PALAVA 197 



Oxa'lis — continiied. 



0. Gornicula'ta ru'hra is similar to above, except 

 that the foliage is deep crimson-brown. A 

 beautiful little plant for a rockery, but apt to 

 run riot. 



0. ro'sea. Height 6 ins. Is a deep rosy-purple 

 Chilian flower, handsome for pot work. 1826. 



O. tropceloi'des. Height 3 ins. Has deep yellow 

 flowers and bronze foliage. 



0. valdivien'sis. Height 6 ins. A lemon-yellow 

 variety. From ChiH, 1862. 



Sow iV in. deep where they are to grow in a 

 warm sandy soil in March, thinned out to 3 ins. 

 apart, when they should be in bloom at the end 

 of June. 



Oxyu'ra chrysanthemoi'des. See Layia calliglossa. 



P.e'ony-Flowered Poppy. See Papaver somniferum. 



P^'oNY Poppy. See Papaver somniferum. 



Pansy. See Viola. 



Peacock Poppy. See Papaver pavoninum. 



PalaVa (named after a Spanish botanist). Nat. Ord. 



Malvacew. 



P. Jlexuo'sa. An elegant little half-hardy plant, 

 bushy and covered with little mallow-like 

 blooms of a mauve colour with white centre 

 and crimson stamens, 9 ins. high. It flowers 

 in June onwards. A native of Peru, 1866. 



