PICK-AXE 



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PILEANTHUS 



P. monti'gena (mountain-begot). 60. W. China. 1906. 

 Mori'nda (Morinda). 60-120. Himalaya. 1818. 



A noble spruce. 

 morindoi'des (Morinda-like). Branches spreading; 



branchlets drooping. E. Asia(?). 1903. 

 Neovei'tckii (new-Veitch's). 25. Central China. 



1003 , 

 ni'gra (black). 50-80. N.E. Amer. 1700. " Black 



Spruce." 



au'reo-margina'ta (golden-edged). 

 ,, Doume'ttii (Doumett's). 



,, pu'mila (dwarf). 

 obova'ta (reverse-egg-shaped). N.E. Europe and N. 



Asia. 



.) i) japo'nica (Japanese). Japan. 1868. 

 schrenkia'na (Schrenkian). 60. " Schrenk's 



Spruce." Altai Mountains. 

 schrenkia'na globo'sa ( globose). 6. Plant globose. 



1908. 

 Owo'nca(Omorica). Leaves flat. Servia and Bosnia. 



1884. " Servian Spruce." 

 orienta'lis (oriental). 25-30. Mountains of Taurus 



and Caucasus. 1825. " Oriental Spruce." 

 au'rea (golden). Leaves yellow. 

 na'na (dwarf). Pyramidal. 1891. 

 nu'tans (nodding). Branches drooping gracefully. 



1905. 



,, pygma'a (pigmy). Very dwarf. 

 semivirga'ta (half- twiggy). Branches slightly 



branched, ic/io. 



parrya'na (Parryan). See P. PUNGENS. 

 poli'ta (polished). 40-50. Mountains of Japan. 

 pu'ngens (prickly). 80. Utah and California. 

 arge'ntea (silvery). See P. PUNGENS GLAUCA. 

 au'rea (golden). Leaves constantly golden-yellow. 



1905. 

 ftave'scens (yellowish). Leaves whitish-yellow 



where exposed . 1905 . 



glau'ca (sea-green). Blue-green. " Blue Spruce." 

 glau'ca pe'ndula (pendulous). 1901. " Weeping 



Blue Spruce." 



,, kosteria'na (Kosterian). 

 ru'bra (red). 40-50. N. Amer. 1755. 

 a'rctica (arctic). A low northern form. 

 ,, mpnstro'sa (monstrous). 

 ,> viola' cea (violet). Bluish. 



schrenkia'na (Schrenkian). See P. OBOVATA SCHREN- 

 KIAN A. 

 sitche'nsis (Sitka). 60-80. N.W. Amer. 1831. 



" Sitka Spruce." 



smithia'na (Smithian). See P. MORINDA. 

 Tsu'ga (Tsuga). See TSUGA SIEBOLDI. 

 Wilso'ni( Wilson's). Cones 2 in. long. Central China. 



1903. 



PICK- AXE should have a handle 3 J feet long, made of 

 ash ; and the points or edges of the head should be of 

 well-steeled iron. There are three varieties : (i) The 

 pick with two points, for loosening hard surfaces. (2) The 

 pick-axe, for cutting through roots of trees when felling. 

 (3) The mattock, with one pointed and one flat edge, 

 for loosening surfaces and grubbing up roots. 

 PICOTEE. See CARNATION and PINK. 



PICR2E'NA. (From pikros, bitter; the wood and 

 leaves are very bitter. Nat. ord. Simarubacea?.) 



Evergreen stove tree. Cuttings in sand with bottom- 

 heat. Fibrous loam, a little peat, and sand. 

 P. cxce'lsa (lofty). White. W. Ind. " Jamaica Quassia." 



PICRI'DIUM. (From Picris, and eidos, like; the 

 plants resemble species of Picris. Nat. ord. Composite.) 



Hardy border perennial. Seeds ; divisions in spring. 

 Ordinary soil. 



P. tingita'num (Tangiers). 1-2. Yellow. July. Medi- 

 terranean regions. 1882. 



PI'CRIS. (From pikros, bitter; the plants have a 

 bitter taste. Nat. ord. Compositae.) 



Hardy perennial herb. Divisions. Ordinary garden 

 soil. 



P. sprengeria'na (Sprengerian) . 2. Yellow. July. S. 

 Europe ; Asia Minor. 1824. 



PICRORHTZA. (From pikros, sour, or bitter, and 

 r hiza, a root ; the root being bitter and used medicinally 

 in India. Nat. ord. Scrophulariacea?.) 



Hardy perennial herb. Seeds, divisions or cuttings 

 in summer. Ordinary soil. 



P. Kurro'a (Kurroa). . Green. July, August. Hima- 

 laya. 1879. 

 ,, lindleya'na (Lindleyan). See P. KURROA. 



PICTE'TIA. (Named after A. Pictet, a physician. 

 Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosa?]. Linn. 

 17-Diadelphia, \-Decandria. Allied to Hedysarum.) 



Stove evergreen, yellow-flowered shrub, from the West 

 Indies. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sand, under 

 a glass, in bottom-heat ; peat and loam. Winter temp., 

 50 to 55 ; summer, 6o 8 to 90. 

 P. arista'ta (awned). 4. June. 1816. 

 squama' ta (scaled). See ORMOCARPUM SENNOIDES. 



PIERA'RDIA DU'LCIS. See BACCAUREA DULCIS. 



PI'ERIS. (From Pieria, a district of Macedonia, the 

 supposed abode of the Muses. Nat. ord. Ericaceae.) 



Hardy and greenhouse evergreen shrubs of great beauty. 

 Seeds ; layers in autumn. A peaty soil is best, but 

 many will grow if leaf-mould and sand are used freely. 

 P. fioribu'nda (free-flowering). 2-6. White. May. 



Virginia to Georgia. 1812. 

 for mo' sa (beautiful). 3-6. White. Himalaya; China. 



1881. Greenhouse. 

 japo'nica (Japanese). 1-3. White. March to June. 



Japan. 1806. 

 ,, eleganti' ssima (very-elegant). See P. JAPONICA 



VARIEGATA. 



,, variega'ta (variegated). Leaves bordered with 



white. 1887. 

 maria'na (Maryland). 2. White. June. N. Amer. 



1763. " Stagger-bush." 

 oblo'nga (oblong). 2. White. June. N. Amer. 



1736. 



oi>a7is(oval). 2. White. June. N. Amer. 1736. 

 ni'tida (shining). 2-6. White, pink, red, or purple. 



March to May. N. Amer. 1765. 

 ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved). 20-40. White or flesh. 



May, June. Himalaya. 1825. 



,, densiflo'ra (dense-flowered). White. Assam. 1879. 

 phillyreafo'lia (Phillyrea-leaved). 1-2. White. 



January to March. W.Florida. 1842. Greenhouse. 



PI'ERIS CRAT^E'GI. Hawthorn, or Black-veined 

 Butterfly. Is white, with black ribs or veins on the 

 j wings. It is very much like Pieris brassica. The cater- 

 pillar is dirty yellow, hairy, black-headed, and a brown 

 stripe down its sides. The caterpillars moult several 

 times, and they are usually found on the apple-tree, 

 where both the yellow eggs and caterpillars may be found 

 in June. The caterpillars draw two or three leaves 

 together with a web. These should be sedulously sought 

 for and destroyed. 



PIGAFE'TTA. (Commemorative of A. Pigafetta, an 

 Italian. Nat. ord. Palmaceae.) 



A stove Palm. Seeds. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand, 

 with moist atmosphere. 

 P. ela'ta (tall). 30-40. Leaves like Cocos. Celebes. 



PIGEON BERRY. Phytola'cca deca'ndra. 



PIGEON PEA. Caja'nus i'ndicus. 



PIG NUT. Ca'rya porci'na. 



PI'LEA. (From pilos, a hat or cap ; in allusion to the 

 hood on the larger segment of the perianth of some of 

 the species. Nat. ord. Urticaceae.) 



Stove herbs with very small leaves, often resembling 

 mosses. Seeds ; cuttings in sand under a bell-glass or 

 divisions. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, or peat, and sand. 

 P. crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). Green. China. 

 gra'ndis (great). Green. Jamaica. 

 microphy'lla (small-leaved). See P. MUSCOSA. 

 mitsco'sa (mossy). . Green. Summer. Trop. 



Amer. 1793. " Artillery Plant." 

 ,, pube'scens (downy), i. Green. Summer. Brazil. 

 ,, reticula'ta (netted), i. Green. Summer. Jamaica. 

 ,, robu'sta (robust). Green. Mexico. " Stingless 



Nettle." 

 sprucea'na (Sprucean). Green. Peru and Venezuela. 



PILEA'NTHUS. (From pilos, a cap, and anlhos, a 

 flower. Nat. ord. Fringe-Myrtles [Myrtaceae]. Linn. 

 i2-Icosandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Calythrix.) 



