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them, for I have never known any to thrive far from it. P. ciliaris 

 has a handsome white blossom. Why is P. fur ens handicapped 

 with such an adjective ? 



Perowskia atriplicifolia is a sage-Hke shrub of no great interest, 

 with hoary foHage, and wands of purple blossom in late autumn. 



PersooniUy a handsome race of Australians, seem to belong to 

 the greenhouse. Some attain to trees, and must be very beautiful. 

 The " Botanical Magazine " figures P, linearis most attractively. 

 Another beautiful Australian race, of which I do not possess a 

 specimen, is Petrophila^ of the order of Protea. It seems doubtful 

 if Petrophila is represented in England at all for the moment. 



Petteria ramentacia is a Dalmatian, and was there recorded by 

 Herr Franz Petter. This uncommon little pea-flowered plant 

 resembles a small laburnum, and graces the sunny rockery. 



Peumus citriodoray from Chili, makes a very handsome and 

 shining evergreen shrub in a shady and sheltered nook. The 

 foliage is wonderfully spicy and fragrant, and a happy plant will 

 prove a pleasant neighbour. 



The great family of Philadelphus, the Mock Oranges, need not 

 detain us, but among my favourites is, for once, a hybrid: Gauntlett's 

 P. " Monster,'^ a magnificent flowering shrub worthy of its name. 

 It grows 15 feet high in a year or two, and pours forth a Niagara 

 of huge and fragrant flowers. P. purpuretis maculatus is of more 

 modest size, and the snow-white blossom has a purple heart and a 

 precious fragrance all its own. They are hardy, but P. mexicanm^ 

 my favourite, will thank you for a wall. This produces large semi- 

 double flowers of a creamy white, most exquisitely scented. It 

 has a pendulous habit, and is almost an evergreen in our climate. 



Philesia magellanica is a rather difficult little Chilian, not often 



