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PAULOWNIA 



cut back to the ground every spr 

 shoulu be removeil except one 

 plant during the hrbt -vedis of til 

 grow more rigorous e\ ery ye n 

 will decreise in size weakened I 

 ting back tlii.\ should then be n ; 



plants. Where the fl.-buds which are formed the pre- 

 vious year are not killed by frost the Paulownia is one 

 of the most conspicuous flowering trees in spring, and 

 in summer the foliage, though it is of somewhat dull 

 color, attracts attention by the size of the Ivs. In tem- 

 perate climates it is sometimes used as an avenue tree. 

 It thrives best in a light deep loam, and in a sheltered 

 position. Prop, by seeds sown in spring or by root- 

 cuttings, and by greenwood cuttings under glass ; it 

 may be grown also from leaf -cuttings; the young unfold 



ing Ivs. 



propM-:> 

 third ■'< 

 Heni\ 



off close 

 lul-glass in the 

 11 and Japan; a 

 1 l">rted by Dr. 



in terminal panicles ; calyx 

 oUa with long, slightly curved 

 jue 5-lobed limb; stamens 4: 

 ulicidallv dehiscent, with nu- 



imperialis ^i l »- /\ui (P (o»ien(os«, ''teud ) I-i„' 

 ll,)4 li I in II with stout spriading br iiii hi s 

 foriniii,' I I iirid h il h s rather long petioUd broadlj 

 cordate ()\ ate i ntirt or sometimes i lobed acnminatt , 

 pubescent abo\e, ton» ntose beneath, i-8 in long or on 

 vigorous shoots e\ en larger panules to 10 in long fls 

 fragrirt p ih m >I. I T -2 lu long pedi( els and cah\ 

 densil\ 1 I l\ I I wood\ bioa<lh o\oid, 



poiiilc 111 1 April Mn ( hiua, 



.Iai>ni s, / I M 



10 7 1.. I 1 Mn 7 



Alfred Rfhdeu 



Mth 



great %\hen in full h i i n I 

 a densi shade It st m i i I ) 

 befoie the lea^es conn mi .11 i 

 over before the tree is in full li it 

 For this reason it is not a favorite 

 The .Jacaranda is a prettier oiue, 



PAVONIA 



more floriferous, lasts three times as long, the blooms con- 

 tinuing until tlie tree is in full leaf. It is out of leaf not 

 more than half as long as Paulownia is. It makes as 

 dense shade as the Paulownia, has a prettier leaf and is 

 more desirable in every way. The growth of the two 

 trees is about the same at the end of a quarter century. 

 The habit of the Paulownia in retaining dry seed-pods 

 on dead limbs 3 or 4 ft. long is very unpleasing, and 

 necessitates a thorough cleaning each year to the tip 

 cud of the uppermost branch — often a hard work to ac- 

 complish. Ernest Bkaunton. 



PAVETTA (Malabar name of P. Iiidl,;,}. 1,'iihi,;,;,, . 

 Al'uur liil species of tropical shrubs and small tren^ 

 clusi-ly allied to the brilliant Ixoras but far less sbiwy. 

 the lis', smaller, and the clusters looser; also they have 

 a much more conspicuous style, which is often thrust 

 out of the flower an inch or so. The fls. are white or 

 greenish, salver-shaped, 4-lobed (rarely 5-lobed), and 

 borne in trichotomous corymbs, containing as many as 

 .'iO fls., which at best may be 1 in. long and % in. across. 

 Pavettas generally have membranaceous Ivs., while 

 Those of Ixora are leathery. In Pavetta the style is 

 longer and spindle-shaped at the top; in Ixora the style 

 iri-iM-i-ally lias J slii.rt l.i iinches at the top. Other generic 

 .•liara.'t.r- .if I'avrtta are: calyx-lobes short or long: 

 staniiiiN 4 cir ,",, l.arily exerted: disk tumid, fleshy: 

 nvary L'-Iocular: drupe 2-stoned. 



A. Foliage variegated. 



Borb6nica, Hort. Foliage plant with unknown fls. Its 

 position in this genus is a mere guess. Lvs. about 9 in. 

 long, oblong-acuminate, rounded at the base, with a 

 salmon-red midrib, mottled with light green on a dark 

 green ground. Bourbon Island. Lowe 5. 

 AA. Foliage not variegated. 



Natalinsis, Sond. Lvs. lanceolate-acuminate, petio- 

 late. glabrous: calyx-teeth bri.stle-shaped, thrice as long 

 as the calyx-tube: fls. white. Natal. 



P. Caffra, Haw. & Sond, Lvs, obovate. almost sessile, gla- 

 brous: calyx-teeth twice as long as the tube: tis. white. S.Afr. 

 B,.M, 3,'>80.— P. Indica. Linn. Glabrous to tomentose: lvs. 

 varyine greatly in shape: calyx-teeth much shorter than the 

 tube: fls. white. India. B.R. 3:198. W. M. 



PATIA. Included with ^scithis. 



PAVONIA (J. Pavon,,ioint author of Ruiz and Pavon's 

 Flora Peruviana et Chilensis; died 1844). Malvhcea. 

 About 60 species of tropical herbs or shrubs, tomentose, 

 hispid or glabrescent: lvs. often angled or lobed : fls. of 

 various colors, peduncled or crowded into a sort of head 

 at the tips of the branches: bractlets 5-maiiy. distinct 

 or more or less connate; calyx 5-cut or 5-toothcil; jiet 

 als spreading or convolute-connivent: staminal ci.luniu 

 truncate below the apex or 5-dentate: ovary :". loculcd, 



lied. 



Perhaps the most desirable species is P. nnilliflnrn. 

 know u to gardeners as /" H^ioti This has manj showy 





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PaVDnia iniermcdia \-^7:\)- 



