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which grow readily (Figs. 52, e, and 55). The fancy or 

 show geraniums are often grown from root-cuttings, but 

 sometimes will not come true. Geraniums can also be 

 grafted. (See page 89, herbaceous grafting.) 



Pelecyphora (Hatchet Cactus). Cactece. 



Propagated most freely by seeds in moderate heat, and by 

 cuttings made of any small shoots that arise from the base 

 See also Cactus. 



Peliosanthes. Hcemodoracece. 



Suckers. 

 Peltandra. Aroidece. 



Propagated by seeds when fresh, or b ydivision. 

 Pennyroyal (Mentha Pulegiuni}. Labiatce. 



Seeds and divisions. 

 Pentapetes. Slerculiacece. 



Propagated by seeds ; by cuttings of half-ripened shoots. 

 Pentas. Rulriacece 



Propagated, with difficulty, by seeds or cuttings of half- 

 ripened wood. 



Pentstemon (Beard-tongue). Scrophularinece. 



Seeds, sown in pans and placed under a frame ; or they 

 are sometimes sown in the border where the plants are to 

 stand. Also by division, and rarely by cuttings in summer. 



Peperomia, including Micropiper. Piperacece. 



Seeds. Cuttings of single joints of firm stems root easily 

 in a peaty soil. Water sparingly. 



Pepper, Black. See Piper. 



Pepperidge. See Nyssa. 



Pepper-grass, Curled Cress (Lepidium sativum). Cruciferce. 



Grown from seeds, either under glass for early crops or in 

 the open air. 



Peppermint (Mentha piperita). Labiatce. 



Divisions of the creeping and rooting stems are planted to 

 multiply the plant, and plantations are renewed every three 

 or four years. 

 Pepper, Red or Cayenne (Capsicum). Solanacece. 



Seeds, sown out-doors, or in the north oftener started 

 in the house. 



