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PAR 



to invert, and awtlws, a flower ; referring 

 to the inverted position of the flowers. 

 Nat.ord.,Zo6eZiads [Lobeliaceoe]. Linn., 

 b-Pentandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to 

 the Lobelia.) 



Half-hardy herbaceous perennials from the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Seeds and cuttings of the 

 young shoots, in spring and autumn ; sandy 

 loam and leaf-mould. A cool greenhouse or 

 cold-pit in winter ; the flower border in sum- 

 mer. 



P. si'mplex (simple-stalked). 4- Yellow. June. 

 1774. 



unidenta'ta (one-toothed). $. Blue. July. 



1/94. 



variifo'lia (various-leaved). 1. Yellow. June. 



1812. 



PAKDA'NTHUS. (From pardos, a leo- 

 pard, and anthos, a flower; referring to 

 the spotted flowers. Nat. ord., Irids 

 [Iridacese]. Linn., 3-Triandria l-Mo- 

 noyynia. Allied to Aristea.) 



Hardy, herbaceous, orange-flowered peren- 

 nials. Seeds; or divisions in spiing ; rich 

 sandy loam ; a sheltered border in winter. 



P. Chine'nsis (Chinese). 2. June. China. 1759- 



Ncpauie'nsis (Nepaulese). 2. June. Nepaul. 



1823. 



PAREIRA BRAVA BOOT. Cissa'mpelos. 



PARINA'RIUM. (From parinari, the 

 Guianan name. Nat. ord., Chrysobalans 

 [Chrysobalanacees]. Linn., 7-Heptan- 

 dria \-Monoijynia.} 



The rough-skinned, or grey plum, is the pro- 

 duce of P. excelsum. Stove evergreens. Cut- 

 tings of ripe shoots, in spring, in sand, under a 

 glass, in bottom-heat; sandy loam and dried 

 leaf-mould. Winter temp., 50 to 55; sum- 

 mer, 60 to 85. 

 P. campe'stre (field). 6. Yellow. Guiana. 1824. 



exce'lsum (tall). 60. White. Sierra Leone. 



1822. 



macrophy 1 Hum (large-leaved). 3. White. 



Sierra Leone. 1822. 



PARING AND BURNING is never to be 

 practised by the gardener, except for 

 the purpose of charring the turf, and 

 rendering porous the soil cut from the 

 banks of clayey ditches. When this is 

 carefully done, a serviceable dressing 

 is obtained. But paring and burning, 

 as a general practice, is extremely 

 wasteful ; and, though it may give a 

 good crop immediately afterwards, 

 never fails, by speedy exhaustion, to 

 demonstrate how great has been the 

 dispersion of carbonaceous matter. 



PARIVO'A. (The name in Guiana. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Faba- 



cese]. Linn., 17-Diadelphia k-Decandria. 

 Allied to Amherstia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings, in spring, in 

 a hotbed ; loam and leaf-mould. Winter temp., 

 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 P. grandifio'ra (large-flowered). 30. Purple. 

 Guiana. 1821. 



PARK, in the modern acceptation of 

 the word, is an extensive adorned in- 

 closure surrounding the house and 

 gardens, and affording pasturage either 

 to deer or cattle. But a park, strictly 

 and legally, is a large extent of a man's 

 own ground inclosed and privileged 

 for wild beasts of chase by prescription 

 or by royal grant. 



PARKE'RIA. (Named after C. 8. 

 Parker, its discoverer. Nat. ord., Ferns 

 [Polypodiacere]. Linn., 2-Crypto- 

 yamia 1-Filices.) 



Stove ferns. See Ferns. 



P. acrostichoi'des (Acrostichum - like). Pale 

 yellow. July. North America. 1827. 



Lockhn'rti (Lockhart's). Browa. May. 



Trinidad. 1834. 



pteroi'des (Pieris-like). . Brown. August. 



Essequibo. 1825. 



PA'RKIA. Nitta Tree. (Named after 

 Munyo Park, the African traveller. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabaceas] . 

 Linn., 16 -Monadelphia 6 - JDecandrld. 

 Allied to Mimosa.) 



Stove evergreen trees, with crimson flowers, 

 from Sierra Leone. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots, in saml, in heat, under a bell-glass, in 

 May; sandy peat and loam. Winter temp., 

 48 to 50'; summer, 60 to 80. 

 P. Africa'na (African). 30. March. 1822. 



unigiooo'sa (one - globed -flowered). 30. 



March. 1822. 



PARKINSO'NIA. (Named after J. Par- 

 kinson, a botanical author. Nat. ord., 

 Leguminous Plants [Fabacere]. Linn., 

 10-Decandria 1-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Gymnocladus.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Seeds, when obtain- 

 able ; cuttings of half-ripened shoots, treated 

 like ParJfiai 



P. aculea'ta (prickly). 12. Yellow. W. Indies. 

 1739. 



PARNA'SSIA. Grass of Parnassus. 

 (Named after Mount Parnassus, where, 

 from the elegance of these plants, they 

 were fabulously said to have tirst sprung. 

 Nat. ord., Tutsans [ Hypericacese]. 

 Linn., b-Pentandria '3-Tetrayynia.} 



P. pahtstris is one of our prettiest British 

 marsh plants. Hardy, herbaceous, white- 



