PULTEN^A 



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PUSCHKINIA 



PULTEN/E'A. (Named after Dr. Pulteny. Nat. ord. 

 Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, 

 i-Monogynia. Allied to Gastrolobium.) 



Greenhouse, yellow-flowered, evergreen shrubs, from 

 Australia. Cuttings of the points of shoots as growth 

 is nearly finished, or, better still, small side-shoots, when 

 from 2 to 3 inches long, in sand, in April, under a bell- 

 glass ; two parts of sandy, fibrous peat to one part of 

 fibrous loam, with a little charcoal and good drainage. 

 Whiter temp., 40 to 48 ; summer, 60 to 75- Plenty 

 of ah-, and screened from the full sun during the hottest 

 period of the year. 

 P arge'ntea (silvery). See P. DENTATA. 



, arista'ta (awned). i*. May. 1824. 



, a'spera (rough). See PHYLLOTA PHYLICOIDES. 



, Ausfe'ldii (Ausfeld's). if. Australia. 1865. 



, bi'loba (two-lobed). See P. SCABRA. 



, brachy'tropis (short-keeled), ij. Purple, orange. 



April. 1838. 



ca'ndida (white). See P. TENUIFOLIA. 

 canefscens (hoary). See P. PLUMOSA. 



como'sa (tufted). See PHYLLOTA PHYLICOIDES. 



corda'ta (sharp-heaited-leaved). See P. JUNIPERINA. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). 2. May. 1824. 

 cunea'ta (-wedge-leaved). See P. MICROPHYLLA. 

 daphnoi'des (Daphne-like). 2. April. 1792. 



densifo'lia (dense-leaved). i|-2. May. 



denta'ta (tooth-bracted). 2. June. 1820. 

 echi'nula (small-prickled). i. April. 1823. 



, elli'ptica (elliptic), i. May. 1810. 



, ericoi'des (Erica-like). See AOTUS VILLOSA ERICOIDES. 



, euchi'la (fine-lipped), i. May. 1824. 



, fla'va (yellow). i-2. May. 



, fle'xilis (yielding), if. May. 1801. 



, Gu'nnii (Gunn's). 2. Golden-yellow, striped 

 brownish-purple. 1885. 



, hypola'mpra (brightish). See P. ELLIPTICA. 



, incurva'ta (bent-in). 2. May. 1823. 



, juniperi'na (juniper-/i'Ae). if. June. 1824. 



, linophy'lla (flax-leaved). 2. April. 1789. 



, microphy'lla, (small-leaved), i. May. 1810. 



, mucrona'ta (pointed-leaved). See P. POLIFOLIA. 



, na'na (dwarf). See CHORIZEMA ILICIFOLIUM. 



, obcorda'ta (reversed-egg-leaved). 2. June. 1808. 



, Oito'nis (Otto's). 1-2. May. 1857. 



, oxalidifo'lia (Oxalis-leaved). See P. TERN ATA. 



May. 1789. 



. Yellow, marked with red. 



, palea'cea (scaly), 



, Paxto'ni (Paxton's). 



1861. 



peduncula'ta (/ong-flower-stalked). May. 1820. 

 ,, plumo'sa (feathery), i. April. 1824. 

 polifo'lia (Polium-leaved). 2. May. 1824. 

 polygalifo'lia (Poly gala-leaved). See P. VILLOSA. 

 'procu'mbens (lying-down), f. April. 1823. 

 ,, racemulo'sa (small- racemed). 2. April. 1820. 

 reticula'ta (netted). 2. June. 1820. 

 ,, retu'sa (abrupt-ended), i. April. 1789. 

 ro'sea (rosy). i-2. Pink. April, May. 1877. 

 rosmarinifo'lia (rosemary-leaved). See P. POLIFOLIA. 

 rupe'stris (rock-inhabiting), i. 1845. 

 sca'bra (rough-leaved), i. April. 1803. 

 squarro'sa (spreading). See PHYLLOTA PHYLICOIDES. 



, stipula'ris (stipuled). 2. April. 1792. 



, stri'cta (upright). 2. June. 1803. 



, subumbella'ta (slightly- umbeUed). i. April. 1831. 



, Swee'tii (Sweet's). See P. FLEXILIS. 



, tenuifo'lia (thin-leaved). i. April. 1817. 



, terna'ta (ternate). 2. April, May. 1825. 



, thymifo'lia (thyme- leaved). See P. ELLIPTICA. 



, vesti'ia (clothed). 3. April. 1803. 

 ,, villi'fera ((hair-bearing). 2. May. 1824. 

 villo'sa (shaggy) of Willdenow. 2. May. 1790. 



PU'NICA. Pomegranate. (From puniceus, scarlet ; 

 the colour of the flowers. Nat. ord. Loosestrifes [Lythr- 

 aceas]. Linn. i-z-Icosandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Deciduous trees, all blooming in August. Cuttings of 

 the shoots and roots ; layers and graf ting ; any light, 

 rich soil. It flourishes against a wall, but hi such places 

 the twigs must be encouraged to grow, or there will be 

 few flowers. The double kinds grafted on the single, 

 and grown in rich loam, become nice flowering plants, as 

 the plants do not grow so vigorously as on their own roots, 

 but flower much longer. 



P. Grana'tum (cowmen-grained). 18. Red. S. Europe; 

 Persia, &c. 1548. 



P. Grana'tum albe'scens (whitish). 10. Whitish. China. 

 ,, albe'scens fio're-ple'no (double- whitish). 10. 



Whitish. 



,, fta'vum (yellow). 10. Yellow. 

 flo're ple'no (double-flowered). 10. White and 



pale yellow. 



na'na (dwarf). 3-5. Red. Mauritius. 1823. 

 ,, ru'brum fio're-ple'no (double-red-flowered). 10. 



Red. S. Europe. 



na'na (dwarf). See P. GRANATUM NANA. 

 PUNNET. See BASKET. 



PUPA. The various stages in the life of an insect 

 are the egg, the caterpillar or larva, the pupa, and the 

 perfect or winged form. The pupa of moths and butter- 

 flies is a resting stage, known also as a chrysalis, and is 

 sometimes enclosed hi a cocoon or case. The pupa of 

 grasshoppers, cockroaches, earwigs, and others is active 

 and not unlike the larva, or even the perfect form 

 without wings. 



PUPA'LIA. (From Pupali, an East Indian name for 

 it. Nat. ord. Amarantaceae.) 



Stove, evergreen shrubby plant. Cuttings hi sand, in 

 a propagating case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, 

 leaf-mould, and sand. 



P. atropurpu'rea (dark-purple). 1^-2. Deep purple. 

 August, September. Trop. Asia and Africa. 1756. 



PURPLE LOOSESTRffE. Ly'Otrum Salica'ria. 



PURPLE MEDICK. Medico.' go sati'va. 



PURPLE WREATH. Petre'avolu'bHis. 



PURPUREXLA. Tibouchi'na. 



PU'RSHIA. (Named after F. Pursh, writer on Ameri- 

 can plants. Nat. ord. Roseworts [Rosaces]. Linn. 12- 

 Icosandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Chamaebatia.) 



Hardy evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of young shoots 

 in sand, under a hand light, hi early summer ; also by 

 seeds, treated as rose-seeds ; sandy, poor soil. 

 P. glandulo'sa (glandular). 2. Yellow- white, smelling 



like cinnamon. N.W. Amer. 1898. 

 tridenta'ta (thiee-tooth-leaved) . 2. Yellow. N. Amer. 

 1826. 



PU'RSHIA OF SPRENGEL. (Nat. ord. Boraginacea.) 

 See ONOSMODIUM. 



P. hi'spida (hairy). See ONOSMODIUM HISPIDUM. 

 mo'llis (soft). See ONOSMODIUM MOLLE. 



PURSLANE. (Portula'ca.) P. olera'cea, Green, or 

 Garden Purslane. P. sati'va, Golden Purslane. 



A light, rich soil they thrive hi most, and they must 

 have a warm situation, as a south border. Sow in 

 February and early in March, in a moderate hotbed, to 

 remain where sown ; and at the close of March, and once 

 monthly, during April, May, and the summer months 

 until the end of August, hi the open ground. 



Sow in drills 6 inches apart, very thta, and not more 

 than inch deep. Keep the seedlings clear of weeds, 

 and thin to 6 or 8 inches asunder. In dry weather 

 water moderately two or three tunes a week. 



In general, they are ready for gathering from in six 

 weeks after sowing, the young shoots being made use of 

 from 2 to 5 niches hi length, and the plants branch 

 out 3.2 ain. 



The hotbed crops require the ah- to be admitted as 

 freely as the weather permits, the temperature ranging 

 between 50 and 75. 



To obtain Seed. A few of the earliest border-raised 

 plants must be left ungathered from, the strongest and 

 largest leaved being selected. They must be cut imme- 

 diately the seed is ripe, laid on a cloth, and when per- 

 fectly dry, thrashed, and the refuse is best separated by 

 means of a very fine sieve. 



PURSLAKE-TREE. Portulaca'ria. 



PUSCHKTNIA. (Named after M. Pouschkin, a 

 Russian botanist. Nat. ord. Lilyivorts [Liliaceae]. Linn. 

 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Hyacinth.) 



Half-hardy bulb. Offset-bulbs ; deep, sandy loam ; 

 requires a little protection, or to be taken up hi whiter. 

 P. libano'tica (Lebanon). See P. SCILLOIDES. 

 scilloi'des (Scilla-like). J. Pale blue. May. Asia 



Minor. &c. 1819. " Striped Squill." 

 compa'cta (compact). Truss of flowers compact. 

 si'cula (Sicilian). See P. SCILLOIDES. 



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