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PELARGONIUM 



P. articula'ta (jointed). J. Purple. S. Africa. 

 asperiflo'ra (rough-flowered), i- Dull purple, inside 



white, dotted with crimson. S. Africa. 1910. 

 mammilla'ris (teated). See BOUCEROSIA MAMMIL- 



LARIS. 

 saxa'tilis (rock). ^j. Blackish-purple. S. Africa. 



1904. 



PE'CTIS. (From pecten, a comb; referring to the 

 pappus teeth. Nat. ord. Compositae.) 



Half-hardy annual. Seeds in % gentle heat, and the 

 seedlings planted out in May. Ordinary soil. 

 P. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). Yellow, fragrant. N.W. 

 Amer. 1865. 



PEDA'LTUM. (From pedalion, a rudder ; in allusion 

 to the spreading spines on the fruit. Nat. ord. Pedali- 

 aceas.) 



A slightly branched stove annual, producing large 

 flowers, singly, in the axils of the leaves. Seeds. Fibrous 

 loam, leaf -mould, and sand. 



P. Mu'rex (purple-fish). 1-2. Yellow. India and Trop. 

 Africa. 



PEDICULA'RIS. Lousewort. (From pediculus, a 

 louse ; supposed effect on sheep eating it. Nat. ord. 

 Fiivorts [Scrophulariacea?). Linn, i \-Didynamia, 2- 

 Angiospermia. Allied to Melampyrum.) 



Seeds and cuttings. Loam and peat ; the great pro- 

 portion require the cold pit in winter. Sce'ptrum-Caroli'- 

 num is a giant among them, and one of the most beauti- 

 ful. Most or all of them are half parasitical and might 

 be sown amongst grass in the bog garden, in the case 

 of the hardy species. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



P. adsce'ndens (ascending). J. Red. July. Switzer- 

 land. 1819. 

 a'tro-ru'bens (dark red). i. Dark red. July. 



Switzerland. 1819. 

 ccinade'nsis (Canadian). \. Yellow. July. N. Amer. 



1780. 



como'sa (tufted), i. Yellow. July. Italy. 1775. 

 ,, compa'cta (closQ-headed). i. Yellow. July. Siberia. 



1815. 

 cu'rvipes (curved-stalked). . Rose. Himalaya. 



1900. 

 dolichorrhi'za (long-rooted). Golden-yellow. Central 



Asia. 1884. 



e'legans (elegant). Purple. June. Siberia. 1827. 

 fla'va. (yellow). J. Yellow, with red stripes. July. 



Siberia. 1828. 

 Hoffmei'steri (Hoffmeister's). i. Bright yellow. 



Himalaya, &c. 1836. 

 incarna' ta (flesh-coloured). J. Pink. June. Austria. 



1796. 

 megala'ntha (large-flowered). 1-2. Rose-purple. 



Himalaya. 



Oe'.deri (06der's). Yellow. July. N. Europe. 1827. 

 pa'llida (pale). Yellow. July. N. Amer. 1826. 

 palu'stris (marsh). 2. Purple. June. Britain. 

 probosci'dea (nosed). Purple. June. Siberia. 1827. 

 ro'sea (rosy). Rose. July. S. Europe. 1825. 

 ru'bens (ruddy). See P. ULIGINOSA. 

 specio'sa (showy). Purple. June. Siberia. 1827. 

 sp ica 'ta (spiked), i Purple. June. Dahuria. 1827. 

 stria' ta (channelled). Yellow, crimson. June. 



Dahuria. 1826. 



sylva'tica (wood), i. Pink. August. Britain. 

 uligino'sa (marshy). Red. May. Altai Mountains. 



1827. Annual. 



HALF-HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



P. ar0fam7o'/z'a(Abrotanum-leaved). i. Yellow. June. 



Siberia. 1816. 



euphrasioi' des (eyebright-like). ij. Purple. Siberia. 

 1816. 



/fo'wwtftz (flame), i. Yellow, scarlet. July. Switzer- 

 land. 1775- 



folio'sa. (leafy), i. Cream. July. Austria. 1785. 



gyrofle'xa. (circular). . Purple. July. Switzerland. 

 1819. 



mo' His (soft-leaved), i. Purple. June. Nepaul. 

 1850. 



,, myriophy'lla (myriad-leaved) . See P. ABROTANIFOLIA. 



P. recuti'ta (circumcised), f. Purple. June. Austria. 



1787. 

 resupina'ta (lying-back), i. Purple. July. Siberia. 



1816. 

 rostra'ta (beaked). J. Purple. June. Switzerland. 



1819. 

 Sce'ptrum-Caroli'num (Charles' s-sceptre). 5. Yellow. 



July. Sweden. 1793. 

 tuberd'sa( tuberous), i. Yellow. June. Switzerland. 



1799. 

 uncina'ta(hook-flou'ered). i. Yellow. July. Siberia. 



1815. 



,, versi 'color (party-coloured). See P. OEDERI. 

 verticilla'ta (whorled). i. Rose. July. Austria. 



1790. 



PEDILA'NTHUS. (From pedilon, a shoe, and antftos, a 

 flower ; in allusion to the form of the flower. Nat. ord. 

 Euphorbiaceae.) 



Dry stove succulent shrubs. Cuttings allowed to dry 

 ! for some days before insertion in sand, kept very mode- 

 rately moist. When rooted they may be potted in loam, 

 i some well-decayed and dried cow manure, with a large 

 j proportion of finely broken bricks and sand, kept very 

 1 dry in winter. Winter temp., 60 to 65 ; summer, 65 

 i to 80. 



j P. bractea'tus (large-bracted). ij. August. 1809. 

 padifo'lius (Padus-leaved). i. S. Amer. 

 tithymaloi'des (Tithymalus-leaved) . 2-3. Red. S. 



Amer. 1874. 



,, varifga'tusi variegated). Leaves edged with white. 

 variega'tus cuculla'tvs (hooded). Leaves hooded 

 or cupped. 



PE'GANTJM. (From peganon, rue, and Peganon agrion 



1 is Peganum Harmala, of Linnasus. Nat. ord. Rutaceae.) 



Hardy, evergreen herb. Cuttings in sand in a cold 



frame during summer. Ordinary garden soil, of a light 



character. 



P. crithmifo'lium (Crithmum-leaved) . See C. HARMALA. 

 Ha'rmala (Harmala). i. White, with green veins. 

 July, August. Mediterranean region. 1570. 

 " Syrian Rue." 



PEG-WOOD. Co'rnus sangui'nea, and Euo'nymus euro- 

 pa'us. 



PEIRE'SCIA. See PERESKIA. 



PELARGO'NIUM. Stork's-bill. (From pelargos, a 

 stork ; referring to the beak-like formation of the ripe 

 seed-pod. Nat. ord. Cranesbills [Geraniaceae]. Linn. 

 i6-Monadelphia, ^-Heptandria.) 



All natives of South Africa, except where otherwise 

 mentioned. Seeds ; cuttings in light soil. Fibrous loam, 

 leaf-mould, well-rotted cow manure, and sand. 



GREENHOUSE BIENNIALS AND ANNUALS. 

 P. anemonifo'lium (Anemone- leaved). See P. MYRRHI- 



FOLIUM BETONICUM. 



canarie'nse (Canary), ij. White, red. August. 



Canaries. 1802. 

 caucalifo'lium (Caucalis-leaved) . J. White or flesh, 



with red veins. July. 1812. Biennial. 

 chamadrifo'liwn (Chamaedrys-leaved) of Harvey. J. 



Purple. May. Annual or biennial. 

 coriandrifo'lium (coriander-leaved). See P. MYRRHI- 



FOLIUM CORIANDRIFOLIUM. 



fumarioi'des (Fumaria-like). J-i. Bright crimson. 



July. 1862. Annual or biennial. 

 ,, humifu'sum (trailing). See P. PARVULUM. 

 ,, pa'rvidum (very-small), i- Red. June. 1801. 



Annual or biennial. 

 senedoi'des (groundsel-like). }. White. June. 1775. 



Annual. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 



P. alchemilloi'des (AlchemUla-like). i. Pink. June. 



1693. 

 althizoi'des (marsh-mallow-like). J. White. May. 



1724. 



Andre'wsii (Andrews's). Blush. June. 1802. 

 bla'ndum (soft). Blush. 1801. 

 ,, chamtzdrifo'lium (Chamaedr\^s-leaved) of Jacquin. i. 



White. May. 1812. 



ci'nctum (girt). \. White, crimson. 1862. 

 columbi'num (dove's- foot). \ Purple. August. 1795. 



