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P. alpinM7n (Alpine) ; hardy perennial ; 9 inches ; flowers 

 white, in July; Austria; 1759. P- amcBftum ([ovtly) ] hardy 

 annual; 2 feet ; flowers red and white, in June; India; 1830. 

 P. bracteatiim (bracted) ; hardy perennial ; 3 feet ; flowers scar- 

 let, very showy, in May; Siberia; 1817. P. croceum (saf- 

 fron) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers copper-color, in May ; 

 Altai ; 1829. P. iiudicaide (naked-stemmed) ; hardy perennial ; 

 IS inches ; flowers yellow, in July ; Siberia ; 1730. P- orientale 

 (Eastern) ; hardy perennial ; 3 feet ; flowers scarlet, very showy, 

 in May; Armenia; 1714. P- 7?-^^^i- (common corn) ; hardy an- 

 nual ; 2 feet. The garden double-flowered varieties of this plant 

 are very gay, of almost every color, red predominating, and va- 

 riously variegated, and with the petals smooth-edged. P. soinni- 

 ferum (opium-bearing); hardy annual ; 3 to 4 feet. Of this the 

 double varieties only are desirable for gardens. They are of 

 stately aspect, and very handsome ; but diff"er from the last in 

 being formed of a mass of small narrow petals or larger cut- 

 edged ones. The colors are various, chiefly shades of red, pur- 

 ple, white, and blotched. 



Paper Mulberry. See Broussonetia. 



Parnassia. [Parnassiaceae.] Pretty dwarf herbaceous per- 

 ennials. Damp peaty soil. Propagated by division or by 

 seeds. 



P. asarifolia (asarum-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; 

 flowers white, in July ; North America; 18I2. P. Caroliniana 

 (Carolina) ; hardy perennial ; 9 inches ; flowers white, in May ; 

 North America ; 1802. P. palustris (marsh); hardy perennial ; 

 9 inches ; flowers white, in July ; Britain ; North America. 



Pasque-Flower. See Anemone. 



Paulownia. [Scrophulariaceae.] A fine deciduous tree 

 resembling Catalpa, scarcely hardy in New England, except in 

 the most favored spots, in consequence of its producing very 

 robust shoots, which seldom ripen ; but doing well south of 

 New York. Its large bunches of trumpet-shaped, purplish 

 flowers are very handsome. It should be planted in a dry 



