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Fersica continued. 



now included, by Benthain and Hooker, under Prunus; 

 they are natives of Europe and the warmer parts of Asia. 

 Flowers almost sessile, solitary or twin, rising from the 

 scaly buds earlier than the leaves. Leaves condupli- 

 cate when young. P. vulgaris, and its variety below 

 described, are well known and much esteemed fruits. 

 For culture, &c., see Nectarine and Peach respec- 

 tively. 



P. Davidiana (Abb<5 David's). /. light rose or white. Spring 

 (as soon as, or earlier than, the Almond), fr. small, spherical ; 

 skin downy, greyish-white, changing to yellow at maturity. 

 1. glandular, regularly attenuated towards the base ; margins very 

 finely serrated. China. Only of use as an ornamental tree, but 

 its flowering season being so early, the blossoms are frequently 

 destroyed by frosts. See Fig. 92. 



P. vulgaris (common).* Peach, ft. pale or dark red, sessile. 

 Spring, fr. clothed with a velvety tomentum. I. lanceolate, 

 glabrous, serrated, h. 15ft Probably Eastern Asia, 1562. STK. 

 Pruntw Persiea. Of this species, there are several very desirable 

 and ornamental varieties, including some with double flowers, 

 and others with variegated and purple leaves. 



P. V. IfflVls (smooth). Nectarine. Jl. red. Spring, fr. smooth, 

 glabrous, h. 15ft 1562. The Nectarine is distinguished from 

 the Peach by its smooth, and rather firmer, more plump fruit 

 SVN. Prunus fniift. 



PERSIMMON. See Diospyros virginiana. 



PERSISTENT. Not falling off, but even remaining 

 on the fruit, or lasting throughout winter, as the leaves 

 of evergreens. 



PERSONATE. Included under Scrophvlarineas. 



FERSOONIA (named after C. H. Persoon, 1755-1837, 

 a distinguished botanist, author of " Synopsis Plantarum " 

 and other botanical works). SYNS. Linkia, Pentadactylon. 

 OBD. Proteacece. A. genus comprising sixty species of 

 greenhouse, ornamental shrubs or Email trees; one is a 

 native of New Zealand, and the rest are all Australian. 

 Flowers yellow or white, small or mediocre, solitary in 

 the axils, or, owing to the abortion of the floral leaves, 

 forming short racemes, rarely in slender, terminal, one- 

 sided racemes ; perianth regular, the segments recurved 

 in the upper portion. Leaves entire, alternate, or rarely 

 here and there almost whorled. A selection of the species 

 best known to cultivation is given below. They require 

 a compost of equal parts loam, peat, and sand. Cuttings 

 of the ripened shoots will root readily in sand, under 

 a bell glass. The undermentioned species are shrubs, 

 except where otherwise stated. 



P. Drummondli (Drummond's). A synonym of P. longifolia. 

 P. ferrnginea (rusty).* ft. yellow, solitary in the arils, or often 

 densely clustered, terminal or pedunculate in the upper axils ; 

 perianth densely ferruginous-pubescent. June. I. ovate, oblong- 

 elliptical, or almost lanceolate, acute or obtuse, with a callous 

 point, 2in. to 4m. long. Young branches and shoots slightly ferru- 

 ginous or hoary-tomentose. h. 3ft 1823. (S. E. B. ii. 83.) 

 P. Fraseri (Eraser's). A synonym of P. toccata. 

 P. hirsuta (hairy). Jl. yellow, very shortly pedicellate, solitary 

 within each floral leaf, but crowded into short heads or clusters 

 at or below the ends of the branches. June. J. crowded, narrow- 

 linear, acute and rigid, but scarcely pungent-pointed, channelled 

 beneath, with revolute margins, mostly about iin. long. A. 2ft to 

 3ft 1800. Plant pubescent or hirsute, spreading. (L. B C. 

 327.) 



P. lanceolata (lanceolate). Jl. yellow; pedicels exceedingly 

 short, solitary or two together. June, L lanceolate or oblong- 

 lanceolate, mucrAnate-acute, much contracted into a short petiole, 

 mostly l^in. to 2iin. long, flat Young branches and shoots 

 hoary-pubescent, h. 4ft 1791. (A. B. R. 74 ; L. B. C. 25.) 

 P. L Isevis (smooth). 1. rather longer and thinner than in the 

 type, broart and narrow. Whole plant glabrous. (A. B. R. 280 

 and L. B. C. 1509, under name of P. latifolia.) 

 P. linearis (linear-leaved), jl. yellow, on solitary pedicels. July. 

 I. rather crowded, linear, acute or almost obtuse, contracted at 

 the base, Iin. to 2in. long. h. 10ft. to 20ft 1794. A tall shrub 

 or small tree. SY.NS. P. pinifolia, P. prvinota. (A. B. B. 77 ; 

 B. M. 760.) 



P. longifolia (long-leaved).* Jl. yellow, solitary in the axils, but, 

 owing to the abortion of floral leaves, forming often terminal or 

 sub-terminal racemes. July. I. linear or linear-lanceolate, 5in. 

 to Sin. long, callous-pointed or obtuse, narrowed into a short 



Persoonia continued. 

 petiole, h. 10ft. to 20ft. 1850. 

 P. Drvmmondii. 



A tall shrub or small tree. STN. 



P. macrostacbya (large-spiked). A synonym of P. toccata. 



P. nutans (nodding), ft. yellow ; pedicels axillary, solitary or 

 rarely twin, spreading or at length reflexed. July. L narrow- 

 linear, acute, contracted at base, iin. to above Iin. long, flat or 

 with the margins slightly recurved. A. 1ft 1824. An erect, but 

 low and bushy shrub. (L. B. C. 922, under name of P. Jteo- 

 /oKa.) 



P. pinifolia (Pine-leaved). A synonym of P. linearU. 



P. prninosa (bedewed). A synonym of P. linearit. 



P. rigida (rigid).* ft. yellow, almost sessile and solitary in the 

 axils, but sometimes several crowded at the base of axillary 

 shoots ; perianth densely villous. June. L varying from obovate 

 to linear-spathulate, mucronate, much contracted at the base, 

 but scarcely petiolate, gin. to liin. long, the margins usually re- 

 curved or replicate, softly or scabrous-pubescent when young, 

 glabrous when old. h. 3ft to 4ft 1824. (L. B. C. 1199, under 

 name of P. tpathulata.) 



P. saccata (pouched), ft. yellow ; pedicels mostly at or below the 

 ends of the branches, and crowded into racemes ; upper segment 

 perianth saccate. July. L linear-terete, sometimes almost 

 form, 2in. to 4m. or more long. h. 2ft to 6ft 1837. STNS. 



of perianth saccate. 

 filiform, 2in. to 4m. 

 P. Fraseri, P. macrvstachya. 



P. Tore (Toro). ft. yellowish ; racemes Iin. long, six to ten- 

 flowered. Summer, i. 3in. to Sin. long, rery narrow, linear- 

 lanceolate, gradually narrowed into the petiole, acuminate or 

 obtuse and apiculate, quite entire, polished on both surfaces. 

 New Zealand. A small tree. 



FESSOONIA (of Michaur). A synonym of Mar- 

 shallia (which see). 



FERTUSE. Having slits or holes. 



PERU BALSAM-TREE. See Myroxylon perui- 

 forum. 



PERU, MARVEL OF. See Mirabilis Jalapa. 



PERUVIAN-BARK-TREE. See Cinchona. 



PERUVIAN MASTIC -TREE. See Schinus 

 Molle. 



FES. The Latin for the foot or stalk ; e.g., in com- 

 pounds, Brevipes, short-stalked ; Longipes, long-stalked, &c. 



FESCATOREA. Included under Zygopetalum 

 (which gee). 



FESOMERIA. Included under Fnains (which see). 



FETAL. The divisions of the corolla, when free 

 that is to say, not united by their edges to each other 

 are called Petals. 



FETALACTE (from petalon, a petal, and acte, a 

 ray; referring to the rayed, petal-like scales on the re- 

 ceptacle). STN. Petalolepis. OBD. Composite. A mono- 

 typic genus, the species being a greenhouse, evergreen, 

 hoary-tomentose or woolly sub-shrub. It requires cul- 

 ture similar to Helichrysum (which see). 

 P. coronata (crowned). ft.-head* white, small, heterogamons, 



disposed in terminal, crowded cymes or corymbs ; achenes glabrous 



or papillose ; involucre campanulate ; receptacle small. May. 



L alternate, entire, obtuse, h. 1ft South Africa, 1816. 

 FETALIDIUM (from petalon, a petal ; in refer- 

 ence to the petal-like bracteoles). STN. Psevdobarleria. 

 OBD. Acanthacece. A. small genus (three species have 

 been described) of unarmed shrubs, inhabiting the East 

 Indies and tropical and Southern Africa. Flowers soli- 

 tary, in the axils of the upper leaves, shortly pedicellate 

 or sub-sessile. Leaves ovate, entire or dentate. The only 

 species in cultivation is P. barlerioides, a pretty stove 

 evergreen. For culture, sea Justicia. 

 P. barlerioides (Barleria-like). ft. white, pedunculate, axillary, 



soHtaTTlarge. June. L ovate, slightly toothed. A. 4ft India! 



1840. (B. M. 4053.) 



FETALOID. Similar to a petal in colour and tex- 

 ture. 



FETALOLEFIS (of Lessing). A synonym of Petal- 

 acte (which tee). 



FETALOSTEMON (from petalon, a petal, and 

 stenion, a stamen; referring to the peculiar union of 



