PILEWORT 



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PINANGA 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of short young 

 shoots in sand, under a glass, in May, and placed in a 

 shady place in a cold pit ; sandy loam and a little peat. 

 Winter temp., 38 to 48. 

 P. Lima'cis (Umax-like). 2. April. White. Australia. 



1824. 



PILEWORT. Ranu'nculus Fica'ria. 

 PILOCA'RPUS. (From pilos, a cap, and karpos, a 

 fruit ; the shape of the fruit suggesting the name. Nat. 

 ord. Rutaceae.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of mature shoots 

 in sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous 

 loam, peat, and sand. 



P. Jabora'ndi (Jaborandi). Purple. Pernambuco. 

 pennatifo'lius (pinnate-leaved). 4-6. Purple or red- 

 purple. Brazil. 1852. 

 pinnati'fidus (pinnately-cut) . See P. PENNATIFOLIUS. 



PILOCE'RETJS. (From pilos, felt, and Cereus ; in 

 allusion to the long bristly or woolly-looking hairs with 

 which the species are furnished. Nat. ord. Cactaceae. 

 Now referred to Cereus.) 



P. Bruenno'u.'ii (Bruennow's) . See CEREUS BRUEVNOWII. 

 ccerule' scens (bluish). See CEREUS C.ERULESCE.VS. 

 celsia'nus (Celsian). See CEREUS (PILOCEREUS) CEL- 



SIANUS. 

 chrysoma'llus (yellow-haired). See CEREUS CHRYSO- 



MALLUS. 



CoJw'tnwa(Columna). See CEREUS COLUMN A-TRAJAXI. 

 Curti'sii (Curtis's). See CEREUS (PILOCEREUS) CUR- 



TISII. 



Dantwi'tzii (Dantwitz's). See CEREUS (PILOCEREUS) 

 DANTWITZII. 



Engelma'nni (Engelmann's). See CEREUS GIGANTEUS. 



Forste'rii (Forster's). See P. HOULLETII. 



fossula'tus (furrowed). Bolivia. 1855. 



Hoppenste'dti (Hoppenstedt's). See CEREUS (PILO- 

 CEREUS) HOPFENSTEDTI. 



Houlleftii (Houllet's). Violet-purple. Mexico. 1861. 

 /u6a'/ws(maned). See CEREUS (PILOCEREUS) COMETES. 

 marschalleckia'nus (Marschalleckian). Mexico. 1898. 

 ni'ger (black). See CEREUS NIGER. 



, polylo'phus (many-crested) . See CEREUS POLYXOPHUS. 



, Robi'ni (Robin's). Cuba. 1864. 



, scopa'rius (broom). New Mexico. 1853. 



, seni'lis (old). See CEREUS (PILOCEREUS) SENILIS. 



, Strau'sii (Straus's). 3^. Stem covered with pure 



white, silky hairs. Bolivia. 1907. 

 Vello'zii (Velloz's). See CEREUS FLUMINENSIS. 

 Willin'msii (Williams's). See CEREUS (PILOCEREUS) 



SENILIS. 



PILO'GYNE PUNCTA'TA. See MELOTHRJA PUNCTATA. 



PILULA'RIA. (From pilula, a little ball or globule. 

 Nat. ord. Marsileacea?.) 



A small plant of botanical interest for the bog-garden, 

 but of no beauty. Divisions in spring. 

 P. globuli'fera (small-globe-bearing). J. Fruit brown. 

 J une to August. Europe (Britain). " Pillwort." 



PILU'MNA FRA'GRANS. See TRICHOPILIA FRAGRANS. 

 PILU'MNA LA'XA. See TRICHOPILIA LAXA. 

 PILU'MNA NO'BIUS. See TRICHOPILIA FRAGRANS 



NOBILIS. 



PIME LEA. (From pimele, fat ; referring to the viscid 

 matter on the leaves of some species. Nat. ord. Daphnads 

 [Thymeleaceas]. Linn. 2-Diandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from Australia. Seeds 

 sown in a gentle hotbed, in spring ; cuttings of young 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass ; sandy, fibrous peat, 

 with a third of fibrous loam, and pieces of charcoal, 

 freestone, and broken pots, to keep the soil open, in 

 addition to good drainage. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 P. affi'nis (related). See P. ROSEA AFFINIS. 



,, crini'ta (hairy). See P. IMBRICATA. 



decussata (cross-branched). See P. FERRUGINEA. 



diosm&fo'lia (Diosma-leaved) . See P. FERRUGIXEA. 



drupa'cea (drupe-like). 2-4. White, blush. May. 

 " Victorian Bird Cherry." 



e'legans (elegant). See P. LIGUSTRINA. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty). 1-2. Rose or red. June. 1824. 



filamento'sa (thready). See P. LINIFOLIA. 



g au'ca (sea-green). 2. White. June. 1825. 



P. Gni'dia (Gnidia). 2-8. Red. June to August. New 



Zealand. 



,, graciliflo'ra (slender-calyxed) . See P. SYLVESTRIS. 

 Henderso'ni (Henderson's). See P. ROSEA. 

 ,, hirsu'ta (hairy). 2-3. Australia. 

 hi'spida (bristly-flowered) . 2. Blush. May. 1830. 

 hu'milis (low). See P. GLAUCA. 

 hyperi'cina (Hypericum-like). See P. LIGUSTRINA. 

 imbrica'ta (overlapping), i. White. June. 1839. 

 inca'na (hoary). See P. NIVEA. 

 ,, intermedia, (intermediate). See P. GLAUCA. 

 lana'ta (woolly). See P. SERICEA. 

 ligHstri'na (privet-like). 4-6. White. June. 1823. 

 linifo'lia (flax-leaved). 2. White. May. 1793. 

 , , linoi'des (flax-like) . See P . LINIFOLIA . 

 longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 4. White. June. 1831. 

 macroce'phala (large- headed). See P. SUAVEOLENS. 

 na'na (dwarf). See P. IMBRICATA. 

 neypergia'na (Neypergian) . See P. PREISSII. 

 ni'vea(snowy-herbaged). 6. White. Tasmania. 1833. 

 ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved). See P. HIRSUTA. 

 paludo'sa (marsh). See P. LIXIFOLIA. 

 pauciflo'ra (few-flowered) . 5-8. White. June. 1812. 

 Prei'ssii (Preiss's). 2-3. May. 1846. 

 ro'sea (rosy). 2. Red. June. 1800. 

 affi'nis (related). White. May. 

 seri'cea (silky). 2-3. June. 1834. 

 specta'bilis (showy). 3. White, pink. May. 1840. 

 spica'ta (spiked). 2. White. June. 1824. 

 ,, suave" olens (sweet-smelling). 2-3. Yellow, fragrant. 



May. 1848. 



sylve'stris (wood). 2. Blush. June. 1830. 

 Verschaffe'ltii (Verschaffelt's). See P. SPECTABILIS. 



PIMETNTA. Allspice-tree. (From pimento, the Spanish 

 name. Nat. ord. Myrtteblooms [Myrtaceae]. Linn. 12- 

 Icosandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Myrtus.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of ripe shoots in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, and in a brisk bottom-heat, in spring ; 

 rich, sandy, fibrous loam. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; 

 summer, 60* to 85. 

 P. a'cris (bitter). 20-35. White, pale red. June to 



August. W. Ind. 1759. " Wild Clove." 

 ,, officina'lis (shop). 30. White. June to August. 



W. Ind. 1723. " Allspice." 

 vulga'ris (common). See P. OFFICINALIS. 



PIMENTO BUSH. See PIME'NTA OFFICINA'LIS. 

 PIMPERNEL. Anaga'llis. 



PIMPnJFLLA. (Considered to be an alteration of 

 bipinnula, twice pinnate, because the leaves are twice 

 cut. Nat. ord. Umbelliferas.) 



Hardy, perennial herbs, the most important of which 

 is P. A ni'sum, the Aniseed of commerce. Seeds ; divisions. 

 Ordinary soil. 



P. 4m'sttm(Anisum). 1-2. White. Greece and Egypt. 

 ma'gna ro'sea (large-rosy). 2-3$. Rose-pink. July, 



August. Europe (England). 

 ,, peregri'na (foreign). 3. S.Europe; Asia Minor. 



PINA'NGA. (The Malayan name. Nat. ord. Pal- 



Stove Palms. Seeds. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand, 

 with a moist atmosphere. 



P. corona' ta (crowned). 10-20. Celebes. 1848. 

 deco'ra (becoming). Leaves dark red, changing to 



clouded green. Borneo. 1886. 

 Dickso'ni (Dickson's). India. 



di'sticha (two-ranked). 6. White. Malaya. 1814. 

 ,, globo'sa (globular). See CALYPTROCALYX SPICATUS. 

 gra'cilis (graceful). India. 

 Ku'hlii (Kuhl's). Malaya, 1873. 

 latise'cta (broadly-cut). 10-15. Sumatra. 

 le'pida (comely). Young leaves brownish-red. E. 



Ind. 1888. 

 macula' ta (blotched). Leaves bright green, blotched 



with dark green. Philippines. 1863. 

 malaia'na (Malayan). 6-12. Malaya. 

 Micholi'tzii (Micholitz's). 6. Young leaves tinted 



with purple, blotched with yellow. Sumatra. 1908. 

 parado'xa (paradoxical). Malaya. 

 pa'tula (spreading). 5-9. Leaves 4-5 ft. long. 



Sumatra. 

 sanderia'na (Sanderian). Leaves glossy, mottled 



green. Indian Archipelago. 1885. 



