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PENTAPANAX 



P. intramargina'lis (intramarginal) . i. Mexico. 1828. 

 involu'ia (rolled-inward). E. Africa. 

 ,, sagitta'ta (arrow-shaped). See P. CORDATA SAGITTATA. 

 ternifo'lia (three- leafleted). i-i|. Trop.Amer. 1838. 



PELLIO'NIA. (Commemorative of A.M. J.Alphonse 

 Pellion. Nat. ord. Urticacese.) 



Perennial, creeping stove herbs, with handsome 

 foliage. Divisions or cuttings at various times. Loam, 

 leaf-mould, or peat and sand. They succeed best in a 

 moist atmosphere, in pots, or planted out in borders of 

 the stove. 

 P. daveaita'na (Daveauan) . -fa. Leaves bronzy, with pale 



markings. Cochin-China . 1880. 

 ,, vi'ridis (green). ^. Leaves clear green, with 



indistinct white markings. 1882. 

 java'nica (Javanese). Malaya. 

 pu'lchra (beautiful). &. Leaves dark bronzy-brown, 

 with green markings. Cochin-China. 1883. 



PELLITORY Parieta'na offlcina'lis. 

 PELLJTORY of Spain. Anacy'dus Pyre' thrum. 



PELTA'NDRA. (From peltc, a little buckler, and aner , 

 a stamen ; in allusion to the form of the united stamens 

 Nat. ord. Araceae.) 



Hardy, perennial herb for the bog garden. Offsets. 

 Loam and leaf -mould. 



P. virgi'nica (Virginian), i. June. N. Amer. 1759. 

 " Arrow Arum." 



PELTA'RIA. (From pelte, a little buckler ; referring 

 to the shape of the seed-pod. Nat. ord. Crucifers [Cruci- 

 ferae]. Linn. Tetradynamia. Allied to Isatis.) 



Hardy, perennial herb. Seeds; divisions. Common 

 soil. 

 P. allia'cea (garlic-scented), i. White June. Austria. 



1601 

 glastifo'lia (woad- leaved). See TEXIERA GLASTIFOLIA. 



PELTO'PHORUM. (From pelte, a small buckler, and 

 phorto, to bear; the stigma is shield-like. Nat. ord. 

 Leguminosae.) 



Stove tree. Seeds ; cuttings in sand in a close case, 

 with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat one-third, and 

 sand. 



P. africa'num (African). Trop. Africa. 

 ferrugi'neum (rusty). Australia. 

 Linnce'i (Linnaeus'). 18-20. Yellow. Jamaica 



PELTOSTI'GMA. (From pelte, a little shield, and 

 stigma; in reference to the large stigma. Nat. ord. 

 Rutaceae.) 



Evergreen stove shrub. Cuttings in sand, in a close 

 case, with bottom heat. Loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 P. pteleoi'dts (Ptelea-like). 10. Green. February. 

 Jamaica. 1844. 



PENJE'A. (Named after P. Pcna, a German botanist. 

 Nat. ord. Sarcocolads [Penaeacea?) . Linn. ^-Tetrandria, 

 I'Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from South Africa, and red- 

 flowered, except where otherwise mentioned. Cuttings 

 of stubby side-shoots in summer in sand, under a bell- 

 glass ; sandy peat and a little charcoal. Winter temp., 

 40 to 45. 

 P. fruttculo'sa (small-shrubby), i. June. 1822. 



ftica'ta (dusky}, i. Red. June. 1825. 



imbrica'ta (imbricated). See SARCOCOLLA IMBRICATA. 



,, lateriflo'ra (side-flowering), i. June. 1825. 



,, margina'ta (bordered). if. June. 1816. 



mucrona'ta (pointed-leaved) . 2. Yellow. June. 1787. 



myrtoi'des (myrtle-like). 2. June. 1816. 



Sarcoco'lla (thick-neck). See P. FUCATA. 



squamo'sa, (scaly), i. Red. June. 1787. 



PENICILLA'RIA. See PENNISETUM. 



PENNISE'TUM. (From penna, a feather, and seta, a 

 bristle ; the bristles surrounding the flower glumes are 

 feathery in some species. Nat. ord. Gramineae.) 



Hardy, half-hardy, and greenhouse grasses, annual or 

 perennial. Seeds. Ordinary soil. 

 P. barba'tum (bearded), i. E. Ind. 1823. Stove. 

 cenchroi'des (Cenchrus-like). ij. Tropical and sub- 

 tropical regions. 1777. 



P. compre'ssum (compressed) . 2-3. Spikes reddish- 

 violet, white at apex. Japan. 1908. Hardy 

 perennial. 



,, dicho'tomum (forked). 2. Egypt, Arabia, &c. 1823. 



holcoi'des (Holcus-like). i. India. 1816. 



gigante'um (giant). 5-6. Flower spikes nodding. 

 Country unknown. 1884. Stove. 



; , japo'nicum (Japanese). 



latifo'lium (broad- leaved). 10. Argentina. 1869. 



longi'stylum (long-styled), if. Pale purple. Abys- 

 sinia. Annual. 



viola'ceum (violet). Violet, with metallic sheen. 

 1888. 



macrophy'llum (long-leaved) 



atropurpu'reum (dark-purple). Spikes silvery-rose. 

 Leaves red-brown. 1906. Half-hardy. 



macrou'rum (long-tailed). 2-3. S. Africa. 



nepale'nse (Nepaulese). 2. Himalaya. 1822. 



orienta'le (oriental). White or purple tails i foot 

 long. India. 1891. Greenhouse. 



polysta'chyum (many-spiked). See P. HOLCOIDES. 



ruppelia'num (Ruppelian). See P. RUPPKLLII. 



Ruppe'Uii (Ruppell's). 3. Green. Abyssinia. 1894. 

 Annual. 



,, seto'sum (bristly). 2. Tropical regions. 1817. 



triflo'rum (three-flowered). See P. ORIF.NTALE. 



typhoi'deum (Typha-like). 2. June to September. 

 Tropical regions. 1592. 



villo'sum (shaggy). Spikes long, white. Abyssinia. 

 1891. Stove perennial. 



viola'ceum (violet). See P. TYPHOIDEUM. 



PENNY GRASS. Khina'nthus Cri'sta-ga'lli. 

 PENNY ROYAL. Me'ntha Pule-gium. 

 PENNY-CRESS. Thla'spi arve'nse. 



PENNY-WORT or PENNY LEAF. Cotyle'don Umbili'cus, 

 Hydroco'tyle vulga'ris, Lina'ria Cymbala'rui. and Sib- 

 tho'rpia europce'a. 



PENTACHJE'TA. (From pente, five, and chaita, a 

 bristle ; in allusion to the five bristles forming the 

 pappus. Nat. ord. Compositae.) 



A dwarf, hardy annual. Seeds. Light soil in a 

 sheltered situation. 



P. au'rea (golden). See P. BELLIDIFLORA. 

 bellidifto'ra (Daisy-flowered). J. Golden-yellow. 

 California. 1883. 



PENTADE'SMA. (From pente, five, and desma, a 

 bundle; referring to the disposition of the stamens. 

 Nat. ord. Guttifers [Gutfiferae]. Linn. iB-Polyadelphia, 

 2-Polyandria. Allied to Garcinia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of ripe shoots in sand, 



under a bell-glass, and in bottom-heat ; fibrous loam 



and sandy peat. Winter temp., 60 ; summer, 60 to 90. 



P. butyra'cea (butter). 30. November. Sierra Leone. 



1822. " Butter and Tallow Tree." 



PENTAGO'NIA. (From pente, five, and gonia, an 

 angle ; in allusion to the angular structure of the corolla. 

 Nat. ord. Rubiaceae.) 



Evergreen stove shrub. Cuttings in sand, in a close 

 case, with bottom-heat. Loam, leaf -mould or peat, and 

 sand. 



P. Wendla'ndi (Wendland's). Yellow. Mexico. 1861. 

 Fine foliage plant. 



PENTA'LOPHTJS LONGIFLO'RUS. See LITHOSPERMUM 



ANGUSTIFOLIUJC. 



PENTA'LOPHUS MANDANE'NSIS. See LITHOSPER- 

 MUM ANGUSTI FOLIUM. 



PENTAMO'RPHA GRAVE'OLENS. See ERYTHRO- 



CHITON BRASILIENSIS. 



PENTA'PANAX. (From pente, five, and Panax ; all 

 parts of the flower and fruit are in fives. Nat. ord. 

 Araliacea.) 



Stove, evergreen climber of woody character. Seeds ; 

 cuttings in heat or by grafting. Fibrous loam, leaf- 

 mould, and sand. 



P. Leschenau'ltii (Leschenault's). White. India and 

 Burma. 1816. 



