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

 white, in July; Austria; 1759. P. amoenum (lovely); hardy 

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

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

 let, very show}-, in May ; Siberia ; 1817. P. crocetwi (saf- 

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

 Altai; 1829. P. ;zz^^/^«/^/^ (naked-stemmed) ; hardy perennial; 

 18 inches ; flowers yellow, in July ; Siberia ; 1730. P. Orientate 

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

 in May ; Armenia; 17 14. Z'. T?//^^^" (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- 

 fertiut (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 differ 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. [Hypericaceae.] Prett}^ dwarf herbaceous per- 

 ennials. Damp peat}^ soil. Propagated by division or by 

 seeds. 



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

 flowers white, in July ; North America; 18 12. P. Carotiniana 

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

 North America ; 1802. P. patust?'is (marsh) ; hardy perennial ; 

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



Pasque-Flower. See Anemone. 



Paulownia. [Scrophularineae.] A fine deciduous tree 

 allied to Catalpa, scarcely hardy in New England, except in 

 the most favored spots, in consequence of its producing ver)' 

 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 



