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all fine species. The latter has very beautiful lanceolate 

 foliage and of an elegant habit. They should be well drained. 

 They are very small evergreen shrubs, with white, red, or pink 

 flowers. (Soil No. 6.) 



Pistacias, seven species of trees, principally of the south 

 of Europe. There is nothing particular in their appearance, 

 except their productions in their native country. P. terebin- 

 ihus is deciduous, and produces the Cyprus turpentine. P. 

 lentiscus is the true mastich tree, which is obtained by cutting 

 transverse incisions in the bark. jp. vera, P. reticuldta are 

 good species; leaves pinnated; leaflets ovate, lanceolate; 

 easily cultivated. (Soil No. 2.) 



Pittdsporums, about nine species, with handsome foliage, 

 and small white flowers in clusters, which are fragrant. P. 

 tobira is a native of China, and nearly hardy ; leaves lucid, 

 obovate, obtuse, and smooth ; there is a beautiful variegated 

 variety of it. P. unduldtum, P. coridceum, P. revolutum, 

 P. fulvum, and P. ferrugineum are very ornamental ever- 

 greens, and will grow with the most simple treatment. (Soil 

 No. 13.) 



Platt/lbbiums, Flat Pea, four species of fine free-flowering 

 plants, flowers leguminose ; colour yellow. P. formosum, P. 

 ovdtuni and P. trianyulare are the best ; the foliage of the 

 former two is cordate ovate; the latter hastate, with spiny 

 angles. (Soil No. 6.)' 



Plumbagos, Lead-wort. The two most beautiful species 

 for green-house culture are P. capcnsis, of a beautiful light 

 blue, flowering in spikes from June to December ; foliage pale 

 green, oblong, entire, and glaucous P. Larpanta y Lady 

 Larpant's Lead wort, is of a very dwarf habit, small dark 

 greenish-brown foliage, crowned with flowers of the finest 

 azure blue, and is tolerably hardy in the open ground ; in 

 fact, they are both perfectly hardy in the Southern States. 

 (Soil No. 1.) 



Podalyrias, about fourteen species of pretty Cape shrubs; 

 foliage oblong, obovate, and silky-like; the flowers legumi- 

 nose; colour blue or pink. P. sericea, P. styracifblia, I*. 

 coruscans, P. aryentea, P. liparioldes, and P. subiflora, are 

 the finest and most distinct species, and flower abundantly. 

 (Soil No. 6.) 



Protects, about forty- four species. The foliage of this 

 genus is very diversified flowors very large, terminal ; stamens 



