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Division of hardy herbaceous perennials, and also 

 seeds and cuttings ; cuttings of the tender kinds ; the 

 side, stubby shoots do best, but shoots at almost every 

 age and size will strike freely in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, in summer, and either kept cool, or with a little 

 bottom-heat, according to the species. The tender 

 species require the greenhouse or the stove. Sandy 

 loam, and a little fibrous peat and dried leaf-mould. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 P. cetru'lea (sky-blue). 2. Blue. June to September. 



Peru. 1826. Annual. 

 capSnsis (Cape), ij. Blue. November. S. Africa. 



1818. 



alba (white). White. 1886. 

 tri'stis (dark-flowered), ij. Brown. May. S. Africa. 

 1792. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 P. ju'ncta (rush-like). Madagascar. 

 mexica'na (Mexican). See P. SCANDENS. 

 occidtnta'lis (western). See P. SCANDENS. 

 pulcke'Ua (pretty). 3. Violet. June to September. 



Mexico. 



rhomb tfo'lia (diamond-leaved). See P. C.RULEA. 

 ,, rhomboi'dea (diamond-shaped) of Hooker. See P. 



C^RULEA. 



rKomboi'dea (diamond-shaped) of Loddiges. See P. 



PULCHELLA. 



ro'sea (rosy). i|. Red. May. India. 1777. 



supe'rba (superb). Colour richer, brighter. 1863. 



sca'ndens (cUmbing). 3. White. July. Trop. Amer. 



1699. Cumber. 

 zeyla'nica (Cingalese). 2. White. June. Tropics 



of Old World. 1731- 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



P. europ&'a (European). 3. Blue. September. S. 



Europe. 1596. 

 LarpSnUe (Lady Larpent's). See CERATOSTIGMA 



PLUMBAGINOIDES. 



micra'ntha (small-flowered). iJ-2. White. July. 

 Siberia. 1829. 



PLUM, CHERRY. Pru'nus cerasi'fera. 



PLUM, GINGERBREAD. See PARINARIUM MACRO- 



PHYLLUM. 



PLUMOTRIA. (Named after Plumier, a celebrated 

 French botanist. Nat. ord. Dogbanes [Apocynaoeae]. 

 Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Cerbera.) 



Stove evergreen trees and shrubs. Cuttings of ripe 

 shoots in spring, in sand, under a hand-light, and in 

 bottom-heat ; sandy loam and a little fibrous peat. 

 Winter temp., 50 to 55, and rather dry ; summer, 

 60 to 85, with moist roots and atmosphere. 

 P. acumina'ta (pointed-leaved}. See P. ACUTIFOLIA. 

 acuti folia, (acute-leaved). 20. Red, yellow. July. 



Mexico. 1790. 



a'lba (white). White. W. Ind. 

 bi'color (two-coloured). 25. White, yellow. August. 



S. Amer. 1815. 

 blandfordia'na (Blandford's). 10. July. S. Amer. 



1825. 



kypoleu'ca (white-beneath). See P. ALBA. 

 incarna'ta (flesh-coloured). 20. Flesh. July. Peru. 



1820. 

 Jameso'ni (Jameson's). 4. Yellow and pink. 



Eucador. J uly. 



Ke'rrii (Ker's). See P. TRICOLOR. 

 lambertia'na (Lambert's). 10. White. July. Mexico. 



1819. 

 leuca'ntka (white-flowered). 10. White. July. S. 



Amer. 1825. 

 lu'tea (yellow). 10-18. Yellow, suffused blush. 



June. Peru. 1869. 



mexica'na (Mexican). See P. LAMBERTIANA. 

 macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 10. White. July. S. 



Amer. 1825. 



Millc'ri (Miller's). See P. INCARNATA. 

 northia'na (North's). 7. July. S. Amer. 1820. 

 obtu'sa (blunt-leaved). 10. VVhite. July. W. Ind. 



1733- 



parvtfo'lia (small-leaved). White. July. W. Ind. 

 1813. 



P. pu'dica (chaste- flowered). 5. Yellow. July. W. Ind. 

 purpu'rea (purple). 20. Purple. July. Peru. 1820. 



,, ru'bra (red). 15. Red. July. Trop. Amer. 1690. 



tri'color (three-coloured). 15. Yellow. August. 



Peru. 1815. 



tubercula'ta (warted-stemmed) . 6. White. August. 



St. Domingo. 1812. 



PNEUMONA'NTHE. See GENTIANA. 



PO'A, Meadow Grass. (From poa, the Greek for 

 grass, herbage. Nat. ord. Gramineae.) 



A large genus of grasses, forming a large component 

 of pastures, meadows, and lawns. P. trii-ialis is the 

 most abundant in the parks and gardens of towns. 

 Seeds ; divisions. Ordinary soil. 

 P. abyssi'nica (Abyssinian). Abyssinia. Stove. 

 flabella'ta (fan-shaped). Tufted. Magellanic region. 

 ,, palu'stris (marsh). See LEERSIA ORYZOIDES. 

 trivia'lis (common), i-ij. Green. June. Northern 



Temperate regions (Britain). 



a'lbo-vitta'ta (white-striped), i. Leaves striped 

 with pure white. Britain. 1868. 



PODAdLE'NIUM. (From POUS, podos, a foot, a, not, 

 and chaino, I open ; the achenes or fruits are stalked. 

 Nat. ord. Composite.) 



A tall stove shrub. Cuttings in sand, in a close case, 

 with bottom- heat. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 P. andi'num (Andes). Rays white ; disc yellow. Colom- 

 bia. 1892. 



PODALY RIA. (A classical name. Podalirius was 

 the son of /Esculapius. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants 

 [Leguminosas]. Linn. io-Decandria t i-Monogynia. AUied 

 to Baptisia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from South Africa. The 

 following, with a few exceptions, are purple-flowered. 

 Seeds in a hotbed, in spring ; cuttings of stubby side- 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in April or May ; 

 sandy loam and fibrous peat, well-drained. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 48*. 

 P. a'lba (white). See BAPTISIA LEUCANTHA. 



arge'ntea (silvery). 6. White, red. April. 1789. 



,, biflo'ra (two-flowered) of Sims. See P. ARGENTEA. 



buxifo'lia (box-leaved). 2. Blue. June. 1790. 



calyplra'ta (covered). 3-5. Light purple. June to 

 September. 1792. 



glau'ca (milky-green). 6. June. 1810. 



myrtillifo'lia (myrtle-leaved). 6. June. 1795. 



ole&fo'lia (olive-leaved). 4. May. 1804. 



seri'cea (silky). 6. June. 1778. 



sfyracifo'lia (Styrax-leaved). See P. CALYPTRATA. 



tincto'ria (dyer's). See BAPTISIA TINCTORIA. 



PODA'NTHES GEMINA TA. See PIARANTHUS GEMI- 



NATUS. 



PODA NTHES IRRORA TA. See STAPELIA IRRORATA. 

 PODA'NTHES PU LCHRA. See STAPELIA RORIFLUA. 

 PODA'NTHES VERRUCO SA. See STAPELIA VERRU- 



COSA. 



PODA'NTHUM GRA CLLE. See PH\TEUMA GRACILE. 

 PODA'NTHUM LOBELIOIDES. See PHYTEUMA 



LOBELIOIDES. 



PODA'NTHUS. (From POUS, podos, a stalk, and 

 anthos, a flower ; the flowers are stalked. Nat. ord. 

 Composite.) 



Dwarf greenhouse shrubs. Cuttings in sandy soil 

 under a hand-light. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and 

 sand. 



P. gra'tus (pleasing). See P. OVATIFOLIUS. 

 Miti'qui (Mitique's). 2-3. Yellow. Chili. 1824. 

 ,, avatifo'lius (egg-shaped-leaved). 2. Yellow. Brazil : 

 Chili. 1825. 



PODOCARPUS. (From pous, podos, a foot, and 

 kzrpos, a fruit ; long footstalks. Nat. ord. Conifers 

 [Coniferze]. Linn. 2i--Yfonarcia, lo-Monadelphia. Allied 

 to the Yew.) 



Evergreen cone-bearers. Cuttings of ripe shoots in 

 sand, under a bell-glass ; loam and peat. Winter temp., 

 40 to 48. Macrophy'lla, latifolia, spinulo'sa, and 

 nuci'fera have stood some time against walls in the 

 climate of London. They are all good things for a 

 winter garden. 



