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The fewest possible number of props ) 38 to 48. These have not been tried against a 



is one of the evidences of good cultiva 

 tion and good taste. 



PEOSO'PIS. (A name of a plant em- 

 ployed by Dioscorides. Nat. ord., Legu- 

 minous Plants [Fabaceee]. Linn., 10- 

 Decandria \-Monoyynia. Allied to Des- 

 man thus.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, when a little firm, taken off close to the 

 older stems, in sand, under a bell-glass, and in 

 a little bottom-heat; sandy loam, and sandy, fibry 

 peat. Winter temp., 45 to 55, and rather dry ; 

 summer, 60 to 85, and plenty of moisture at 

 root and top. Siliqua'strum stood several years 

 against a wall in the Horticultural Society's 

 Gardens. 



P. Cumane'nsis (Cumana). 20. White, green. 

 Cumana. 1822. 



Dominge'nsis (St. Domingo). 30. Yellow. 



green. St. Domingo. 1818. 



du'lcis (sweet). 20. White, green. New Spain. 



1818. 



ho'rrida (horrid). 30. Yellow. Jamaica. 1800. 



Juliflo'ra (July-flower). 30. White. S. Amer. 



1826. 



siliqua'strum (silique-podded). 30. White. 



Chiii. 182/. 



PEOSTANTHE'EA. (From prostheke, ap- 

 pendage, and anthera, anther; connec- 

 tions of the anthers are spurred. Nat. 

 ord., Labiates [Lamiacece]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia 21-Anyiospermia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from New Hol- 

 land. Frequently by seeds in a slight hotbed, in 

 April ; generally by cuttings of the young shoots 

 in sandy soil ; sandy peat, with plenty of fibre in 

 it, and a portion of broken pots and charcoal 

 nodules mixed with it, and good drainage. Win- 

 ter temp., 38 to 48. Lasia'nthos stood some 

 years against a wall in the Gardens of the Horti- 

 cultural Society. 

 P. cceru'lea (blue-flowered'). 3. Blue. May. 1824. 



denticula'ta (toothed). 4. July. 1824. 



lasia'nthos (woolly-flowered), 3. Purple, lilac. 



June. 1808. 



prunelloi'des (prunella-like). Purple. April. 



1826. 



viola'cea (violet). 5. Violet. June. 1820. 



PEO'TEA. (From Proteus, a sea-god, 

 who could transform himself into any 

 shape ; referring to the diversity of the 

 species. Nat. ord., Proteads [Proteacese] . 

 Linn., k-Tetrandria 1-Hfonogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Cuttings of ripened young shoots, 

 cut close to a joint, and the leaf there, and per- 

 haps the one above, removed, the rest allowed to 

 remain, inserted firmly in sand, over a little sandy 

 loam, the pots being three-parts filled with 

 drainage ; the pots, with their cuttings, may then 

 be set in a cold pit, and at such a distance from 

 the glass that shading will be little required ; the 

 glasses should also be frequently wedged up at 

 night to prevent damping; fibry loam, with a 

 good portion of sand, and about a fourth part 

 consisting of a mixture of charcoal, freestone, 

 broken pots, and a little peat. Winter temp., 



wall, as they should be, with moveable lights, or 



reed coverings, to be taken away in summer. 



P. acau'lis (stemless). ij. Purple. July. 1802. 



acumina'ta (sharp-pointed). 3. Purple. May. 



1809- 



amplexicau'lis (stem-clasping). l. Purple. 



February, 1802. 



angusta'ta (narrow-teamed). 1. Purple. June. 



1820. 



canallcula'ta (channel-teaved). 3. Pink. July. 



1800. 



cocci'nea (scarlet). 5. Scarlet. June. 1824. 



corda'ta (heart- tea wed). ). Purple. April. 1790. 



cynaroi'des (artichoke-like). l. Purple. Au- 



gust. 1774. 



elonga'ta (lengthened). 4$. Purple. July. 1820. 

 formo'sa (handsome). 6. Red. May. 1789. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 8. White. May. 



1787- 



margina't a (bordered). 6. White. June. 



1795. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). 4. Pale. June. 1819- 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 7. Purple. August. 1806. 



cocci'nea (scarlet). 5.Scarlet.August.l806. 



viridiflo'ra (green-flowered). 7. Green. 



August. 1806. 



lepidoca'rpon (scaly-fruited). 6. Purple. May. 



1806. 



liguleefo'lia (strap-leaved). 7. Purple. April. 1/98. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 2. Purple. May. 1798. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 8. White. May. 



1824. 



magni'fica (magnificent). 6. White. April. 1789. 



melaleu'ca (black and white). 6. Purple. May. 



1786. 



melli'fera (honey-bearing). 6. Pale yellow. 



September. 1774. 

 a'lba (white). 6. White. September. 1795. 



mucronifo'lia (pointed-leaved). 3. White. Sep. 



tember. 1803. 



na'na (dwarf). 2. Pink. May. 1787. 



neriifo'lia (oleander-leaved). 6. White. March. 



1806. 



obtu'sa (blunt-teaued). 10. Red. March. 1786. 



pulche'lla (neat). 3. Red. June. 1795. 



cilia'ta (hair-fringed). 3. Red. June. 1795. 



gla'bra (smooth). 3. Red. June. 1795. 



specio'sa (showy). 3. Red. June. 1795. 



revolu'ta (curled-back-feawed). l. Purple. 



May. 1824. 



specio'sa (showy). 2. Purple. April. 1786. 



turbiniflo'ra (top-shaped-flowered). . Pink. 



April. 1803. 



villi'fera (hair-bearing). 7.Purple. August.1800. 

 PEOTECTION. See SCEEENS. 

 PEUNE'LLA. Self-Heal. (Altered from 



the German Die breaune, a disease of the 

 jaws; supposed medicinal qualities. Nat. 

 ord., Labiates or Lipworts [Lamiacese]. 

 Linn., l<i-Didy mamia l-Gymnospermia.) 



All hardy herbaceous perennials, except ova'ta, 

 which is annual. Seeds, and divisions of the plant 

 in spring; ornamental for rock-works ana the 

 front of flower-borders. 



P. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). . Blue. August. 

 Austria. 1596. 



Marrya'ttfK (Mrs. Marryatt's). l. Purple. July. 



ova'ta (egg-leaved). . Purple. July. America. 



vulga'ris (common). <. Pink. July. Britain. 

 elonga'ta (lengthened). Violet. July. N. 



Amer. 



flo're-ple'np (double-flowered). $. Pink. 



July. Britain. 



