised 
with much greater success than had hitherto been pos- 
sible. Less than twenty years ago, the importation of ripe 
fruits, chiefly from the Azores, began in earnest, to meet 
the increased demand; and Pine-growing has gradually 
decreased in this country, the space and the attention 
of cultivators being devoted instead to fruits, &., 
that are in more general demand, require less heat, 
and are not to be imported in such an excellent condi- 
tion. First-class English-grown Pine-apples are still 
considered by many to be the finest and best in the 
world; but, so long as fresh, well-swelled fruits of the 
Smooth-leaved Cayenne variety can be imported to arrive 
little inferior in quality, it is more than likely that 
English Pine-growing will not again be practised to the 
extent it was previously. There are, however, still many 
gardens from which Pine-apples are expected in greater 
or less quantity; in some, the work attending their 
culture is rather laborious, especially where the neces- 
sary bottom-heat has to be mainly obtained from the 
plunging material, which generally consists of Oak-leaves 
or 
PROPAGATION. This may be accomplished by seeds, 
crowns, gills, cuttings of the stem or dormant buds, 
and suckers. Seeds may be sown in shallow pans or 
pots of light, sandy soil, which should be placed in a 
bottom heat of about 85deg. or 90deg., and covered with 
a bell glass. The seedlings, when they are large enough 
to handle, should be potted in light, peaty soil, and grown 
on in a high temperature until they are large enough to 
be treated like ordinary plants obtained by other means. 
Crowns are procured from the points of the fruits ; they 
should be inserted, so soon as the fruit is used, in 
small pots of rather dry soil, and be plunged in a 
strong bottom heat. Crowns are principally utilised when 
the variety is rather shy in producing suckers; they do 
not form such good plants, nor are they considered to 
produce such heavy fruits, as suckers. A longer period 
is also required to bring them to a fruiting stage. Gills 
are offshoots, something like small suckers, that are pro- 
duced just below the fruit. They are not often used for 
propagating, except in the case of rare sorts. Cuttings 
of the stem, or propagation from dormant eyes, is 
another method pursued when suckers are scarce. The 
leaves may be removed from the stems of plants whose 
fruits have been cut, when the stems should be cut in 
pieces, or, better still, laid intact in shallow boxes, 
which should be thoroughly drained. They should be 
covered with at least lin. of light soil, and panes of 
glass should be laid over the top. If subjected to bottom 
heat, most of the dormant buds which were formed at 
the base of each leaf will, in due course, start growth 
as young plants. They may be removed carefully, when 
large enough, and treated as seedlings, Suckers afford 
the chief supply for effecting an increase; they are 
usually procurable from plants when the latter arrive at 
the fruiting stage. After the fruit is cut, the suckers 
grow fast from the base, and it is often a good practice 
to allow them to remain on the old stools until they 
attain a large size. They may be detached, and potted 
off singly; but it is not advisable to do this during 
the winter months: from March, in spring, to a period 
not later than September, in autumn, should be taken as 
a limit. In the preparation of suckers for inserting, all 
that is necessary is to carefully remove them, by taking 
hold close to the base, and twisting gently, forward and 
