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PENTSTEMON 



PENTAPE'RA. (From penie, five, and pera, a pouch ; 

 the fruit being five-celled. Nat. ord. Ericaceae.) 



Nearly hardy evergreen shrub. Layers ; seeds. 

 Peaty, sandy soil. 

 P. si'cula (Sicilian). 1-2. White. Sicily. 1888. 



PENTATETES. (From penie, five, and petalon, a 

 petal ; five petals in the flower. Nat. ord. Sterculiads 

 [Sterculiacea?]. Linn. id-Monadelphia, j-Dodecandria. 

 Allied to Dombeya.) 



Stove, scarlet-flowered plants, flowering in July. 

 Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sand, under a glass, 

 in moist heat ; also by seeds in a hotbed, in spring ; 

 sandy loam and leaf -mould. Stove temperatures. 

 P. Erythro' xylon . See MELHANIA MFLANOXYLON. 



,, ova'ta (egg-leaved). See MELHANIA ABYSSINICA. 



phceni'cea (scarlet). 2. India. 1690. 



PENTAPTERY GIUM. ( From pente, five, and pterugion, 

 a small wing ; the calyx is five-winged. Nat. ord. 

 Vacciniaceae.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs with small leaves and 

 handsome flowers. Cuttings in sandy peat under a 

 hand-light, shaded from sunshine. Peat and sand. 

 P. fla'vvm (yellow). Yellow. Himalaya. 

 rugo'sum (wrinkled), ij. White, red, green. May. 



Himalaya. 



se'rpens( creeping), 2-2J. Red or scarlet, with darker 

 V-shaped lines. May. Himalaya. 1884. 



PENTA'PYXIS. (From pente, five, and puxis, a small 

 box ; the ovary and fruit are five-celled. Nat. ord. 

 Caprifoliaceae.) 



Greenhouse shrub allied to Diervilla. Seeds ; cuttings 

 of half-ripe wood in sand, under a bell-glass. Fibrous 

 loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 



P. slipula'ta (stipuled). White or cream. Himalaya. 

 1858. 



PENTARHA'PHIA. (From penie, five, and rhaphis, a 

 needle ; alluding to the form of the open calyx. Nat. 

 ord. Gesnerworts [Gesneraceae]. Linn. \\-Didynamia, 

 z- A ngiosperntia.) 



Warm greenhouse plants. For cultivation, see 

 GF/SNERA. 

 P. calyci'na (large-calyxed). ij. Red, white. Jamaica. 



1824.. 



calyco'sa (large-calyxed). i. Red. Jamaica. 1824. 

 caialpccflo' ra (Catalpa-flowered). W. Ind. 

 cube'nsis (Cuban). 2. Scarlet. July. Cuba. 1854. 

 ftoribu'nda (free-flowering). Red. June to September. 



Cuba. 1878. 



hu'milis (low). J. Cuba. 

 libane'nsis (Lebanon). $. Crimson. June. W. Ind. 



1847. 



longiflo'ra (long-flowered), i*. June. W. Ind. 1823. 

 negle'cta (neglected). $. Scarlet. August. Jamaica. 



1847. 



sca'bra (rough). 1-2. Scarlet. July. Jamaica. 1820. 

 Slca'nei (Sloane's). i. June. Jamaica. 1793. 

 verruco'sa (warty). Scarlet. June. Cuba. 



PE'NTAS. (From pente, five ; referring to the number 

 of petals and stamens. Nat. prd. Rubiads [Rubiaceag]. 

 Linn. 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynta.) 



Stove evergreens, from Tropical Africa, with pink 

 flowers. Cuttings of young shoots in sandy soil, in a 

 hotbed; sandy loam and fibrous peat. Winter temp., 

 45 to 58 ; summer, 60 to 75. Propagated in spring, 

 in a hotbed, the plants so raised will bloom freely in the 

 greenhouse during the summer. 

 P. ca'rnea (flesh-coloured), ij. May. 1842. 

 kermesi'na (carmine). Carmine-rose. 1870. 

 ,, qi.iartinia'na (Quartinian). More floriferous. Abys- 



sinia. 1893. 

 parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 2. May. 



PENTHO'RUM. (From pente, five ; in allusion to the 

 five angles formed by the carpels. Nat. ord. Crassu- 



Succulent marsh or bog plant. Divisions in spring. 

 Loam and peat. 



P. sedoi'des (Sedum-like). i. Greenish- yellow. July 

 and August. N. Amer. 1768. " Ditch Stonecrop." 



PENTLA'NDIA MINIA'TA. See URCEOLINA MINIATA. 



PENTLA'NDIA SULIVA'NICA. See URCEOLINA 



MINIATA SULIVANICA. 



PENTSTE'MON. " Beard Tongue." (From pente, five, 

 and stemon, a stamen ; four fertile and one abortive 

 stamen. Nat. ord Figworts [Scrophulariaceae]. Linn. 

 i^-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia. Allied to Chelone.) 



Seeds sown in a hotbed, in spring, the plants will 

 bloom in the flower-garden the same summer ; division 

 of the plant in spring, as growth commences ; cuttings 

 of the young shoots any time in spring, summer, or 

 autumn, under a hand-light, in sandy soil ; sandy loam 

 and leaf-mould. P. Hariwe'gii and its varieties, cocci 'neus 

 and a'lbus, require a little protection in winter, whni 

 north of London ; a few fir-boughs and some moss 

 among the plants will generally be sufficient ; but, to 

 make sure, a few cuttings should be kept over the winter 

 in a cold pit. 



HALF-HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



P. a' tro-purpu'reus (dark purple). See P. CAMPANULATUS. 

 azu'reus (blue-flowered). $. Blue. June. Mexico. 



1848. 

 baccharifo'lius (Bacr.haris- leaved), ij. Crimson. 



August. Texas. 1851. 

 ., campanula' 'tus (bell-flowered). ij. Lilac, purple. 



June. Mexico. 1794. 

 Cobce'a (Cobaea- flowered). 2j. Pale purple. Texas. 



1835. 



,, purpu'reus (purple). Rich purple, violet. 1882. 

 ,, gcntianoi'des (Gentian-like) of Poir. 4. Purplish- 

 blue. July. Mexico. 1846. 

 Hariwe'gii (Hartweg's). 2j. Crimson. June. 



Mexico. 1825. 

 a'lbus (white). White. 

 ,, dia'phanus (transparent). 2j. Rose. Scarlet. 



July. Mexico. 1843. 



,, Ku'nthii (Kunth's). See P. CAMPANULATUS. 

 ,, minia'tus (vermilion), i. Vermilion, rose. July. 



Mexico. 1846. 



,, pulche'llus (pretty). See P. CAMPANULATUS. 

 ,, ro'seus (rosy). See P. CAMPANULATUS. 

 Wri'ghtii( Wright's). 2. Rose. June. Texas. 1850 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



P. acumina'tus (pointed-leaved). Purple. July. N. 

 Amer. 1827. 



a'lbidns( whitish). J. White. July. Missouri. 1823. 



,, angustifo'lius (narrow- leaved). See P. C.SRULEUS. 



aniirrhinoi' des (Antirrhinum-like). 2. Yellow. Cali- 

 fornia. 1861. 



,, argu'tus (neat). 3. Blue. N.W. Amer. 1825. 



atlenua' tus (wasted). Cream. July. N. Amer. 1827. 



,, barba' /MS (bearded). 2. Light scarlet. July. Western 

 United States. 1794. 



,, ca'rneus (flesh). 2. Flesh. July. 1839. 



,, mn'jor (larger). 2^. Orange. July. 



,, Torre'yi (Torrey's). 2-3. Scarlet. 1861. 



,, Bane'ta (Mrs. Barret's). N. Amer. 



,, breviflo'rus (short-flowered). 2. White, pink. Sep- 

 tember. California. 



Bridge' sii (Bridges'). 2j. Bright scarlet. Cali- 

 fornia. 1904. 



,, caru'leus (sky-blue). }. 



Blue. Western United 



,, carina'tus (keeled). See P. BREVIFLORUS. 



,, centranthifo'lius (Centranthus-leaved). 5-6. Scarlet. 

 September. California. 1824. 



,, confe'rtus (crowded-flowered). 2. Pale yellow. July. 

 N. Amer. 1827. 



,, ccsru'leo-purpu'reus (blue-purple). i. Blue- 

 purple. July. N. Amer. 1827. 



cordifo'lius (heart-leaved). i. Scarlet. June. 

 California. 1848. 



crassifo' lius (thick-leaved). See P. MENZIESII. 



crista'tus (crested). zi. Violet. North-Western 

 Amer. 1813. 



,, cyana'nthus (blue-flowered). See P. GLABER CYAN- 

 ANTHUS. 



,, deu'stus (blasted), i. Cream. N. Amer. 1827. 



diffu'sus (spreading), ij. Ptuple. September. N. 

 Amer. 1826. 



Digita'tis (foxglove-like). See P. L^VIGATUS. 



Ealo'ni (Eaton's). i. Crimson-scarlet. North- 

 Western Amer. 1883. 



