PITCHER-LEAF 



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PLAGIANTHUS 



P. rubigino'sa (rusty). French Guiana. 

 Ski'nneri (Skinner's). See P. ALTA. 

 spatha'cea (large-spathed) . ii-2. Dull blue ; calyx 



and bracts rose. Argentina. 1904. 

 speciosi' ssima (very-showy). See P. UNDULATA. 

 sple'ndens (splendent). 2. Shining- red. Central 



Amer. 1851. 

 stami'nca (Jong-stamened) . 2. Scarlet. January. 



S. Amer. 1823. 

 suave'olens (sweet-scented). 2. Yellow. July. 



Brazil. 1824. 

 sulphu'rea (sulphur-/tottw#2) . See P. BRACTEATA 



SULPHUREA. 

 tabulcefo'rmis (table- formed). Orange. Mexico. 1862. 



Leaves prostrate. 



undula'ta (wavy). Scarlet. July. Brazil. 1843. 

 undulatifo'lia (waved- leaved). See P. ALTENSTEINII. 

 gigante'a (gigantic). See P. ALTENSTEINII 



GIGANTEA. 



viola'cea (violet). 6. Deep violet ; anthers yellow. 



Mexico (?). 1833. 

 vire'scens (greenish). 2. Yellow-green. March. 



Peru. 1857. 



warscewiczia'na (Warscewiczian). 2. Red. Peru. 

 Wendla'ndi (Wendland's). 2-3. Sulphur. Chili. 



1852. 

 ,, xanthoca'lyx (yellow-calyxed). 2. Pale yellow. June. 



Brazil. 1877. 

 zeifo'lia (Zea-leaved). See P. MAIDIFOLIA. 



PITCHER-LEAF. Nepe'nihes phylla'mphora. 



PITCHER-PLANTS. Nepenthes, Sarracenia, Darling- 

 tonia, Heliamphora, and Cephalotus. 



PITCH-TREE, BURGUNDY. Pi'cea exce'lsa. 



PITHECOCTFNIUM. Monkey's Comb. (From pithe- 

 kos, the ape, and kieis, ktenos, a comb. Nat. ord. 

 Bignoniaceae.) 



Stove, woody climbers. Seeds ; cuttings of young 

 side-shoots in sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. 

 Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 P. Auble'tii (Aublet's). 20. Purple. Trop. Amer. 



1804. 

 buccinato'rium (trumpeters'). See BIGNONIA BUCCINA- 



TORIA. 

 Caroli'nce (Lady Caroline's). 10. White, yellow. 



May. Trop. Amer. 1842. 

 clemati' deum (Clematis- like). White ; throat yellow. 



Argentina. 1890. 

 cynanchoi' des (Cynanchum-like). Brazil. 



PITHECOLO'BIUM. (From pithekos, the ape, and 

 lobos, the lower part or lobe of the ear ; literally, Monkey's 

 earring. Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 



Stove trees, more or less evergreen. Cuttings of 

 mature shoots in summer, in sand, and placed in a close 

 case with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 P. brevifo'lium (short-leaved). N.W. Amer. Greenhouse. 

 Clypea'ria (shield-like). Trop. Asia. 

 du'lce (sweet). 20. Pink. Trop. Amer. 1800. 

 filicifo'lium (fern-leaved). Mexico and Jamaica. 

 latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 10. Purple. May. Trop. 



Amer. 1768. 



loba'tum (lobed). White. Burma ; Malaya. 1828. 

 mexica'num (Mexican). Mexico. 

 ,, pruino'sum (frosted). White. Australia. 1869. 

 Sa'man (Saman). 60. Trop. Amer. 1826. " Rain 



Tree." 



umbella'tum (umbelled). 12. E. Ind. ; Malaya. 1818. 

 U'nguis-ca'ti (cat's-claw). 20. Pink. Trop. Amer. 

 1817. 



PITTO'SPORUM. (From pitte, to tar or pitch, and 

 sporos, seed ; seeds covered with resinous pulp. Nat. 

 ord. Pittosporads [Pittosporaceas]. Linn. $-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse, evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of shoots in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, in April, and kept in a close 

 frame, without bottom-heat ; sandy, fibrous loam and 

 a few nodules of fibrous peat. Winter temp., 38 to 48 ; 

 summer, 60 to 75. Tobi'ra and undula'lum have de- 

 lightfully scented flowers, and both have stood against 

 walls, in the climate of London, with a little protection. 



P. allicioi'des (Illicium-like). Greenish-yellow. Japan. 

 1905. 



,, Anderso'nii (Anderson's). 4. Yellow. May. Aus- 

 tralia. 1820. 



angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). See P. PHILLY- 



R^OIDES. 



bi'color (two-coloured). 3. Chocolate. Tasmania. 1842. 



bracteola'tum (small-bracted). Norfolk Island. 1837. 



,, Bucha'nani (Buchanan's). New Zealand. 



cape'nse (Cape). See P. VIRIDIFLORUM. 



Cole'nsoi (Colenso's). See P. TENUIFOLIUM. 



coria'ceum (leathery-leaved). 8. Blue. May. 



Madeira. 1783. 

 cornifo'lium (Cornus-leaved). 3. Brown. May. 



New Zealand. 1827. 

 ,, crassifo'lium (thick-leaved). 5-10. Brownish-purple. 



New Zealand. 1872. 



Ende'ri (Ender's). Blackish-purple. Australia. 1868. 

 ,, erioca'rpum (woolly-fruited). Yellowish. Yunnan, 



China. 1900. 



eriolo'ma (woolly-fringed). Lord Howe's Island. 

 ,, eugenioi' des (Eugenia-like). New Zealand. 

 variega'tum (variegated). Leaves bordered with 



white. New Zealand. 1882. 

 ferrugi'neum (rusty-leaved). 6. Yellow. March. 



Malaya ; Australia. 1787. 

 ,, fla'vum (yeHow-ftou-ered). See HYMENOSPORUM 



FLAVUM. 



,, fu'lvum (tawny-leaved). See P. REVOLUTUM. 

 glabra'tum (smooth), ij. Bright yellow. May. 



Hong- Kong. 1845. 

 heterophy'llum (various-leaved). 

 ,, hi'rtum (hairy-branched). See P. REVOLUTUM. 

 ,, huttonia'num (Huttonian). New Zealand. 

 ligustrifo'lium (privet-leaved). See P. PHILLY- 



R,EOIDES. 



macrocar'pum (large-fruited). See P. CRASSIFOLIUM. 



mauritia'num (Mauritius). See P. SENACIA. 



Ma'yii (May's). 3. 1845. 



ni'gricans (blackening). See P. TENUIFOLIUM. 



,, olecefo'lium (olive-leaved). See P. PHILLYRSOIDES. 



phillyraoi' des (Phillyrea-leaved). 2-6. Yellow. June 



to September. Australia. 1823. 

 Ra'lphii (Ralph's). New Zealand. 

 revolu'tum (cuiled-back-leaved). 6. Yellow. March. 



Australia. 1795. 



rhombifo'lium (diamond-leaved). Australia. 

 rhytidoca'rpum (wrinkled-fruited). White. Fiji 



Islands. 1887. 



ri'gidum (rigid). New Zealand. 

 Sena'cia (Senacia). 8. Yellow. May. Mascarene 



Islands. 1825. 



tenuifo'lium (thin-leaved). 4. May. New Zealand. 

 Tobi'ra (Tobira). 12. White. May. Japan. 1804. 

 variega'tum (variegated). Leaves edged with 



cream. 



iomento'sum (woolly-leaved). See P. REVOLUTUM. 

 undula'tum (waved-leaved). 10. White, green. April. 



N.S. Wales. 1789. 

 variega'tum (variegated-leaved). 5. White, yellow. 



April. Gardens. 

 viridiflo'rum (green-flowered). Green. May. S. 



Africa. 1820. 



PLA'CEA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Amaryllidaceas. ) 



Greenhouse bulbs, allied to Narcissus. Offsets ; seeds. 

 Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, a little dried cow manure 

 and sand. 



P. A'rzce (Arza's). ij. Pale yellow, striped claret- 

 purple. Chili. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered), ij. White, striped red. 



Valparaiso. 1867. 

 ,, lit' tea ( yellow), i. Bright yellow, veined with purple. 



Chili. 



orna'ta (adorned) J. White, striped red-purple. 

 Chili. 1840. 



PLADE'RA DECUSSA'TA. SCCCANSCORADECUSSATA. 



PLAGIA'NTHUS. (From plagios, oblique, and anthos, 

 a flower ; the petals are oblique. Nat. ord. Malvaceae. 

 Allied to Malvastrum.) 



Hardy or greenhouse deciduous shrubs. Cuttings of 

 half-ripe wood in sand, under a hand-light. Well- 

 drained soil in the open or against walls. 



