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Pereskia (Barbadoes Gooseberry) Cactece. 



Seeds Cuttings, as described under Cactus P aculeate 

 is much used as a stock for epiphyllums P. Bleo is some- 

 times used for the same purpose, as it is fully LL_ good as the 

 other species Cuttings of P. aculeata can be made a foot or 

 more in length, and of sufficient size for immediate use, or, 

 indeed, the graft may be inserted when the cutting is made 



Perilla, Dentidia. Labiatce. 



Sow the seeds in early spring in pans or boxes, and place 

 in a gentle heat Or southwards, seeds may be sown in the 

 open 



Periploca Asclepiadece 



Seeds Increased mostly by layers or cuttings under glass, 

 during summer or autumn. Root cuttings succeed 



Periwinkle. See Vinca. 



Pernettya. See Canarina 



Pereea (Alligator or Avocado Pear). Laurineoc 



Seeds. Layers of ripened shoots may be made in autnmn , 

 or cuttings of firm shoots in spring, under glass 



Persimmon (Diospyros Kaki and D Virginiana] Ebenacece 



Stocks are readily grown from seed, and they usually 

 attain sufficient size for budding the first year. The native 

 persimmon (Dtspyros Virginiana] is largely used as a stock 

 for the Japanese persimmon or kaki. Imported stocks are 

 occasionally employed, but the native is more vigorous, as a 

 rule, and probably better Persimmons are shield-budded 

 the same as peaches, and they may be root-grafted and top- 

 grafted by ordinary methods 



Persoonia, Lmkia Proteacece 



Propagated by cuttings of the ripened shoots, under glass 

 Peruvian Bark. See Cinchona. 

 Petalostemon (Prairie Clover) Leguminosce 



Seeds and divisions 

 Petunia. Solanacece 



Seeds, either in-doors or in the garden. Choice and double 

 varieties are often increased by cuttings, which grow readily 



Phacelia, Eutoca, Whitlavia. Hydrophyllacece 



The annuals are increased by seeds, and the perennials 

 by seeds and divisions. 



