1900 SUPPLEMENT—RECENT INTRODUCTIONS, 
Prunus—continued. 
very handsome. A. 4ft. to 12ft. 
or small tree, allied to P. insititia. 
preserves. (G. & F. 1890, p. 429, f. 53.) 
P. Amygdalus, See Amygdalus communis. 
P. angustifolia @arrow-leaved) A synonym of Cerasus 
Chicasa. 
P. Armeniaca, See Armeniaca vulgaris. 
P. baldschuanica (Baldschuan). ji. red; calyx tube ovate- 
cylindric. 72. obovate-elliptic, coarsely and doubly serrated. 
Otherwise closely resembling P. divaricata. Baldschuan, Bok- 
hara, 1890. Shrub or dwarf tree. (R. G. 1890, t. 613.) 
P. candicans (whitish). A synonym of Cerasus Chicasa. 
P. Capuli (Capollin). The correct name of Cerasus Capollin. 
P. cerasifera is a form of P. divaricata. 
P. Cerasus. See Cerasus Caproniana. 
P. Chamezcerasus. See Cerasus Chameecerasus. 
P. Chicasa (Chicasaw Plum). See Cerasus Chicasa. 
P. Cocomilia (Cocomilia). Febrifuge Plum. /. white, borne 
on short, twin peduncles. fr. yellow, ovate-oblong, mucronate, 
somewhat acid. J. obovate, crenulate, glabrous, glandular. 
h. 20ft. Calabria, 1824. 
P. communis (common). The name adopted by some botanists 
to include P. domestica, P. insititia, and P. spinosa, which are 
regarded by them merely as sub-species. 
P. c. Pruneauliana (Pruneaul’s).* #. white, produced in such 
abundance as to quite cover the twigs. Of this fine variety 
there is a double form. 
P. curdica. This is described as “intermediate between 
P. spinosa and P. insititia.” Asia Minor, 1896. 
P. Davidiana alba (white). This is a white variety of the 
species described in Vol. III. as Persica Davidiana. 
P. divaricata atropurpurea (dark purple). 
name of P. Pissardii. 
P. d. contorta (twisted). 
- twisted, and is of more fastigiate habit than the type. 
Syn. P. cerasifera contorta (R. H. 1895, p. 201, f. 57). 
P. domestica damascena (Damascene). Damson. /r. dark 
violet, small, oblong or slightly elongated, edible. 
P. d. Plantierii (Plantier’s). 1. pure white, semi-double, pro- 
duced in abundance, and succeeded by black Plums of good 
flavour. 1885. Garden variety. 
P. fruticans (shrubby). A form of P. spinosa. 
P. glandulosa (glandular). A synonym of P. japonica. 
P. humilis (dwarf). #. 4in. across, solitary or in pairs on a 
short peduncle ; petals white, with a short, red claw. fr. sin. 
long, bright red, ovoid-globose. J. l4in. to 2in. long, shortly 
Pees elliptic-ovate, serrulate. Branches slender, erect. 
. 4ft. North China, before 1873. (B. M. 73365.) 
Pennsylvania, 1890. A shrub 
The fruits are used for 
The correct 
This variety has the leaves spirally 
1895, 
P. japonica, of Carritre (R. H. 1873, p. 457, f. 41). A ‘rare 
species. 
P. hybrida reptans (hybrid, creeping). (. red. Branches 
paces divaricate. 1886, Garden hybrid. (R. H. 1886, 
pp. 7.) 
P. h. stricta (erect). jl. white. Branches erect. 1886. Garden 
hybrid. (R. G. 1886, pp. 416-7.) 
P. Jacquemontii (Jacquemont’s). jf. often in pairs, very 
shortly pedicellate; calyx tube fin. to jin. long; petals pink, 
4in. broad, orbicular; stamens about twenty. May. J. 2in. 
to 2sin. long, ovate, ovate-lanceolate, elliptic, or nearly 
obovate, acute or acuminate, serrulate; petioles in. long. 
h. 6ft. to 10ft. North-west Himalayas, 1886. Hardy shrub. 
(B. M. 6976.) A rare species. 
P. japonica (Japanese). The correct name of P. sinensis. 
Syn. P. glandulosa. 
P. j. sphzerica (spherical). This form only differs from the 
type in its somewhat larger, spherical fruits. (R. H. 1887, 
p. 468, f. 156.) There is a garden seedling of this variety 
called preecor. (R. H. 1892, p. 488, f. 142-3.) 
P. japonica (of Thunberg). A synonym of P. humilis. 
P, juliana. St. Julian Plum. /r. dark violet, small. There 
is a pendulous form of this, introduced in 1889. 
P. maritima pygmeza (pigmy). fr. red or purplish, smaller 
than in the type. /. softly pubescent or tomentose beneath, 
h. 4ft. to 5ft. orth America, 1756. 
P. Miqueliana (Miquel’s). j. pale pink or white, corymbose 
on short, leafy shoots; pedicels and calyx sparsely hairy. 
i. deeply and irregularly cut, having two orange glands at 
the base, and, as well as the petioles and young shoots, 
ubescent. Otherwise like P. subhirtella. “Japan, 1888. 
iG. & F. 1888, pp. 196, 199, f. 37.) 
P. Mume Alphandi (Alphand’s). 
double, rose-pink flowers. Japan, 1885, 
SYN. Armeniqca Mume Alphandi, 
A variety having semi- 
(R. H. 1885, p. 564.) 
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Prunus—continued. 
P. Myrobalana (Myrobalan). 
cerasifera. 
P. orthosepala (straight-sepaled). 1. white, with exserted, 
orange-coloured stamens. fr. globose, about lin. in diameter, 
on a stout, rigid stalk about 4in. long; skin very dark blue 
or nearly black, with glaucous bloom; flesh of good flavour 
and quality, juicy, yellow. A. 4ft. to 5ft. Texas, 1894. A 
densely-branched, twiggy shrub, (G. & F. 1894, p. 184, f. 34.) 
P. Padus. See Cerasus Padus. 
P. pendula (pendulous).* #. of a soft rose, freely produced. 
March and April. Japan. Of pendulous habit. It is closely 
allied to P. subhirtella. Syn. Cerasus pendula rosea, under 
which name it is generally found in commerce. 
P. Pissardii is a variety (atropwrpurea) of P. divaricata. 
P. prostrata (prostrate). The correct name of Amygdalus 
incana. A nice shrub for a sunny rockery. 
P. Pseudo-Cerasus. Of this there are several varieties with 
double flowers, the best of which are JAMES H. VEITCH, fl. pl. 
luteo (with yellow foliage), and Watereri. This is usually 
catalogued as a Cerasus. 
P. Puddum (Puddum).* 7. rose-red or white, solitary, fascicled 
or umbellate ; petals obovate or linear-oblong ; peduncles 4in. 
to lin. long. Jr. oblong or ellipsoid, with red or yellowish, acid 
flesh. J. 3in. to Sin. long, ovate- or oblong-lanceolate, caudate- 
acuminate, sharply and often doubly serrated. Temperate 
Himalayas. A large tree, of brilliant appearance when in 
flower. SyN. Cerasus Puddum. 
P. pygmea (pigmy). A form of P. maritima. 
P. serotina (late). The correct name of P. salicifolia. The 
fruits of this species are known as Capollins, Capoulinos, 
or Capulinos. 
P. sibirica. See Armeniaca sibirica. 
P. spinosa fruticans (shrubby). il. arising before the leaves, 
A synonym of P. (divaricata) 
solitary or twin. (fr, reddish-yellow, _pubescent-velvety, 
globular, sweet. J/. ovate-sub-orbicular, slightly cordate at 
base and doubly toothed. France, &c. This variety is also 
known as macrocarpa. 
P. subcordata (somewhat cordate). 
the ordinary Plum. J. roundish, finely 
cordate at base. California, 1889. Shrub. 
P. tomentosa (downy). (/l. white, sub-sessile, solitary, or in 
fascicles of two to four. J. broadly elliptic, shortly cuspidate, 
with small serratures, the under-surface, as well as the new 
shoots, tomentose. Japan. (R. G., t. 853.) 
P. virginiana. See Cerasus virginiana. 
P. Watsoni (Watson's). fr. gin. in diameter; skin thick, 
bright orange-red, without bloom; flesh juicy, bright yellow, 
edible and sometimes of good quality although slightly 
austere. Kansas, &c., 1894. A twiggy, dwarf Plum. (G. & F. 
1894, p. 134, f. 25.) 
PSAMMISIA. According to the compilers of the 
““Index Kewensis,’’ P. aclerophy lta is a distinct species, 
and not the same as P. sarcantha. 
PSEUDO. False or spurious; e.g., the Pseudo-bulb 
in Orchids. 
PSEUDO-BOMBYCES. Sce Moths. 
PSEUDO-CHZ NOMELES MAULEI. A synonym 
of Pyrus Maulei (which see). 
PSEUDOCOCCUS ULICIS.° See Mealy Bug. 
PSEUDOGALTONIA (from pseudos, false, and 
Galtonia ; in allusion to the resemblance). Orv. Liliacex. 
A monotypic genus. The species is a greenhouse, bulbous 
plant. For culture, see Galtonia. 
P. Pechuellii (Pechuelli’s). . greenish, sin. long, with 
obtuse segments, united in their lower two-thirds, and short 
stamens ; raceme dense, sixty- to eighty-flowered ; peduncle stiffly 
erect, overtopping the leaves. J. six to eight, fleshy, erect, 
lanceolate, above lft. long. Damara Land, 1886. Bulb large, 
crowned with bristles. Syn. Lindnera fibrillosa. 
PSEUDOMONAS CAMPESTRIS. 
Rot of Cabbage. 
PSEUDOPHGENIX (from pseudo, false, and Pheniz, 
alluding to the resemblance in general aspect to the 
kindred genus Pheniz). Orv. Palme. A monotypic 
genus. The species is a stove Palm, requiring similar 
culture to Phoenix (which see). 
P. Sargentii (Sargent’s). j., spadix panicled, about 3ft. long 
and broad. fr. bright orange or red, jin. in diameter. 
Z. pinnate, 44ft. long; leaflets lanceolate, acuminate, lft. to 
lift. long, glaucous beneath. A. 25ft. Florida, 1887, (G. C. 
1888, iv., p. > G. & F., i., 1888, pp. 353, 355.) 
ji. resembling those of 
serrated, slightly 
See Black 
