GARDEN FLOWERS. 3OI 



blue, in June; Cape; 1818. P. Larpentiz (Lady Larpent's) ; 

 half-hardy perennial ; I foot ; flowers deep-blue, in October ; 

 China; 1845. 



PODOCARPUS. [Taxacese.] Half-hardy evergreen shrubs, 

 or rather trees. Soil, loam. Propagated by cuttings of ripe 

 shoots in sand, under glass. 



PODOLEPIS. [Compositae.] Pretty half-hardy annuals. 

 The seeds may be sown in pots, or on a mild hot-bed in 

 April, and planted out in sheltered situations in May for 

 early blooming. A later crop may be had by sowing in the 

 open ground in May. The plants must be well thinned. 

 They grow a foot or upwards in height in rich light garden 

 soil. 



P. chrysantha (golden) ; half-hardy annual ; i foot ; flowers 

 yellow, in July ; New Holland ; 1852. P. gracilis (slender); half- 

 hardy annual ; 18 inches ; flowers rose or white, in July; New 

 Holland; 1826. 



PODOPHYLLUM. Mandrake. [Ranunculacese.] Hardy 

 herbaceous perennial, with showy flowers, and yellow, 

 scarcely edible fruit ; thriving in deep moist loam, in the 

 shade. Propagated by division. The plants are impatient 

 of removal. 



P. peltatum (shield) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers white, 

 in May ; North America ; 1664. P. Emodii is a scarcely known 

 California species. 



PODOTHECA. [Composite.] Annuals of little horticul- 

 tural importance, growing in the open border from seed 

 sown in May. 



POGOGYNE. [Lamiacese.] A hardy annual of easy cul- 

 ture. Common border soil. Propagated by seeds sown in 

 May. 



P. multiflora (many-flowered) ; hardy annual ; 6 inches ; flow- 

 ers lilac, in August ; California; 1836. 



