PRIMULINA 



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PROLIFEROUS 



P. vinciflo'ra (Vinca-flowered). Purple-violet, Vinca- 



like, solitary. Yunnan, China. 1887. 

 violodo'ra (violet-scented), i. Mauve, violet-scented. 



May. Central China. 1902. 

 vtsco'sa (clammy). J. Purple. April. Piedmont. 



1792. 



a'lba (white). J. White. April. 

 vitta'ia (striped), ij. Magenta-purple, in whorls. 



W.China; Tibet. 1905. 

 vochine'nsis (Vpchinan). J. Purple. April. Carin- 



thia. (P. minima xwulfeniana.) 

 vulza'ris (common). J. Yellow. April. Europe 



(Britain). " Primrose." 



a'lba (single- white). J. White. April. Britain. 

 ,, bractea'ta (large-bracted). 

 cceru'lea (sky-blue). J. Blue. April. 

 ibe'rica (Iberian). J. Lilac. April. 1885. 

 ple'na a'lba (double- white). J. White. April. 



Britain. 

 ple'na a'tro-purpu'rea (double-dark-purple). J. 



Purple. April. Britain. 

 ple'na ca'rnea (double-flesh-coloured). J. Flesh. 



April. Britain. 

 ple'na cu'prea (double-copper). J. Copper. 



April. Britain. 

 ple'na ru'bra (double-red). J. Red. April. 



Britain. 

 ple'na sulphu'rea (double-brimstone). J. Pale 



yellow. April. Britain. 

 ple'na viola'cea (double- violet). J. Violet. April. 



Britain. 



polya'niha (many-flowered. "Polyanthus"). 

 ru'bra (red). See P. VULGARIS SIBTHORPII. 

 Sibtho'rpii (Sibthorp's). *. Pale pink. Greece. 



The first coloured Primrose. 

 ,, urale'nsis (Ural). 

 H^//s/"nn(Wettstein's). J. Purple. April. Styria, 



&c. (P. minima x subclusiana.) 

 Wilso'ni (Wilson's). 2-4. Reddish-purple to mauve, 



in 5 to 6 whorls. Yunnan, China. 1902. 

 wulfenia'na (Wulfenian). J. Violet-purple. April. 



Carinthia, &c. 



yunnane'nsis (Yunnan). Violet-purple. July- 

 Yunnan, China. 



PRIMULI'NA. (Primula-like ; it resembles a Primula. 

 Nat. ord. Gesneraceae.) 



A hardy or half-hardy perennial alpine, with the habit 

 of a Primula ; the flowers have the odour of Tobacco. 

 Seeds; cuttings in sand. Light, well-drained soil, or 

 loam, leaf-mould, and sand in a cold frame. 

 P. sine'nsis (Chinese). See P. TABACUM. 

 Taba'cum (Tabacum). i-J. Violet-purple. China. 

 1889. " Shekin " or " Rock Tobacco." 



PRI'NOS. Winter Berry. (The ancient name of the 

 Holly, which some of the species resemble. Nat. ord. 

 Hollyworts [Aquifoliaceac]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Now referred to Ilex.) 

 P. ambi'guus (ambiguous). See ILEX AMBIGUA. 



atoma'rius (atomed). See ILEX LUCIDA. 



coria'ceus (leather-leaved). See ILEX LUCIDA. 



deci'duus (deciduous). See ILEX DECIDUA. 



du'bius (doubtful). See ILEX MOLLIS. 



gla'ber (smooth). See ILEX GLABRA. 



IcEviga'tus (smooth). See ILEX UEVIGATA. 



lanceola'tus (spear-head-tew^i). See ILEX LANCEO- 

 LATA. 



lu'cidus (shining). See ILEX LUCIDA. 



monta'nus (mountain). See ILEX MONTANA. 



verticilla' tus (whorled). See ILEX VERTICILLATA. 



PRINSETIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Rosaceae.) 



Hardy, spiny shrub. Cuttings in sand, under a hand- 

 light, during summer. Ordinary soil. 

 P. sine'nsis (Chinese). Nankin yellow. N. China. 

 1897. 



PRI'NTZIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Composite. Allied to Podolepis.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in sand under 

 a bell-glass. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 P. aroma'lica (aromatic). Yellow. S. Africa. 

 Be'rgii (Berg's), ij. Orange. August. S. Africa. 

 1820. 



PRIO'NIUM. (From prionion, a small saw, the 

 diminutive of prion ; the leaves are finely sawed on the 

 edges. Nat. ord. Juncaceae.) 



This remarkable stove aquatic is closely allied to the 

 Rush, and in its native country grows in swamps and in 

 the edges of rivers, partly choking them up. Seeds ; 

 offsets. Loam and leaf-mould in pots, dipping into a 

 warm tank. 

 P. Palmi'ta (Palmita). 3-6. Pale brown. S. Africa. 



1857. 



PRISMATOCA RPUS. (Irom firisma, prismatos, a 

 I>rism, and carpos, a fruit ; the fruits are angled and 

 prism-shaped. Nat. ord. Campanulaceae. Allied to 

 Specularia.) 



Perennial herbs for the greenhouse. Cuttings in sand 

 in a gentle heat. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, with sand 

 to make it porous. 

 P. diffu'sus (diffuse), i. Blue. August. S. Africa. 



1787. Evergreen. 



falca'tus (sickle-shaped). See SPECULARIA FALCATA. 

 frutico'sus (shrubby), i. Blue. August. S. Africa. 



1787. Evergreen. 



,, hirsu'tus (hairy). See SPECULARIA SPECULUM. 

 hy'bridus (hybrid). See SPECULARIA HYBRIDA. 

 interru'ptus (interrupted). i. Blue. June. S. 



Africa. 1818. 

 ni'tidus (shining). J-x. White. July, August. S. 



Africa. 1787. 

 panicula'tus (panicled). Blue. June. S. Africa. 



1827. 

 peniago'nius (five-angled). See SPECULARIA PENTA- 



GONIA. 

 perfolia'tus (stem-pierced). See SPECULARIA PER- 



FOLIATA. 



,, Speculum (Speculum). See SPECULARIA SPECULUM. 



PRITCHA'RDIA. (Commemorative of W. T. Frit- 

 chard, a traveller and writer. Nat. ord. Palmaceae.) 



Handsome stove Palms, with fan-shaped leaves. 

 Seeds. Fibrous loam, one-third peat and sand. Winter 

 temp., 60 to 65 ; summer, 70 to 90. 

 P. au'rea (golden). Petioles golden. Fiji. 

 fili'fera (thread-bearing). See WASHINGTONIA FILI- 



FERA. 

 Gaudichau'dii (Gaudichaud's). Sandwich Islands. 



1879. 



,, gra'ndis (grand). See LICUALA GRANDIS. 

 ,, macroca'rpa (large-fruited). See P. GAUDICHAUDII. 

 Ma'rtii (Martius's). Sandwich Islands. 

 ,, paci'fica (Pacific). Fiji. 1870. 

 pericula'rum (dangerous islands). Petioles dusky 



golden. Potomou Islands. 1883. 

 Thursto'ni (Thurstou's). Inflorescence longer than 



the leaves. Fiji. 1887. 

 vuylstekia'na (Vuylstekian). Trunk thick. Potomou 



Islands. 1883. 

 Wri'ghtii (Wright's). Trunk barrel-shaped. Cuba. 



1908. 



PRI'VA. (Meaning not obvious. Nat. ord. Ver- 

 benaceae.) 



Greenhouse perennial herb. Seeds ; cuttings in sand 

 under a bell-glass. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 P. la'vis (smooth), i-rj. Deep lilac, or reddish. June 

 to September. Argentina. 1833. 



PRIVET. Ligu' strum. 



PRO'CKIA. (Probably a commemorative name. Nat. 

 ord. Tiliads [Tiliaceas]. Linn. i^-Polyandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



Stove, yellow-flowered, evergreen shrubs. Cuttings 

 of half-ripened shoots in sand, under a glass, in heat ; 

 sandy, fibrous loam, and a little fibrous peat. Winter 

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

 P. Cru'cis (St. Cruz). 4. July. W. Ind. 1822. 



,, serra'ta (saw-leaved). See THIODIA SERRATA. 



,, thetzfo'rmis (tea-shaped). 6. July. Bourbon. 1820. 



PROLIFEROUS. (See DOUBLE FLOWER.) The term 

 is also applied to plants producing many suckers. The 

 term is frequently applied to plants which produce leafy 

 buds or young plants upon their leaves, like Bryophyllum 

 calycinum and many ferns. The hen-and-chicken daisy 

 is another type of prolincation, where numerous small 

 flower-heads are produced around the primary or prin- 

 cipal one. 



