PICEA 



4:211 (erroneously named DouRlasFir). M.D.G. 1890:40.'). 

 — A very ornamental tree, especially attractive by the 

 contrasting colors of the foliage, but it can hardly he 

 grown successfully in the eastern states; it does not 

 stand the hot summers well, and is probably not hardy 



f:irr)i. ifh fh-ui Mass. Var. speciosa, Beissn., is of 



si ' I more compact habit, with more as- 



01 11 I iiid shorter, more rigid Ivs. 



I,;, Aiiui.ii.,is, ri,.-h. {Abies Jezofnsis, 

 Sir!.. .^ /,,„... /■. Iluixloensis, Mayr. P. 

 Alankiamt, Vcitch partly |. Tree, 100- 

 l.'iil ft. or ocoasiiMmlly higher, with hori- 

 zontally spreading slender branches: bark 

 dark gr.iy : yi'Ung branches glabrous, 

 sliiiMii.-, v.lli.Mi^h brown or yellowish 



lii~.-. -IilIhI. ii.Il'.iI on both sides, dark 

 grri II 1111,1 shining' below, silvery white 

 .•iliovc, '-i-'i in. long: fls. carmine: cones 

 ohlong, light brown, l%-3)4 in. long; 

 si-:dcs oval -oblong, erose. E. Siber., 

 Anuirland, Sachatin, Yeso. B. M. 6743. 

 (;.('. 11. i:i: 11.5. 212; HI. 3, p. 53. Gt, 

 tigs. 2-J. — Similar to the preceding and 



PIERIS 



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1«. Breweriana, Wats. Tree, 80-120 ft. high, with the 

 branches at the top slightly ascending, the lower ones 

 horizontal or pendulous, with whip - like pendulous 

 branchlets often 7 or 8 ft. long, furnished with similar, 

 slender lateral branchlets; young branches reddish 

 brown, pube.scent: Ivs. straight or slightly curved, ob- 

 tuse, rounded and dark green at the lower surface, al- 

 most flat and with white lines above. %-l in. long: 



mental, hardit 



Ivs. 



as two distinct species: the first has yellowish green 

 branches and on older plants the slightly swollen leaf- 

 cushions are recurved; the latter has light reddish 

 brown branches, the leaf-cushions on the upper side of 

 the branches are much swollen, pointing forward, with 

 two small furrows below the apex, the Ivs. somewhat 

 shorter and the bracts of the scales somewhat narrowed 

 near the middle. 



14. bicolor, Mayr (P. AlcockiAna, Carr., partly. 

 Ahirx hinilor, Maxim.). Tree, 80-150 ft., with slender 

 spreading branches : bark grayish brown: young 

 branches dull reddish brown, sometimes finely pubes- 

 cent: Ivs. somewhat curved, dark green m1m,i-.. ^Tith two 

 bluish lines below, sharply acuminat.-, '. , m i.ni-: 

 cones oblong, brown, purple before ii| i n 

 long; scales obovate. finely denticulate 



curved margin. Japan. G.C. II. 13, p. L'l,:. Ilnn.l .mn- 

 tree, with more slender branches than tlie preceding 

 anil of more nipid growth. Sometimes cult, under the 

 nam.- /'. Alr„rl;i,ni,i nova and P. acicttlaris. 



15. Omorika, H.dle (Plnus Omorti-n, Pancic). Tree, 

 to ion ft. or higher, with rather short spreading and as- 

 cending branches forming a narrow pyramidal head: 

 young branches brown, pubescent : Ivs. compressed, 

 ridged on both sides, obtuse and mucronulate, dark 

 green and shining below, with whitish lines above, %- 



1798. Picea puneens. 



i. purple: cones ovate-oblong, cinnamon- 

 \K-1% in. long; scales almost orbicular, 

 nticulate margin. S. E. Eu. G.C. II. 

 :1."):!. Ot. 47, p. 177. — Handsome tree of 

 nwth. forming a dense and narrow pyra- 

 ig; very hardy. 



staminate fls. purple : cones oblong, 2>^-5 in. long, light 

 orange-brown; scales obovate, with entire margin. Sis- 

 kiyou Mts. in Ore. and N. Calif. S.S. 12:601. G.F. 

 3:66, 67; 5:595. G.C. II. 25:497.-One of the most dis- 

 tinct Spruces, but it has not yet been successfully cul- 

 tivated in the eastern states. 



P. ColumbiAna, Lemm., Is a form of P. Engelmanni, of 

 smaller size, with smaller coues and scaly brown bark.— P. 

 Olehni, Mast. Tree, to 1,=)0 ft., allied t.. 1' l,ic-,.l..r, l.ut Ivs. 

 shorter, about ^-3^ in. long and coin li ' 1 lones 

 1-2 in. long. Amurland, Saehalin. ^■ il —P. 



Jfaitmowtczi. Kegel. Allied to P. i.,> h r in 



every part: Ivs. about H, cones -' i , .ult. 



plants. Japan. | ,-jj 



PICKEEEL-WEED. Ponfederia. 



PICOTEE. See Carnation. 



PICEASMA (Greek, pikrasmns. lniniM -, r. in-ring 

 totlie l.itti r barkandwood). Imlihl /' , Sima- 

 nih.'ir.n. Tn-i-s and shrubs, wirh :i inmate 



hs., yelliiwish green fls. in hm! mrlcd, 



loose cymes and subglolh,-, , >ii , i , Aljout 



8 species in S. and E. \ m i,i v. i i , imiIv P. 

 ailanthoides, Planch. (/' ./ ., i,, be 



in cult. It is an uprit;lii , 

 the tomentulose inflorcs. ._ m 

 Ifts.; Ifts. ovate or oblong-u 

 serrate, '2yi-3% in. long: 

 with 1 seed. N. China, Japi 



hardiest species of the genu.s, but has proved only half- 

 hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. Farther north it may 

 be of value on account of its orange and scarlet fall 

 coloring and the bright red fruits. It is sometimes 

 united with P. quasxioides. Benn., from Himalaya and 

 China. Wood and hark are exceedingly bitter. The 

 wood of some species, especially P. ejrcelsii, I'lanch., 

 from Jamaica, is used in medicine like that of Quassia. 

 Alfred Rehdek. 



PICTUEES. See Photography. 



PIE-PLANT. See Rhubarb. 



■•'>•-■■' ^ - ■■^'■ept 



i-.,.. Ullh 4,5 |.:iirs of 



pea-sized, bright red, 

 ■ is probably the 



Kriuir.., M,,,;,,„,.|,i;,i , >, |..,,,.n ,,, .h.Mi,.,,,- -I, rubs 

 or ran-l'. n •'■\ 1 1 ■ - ■ ■.■, i' I. , i, m 'ii, i...i : |.. ■ ;,.',.,i Ivs. 



cemes ..r m m. . i .1 : .-.;■. . i I . . - i ^'reen 

 P. florilntndii iii.i lin , |, ,|, i ,i,,,i ^ /• !/.,,,,,„. ,i, hardy 

 North and, like iln "ih r ~|M,ir~. ;,n miIhhI,!. i.,r the 

 earliness of 11n-ir M.-um-. 'IIm' tn.-t K, miiiinl are 

 P.Jaii,,,,!.;, :,,,.! /■' , ni, !..,,,■ .i ■;,., -.r nod- 

 ding rii' -hi'-les; 



the til Mially 



wint.r 1 1- 1 >..uth. 



They i,, , ./ - i i .ially 



may 1... ..,..i..i... : .... .... ,...:]....., . i; .,;:ii.. ., a very 



handsome and graceful put-plant for inside decoration 

 with its slender racemes of pure white flowers hanging 

 over the glossy bright green foliage. The species of 

 Pieris, like other Ericaceee, grow well in a moderately 



