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P. letonicifo'lium (betony-leaved). 2. Pale blue. 

 June. South Europe. 1818. 



campanuloi'des (campanula-like). 1. Blue. 



July. Caucasus. 1804. 



Sibthorpia'num (Sibthorp's). July. Mount 



Olympus. 1804. 



cane'scens (hoary). 2. Lilac. July. Hungary. 



1804. 



Charme'lii (Charmeli's). 1. Blue. June. Pyre- 



nees. 1823. 



como'sum (tufted). . Blue. June. Austria. 



1752. Biennial. 



globular if of Hum (globularia-leaved). . Blue. 



June. South of France. 1820. 



Halle'ri (Mailer's). . Violet. May. South of 



France. 1822. 



htnispTHs'ricum, (half-globed). 1. Blue. July. 



Switzerland. 1/52. 



hi'svidum (bristly). l.Blue. June. Switzerland. 



1825. 



htt>tueli* thiUBfole). *. Blu*. Jn. Switzerland. 



1985. 



incequa'tum (levelled). 1. Blue. June. Austria. 



1820. 



lanceola'tum (spear-head-feaL-ed). J. White. 



June. Armenia. 1826. 



limoniifo'lium (limonium-leaved). Switzerland. 



1832. Evergreen. 



Miche'lii (Micheli's). 4. Red. June. Switzer- 



land. 1822. 



ni'grum (black). . Red. July. Bohemia. 1820. 



orbicula're (round-headed). 1. Violet. July. 



England. 



_ . deci'piens (deceiving). Blue. July. Swit- 

 zerland. 1819. 



gigante'um (gigantic). Blue. July. France. 



1817. 



pauciflo'rum (few-flowered). |. Blue. May. 



Switzerland. 1823. 



pulcMllum (pretty). 1836. 



Scfteuchze'ri (Scheuchzer's). . Blue. May. 



Switzerland. 1813. 



scorzonerifo'lium (scorzonera-leaved) . 1 . Blue. 



July. Alps. 1819. 



Si5i'newm(Siberian). l.Blue. July.Siberia.1817. 



Siebe'ri (Sieber's). l.Blue. June. Pyrenees. 1826. 



spica'tum (spiked). 2. Blue. May. Europe.1597. 



PHYTOLA'CCA. (From phyton, a plant, 

 and lacca, lac ; the crimson colour of the 

 fruit. Nat. ord., Phytolaccads [Phyto- 

 lacacese]. Linn., IQ-Decandria 5-Deca- 

 gynia.) 



There are many tender species, but the follow, 

 ing hardy herbaceous ones are all that are deserv- 

 ing notice. Seeds and divisions in spring ; light, 

 sandy soil and leaf-mould. 

 P. acino'sa (kernel-like). North India. 1844. 



deca'ndra (ten-stamened. Virginian Poke). 5. 



White, green. August. S. Amer. 1/68. 



PICK-AXE should have a handle three 

 feet and a half long, made of ash ; and 



the points or edges of the head should 

 be of well-steeled iron. There are three 



varieties : 1. The pick with two points,, 

 for loosening hard surfaces. 2. The pick- 

 axe, for cutting through roots of trees 

 when felling. 3. The mattock, with one 

 pointed and one flat edge, for loosening 

 surfaces and grubbing up roots. 



Pico TEE. See CARNATION and PINK. 



PIARA'NTHUS. (From piar, fatness, 

 and anthos, a flower; the flowers being 

 succulent, as in Stapelia. Nat. ord., 

 Asclepiads [Asclepiadacese]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria 2-Digynia.} 



A true genus, but for practical gardening may 

 be .considered as Stapelia. Greenhouse wrer- 

 greens, from the Cape of Good Hope. Cuttings, 

 dried some days at their base before inserting- 

 them in sandy loam; sandy loam, lime-rubbish, 

 leat'-mold, and a little dried cow-dung. Winter 

 temp., 48 to 35; summer, 60 to 90; dry in. 

 winter. 

 P. a'ridus(dry). . Pale yellow. August. 1795. 



Gussonea'nus (Gussone's). . Yellow, brown. 



June. 1832. 



incarna'tus (flesh-coloured). 1. Flesh. June. 



1793. 



mammilla'ris (nippled). Brown. June. 17/4. 



parvifto'rus (small- flowered). $. Yellow. 



August. 1795. 



pu'llus (dark). . Dark purple. August. 1774. 



puncta'tus( dotted). . Dark purple. August. 



1795. 



PI'CEA. The Silver Fir, a true genus, 

 but by recent authors considered only as 

 a section of the Spruce tribe. See PI'NUS. 



PICTE'TIA. (Named after A. Picket, a 

 physician. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [Fabacese]. Linn., 17 - Diadelphia 4- 

 Decandria. Allied to Hedysarum.) 



Stove evergreen, yellow-flowered shrubs, from 

 the West Indies. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots 

 in sand, under a glass, in bottom -heat ; peat and 

 loam. Winter temp., 50 to 55; summer, 60 

 to 90. 

 P. arista'ta (awned). 4. June. 1816. 



squamma'ta (scaled). 4. 1824. 



PIEEA'EDIA. ( Named after Mr. Pierard, 

 of Kew. Nat. ord., Soapworts [Sapin- 

 dacese]. Linn., 8-Octandria 1-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Melicocca.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of half-ripe 

 shoots in sandy soil, in heat, in spring ; loam 

 and peat. Winter temp., 50 to 55; sunyner, 

 60 to 80. 

 P. du' Ids (sweet). 20. Yellow. Sumatra. 1820. 



PIERIS CRATjEGi. Hawthorn, or Black- 

 veined Butterfly. Is white, with black 

 ribs or veins on the wings. It is very 

 much like Pontia brassica. The cater- 

 pillar is dirty yellow, hairy, black-headed, 

 and a brown stripe down its sides. The 

 caterpillars moult several times, and they 

 are usually found on the apple-tree, where 

 both the yellow eggs and caterpillars may 



