PHYTOLACCA 



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PICEA 



P. sali'gnum (willow- leaved). See P. CAXESCEXS. 



Scheuchze'ri(Scheucbzei's). |. Blue. May. Switzer- 

 land. 1813. 



,, Charme'lii (Channel's). I. Blue. June. Pyrenees. 

 1823. 



scorzonerifo'liunt (Scorzonera- leaved). See P. MICHELII. 



serra'tum (saw-edged). Corsica. 



sibi'ricum (Siberian), i. Blue. July. Siberia. 1817. 



sibthorpia'num (Sibthorpian). i. Blue. July. 

 Greece. 1804. 



Siebe'ri (Sieber's). i. Blue. June. Pyrenees. 1826. 



spica'tum (spiked). 2. Blue. May. Europe (Eng- 

 land). 1597. " Spiked Rampion." 



stri'ctum (upright). See P. LIMOXIIFOLIUM. 



tetrame'ricum (four-parted). See P. SPICATUM. 



transsilva'nicum (Transsilvanian) . See P. HEMI- 



SPHERICUM. 



urlicifo'lium (nettle-leaved). See P. HALLERI. 

 virga'tum (twiggy). See P. LIMONIIFO'LIUM. 



PHYTOLA'CCA. (From phuton, a plant, and lacca, 

 lac ; the crimson colour of the fruit. Nat. ord. Phyto- 

 laccads [Phytolacaceae]. Linn. io-Decandria, $-Deca- 

 gynia.) 



There are many tender species, but the following hardy 

 herbaceous ones are all that are deserving of notice. Seeds 

 and divisions in spring ; light, sandy soil and leaf-mould. 

 P. acino'sa (grape-Like). N. India. 1844. " Indian 



Poke." 



abyssi'nica (Abyssinian). 1-2. Trop. Africa. Green- 

 house. 



bogote'nsis (Bogota). White, green. Colombia. 

 deca'ndra (ten-stamened). 5. White, green. August. 



Florida. 1768. " Virginian Poke." 

 ,, a' Ibo-variega' ta (white- variegated). Leaves varie- 

 gated. 1887. 



dioi'ca (dioecious). S. Amer. Greenhouse. 

 esculefnia (esculent). See P. ACINOSA. 

 icosa'ndra (twenty-stamened). 3. Green, purple. 



July. India. 

 octo'nira(eight-stamened). 2-3. White, green. July. 



Japan. 



purpura' scens (purplish). See P. ICOSAXDRA. 

 ,, vulga'ris (common). See P. DECANDRA. 



PHYTOMY'ZA I'LICIS. See HOLLY-LEAF FLV. 



PHYTOMY'ZA NIGRICO'RNIS. The Chrysanthemum 

 Leaf-miner. 



PHYTOTHTHORA INFE'STANS. See POTATO DISEASE. 



PIARA'NTHUS. (From piar, fatness, and anthos, a 

 flower ; the flowers being succulent, as in Stapelia. Nat. 

 ord. Asclepiads [Asclepiadaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandrta, 

 2-Digynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from South Africa. Cuttings, 

 dried some days at their base before inserting them in 

 sandy loam ; sandy loam, lime-rubbish, leaf-mould, and 

 a little dried cow-dung. Winter temp., 48 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 90 ; dry in winter. 

 P. a'ridus (dry). J. Pale yellow. August. 1795. 



zemina'tus (twin). Orange-yellow, deep red. 

 to September. S. Africa. 



,, dcco'rus (graceful). J. Yellow-striped. March. 1795. 



i. June 



1 795- 



gussonea'nus (Gussone's). See BOUCEROSIA EUROP.EA. 

 incarna'tus (flesh-coloured). See BOUCEROSIA m- 



CARNATA. 



mammilla' ris (nippled). See BOUCEROSIA MAMMIL- 



LARIS. 

 parviflo'rus (small-flowered). J. Yellow. August. 



1795- 



pu'llus (dark). See BOUCEROSIA MAMMILLARIS. 

 puncta'tns (dotted). . Dark purple. August. 1795. 

 serrula'tus (saw-edged). . Purple. July. 1805. 

 Sprengc'ri (Sprenger's). See CARALLUMA SPRENGERI. 



PI'CEA. Spruce Firs. (From pix, picis, pitch ; in 

 allusion to the resin which pervades the wood, leaves, 

 and cones. Nat. ord. Coniferae.) 



Hardy, evergreen trees allied to Abies, and both were 

 formerly included under Pinus, though all are readily 

 distinguishable from one another. Chiefly by seeds ; 

 varieties by cuttings, layers, inarching, and grafting. 

 Deep rich loam, or even peaty soil, with a good supply 

 of moisture rather than dry soils. Lowland and sheltered 

 situations, rather than exposure, are favourable to the 

 growth of fine trees and the production of timber. 



P. ajane'nsis (Ajona). 80. Japan, and Amoor. 1861. 

 microspe rma (small-seeded). Seeds small. Japan. 



1861. 

 a'lba (white). 30-40. N.E. Amer. and British 



Columbia. 1700. " White Spruce." 

 ,, au'rea (golden). Leaves yellow. 

 ,, cteru'lea (blue). Leaves bluish or glaucous. 

 cceru'lea Henderso'ni (Henderson's blue). 

 ,, nn'na (dwarf). A low bush. 

 albertia'na (Albertian). See TSUGA MERTEXSIAXA. 

 alcockia'na (Alcockian). 120. Japan. 1861. 

 alpe'stris (alpine). See P. EXCELSA ALPESTRIS. 

 bi' color (two-coloured). Japan. 

 &rft?erta'na(Brewerian). 70-90. N.California. 1886. 



" Weeping Spruce." 



canade'nsis (Canadian). See TSUGA CANADENSIS. 

 commu'nis (common). See P. EXCELSA. 

 complanafta (flattened). 100. Leaves flattened. 



W. China. 1906. 



co'ncolor (one-coloured). See ABIES CONCOLOR. 

 Engelma'nni (Engelman's). 80-100. British Colum- 

 bia, Oregon to Arizona. 1864. 

 ,, candidi' ssima (whitest). A deeper blue than P. 



EXGELMAXXI GLAUCA. 

 glau'ca (sea-green). Leaves sea-green. " Engel- 



mann's Blue Spruce." 



eremi'ta (low). See P. EXCELSA EREMITA. 

 ericoi'des (heath-like). A variety of doubtful origin. 

 exce'lsa (lofty). 150. May. Mountains of northern 



and central Europe. 1548. " Common Spruce," 



" Norway Spruce," " Burgundy Pitch-tree." 

 aero' coma (apex-tuf ted) . Cones with a tuft of 



short, hard leaves at the apex. 1909. 

 ,, alpe'stris (alpine). Swiss mountains. 1887. 

 Apo'llinis (Apollo's). 

 arge'nteo-spi'ca (silvery-spiked). Points of young 



shoots silvery. 



attenua'ta (attenuated). Habit very slender. 

 au'rea (golden). Leaves tipped with yellow. 

 brevifo'lia (short-leaved). Leaves very short. 

 ,, capita'ta (headed). Tree forming a globular mass, 



with headed masses of leaves. 1889. 

 clanbrasilia'na (Clanbrasilian). 1-4. "LordClan- 



brasil's Spruce." 

 clanbrasilia'na e'legans (elegant). 2-6. " Knight's 



Dwarf Spruce." 

 cupre'ssina (Cypress-like). Erect habit Like a 



Cypress. 1907. 



e'legans (elegant). " Knight's Dwarf Spruce." 

 eremi'ta (low). Bark red. Branches short, thick. 

 finedone'nsis (Finedon). Shoots pale yellow, 



changing to bronze and green. " Finedon Spruce." 

 i> gregorya'na (Gregorian). Dwarf, dense bush. 



" Gregory's Dwarf Spruce." 



horizonta'lis (horizontal). Branches horizontal. 

 inve'rta (inverted). 50-80. Branches drooping, 



snake-like. 



,, leiocla'da (smooth-branched). Branches glabrous. 

 MaxwSUi (Maxwell's). " MaxweU's Dwarf 



Spruce." 

 ,, monstro'sa (monstrous). Branches long and very 



little branched, snake-like. 

 ,, mucrona'ta (short-pointed). 180. Oregon. "Spike 



leaved Spruce." 



,, muta'bilis (changeable). Garden variety. 1888. 

 na'na (dwarf). See P. EXCELSA PYGM.EA. 

 ,, ,, parvifo'rmis (small-formed). A very small variety. 

 pu'mila (low). Very low and spreading. 

 pygma'a (pigmy), i. Of upright growth, but 



very dwarf. 

 ii pygma'a glau'ca (sea-green). " Blue Pigmy 



Spruce." 



ii pyramida'lis (pyramidal). " PjTamidal Spruce." 

 refte'xa (reflexed). Branches pendulous. 1890. 

 stri'cta (upright). "Upright Clanbrasil Spruce." 

 tenuifo'lia (slender-leaved). Leaves very slender. 

 variega'ta (variegated). Leaves with yellow 



variegation. 



i virga'ta (twiggy). See P. EXCELSA MONSTROSA. 

 Gle'hni (Glehn's). A low tree. Island of Sachalin. 



1880. 



hondoe'nsis (Hondoan). Japan. 

 jezoe'nsis (Jezpan). See P. AJAXEXSIS MICROSPERMA. 

 Maximowi'czii (Maximowicz's). Japan. 1880. 

 Menzie'sii (Menzies'). See P. SITCHEXSIS. 

 minia'ta (red-barked). See P. EXCELSA EREMITA. 



