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PERISTERIA 



PEPPERWORT. Lepi'dium. 



PERDI'CIUM BRASILIE'NSE. See TRIXIS DIVARI- 



CATA. 



PERDI'CIUM CHILE'NSE. See CH^TANTHERA CHIL- 



ENSIS. 



PERDI'CIUM RO'SEUM. See LEUCERIA RUNCINATA. 

 PEREI'RJA ME'DICA. See COSCINIUM FENESTRATUM. 

 PERENNIAL. A plant of any kind that lives for more 

 than two years. 



PERE'SKIA. Barbadoes Gooseberry. (Named after 

 Pieresk, a French patron of botany. Nat. ord. Indian 

 Figs [Cactaceas]. Linn. iz-Icosandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Opuntia.) 



Stove succulents. Cuttings in sandy loam, in heat, 

 at almost any time ; sandy loam, lime-rubbish, and a 

 little peat and old cow-dung. Winter temp., 40 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 80. 

 P. aculea'ta (prickly). 5. White. October. W. Ind. 



1696. 

 godseffia'na (Godseffian). Young leaves crimson, 



apricot and green above. 1908. 

 ru'bens (red). 



B/c'o(Bleo). 5. Pale red. November. Mexico. 1827. 

 calandriniczfo'lia (Calandrinia-leaved). Mexico. 

 cr a fsicau'lis (thick-stemmed). See P. SPATHULATA. 

 ,, fa' tens (stinking). Leaves bright green, almost 



yellow-green. Argentina. 1904. 

 grandifto'ra (large-flowered). See P. GRANDIFOLIA. 

 grandifo'lia (large- leaved). 3. Brazil. 1818. 

 grandispi'na (large-spined). Mexico. 1818. 

 longispi'na (long-spined). See P. ACULEATA. 

 Pitita'che (Pititache). Mexico. 1838. 

 Poeppi'gii (Pceppig's). Leaves cylindrical, green. 



Chili. 

 port'.ilaccrfo'lia (Portulaca-lcaved). 3. Purple. W. 



Ind. 1820. 



rotundifo'lia (round- leaved) . Mexico. 

 spaihula'ta (spathulate). Mexico. 1838. 

 subula'ta, (awl-shaped). Chili. 



PERESKIO'PSIS. (From Pereskia, and opsis, like; 

 resembling and allied to Pereskia in habit and foliage, 

 but to Opuntia in the flowers. Nat. ord. Cactaceae.) 



Greenhouse spiny shrub. Cuttings in sand under a 

 bell-glass. Loam, peat, lime-rubbish, and sand. 

 P. veluti'na (velvety). 3. Outer sepals green or red, 

 tinted with yellow. Petals blight yellow. Mexico. 

 1907. 



PEREZIA. (Commemorative of Lazarus Perez, a 

 Spanish apothecary. Nat. ord. Composite?.) 



Hardy annual and perennial. Seeds. Ordinary 

 garden soil. 



P. multiflo'ra (many-flowered). Brazil. 

 ,, sonchifo'lia (Sonchus-leaved). White, like miniature 



Camellias. Uruguay. 1896. 

 visco'sa (clammy). Purple. Chili. 1863. Perennial. 



PERGULA'RIA. (From pergula, trellis- work ; refer- 

 ring to its quick climbing growth. Nat. ord. Asclepiads 

 [Asclepiadaceae]. Linn. $-Pentandria, 2-Digynia. Allied 

 to Stephanotis.) 



Stove evergreen climbers. Cuttings of firm side-shoots 

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

 sandy peat, leaf-mould, and dry cow-dung. Winter 

 temp., 55 to 65 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 P. gla'bra (smooth). See VALLARIS PERGULANA. 

 mi' nor (smaller). 8. Yellow, green. June. E. Ind. 



1790. 

 odorati' ssima (sweetest-scented), is. Green. June. 



E. Ind. 1784. 

 sanguinole'nta (bloody). See CRYPTOLEPIS SAN- 



GUINOLENTA. 



PERIANDRA. (From peri, around, and aner, andros, 

 a man, or stamen ; the stamens are equal all roxind the 

 style. Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 



Annual and perennial herbs. Seeds. Loam, leaf- 

 mould, and sand. 

 P. berteria'na (Berterian). Yellow. June. St. Domingo. 



1824. Trailing annual. 



cocci' nea (scarlet). 4. Scarlet. July. Brazil. Per- 

 ennial. 



PERICA'MPYLUS. (From peri, around, and campulos, 

 curved ; the seed is curved or horse-shoe shaped. Nat. 

 ord. Menispermaceae.) 



Stove, woody climber. Seeds ; cuttings in sand in a 

 close case, with bottom-heat. 



P. inca'nus (hoary). 10. White, green. India and 

 Malaya. 1820. 



PERI' COME. (From peri, around, and home, hair ; in 

 allusion to the cup-shaped, fringed pappus. Nat. ord. 

 Composite.) 



Half-hardy, shrubby perennial. Seeds; cuttings in 

 sandy soil under a hand-light. Loam, leaf-mould, and 

 sand. 

 P. cauda'ta (tailed). 3-4. Yellow. Colorado. 1880. 



PERI'LLA. (Native name in India. Nat. ord. 

 Labiata?.) 



Half-hardy annuals. Seeds in heat to be planted out 

 at the end of May. Ordinary soil. 

 P. argu'ta (acute). iJ-2. Purple. August. China. 

 ,, atropurpu'rea (dark purple). Leaves blackish 



bronzy purple. China. 1852. 

 ro'sea (rosy). Leaves variegated with red, rose, 



green, and whitish. 1897. 



heteromo'rpha (various- formed). See P. OCIMOIDES. 

 nankine'nsis (Nankin). See P. ARGUTA ATROPUR- 



PUREA. 



ro'sea (rosy). See P. ARGUTA ROSE A. 

 ocimoi'dts(Qcim\im-like). 3. White. August. India. 



1770. 

 cri'spa (crisped). See P. ARGUTA ATROPURPUREA. 



PERILO'MJA. (From peri, around, and loma, a 

 margin ; referring to the membranous border of the 

 fruit. Nat. ord. Labiates [Labiate]. Linn. n~Didy- 

 namia, 2-Angiospermia. Allied to Scutellaria.) 



Half-hardy evergreen shrub. Cuttings of young shoots 

 in sand, under a glass, in April ; sandy peat. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 45. 



P. ocymoi'des (basil-like). See P. SCUTELLARIOIDES. 

 scutellarioi 'des (Scutellaria-like). 3. Purple. August. 

 Peru. 1829. 



PERIPHRA'GMOS DEPE'NDENS. See CANTUA BUXI- 



FOLIA. 



P. flexup'sus. See CANTUA PYRIFOLIA. 

 fce'tidus. See VESTIA LYCIOIDES. 

 ,, uniflo'rus. See CANTUA OVATA. 



PERIPLA'NETA AMERICA'NA. See INSECT PESTS. 



PERI'PLOCA. (From pertploke, an intertwining ; re- 

 ferring to the habit of the plant. Nat. ord. Asclepiads 

 [Asclepiadaceae]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, 2-Digynia.) 



Hardy deciduous twiners. Layers and cuttings under 

 a glass, during summer and autumn. Any good soil 

 will do. Gra'ca will soon cover an arbour or wall. The 

 tender species are not worth culture. 

 P. africa'na (African). Purple, white. September, 



October. S. Africa. 1726. 



,, anguslifo'lia (narrow- leaved). See P. L>EVIGATA. 

 gr(f'ca (Grecian). 10. Brown. July. Syria. 1^97. 

 laviga'ta (smooth). 6. Purplish. Mediterranean 



region. 1800. 



se'pium (hedge). 4. Brown. July to September. 

 N. China. 1909. 



PERISTE'RIA. Dove Flower. (From peristera, a 

 dove ; dove-like appearance of the column. Nat. ord. 

 Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. 2o-Gynandria, i-Monandria. 

 Allied to Acineta.) 



Stove orchids. Division, or separating the pseudo- 

 bulbs, as growth commences. See ORCHIDS. 

 P. aspe'rsa (besprinkled). Yellow-brown, spotted with 



dull red. Venezuela. 



Ba'rkeri (Barker's). See ACINETA BARKERI. 

 ceri'na (waxen), i. Yellow. June. Spanish Main. 



1835- 

 ela'ta (lofty. Dove-plant). 4. White. July. Panama. 



1826. 

 Ephi'ppium (Ephippium). Pale yellow or white. 



Trop. Amer. 1883. 



expa'nsa (broad). White. July. Panama. 1839. 

 fu'lva (tawny). See ACINETA HUMBOLDTII. 

 gutta'ta (spotted). $. Yellow, purple. August. S 

 Amer. 1837. 



