PALAVA 197 



OXA'LIS continued. 



O. cornicula'ta ru'bra is similar to above, except 

 that the foliage is deep crimson-brown. A 

 beautiful little plant for a rockery, but apt to 

 run riot. 



0. ro 1 sea. Height 6 ins. Is a deep rosy-purple 

 Chilian flower, handsome for pot work. 1826. 



0. tropceloi'des. Height 3 ins. Has deep yellow 

 flowers and bronze foliage. 



0. valdivien'sis. Height 6 ins. A lemon-yellow 

 variety. From Chili, 1862. 



Sow A in. deep where they are to grow in a 

 warm sandy soil in March, thinned out to 3 ins. 

 apart, when they should be in bloom at the end 

 of June. 



OXYU'RA chrysanthemoi'des. See LAYIA calliglossa, 

 P.E'ONY-FLOWERED POPPY. See PAPAVER somniferum. 

 P^E'ONY POPPY. See PAPAVER somniferum. 

 PANSY. See VIOLA. 

 PEACOCK POPPY. See PAPAVER pavoninum. 



PALA'VA (named after a Spanish botanist). Nat. Ord. 



Malvacece. 



\\ 

 P. flexuo'sa. An elegant little half-hardy plant, 



bushy and covered with little mallow-like 

 blooms of a mauve colour with white centre 

 and crimson stamens, 9 ins. high. It flowers 

 in June onwards. A native of Peru, 1866. 



