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PEN 



PELTA'RIA. (From pchc, a little 

 buckler ; referring to the shape of the 

 seed-pod. Nat. ord., Crucifers [Brassi- 

 cacese]. Linn., Tetradynamia. Allied 

 to Draba.) 



Seeds ; division of the roots of alliacea. 

 Common soil. 



P. allia'cea (Garlic-scented). 1. White. June. 

 Austria. 1601. Hardy herbaceous. 



giant if o'lia(Woad- leaved). 1. White. June. 



Syria, 1823. Hardy annual. 



PENJE'A. (Named after P. Pena, a 

 German botanist. Nat. ord., Sarcoco- 

 lads [Penaeacese]. Linn., 4.-Tetrandria 

 1-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, and red-flowered, except where other- 

 wise mentioned. Cuttings of stubby side-shoots, 

 in summer, in sand, under a bell-glass ; sandy 

 peat, and a little charcoal. Winter temp., 40 

 to 45. 

 P.fruticulo'sa (small- shrubby). 1. June. 1822. 



imbrica'ta (imbricated). Pink. June. 1824. 



lateriflo'ra (side-flowering). 1. June. 1825. 



margina'ta (bordered). l. June. 1816. 



muerona'ta (pointed-leaved). 2. Yellow. 



June. 1787- 



myrtoi'des (Myrtle-like). 2. June. 1816. 



sarcoco'lla (thick-necked). 1. June. 1825. 



squamo'sa (scalyl. 1. June. 1787- 



PENNYROYAL. Me'ntha pnle'yium. 



PENTADE'SMA. (From pente, five, and 

 desma, a bundle ; referring to the dis- 

 position of the stamens. Nat. ord., 

 Gnilifers [Clusiacese]. Linn., IS Poly - 

 adelphia %-Polyandria. Allied to Gar- 

 cinia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of ripe shoots, 

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

 fibry loam and sandy peat. Winter temp., 60; 

 summer, b'0 to 90. 



P. butyra'cea (b\itter-and-tallow-tree). 30. 

 November. Sierra Leone. 1822. 



PENTA'PETES. (From pente, five, and 

 petalon, a petal ; five petals in the flower. 

 Nat. ord., Byttneriads [Byttneriaceee], 

 Linn,, IQ-Monadelphia 7 -Dodecandria. 

 Allied to Dombeya.) 



Stove scarlet-flowered plants, flowering in 

 July. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sand, 

 under a glass, in moist heat ; also by seeds in a 

 hotbed in spring ; sandy loam and leaf-mould. 

 Stove temperatures. 

 P. ova'ta (egg-leaved). 2, New Spain. 1805. 



phaeni'cea (scarlet). 2. India. 1690. 



PE'NTAS. (From pente, five ; refer- 

 ring to the number of petals and 

 stamens. Nat. ord., Cinchonads [Cin- 

 chonacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria l-Mo- 

 nogynia.) 



Stove evergreens from South Africa, with 

 pink flowers. Cuttings of young shoots, in 

 sandy soil, in a hotbed ; sandy loam and fibry 

 peat. Winter temp., 45 to 58; summer, 60 

 to 75. Propagated in spring, in a hotbed, the 

 plants so raised will bloom freely in the green- 

 house during the summer. 

 P. ca'rnea (fash-coloured). l. May. 1842. 

 parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 2. May. 



PENTLA'NDIA. (Named after J. P. 

 Pentland, Esq., Consul-general in Peru. 

 Nat. ord., Amaryllids [ Arnaryllidacese] . 

 Linn., 6-Hexandria 1-Monoyynia.} 



Half-hardy Peruvian bulbs; offsets ;, sandy 

 loam, peat, and leaf-mould ; require protection, 

 or lifting out of the ground in winter. 

 P. minia'ta (red-lead-coloured). 1. Red. Sep- 

 tember. 1836. 



lacuno'sa (pitted). 1. Red. Sep- 

 tember. 1836. 



Suliva'nica (Sulivan's). 1. Orange. 



March. 1839. 



PENTSTE'MON. (From pente, five, and 

 stemon, a stamen ; four fertile and one 

 abortive stamen. Nat. ord., Figworts 

 [Scrophulariaceeej. Linn., 1-i-Didy- 

 namia %-Angiospermia. Allied to Che- 

 lone.) 



Seeds sown in a hotbed, in spring, the plants 

 will bloom in the flower-garden the same sum- 

 mer ; division of the plant, in spring, as growth 

 commences ; cuttings of the young shoots, any 

 time in spring, summer, or autumn, under a 

 hand-light, in sandy soil; sandy loam and leaf- 

 mould. Gentianoides, and its varieties coc- 

 cinea and alba, require a little protection in 

 winter, when north of London ; a few fir boughs 

 and some moss among the plants will generally 

 be sufficient ; but to make sure, a few cuttings 

 should be kept over the winter in a cold pit. 



HALT-HARD Y HERBACEOUS. 



P. atropttrpu'reum (dark-purple), 1$. Dark 



purple. July. Mexico. 1827- 



azu'reum (blue-lowered). . Blue. June. 



Mexico. 1848. 



campanula' turn (bell -flowered"). l. Lilac. 



purple. June. Mexico. 1794. 



Cobce'a (Cobcea- flowered). 2. Pale purple, 



Texas. 1835. 



gentianoi'des (Gentian-like). 4. Purplish 



blue. July. Mexico. 1846. 



Hartwe'gii (Hartweg's). 24. Double purple. 



June. Mexico. 1825. 



dia'phanum (transparent). 2. 



Rose. Scarlet. July. Mexico. 1843. 



Ku'nthii (Kunth's). 1$. Purple. Mexico. 



1825. 



minia'tw (vermilion). 1. Vermilion, rose. 



July. Mexico. 1846. 



pulche'llum (pretty). l. Lilac. June. 



Mexico. 1827. 



ro'seum (rosy). l. Rose. Mexico. 1825. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



P. acumina'tum(pomte<\.-leaved). Purple. July. 

 North America, 1827. 



