PROPAGATING PANDANUSES 



BY OFFSETS. 

 i. Drainage. 2. Soil. 



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stona australis, Phoenix canariensis (r), P. reclinata, P. rupicola, 



and Trachycarpus excelsa (r). Those marked (r) are good for 

 rooms. Cocos Weddeliana is a good table 

 palm, and Chamaerops humilis is suitable 

 for planting out in summer. 

 Pampas Grass. See Gynerium. 

 Pancratium (pancra-tium, from pan, all, 

 and kratys, potent supposed medicinal 

 value. Ord. Amaryllideae). See Bulbs. 



Pandanus, Screw Pine (panda-nus, from 

 the Malay name pandang. Ord. Pan- 

 daneae). Handsome foliage evergreens, 

 with pointed, strap-shaped leaves, some 

 variegated. They are useful for intro- 

 ducing to conservatory groups on special 

 occasions, and for table decoration. 

 Loam, with a fourth of peat and some 

 sand, suits them. They may be propa- 



gated by suckers in bottom heat in a hothouse. They like a light 



position, and only need shade from strong sun. The house should 



be vaporised occasionally to keep down insects. The following are 



a few of the best: Baptistii, green and yellow; Sanderi, green and 



yellow; and Veitchii, green, banded with white. 



Panicle. An inflorescence, the branches of which are divided 



irregularly. 



Panicum (pan-icum, from paniculum, a panicle. Ord. Gramineae). 



Graceful Grasses, suitable for pot culture, 



and easy to grow. They thrive in loam, 



with a third of leaf mould and some sand, 



and are easily propagated by division. 



The most popular species is variegatum, 



a graceful green and white trailer suitable 



for pot culture in the greenhouse; botan- 



ists now call it Oplismenus Burmannii. 



It must not be confused with P. virgatum, 



which is a hardy perennial with silvery 



leaves. 



Pansy (Viola tricolor). One of the 



greatest garden favourites, growing in 



most soils that are not very poor and 



dry, and easily propagated by seeds in 



spring, and by cuttings in autumn. The 



seeds are best sown in boxes in February 



or March, and the plants started in a 



frame or greenhouse, then pricked out into 



other boxes and put out in May. A dress- 



ing of COW manure improves the soil, and i. Large leaves to be removed. 



supplies of liquid manure will help the 2. Leaflets to be removed. 



plants to continue growing and flowering. 



Suckers from the base may be inserted 3 ins. 



apart in a cold frame in early autumn, and if brown aphis is kept 



under they will make good flowers the following spring. Seed can 



PROPAGATING PANSIES BY 

 CUTTINGS. 



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