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.P. gra'cilis (slender). 1. Blue, August. N. Amer. 



1824. 



grandifio'rum (large-flowered). Purple. July. 



N. Amer. 1811. 



heterophy'llum (various-leaved). l. Red. July. 



California. 1834. 



hirsu'tum (narrow- leaved- hairy). 1. Bale 

 purple. August. N. Amer. 1758. 



Iceviga'tum (smooth). 2. Lilac. August. N. 



Amer. 1776. 



- Machaya'num (Sir W. Mackay's). 1. Purple, 

 yellow. August. Ohio. 1834. 



Murraya'num (Murray's. Scarlet). 3. Scarlet. 



August. St. Felipe. 1835. 



ova'tum (egg-leaved). 4. Blue. July. N. Amer. 



1826. 



pro'cerum (tall). 1. Purple. July. N. Amer.1827. 



pruino'sum (frosted). 1. Blue. June. N.Amer. 



1827. 

 ~pube'scens (broad-leaved- downy). l. Pale 



purple. August. N.Amer. 1758. 

 ^Hichardso'nii (Richardson's). l. Dark purple. 



July. Columbia. 1825. 



Scott7m(Scouler'B). 3. Purple. May. N. Amer. 



1827. 

 - specio'sum (showy). 3. Blue. August. N. 



Amer. 1827. 

 - $taticcefo'lium(&t&t\ce-lea.ved). l. Lilac. June. 



California. 1833. 

 *- triphy'llum (three-leaved). l. Pale red. July. 



California. 1827. 



venu'stum (graceful). 2. Purple. June. N. 



Amer. 1827. 



PEPPER. Pi'per. 



PEPPERMINT. Me'ntha piperi'ta. 



PEPPER VINE. Ampelo'psis bipinna'ta. 



PEPPERWORT. Lepi'dium. 



PEEENNIAL. A plant of any kind that 

 lives for more than two years. 



PERE'SKIA. Barbadoes Gooseberry. 

 (Named after Piercsk, a French patron of 

 "botany. Nat. ord., Indian Figs [Cactacese]. 

 Linn., 12-Icosandria \-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Cactus.) 



Stove succulents. Cuttings in sandy loam, in 

 leat, at almost any time; sandy loam, lime- 

 lubbish, and a little peat and old cow-dung. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 80. 

 P. aculea'ta (prickly). 5. White. October. W. 

 Ind. 1696. 



Ble'o (Bleo). 5. Pale red. November. Mexico. 



1827. 



crassicau'lis (thick-stemmed). Mexico. 1838, 



grawd//?oVa(large-flowered).Red. Mexico. 1838. 



grandifo'lia (large-leaved). 3. Brazil. 1818. 



grandispi'na (large-spined). Mexico. 1818. 



longispi'na (long-spined). 4. S. Amer. 1808. 

 -Petita'che (Petitache). Mexico. 1838. 



portulaceefo' lia (portulaca-leaved). 3. Purple. 

 W. Ind, 1820. 



PEEGULA'RIA. (From pergula, trellis - 

 work ; referring to its quick climbing 

 growth. Nat. ord., Asclepiads [Asclepia- 

 dacese]. Linn., S-Pentanrfria 2-Digynia. 

 Allied to Stephanotis.) 



Stove evergreen climbers. Cuttings of firm 

 side-shoots in sand, under a glass, and in bottom- 

 heat; fibry loam, sandy peat, leaf-mould, and dry 

 cow-dung. Winter temp., 55 to 65; summer, 

 60 to 85. 



P. mi'nor (smaller). 8. Yellow, green. June. E. 

 Ind. 1790. 



odorati'ssima (sweetest-scented). 15. Green. 



June. E. Ind. 1/84. 



sanguinole'nta (bloody). 6. Green, yellow, 



July. Sierra Leone. 1822. 



PEEILO'MIA. (Erom peri, around, and 

 loma, a margin; referring to the mem- 

 branous border of the fruit. Nat. ord.,i- 

 biates [Lamiacese]. Linn., \-Didynamla 

 2-Angiuspermia. Allied to Scutellaria.) 



Half-hardy evergreen shrub. Cuttings of young 

 shoots in sand, under a glass, in April ; sandy 

 peat. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 P. oc^moi'des (basil-like). 3. Purple. August. Peru. 

 1829. 



PEEI'PLOCA. (Erom periploke, an inter- 

 twining; referring to the habit of the 

 plant. Nat. ord., Asclepiads [Asclepiada- 

 cese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 2-Digynia.} 



Hardy deciduous twiners. Layers and cuttings 

 under a glass, during summer and autumn. Any 

 good soil will do. Grce'ca will soon cover an ar- 

 bour or wall. The tender species are not worth 

 culture. 



P. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 6. Purplish. 

 South Europe. 1800. 



Gron'ca (Grecian). 10. Brown. July. Syria. 1597. 



PERISTE'RIA. Dove Flower. (From 

 peristera, a dove ; dove-like appearance of 

 the column. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchi- 

 dacese]. Linn., 20-Gynandria I-Monan- 

 dria. Allied to Acineta.) 



Stove orchids. Division, or separating the 

 pseudo-bulbs, as growth commences. See OB- 

 CHIOS. 



P. Ba'rkeri (Barker's). 2. Yellow. June. Mesico. 

 1837. 



ceri'na (waxen). 1. Yellow. June. Spanish 



Main. 1835. 



ela'ta (lofty. Dove-plant). 4. White. July. 



Panama. 1826. 



expa'nsa (broad). White. July. Panama. 1839. 

 fu'lva (tawny). 2. Tawny-brown spots. June. 



Venezuela. 1842. 



gutta'ta (spotted). . Yellow, purple. August. 



S. Amer. 1837. 



Humbo'ldti (Baron Humboldt's). 2. Red. 



March. Peru. 1841. 



lentigino'sa (speckled). Yellow. May. Guiana. 



1837. 



pe'ndula (weeping). 1. White-spotted. Sep- 



tember. Panama. 



Stapelioi'des (Stapelia-like). Yellow, brown. 



May. Spanish Main. 1839. 



PERfioiviA. See CLEO'ME. 



PERIWINKLE. Vi'nca. 



PERNE'TTYA. (Named after Don Per- 

 netty, author of " A Voyage to the Falk- 

 land Islands." Nat. ord., Heathworts 

 [Ericaceae], Linn., W-Decandria I-Mo- 

 nogynia. Allied to Gaultheria.) 



Hardy evergreen, white-flowered shrubs. Seeds 

 and layers in spring; peat border; requires si- 

 milar treatment to the tenderer Azaleas and Rho- 

 dodendrons. 



