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PAVETTA. To the species described on p. 35, 
Vol. III., the following should now be added: 
P. montana (mountain). /. pure white, Ixora-like, in terminal 
corymbs. J. long-petioled, oblong-lanceolate, acute. Java. A 
dense, free-growing plant, well adapted for pot culture. 
P. natalensis (Natal). _/l. snow-white, salver-shaped, with very 
long-exserted styles, disposed in handsome, densely cymose 
Soe l. lanceolate, dark, shining green. Natal, 1888. Stove 
shrub. 
PELARGONIUM. The following selection includes 
the most recently introduced varieties, many of which are 
much superior to any of the old ones in richness of colour 
and perfection of form. 
Show Pelargoniums. 
AMBASSADOR, deep rose, distinct dark blotch on upper petals, well- 
formed; BLUEBEARD, light purple, whitish centre, upper petals 
shaded darker, large flowers, good habit ; CORINNA, lower petals 
lilac-rose, upper ones maroon with lighter edge, white centre ; 
CRUSADER, lower petals bright red, crimson-shaded, upper ones 
dark, distinct and free; DUKE OF CLARENCE, lower petals 
scarlet, upper ones maroon, shaded edge, fine shape; DUKE OF 
NORFOLK, crimson-scarlet, dark upper petals, and light centre ; 
EXCELLENT, lower petals light crimson, upper ones maroon- 
crimson, well-formed ; EXPREsS, lower petals rosy-purple, upper 
ones dark, with narrow, rose edge; FRANCES, rosy-purple, dark 
blotch on ape petals, well-formed ; MARION, lower petals rosy- 
purple, dark blotch on upper ones, narrow rose edge, white 
centre ; MARQUIS, rose, dark blotch on upper petals, white centre, 
well-formed; Mystery, lower petals rosy-salmon, upper ones 
dark maroon, rose edge, light centre; PLATO, soft rose, dark 
blotch on upper petals, shaded lighter edge, white centre ; 
WRESTLER, orange-red, maroon blotch on upper petals, white 
centre, large. 
Decorative Pelargoniums. Spotted and Fringed. 
ECLIpsE, salmon-red, dark blotch on all the petals, dwarf and 
free-flowering ; EDWAKD PERKINS, orange-scarlet, dark blotch 
on upper petals, extra fine; HARRY BuCK, upper petals crimson, 
blotched maroon; Monarcu, blush-white, maroon-crimson 
blotch, dwarf habit; PRINCESS MAUD, crimson, shaded white 
edge, white centre; RADIANT, red, lightly feathered crimson, 
heavily blotched dark red on upper petals, excellent habit ; THE 
ay rosy-crimson, dark blotch on upper petals, dwarf, bushy 
abit. 
Fancy Pelargonium. 
AMBASSADRESS, soft lilac-rose, with a white centre, well-formed 
flowers. 
Zonal and Nosegay Pelargoniums, 
Single-flowered Varieties adapted for Pot Culture. ALEXANDER 
ALBRECHT, rich, dark rlet, large truss (also a good bedding- 
out variety) ; AUREA PERFECTA, orange-yellow, a greatly improved 
JEALOUSY, but habit not good; CHARLES MAsoN, scarlet-ver- 
mnilion, large pips and truss, the best scarlet variety yet raised ; 
EpirH LirtLe, delicate rosy-blush, large truss;  EpITH 
STRACHAN, pale salmon, large and well-formed pips, good habit; 
ELLEN CLARK, orange-salmon, good habit, very profuse-flowering 
variety 3, FALSTAFE, let and plum-colour, large truss, free- 
blossoming habit ; ERNATIONAL, white, lightly tinged pink, 
of large size and excellent form; JOHN L. BALDWIN, vermilion- 
scarlet, perfectly-formed pips, plant dwarf and free; Lapy 
FRANCES RUSSELL, delicate pink, white centre, well-formed ; 
Lord TREDEGAR, scarlet, suffused plum, immense flowers of 
excellent form; MAry CLARK, pinkish-salmon, with orange 
tinge, plant free in growth and of good habit; M. MyRIeEL, 
crimson, white centre, the best-formed flowers in this colour; 
Mrs. BARKER, rose, well-formed pips and large truss, good 
habit, the best in its colour; Mrs. DAVID SAUNDERS, lilac-pink, 
large pips; Mrs. MILLER, rich crimson, pips well-formed ; 
PERDITA, salmon, paler edge, very delicate colour, dwarf plant, 
of free growth; QUEEN OF WHITES (improved), very pure, well- 
formed, pips of medium size; REY. Dr. Morris, very rich 
vermilion-scarlet, good shape and large truss; Rey. R. P. 
HARRIES, pale salmon-rose, large truss, free in growth; SAM 
JACOBY, a seedling from H. Jacopy, of a richer and darker 
colour; W. BEALBY, light rosy-scarlet, well-formed pips, dwarf 
plant; WEDDING RING, orange-yellow, with the distinct colour 
of its parent JEALOUSY, but of a free-branching habit. 
Single-flowered Varieties adapted for Bedding. CORSAIR, bright 
scarlet ; HAVELOCK, dark searlet; Lucy MASON, salmon-pink, 
suffused with orange; Rey. Hey, rosy-red, dwarf plant. 
Double-flowered Varieties adapted for Pot Culture. AGULATA, cerise, 
very good habit, one of the very best double Zonals ; CorIN? 
delicate blush-pink; GOLDFINDER, yellowish-orange, dw 
plant, of free growth, extra fine; LorRD Mayor, pink, dwarf 
plant, free-flowering, good winter-blossomer; MADAME DALLOY, 
pinkish-blush, well-formed pips; MOIR», rosy-pink, good pip 
and habit; Mrs. CorDEN, cerise, a very pretty variety; RE 
UMBERTO, bright orange, very distinct. 
Vol. IV. 
foal 
P. selligera (stool-bearing). 
Pelargonium— continued. 
Ivy-leaved Pelargoniums. 
Single-jlowered. MADELEINE REITERHART, bright rose, very free 
flowerer, well adapted for pillar culture. 
Double-jflowered. ALIce CRroussE, rich magenta, free in growth; 
FURSTIN JOSEPHINE VAN HOHENZOLLERN, rosy-red, pips very 
double, and well-formed ; GALILEE, delicate lilac, a pretty shade ; 
LE PRINTEMPS, rosy-pink, very free; MADAME DE WISCH, rosy- 
scarlet, shaded magenta, good pips and truss; MURILLO, rich 
crimson, dwarf habit; SOUVENIR DE CHARLES TURNER, rose 
with purplish tint, large pips, one of the best. 
PELECYPHORA. To the species described on 
p. 65, Vol. III., the following variety should now be added : 
P. aselliformis pectinatus (comb-like). A variety with 
larger scales than the type. (R. G, 1885, p. 25, under name of 
P, pectinatus.) 
PENNISETUM. To the species described on p. 69, 
Vol. III., the following should now be added: 
P. giganteum (gigantic). /l., spikes nodding, solitary or in pairs 
in the upper axils, slender, pedunculate. J. narrow _linear- 
lanceolate. /. 5ft. to 6ft. 1884. An ornamental, stove Grass. 
PENTSTEMON. To the species and varieties de- 
scribed on pp. 71-74, Vol. III., the following should now 
be added: 
P. Cobxa purpurea (purple). /l. rich purple, sparingly shaded 
with violet, much larger than in the type; spikes four to six on 
established plants. 1882, A charming variety. 
Varieties. The following is a selection of the latest 
garden varieties : 
ALEXANDER, red, whitish throat, purple veins. BERLIOZ, violet, 
white throat. CYTHERE, deep red, white throat, purple edge. 
EMILE PALADILHE, amaranth, white throat ; large. ESMERALDA, 
white and lilac. EUGENE LABICHE, purple, shaded red. GOUNOD, 
violet, white throat; large. LEVIATHAN, violet and white. 
MELPOMENE, violet, white throat, netted purple. Mont BLANC, 
pure white. ORPHEE, white and lilac. PAUL BERT, fiery-red, 
white throat; fine. PERLE, mauve and white. VESUVE, deep 
red, white throat. Vicror Tissot, pale rose, salmon throat. 
PERAMIUM. A synonym of Goodyera (which see). 
PERESKIA. To the species described on p. 76, 
Vol. ILf., the following should now be added: 
P. zinnizeflora (Zinnia-flowered). /l. rosy-red, terminal on the 
ripened young shoots, and composed of a whorl of broad, over- 
lapping petals, nearly 2in. across, with a cluster of stamens in 
the centre. Stem erect, woody, branching freely; branches 
bearing oval, acuminate, fleshy, wavy-edged, green leaves, with 
short petioles, and a pair of spines in the axil of each; spine 
cushions on old stems crowded with stout, brown spines. 
Mexico. A well-marked species, in the way of P. Bleo. See 
Fig. 55, p. 586. 
PERISTERIA. To the species described on p. 79, 
Vol. III., the following should now be added: 
P. leta (pleasing). 1. bright yellow, somewhat resembling those 
of P. cerina; sepals and petals spotted dark purple, the former 
oblong, the latter cuneate-rhomboid ; lip with smaller spots than 
those on the sepals and petals ; bracts ovate, tr'angular; raceme 
porrect, several-flowered. /. two or three, plicate, oblong- 
lanceolate,acuminate. Pseudo-bulbs pyriform. Origin unknown. 
1887. 
ji. the same colour as those of 
P. pendula, the epichil being perhaps yellower ; column armless ; 
callus saddle-like, with deep, argute margins, covering the whole 
disk. Demerara, 1887. This is closely related to P. pendula. 
PETUNIA. This free-growing plant still holds its 
own; and it will ever be popular in gardens where free- 
growing subjects are preferred to those with which 
greater skill is required to command success. Some of 
the recent double varieties are very handsome. A good 
addition to those described on p. 86, Vol. III., is given 
below. 
Double Varieties. A 
veins, neatly fringed white. 
ADOLPHE WEICKE, crimson, with darker 
ANTIGONE, deep lilac, shaded rose ; 
large. ARC-EN-CIEL, rich purplish, lightly veined, prettily fim- 
briated. CLEBRITH, pale rose, shaded lilac; large and well- 
formed. C. Nopier, rich purple. CREPUSCULE, purplish, with 
white tips; largeand full, DIABLE BorreuxX, lilac; very large, 
doubly fimbriated. FRISURE, deep crimson. HERMINE, white, 
handsomely fringed. La CHINE, rich reddish-purple, fimbriated. 
La Nuit, deep crimson. MADAME SAUZER, rose, with lilac tint 
and darker veins, prettily fringed. M. BESSAUD, violet, crimson, 
and white; well-formed. Monr CENIS, creamy-white; large, 
fimbriated. MRS. BARCHARD, reddish-purple, with white margin. 
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