PETROSELINUM SATIVUM 655 



PHACELIA 



P. me' dia (intermediate). Australia. 

 peduncula'ta (/or.g-flower-stalked). 4. July. 1824. 

 pulche'lla (neat). 5. July. 1790. 

 ri'gida (stiff). 5. June. 1823. 

 Serru'rice (Mrs. Serruria's). 3. May. 1840. 

 ieretifo'lia (round- leaved) . 4. July. 1824. 

 tri'ftda (three-cleft) of Loddiges. See ISOPOGON TRI- 



LOBUS. 



tri'fida (three-cleft) of R. Brown. 4. July. 1820. 

 PETROSELI'NUM SATTVTJM. See CARUM PETROSE- 



LIXUM. 



PETTE'RIA. (Commemorative of Franz Peiier, a 

 botanical traveller. Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 



Hardy shrub, with the habit of Cytisus. Cuttings in 

 sand under a hand-light in summer ; grafting. Well- 

 drained soil. 



P. r amenta? cea (chipped). 5-10. Yellow. May, June. 

 Dalmatia. 1840. 



PETTIGREE or PETTIGRUE. Ru'scus aculea'tus. 



PETTY- WHIN. Genista a'nglica. 



PETU'NGA. (Its Indian name. Nat. ord. Rubiads 

 [Rubiaceae]. Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Moncgynia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, and in a slight bottom-heat ; 

 sandy loam and fibrous peat. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; 

 summer, 60 to 80 . 



P. Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). 3. White. May. India; 

 Malaya. 1818. 



PETU'NIA. (From petun, Brazilian name for tobacco, 

 to which Petunia is allied. Nat. ord. Nightshades 

 [Solanaceae]. Linn. 5-Pe:i1andria, i-Monogynia.) 



Half-hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds sown in a 

 hotbed, in March ; seedlings pricked out, and finally 

 transplanted into the borders in May ; cuttings of the 

 points of shoots, or small side-shoots, in spring, in heat, 

 and in summer and autumn without heat, except being 

 covered with glass ; scarcely any of them will stand frost. 

 It is best to keep the plants in a cold, dry pit during the 

 winter ; for growing, light, rich, sandy loam. Temp., 

 not below 38 in winter. 

 P. acumina'ta (pointed-leaved). See NICOTIANA ACUMI- 



NATA. 

 compa' eta eleganti'ssima (very elegant). Mauve. 1881. 



Garden form. 



intermedia (intermediate). See SALPIGLOSSIS LINE- 

 ARTS. 



Melea'gris (guinea-hen). White, blue. Hybrid. 1850. 

 nyctaginiflo'ra (marvel-of-Peru-flowered). 4. White. 



August. S. Amer. 1823. 



,, phceni'cea, (purple-flowered). See P. VIOLACEA. 

 puncta'ta (dotted). Blue, rose, crimson, white. 



Hybrid. 1842. 



viola'cea (violet-coloured). 2-2.V. Rose, purple, or 

 crimson. August. Buenos Ayres. 1831. 



PETJCE'DANTJM. Hog's Fennel. (From peukedanon, 

 an old Greek name for P. officinal!. Nat. ord. Umbelli- 

 ferae.) 



Hardy biennials or perennials. Seeds : divisions of 

 the perennials. Ordinary soil. 

 P. au'reum (golden). Yellow. Canary Islands. 

 ,, Cerva'ria (Cervaria) . Central Europe. ; Northern Asia. 

 Galba'num (Galbanum). S. Africa. 

 grave' 'olens (strong-smelling). 1-2. Yellow. July. 



India. 1810. " Dill." 

 officina'le (shop). 2-3. Yellow. Central Europe; 



N. Asia (England). " Sulphur- wort." 

 Ostru'thium (Ostruthium). 2-3. White. July, 



August. Europe (Britain). " Master-wort." 

 pain' sire (marsh). 3-5. White. July, August. 



Europe (England). " Milk Parsley." 

 sati'vum (cultivated). 2-3. Yellow. July, August. 



Europe (England). " Wild Parsnip." 

 So'u>a (Sowa). See P. GRAVEOLEXS. 



PETJ'MUS. (The Chilian name. Nat. ord. Monimiaceas.) 

 Greenhouse, evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in sand, under 

 a bell-glass. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 P. Bo'ldus (Boldus). 3-20. White. May. Chili. 1844. 

 ,, fra'grans (fragrant). See P. BOLDUS. 



PEYROU'SIA. (Named after La Pey rouse, the French 

 navigator. Nat. ord. I rids [Iridacea?]. Linn. 3-Trt- 

 andria, i-Monogynia. Now referred to I.apeyrousia.) 



P. aculea'ta (prickly). See LAPEYROUSIA COMPRESSA 



ACULEATA. 



a'nceps (two-edged). See LAPEYROUSIA COMPRESSA. 

 corymbo'sa (corymbed). See LAPEYROUSIA CORYM- 



BOSA. 



,, Fabri'cii (Fabricius's). See LAPEYROUSIA FABRICII. 

 falca'ta (sickle-leaved). See LAPEYROUSIA FALCATA. 

 fascicula'la (fascicled). See LAPEYROUSIA FASCICU- 



LATA. 



fissifn'lia (cleft- leaved). See LAPEYROUSIA FISSIFOLIA. 

 silenoi'des (catchfly-like). See LAPEYROUSIA SILE- 

 NOIDES. 



PFA'FFIA. (Commemorative of C. H. Pfaff, a pro- 

 fessor at Kiel. Nat. ord. Amarantaceae.) 



A stove herbaceous perennial. Seeds ; divisions, and 

 cuttings under a bell-glass. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, 

 and sand. 



P. gnaphalioi'des (Gnaphalium-like). i. White. July. 

 Brazil. 1822. 



PFETFFERA CEREIFO'RMIS. See RHIPSALIS CEREI- 



FORMIS. 



PHA'CA. (Name of a plant mentioned by Dioscorides. 

 Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. 17- 

 Diadelphia, 4-Dccandria. Now united to Astragalus.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds sown in a little 

 heat, in April, and seedlings planted out, will bloom the 

 same season ; many will do so if sown in good places in 

 the open air ; division of the roots in spring ; cuttings 

 under a hand-Light, in summer ; sandy loam. Cane'scens 

 requires protection from frost in winter. 

 P. alpi'na (alpine). See ASTRAGALUS ALPINUS. 

 dahu'rica (Dahurian). See ASTRAGALUS ALPINUS 



DAHURICUS. 



,, arena' ria. (sand). See ASTRAGALUS CHORINENSIS. 

 astraga'lina (Astragalus-like). See ASTRAGALUS AL- 

 PINUS. 



austra'lis (southern). See ASTRAGALUS LUSITANICUS. 

 bcdtica (Baetic). See ASTRAGALUS LUSITANICUS. 

 cant'scens (hoary), i. Pale rose. July. Valparaiso. 



1831. 

 densiio'lia (crowded- leaved). See ASTRAGALUS MEN- 



ZIESII. 



exalta'ta (tall). See ASTRAGALUS SECUNDUS. 

 ftorida'na (Floridan). See SESBAXIA PLATYCARPA. 

 fri'gida (cold). See ASTRAGALUS FRIGIDUS. 

 gla'bra (smooth). See ASTRAGALUS AUSTRALIS. 

 lappo'nica (Lapland). See ASTRAGALUS ARCTICUS. 

 In' lea (yellow), i. Yellow. July. Siberia. 1827. 

 ,, oroboi'des (Orobus-like). See ASTRAGALUS OROBOIDES. 

 triangula'ris (three-cornered). See ASTRAGALUS 



TRIANGULARIS. 



PHACE'LIA. (From phakelos, a bundle ; the disposi- 

 tion of the flowers. Nat. ord. Hydrophyls [Hydronhyl- 

 laceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Includes 

 Eutoca and Whitlavia.) 



Annuals, by seeds ; perennials, by seed and division 

 in April ; sandy, common garden-soil. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



P. campanula' ria (bell-shaped). -J. Deep blue, with 

 five white spots. California. 1882. 



conge' sta(crowded-racemed). i. Purple, blue. June. 

 Texas. 1835. 



divarica'ta (divaricate), i. Pale violet. May. Cali- 

 fornia. 1833. 



wrangelia'na (Wrangelian) . i. Blue. August. 

 N. Amer. 1835. 



fimbria' ta (fringed), f. Pale flesh. June. N. Amer. 



grandifto'ra (large-flowered). 3-4. Sky-blue, purple- 

 veined. June to September. California. 1901. 



hi'spida (roughly-hairy), ij. Lilac. California. 



loascefo'lia (Loasa-leaved). 1-2, July. California. 



Menzie'sii (Menzies'). Purple. June. N.W. Amer. 

 1826. 



,, orcitttia'na (Orcuttian). White, with yellow centre. 

 California. 1890. 



,, Pa'rryi (Parry's). Violet, with five yellow spots. 

 California. 1885. 



,, parviflc'ra (small-flowered). Blue. June. N. Amer. 

 1826. 



platyca'rpa (broad-fruited). Lilac. August. Mexico. 

 1827. Half-hardy. 



ramosi'ssima hi'spida (roughly-hairy). See P. HISPIDA. 



