PSEUDOGALTONIA 



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PSORALEA 



Stove perennial herb, with tuberous rootstock. Im- 

 DOrted seeds or tubers. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and 

 and. Water freely when in full growth, and rest in a 

 Iry, warm house when the solitary leaf dies down. 

 '. Lacou'rii (Lacour's). Light green. Leaves dark 

 green, spotted with white. Cochin-China. 1878. 



PSEU'DOGALTO'NIA. (From pseudo, false, and Gal- 

 tonia ; the plants resemble Galtonia. Nat. ord. Liliacea?.) 



Stove bulb. Offsets. Good loam, leaf-mould, and 

 sand. 



P. Pechue'lii (Pechuel's). i. Flowers greenish, nume- 

 rous. Damaraland. 1890. 



PSEU'DOLA'RIX. (From pseudo, false, and Larix ; 

 tree closely similar to a larch. Nat. ord. Coniferae.) 



Hardy deciduous tree. Seeds. Ordinary soil. 

 P. K<z'mpjeri (Kaempfer's). 10-120. China. 1884. 

 " The Golden Larch." 



PSEU'DOPA'NAX. (From pseudo, false, and Panax ; 

 closelv related to Panax. Nat. ord. Araliaceae. Allied 

 to Polyscias.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs or small trees. Cuttings 

 of young shoots with a heel, in sand, under a hand-light. 

 Loam, fibrous peat, and sand. 



P. crassifo'lium (thick-leaved). 5-10. Green. Leaves 

 linear, leathery. New Zealand. 1846. 



trifo'lium (three-leaved). Green. New Zealand. 

 1842. 



fe'rox (fierce). 3-6. Green. New Zealand. 



Lesso'nii (Lesson's). 4-20. Green. Leaves with 

 3-5 leaflets. New Zealand. 



longi' ssimum (longest). See PANAX LONGISSIMUM. 



PSEU'DOPHCE'NIX. ( From pseudo, false, and Phomix ; 

 similar to Phoenix. Nat. ord. Palmaceae.) 



Stove Palm. Seeds. Loam, one-third peat and sand. 

 P. Sarge'ntii (Sargent's). 20-25. Spadix 3 ft. long. 

 Berries orange or red. Florida. 1887. 



PSEU'DOTSU'GA. (From pseudo, false, and Tsuga; 

 related to Tsuga. Nat. ord. Coniferae.) 



Stately, evergreen, cone-bearing trees, differing from 

 Picea in having long bracts, protruding from the cones. 

 Seeds. Ordinary soil. 



P. davidia'na (Davidian). See KETELEERIA DAVIDIANA. 

 Dougla'sii (Douglas's). 100-200. N.W. Amer. 1826. 



" The Douglas Fir." 



brevifo'lia (short-leaved). Leaves very short. 

 e'legans (elegant). Leaves slender. 

 fletcheria'na (Fletcherian). i. A pigmy bush 



i foot high in sixteen years. Seedling in 1896. 

 Fre'tsii (Fret's). Leaves short. Plant pyramidal. 



1905. 

 glau'ca pe'ndula (glaucous-drooping). A sea-green 



weeping variety. 

 glauce'scens (glaucous). Leaves deep sea-green. 



1895. 



,, globo'sa (globose). Plant spherical, loose. 1905. 

 ,, pe'ndula (drooping). 40-50. Branches drooping. 

 revolu'ta (revolute). Leaves rolled backwards. 

 Stai'rii (Stair's). Young foliage creamy- white. 



1872. 

 Standi'shii (Standish's). Foliage quite silvery 



beneath. 

 taxifo'lia (yew-leaved). Leaves very long. Tree 



more massive. 



variega'ta (variegated). Leaves variegated. 

 lindleya'na (Lindleyan). See P. DOUGLASII. 

 japo'nica (Japanese). Japan. 1909. 

 macroca'rpa (large-fruited). Southern California. 

 PSI'DIUM. Guava. (The Greek name once applied 

 to the Pomegranate. Nat. ord. Myrtleblooms [Myrtaceae]. 

 Linn. iz-Icosandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Myrtus.) 



Stove, white-flowered evergreens. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, getting a little firm at their base, in 'sand, under 

 a bell-glass, and in bottom-heat ; sandy, fibrous loam 

 and peat, with the addition of leaf-mould and a little 

 dried cow-dung, provided the drainage is good and 

 plentiful. Winter temp., 48 to 58 ; summer, 60 to 

 85. But several, such as cattieia'num, will not only 

 live, but produce their fruit in a greenhouse. The best 

 Guayas we have seen were produced on the back of 

 a vinery, from which the frost was little more than 

 excluded in winter. See GUAVA. 



P a' ere (bitter). Country unknown. 1829. 

 Ara'ca (Araca). 4. May. Brazil. 1820. 

 aroma' ticum (aromatic). See P. GUAVA. 

 cattleia'num (Cattley's). 10. May. S. Amer. 1818. 



litiora'le (shore). 



chine'nse (Chinese). May. China. 1828. 

 corda'tum (heart-shaped). See P. MONTANUM. 

 cuneifo'lium (wedge-leaved). Country unknown. 1833. 

 decaspe'rmum (ten-seeded). See TIMONIUS JAMBO- 



SELLA. 



donia'num (Donian). 4-6. May. Brazil. 

 Gua'va (Guava or Guajava). 10. June. Trop. Amer. 



1779. 

 pomi'ferum (apple-bearing). 10. June. Trop. 



Amer. 1692. 



P^'rnilum (dwarf). 2. May. 1824. 

 ,, sapidi' ssimum (most-savoury). 10. June. 1824. 

 i'ndicum (Indian). See P. CATTLEIANUM. 

 montafnum (mountain). 60. Jamaica. 1779. 



" Mountain Guava." 



myrtifo'lium (myrtle-leaved). 6. April. 1820. 

 ni'grum (black-/V uited) . May. Cochin-China. 

 oligospe'rmum (few-seeded). 10. 1817. 

 passea'num (Passean). 3-6. Fruit pale green or 



yellowish, size of a plum. 1890. 

 polyca'rpon (many-fruited). 3. May. Trinidad. 



1810. 

 pomi'ferum (apple-bearing). See P. GUAVA POMI- 



FERUM. 

 sapidi' ssimum (most-savoury). See P. GUAVA 



SAPIDISSIMUM. 



pu'milum (dwarf). See P. GUAVA PUMILUM. 

 11 pyri'ferum (pear-bearing). See P. GUAVA. 

 quadrangula're (four-angled). Country unknown. 

 ,, ru'brum (red-fruited). May. Cochin-China. 1820. 

 sapidi' ssimum (most-savoury). See P. GUAVA SAPI- 

 DISSIMUM. 



PSI'LA. See CARROT MAGGOT. 



PSILO'TUM. (From psilos, bald ; the plant appears 

 to consist of leafless twigs. Nat. ord. Lycopodiacese.) 



An interesting stove plant, with nearly leafless, green 

 stems. Imported plants. Fibrous peat to be tied on a 

 piece of tree-fern stem and suspended in a warm, moist 

 fernery or stove. 

 P. trique'lrum (three- grooved). J-J. Trop. Amer. 



PSOPHOCA'RPUS. (From psophos, a rattling noise, 

 and carpos, a fruit ; the fruits rattle in bursting. Nat. 

 ord. Leguminosae.) 



A tall twining stove herb. Seeds ; cuttings in sand 

 with bottom-heat. Loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 P. tetragono'lobus (four-argled-podded). Lilac or violet. 

 Mauritius, cultivated elsewhere. 



PSORA LEA. (From psoraleos, warted ; the appear- 

 ance of some of the species. Nat. ord. Leguminous 

 Plants [Leguminosae]. T.mn. ij-Diadelphia, ^-Decandria. 

 Allied to Amorpha.) 



Herbaceous, by division, as fresh growth commences ; 

 shrubs, by cuttings of the half-ripened shoots in April 

 or May, in sand, under a glass ; sandy peat, and sandy, 

 fibrous loam. Winter temp, for these, 40 to 48. 

 Glandulo'sa has stood in the open air for a number of 

 years near London. There are some annuals and 

 biennials, but not worth cultivating. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



P. acau'lis (stemless). i. Purple. Caucasus. 



cane'scens (hoary). Purple. N. Amer. 



glandulo'sa (glandular). 3-4. Blue and white. July 

 to September. Chili. 1/70. " Jesuits' Tea." 



Lupine'llus (small lupin). 2. Purple. June. Caro- 

 lina. 1812. 



macro' stachys (long-spiked). 3. Purple. July. Cali- 

 fornia. 1833. 



melilotoi'des (Melilotus-like). 2. Light purple. July, 

 August. N. Amer. 1814. 



Ono'brychis "(sainfoin-like). 3. Purple. August. 

 N. Amer. 1818. 



orbicula'ris (round-leaved), . Purple. June. Cali- 

 fornia. 1835. 



physo'des (windy). 2-3. Purple, white. N.W. Amer. 



pinna' ta (leafleted). 4-6. Blue. June. S. Africa. 

 1690. 



tenuifio'ra (slender-flowered). 3. Purple. N. Amer. 



