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PARKERIA 



1'. gra'ndis (grand). See LYCASTE (PAPHINIA) GRANDIS. 

 lindenia'na (Lindenian). See LVCASTE LINDENIANA. 

 Ra'ndi (Rand's). See LYCASTE RANDI. 

 rugo'sa (wrinkled). See LYCASTE (PAPHINIA) RUGOSA. 

 ,, Kalbre'yeri ( Kalbreyer's) . See LYCASTE RUGOSA 



KALBREYERI. 

 ,, sanderia'na (Sanderian). See LYCASTE RUGOSA 



SANDERIANA. 



PAPPERI'TZIA. (Commemorative of W. Papperitz. 

 Nat. ord. Orchidacese.) 



Stove epiphytical orchid. See ORCHIDS FOR CULTURE. 

 P. Leibo'ldi (Leibold's). Green. Mexico. 1886. 



PAPY'RUS. (From babeer, pronounced papeer, Syrian ; 

 hence papyrus, paper of the Egyptians. Nat. ord. Scde.es 

 [Cyperaceae]. Linn. s-Triandria, i-Monogynia. Now 

 referred to Cyperus.) 



P. antique' rum (ancient). See CYPERUS PAPYRUS. 

 e'legans (elegant). See CYPERUS ELEGANS. 

 laxifto'rus (loose-flowered). See CYPERUS LAXIFLORUS . 

 odora'lus (sweet-scented). See CYPERUS GIGANTEUS. 



PARACA'RYUM. (From para, with, and karuon, a 

 nut ; the fruit is nut-like. Nat. ord. Boraginaceae.) 



Hardy or half-hardy biennials or perennials. Seeds ; 

 division of perennials. Well-drained garden soil. 

 P. anchusoi'des (Anchusa-like). See P. HELIOCARPUM. 

 angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). i. Sky-blue. 



Greece ; Asia Minor. 1899. 

 azu'reum (azure). See P. ANGUSTIFOLIUM. 

 ccelesti'num (sky-blue). 1-2. Blue. July, August. 



Himalaya. 1837. 



corymbiforme (corymb- formed). See P. ANGUSTI- 

 FOLIUM. 

 helioca'rpum (sun-fruited). 1-2. Blue or purple-blue. 



May. Himalaya. 1840. 



rnyosotoi'des (Myosotis-like). i. Blue. August, 

 September. Greece ; Asia Minor. 1838. 



PARADISA'NTHUS. (From paradeisos, a park, Garden 

 of Eden or Paradise, and anthos, a flower ; in allusion to 

 the handsome or striking combination of colours of the 

 flower. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Cool stove, epiphytical orchids. Offsets. Fibre of 

 peat, sphagnum, charcoal, and crocks. 

 P. bahie'nsis (Bahian). White and purple. Bahia, 



Brazil. 



Mose'ni (Mosen's). Green, brown, mauve, purple, 

 white. Brazil. 1881. 



PARADISE, GRAINS OF. The pungent seeds of 

 Amomum Melegueta. They are also known as Guinea 

 Grains and Melegueta Pepper. 



PARADI'SIA. St. Bruno's Lily. (From paradeisos, a 

 park, or Paradise. Nat. ord. Liliaceae.) 



Hardy border perennial. Divisions and seeds. Ordi- 

 nary garden soil. 

 P. Lilia'strum (star-lily), i-ij. White. June. Europe. 



1629. 

 ,, ,, ma'jor (larger). Flowers larger. 



PARAGRA'MMA. See POLYPODIUM. 

 PARAGUAY TEA or MATE. I'lex parague'nsis. 

 PARANEPHE'LIUS UNIFLO'RUS. See LIABUM UNI- 



FLORUM. 



PARA NUT. Bertholle'tia exce'lsa. 

 PARA RUBBER. Heve'a brasilie'nsis. 



PARASITIC PLANTS are such as derive their nourish- 

 ment from other living plants by rooting into their sap- 

 vessels. Examples are the Mistletoe and Dodder, which 

 attach themselves to the stem and branches of some 

 plants; the Hypocistus and the Orobanche, or Broom 

 Rape, affix themselves to the roots of others. The 

 minute fungi which constitute the mildew are also para- 

 sites. There is some doubt whether the Ivy is at all 

 parasitical ; but whether it derives nourishment or not 

 from trees, it certainly checks the respiration, and 

 prevents the free access of light and air to those upon 

 which it attaches. The orchidaceous plants which grow 

 upon dead wood as readily as upon living timber are not 

 parasites; they are termed epiphytes, that is, plants 

 which attach themselves to others, merely to hold them 

 in position, where they can get sufficient light, air, and 

 nourishment. See SAPROPHYTES. 



PARASTRA'NTHUS. (From parastrepho, to invert, 

 and anthos, a flower ; referring to the inverted position 

 of the flowers. Nat. ord. Bellftowers [Campanulaceag]. 

 Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Referred to Lobelia.) 

 P. si'mplex (simple-stalked). See LOBELIA LUTEA. 

 unidenta'tus (one-toothed). See LOBELIA TENELLA. 

 variifo'lius (various- leaved). See LOBELIA VARII- 

 FOLIA. 



PARATRO'PIA TEIJSMANIA'NA. See HEPTAPLEU- 



RUM TOMENTOSUM. 



PARATRO'PIA VENULO'SA. See HEPTAPLEURUM 



VENULOSUM. 



PARDA'NTHUS. (From pardos, a leopard, and 

 anthos, a flower ; referring to the spotted flowers. Nat. 

 ord. Irids [Iridaceae]. Linn. $-Triandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Referred to Belamcanda.) 

 P. chine' 'rtsis (Chinese). See BELAMCANDA PUNCTATA. 



nepale'nsis (Nepanlese). See BELAMCANDA PUNCTATA. 



,, sine'nsis (Chinese). See BELAMCANDA PUNCTATA. 



PARECHTTES THUNBE RGII. See TRACHELOSPER- 



MUM JASMINOIDES. 



PAREIRA BRAVA ROOT. Chondrode'ndron tomen- 

 to'sum. 



PARINA'RIUM. (From parinari, the Guianan name. 

 Nat. ord. Roseworts [Rosaceae]. Linn. 7-Heptandria, i- 

 Monogynia.) 



The rough-skinned or grey plum is the produce of 

 P. exce'lsum. Stove evergreens. Cuttings of ripe shoots 

 in spring, in sand, under a glass, in bottom-heat ; sandy 

 loam and dried leaf-mould. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 



P. campe'strc (field). 6. Yellow. Guiana. 1824. 

 exce'lsum (tall). 60. White. Sierra Leone. 1822. 

 macrophy'llum (large-leaved). 3. White. Sierra 

 Leone. 1822. " Gingerbread Plum." 



PARING and BURNING are never to be practised by 

 the gardener, except for the purpose of charring the turf, 

 and rendering porous the soil cut from the banks of 

 clayey ditches. When this is carefully done, a service- 

 able dressing is obtained. But paring and burning, as a 

 general practice, is extremely wasteful ; and, though it 

 may give a good crop immediately afterwards, never 

 fails, by speedy exhaustion, to demonstrate how great 

 has been the dispersion of carbonaceous matter. 



PA'RIS. (From par, equal ; in allusion to the equal 

 number of leaves, sepals, petals, stamens, and styles. 

 Nat. ord. Liliaceae.) 



Hardy border perennials for shady situations. Seeds ; 

 divisions. Ordinary soil. 

 P. polyphy'lla( many- leaved). J-2. Green, yellow. May. 



Himalaya ; China. 1826. 



quadrifo'lia (four- leaved), i. Yellow-green. May, 

 June. Europe, N. Asia (England). 



PARITTUM ELA'TUM. Cuba Bast. See HIBISCUS 



ELATUS. 



PARIVO'A. (The name in Guiana. Nat. ord. 

 Leguminous Plants [Leguminosas]. Linn. ij-Diadelphia, 

 ^-Decandria. Referred to Eperua.) 

 P. grandifto'ra (large-flowered). See EPERUA GRANDI- 

 FLORA. 



PARK, in the modern acceptation of the word, is an 

 extensive adorned inclosure surrounding the house and 

 gardens, and affording pasturage, either to deer or 

 cattle. But a park, strictly and legally, is a large extent 

 of a man's own ground inclosed and privileged for wild 

 beasts of chase by prescription or by royal grant. 



PARKERIA. (Named after C. S. Parker, its dis- 

 coverer. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 2^-Crypto- 

 gamia, i-Filices. See CERATOPTERIS.) 



Stove Ferns. See FERNS. 

 P. acroslichoi' des (Acrostichum-like) . See CRYPTOGRAMME 



CRISPA ACROSTICHOIDES. 



,, Lockha'rti (Lockhart's). See CERATOPTERIS THALIC- 



TROIDES. 

 pteroi'des (Pteris-like). See CERATOPTERIS THALIC- 



TROIDES PTEROIDES. 



