List of Ornamental Trees & Shrubs with Descriptions 89 



P. veitchii is a form with leaves striped green and cream. 

 This makes a handsome veranda plant for large pots. 4 

 feet. 



Pauloicnia imperialis A very beautiful small tree (20 feet), with 

 pendant blue flowers, in large clusters. Hardy. 



Pavetta natalensis (P. caffra) A good compact native shrub, 

 bearing an abundance of small flowers, in corymbs, about 

 Christmas. Very attractive when in bloom. 12 feet. 



*Peach, DouMc-Flowerinff (Amygdalus persica) Most brilliant 

 when in full bloom in September and October. The flowers, 

 white, pink, or deep rose, precede the leaves, and cover the 

 tree with a magnificent blaze of colour. Easily grown and 

 hardy. 15 feet. 



*Petraea volubilis This may be grown as a drooping or weeping 

 shrub as well as a climber, or may be supported in the shrub- 

 bery, or on the lawn by a triangle of posts only. A magni- 

 ficent object when covered with the long bunches of violet 

 flowers, and standing in bloom for a long period. 10 feet. 



*Philadelphus coronarius Very hardy and free flowering. The 

 flowers numerous. One of our best shrubs. 10 feet. 



Many others are well worth growing, and show much 

 variety in form and size of leaves and flowers, although all 

 are white flowering. The popular ones are Falconeri, Gor- 

 donianus, Magdalena, Satsuma, Xepalensis, and Lutzmannii. 



*Photinia glabra (Chinese Hawthorn) Allied to the common Lo- 

 quat. Flowers white, numerous, small, in flat terminal 

 corymbs. A handsome shrub, with laurel-like leaves. 15 

 feet. 



Phyllanthus nivosus A tiny vnriegated shrub of great beauty, 

 for warm districts only. The young foliage opens pink and 

 red and gives the appearance of a mass of flowers. 2^ feet. 



* Pines, various The variety, in the foliage tints of the pines, and 

 the handsome shape of the trees is sufficient reason for their 

 inclusion in large shrubberies, and in all large ornamental 

 planting schemes. Perhaps the varieties which are most use- 

 ful for ornamental work in South Africa are P. canariensis, 

 P. excelsa, and P. insignis, but there are many others really 

 good for the purpose. They require plenty of room for speci- 

 men development, for if planted too closely they soon drop 

 the lower branches and become unsightly. 60 to 100 feet. 



Pittosporum, various species, the best of which are P. tobira, with 

 handsome, dark, glossy foliage, and white, sweetly-scented 

 flowers. P. undulatum, the leaves of which are wavy in out- 

 line. Both are good hardy shrubs. 10-15 feet. 



There is a dainty little species called P. eugenoides which 

 makes a very handsome dwarf shrub. The foliage is small, 

 of a pale metallic green, and the form is very compact. 5 

 feet. 



