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THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Pseudolarix—continued. 
from the European Larches by the cones having deciduous 
scales, with divergent points. For culture, see Pinus. 
. Keempferi (Kempfer’s).* l. in bundles on the adult branches, 
—— api Pes aa go and yore ie slim, linear-lanceo- 
late, tapering to the point, 1}in. to 2}in. long, one line broad, 
beautiful bright green when young, but becoming golden-yellow 
in autumn. cones pendulous, din. long, 2sin. wide near the base, 
conical, with deciduous scales. Branches similar to those of 
Larix europea. h. 120ft. to 130ft. China. See Fig. 305. (F. d. S. 
1777.) SYN. Larix Kæmpferi. 
Fig. 303. BRANCH OF PSEUDOLARIX KAMPFERI, WITH MALE CATKINS. 
PSEUDOPANAX (from pseudos, false, and Panaz). 
ORD. Araliacee. A genus comprising four species of 
greenhouse, evergreen, glabrous shrubs or small trees, 
two of which are from New Zealand, and the others 
natives of Chili. Flowers in small, racemose or paniculate 
umbels; petals and stamens five, the former valvate ; 
pedicels articulated below the flowers. Frnit sub-globose. 
Leaves digitate or simple; leaflets coriaceous, often 
slightly toothed. The two species here described are those 
introduced to cultivation. For culture, see Aralia. 
P, crassifolium (thick-leaved). Z. alternate, 2ft. long, and about 
lin. broad, thick and fleshy, having a few obtuse, distant lobes 
along the edges, which end in a short spine; upper surface 
dark geo midrib prominent, deep orange. h. 10ft. New 
Zealand, 1846, Syns. Aralia crassifolia, Panax crassifolium, 
P. longissimum. A garden variety, known as punctata, is 
in cultivation; the leaves are not so thick as those of the 
type, the marginal lobes are not so blunt, and the colour is 
dark  olive-green, with a continuous line of emerald -green 
blotches all along, on either side of the midrib. 
© Lessonii (Lesson’s). fl. rather large; umbels branched, on 
stout peduncles ; pedicels racemose. fr. ovoid, }in. long. l, on 
old plants, three to five-foliolate ; leaflets lin. to ĝin. long, sessile, 
oblong- or obovate-lanceolate, slightly acute, sinuate-serrate or 
quite entire, very thick and coriaceous; petioles 4in. to Sin. 
long. New Zealand. A small, glabrous tree, with very stout 
branches. Syn. Aralia trifolia. 
. A prefix, in Greek composition, signi- 
PSEUDOS. 
fying false; e.g., Psendo-costate, false-ribbed. 
PSEUDOSCORDUM. 
scordum (which see). 
PSEUDOTSUGA (from pseudos, false, and Tsuga). 
Orv. Conifere. A monotypic genus, the species being 
a tall, hardy, evergreen tree. For culture, &c., see Pinus. 
A large number of forms, sports, or seedling variations, 
are grown in some nurseries, under distinctive names. 
a lasii (Douglas’).* L i i 
Basson -s ite ts Hin Mea — ——— krape pedali 
Ain. long, Hin. to 13in, broad; scales broad, rounded, with con- 
spicuous, projecting, deeply-toothed bracts. A. 100ft. to 180ft. 
Notho- 
A synonym of 
Pseudotsuga—continued. i , 
North America, 1826. A splendid tree, requi a somewhat 
sheltered position, not near the sea-coast. (R. H. 1868, P. 152, 
under name of P. Lindleyana.) SYN. Abies Douglasii. There 
are several varieties, the best of which are: ; 
P. D. pendula (drooping). A variety with elegant, drooping 
branches. h. 50ft. » a — 
P. D. Standishii (Standish’s). A seedling, with larger leaves 
than the type, ithe a deeper green tint above, and quite silvery 
beneath. 
. D. taxifolia (Yew-leaved). A form with longer leaves and 
= ‘ — — branches, of much dwarfer habit, 
; and more massive, than tae. normal 
species, 
PSIDIUM (from Psidion, the 
Greek name of the Pomegranate). 
Guava. Orp. Myrtacee. A genus 
of stove trees, shrubs, or rarely sub- 
shrubs, often villous or tomentose, all 
(perhaps with the exception of one 
inhabiting tropical Eastern Asia) 
natives of tropical and sub-tropical 
America, one being broadly cultivated 
over the tropical regions of the globe. 
Upwards of 100 species have been 
enumerated, but, according to the 
authors of the “ Genera Plantarum,” 
this number may be considerably re- 
duced. Flowers rather large or rarely 
small, on axillary or lateral, one to 
three (rarely many) flowered pe- 
duncles, cymose; calyx tube cam- 
panulate, urceolate, or pear-shaped, 
scarcely exceeding the ovary, or more 
or less produced; lobes of limb four 
or five; petals four or five, spreading. 
Berries globose, ovoid, or pyriform, 
crowned with the calyx limb, or 
. naked; seeds few or many, sub- 
reniform,* hard. Leaves opposite, penniveined. The 
species thrive best in a compost of sandy, fibry loam, 
FIG. 304. FRUITING BRANCH OF PsIDIUM CATTLEYANUM 
(much reduced). 
