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P. angustifn'lia (narrow-leaved). C, Purplish. 

 South Europe. 1800. 



Gr&'ca (Grecian). 10. Brown. July. 



Syria. 159/. 



PERISTE'EIA. Dove Flower. (From 

 perislem, a clove ; dove-like appearance 

 of the column. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacese]. Linn., %Q-G-ynandria 1- 

 Monandria. Allied to Acineta.) 



Stove orchids. Division, or separating the 

 pseudo-bulbs, as growth commences. See 

 Orchids. 

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



Mexico. 1837. 



- ceri'na (waxen). 1. Yellow. June. Spa- 

 nish 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. South America. 1837. 



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



March. Peru. 1841. 



lentigino'su (speckled). Yellow. May. 



Guiana. 1837. 



pe'ndula (weeping). 1. White, spotted. 

 September. Panama. 



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



May. Spanish Main. 1839. 



PEBI'TOMA. See Cleo'me. 



PERIWINKLE. Vi'nca. 



PERNE'TTYA. (Named after Don Per- 

 netty, author of a voyage to the Falk- 

 land Islands. Nat. ord., Healhworts 

 [Ericaceae]. Linn., 10-Decandria 1- 

 Monoyynia. Allied to G-aultheria.) 



Hardy evergreen, white-flowered shrubs. 

 Seeds and layers, in spring ; peat border ; 

 requires similar treatment to the tenderer Aza- 

 leas and Rhododendrons. 

 P. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. June. 

 Valdivia. 1834. 



Cummi'ngii (Cumming's). May. Mexico. 



mucrona'ta (pointed-/eawed). 6. May. Ma- 



gellan. 1828. 



pu'mila (dwarf). 4. June. Magellan. 1825. 



pilo'sa (downy). April. Mexico. 183Q. 

 prostra'ta (prostrate). May. 



PE'RSEA. Avocado or Alligator Pear. 

 (Name of a tree from Theophrastus. 

 Nat. ord., Laurels [Lauraceee]. Lirm., 

 Q'Enneondna \-Monogynla. ) 



Stove evergreen tree. Layers of ripened 

 shoots, in autumn ; cuttings of firm shoots in 

 May, in sand, under a bell-glass, and in bottom 

 heat; sandy loam and fibry peat. Winter 

 temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 66 to 90. 

 P. grati'ssima (most- grateful). 40. Green, 

 West Indies. 173Q. 



PERSIAN SUN'S EYE. Tu'lipa o'ciilus 

 to'Jis. 



PE'RSICA. Peach. (From Persia, it* 

 supposed native place. Nat. ord., Al- 

 mond-worts [Amygdalacese]. Linn., 19- 

 Icosandrla \-Monocfynia.} 



Should be united to Amygdahis. See Necta- 

 rine and Peach. All bloom in April. 

 P. lee'vis (smooth. Nectarine). 15. Red. 

 Persia. 1562. 



mtlga'ris (common. Peach}. 15. Red. Persia. 



1562, 



, - a'lba (white). 14. White. Persia. 



compre'ssa (fat-fruited). 15. Red. 



flo're pie 1 no (double-flowered). 1 5 . 



Red. Persia. 



fo'liis vanega'tis (variegated- 

 leaved). 15. Persia. 

 fruc'tu ple'no (double-fruited). 15. 



Red. China. 1845. 

 Hispa'nica (Spanish). White. 



Spain. 1847. 



pe'ndula (drooping). White. 1842. 



sangui'nea ple'na (double-red). 



15. Red. China. 1845. 

 PERU BALSAM-TREE. Myrospe'rrmcm. 

 PERUVIAN BARK. Cincho'na. 

 PERUVIAN DAFFODIL. Isme'ne. 

 PERUVIAN MASTIC. Schi'nus. 

 PESOME'RLA.. (From pipto-pesl, to fall, 

 and meros, a part ; the sepals fall off 

 soon after expansion. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacese], Linn., %Q-Gynandria 

 1-Monandria. Allied to Bletia.) 



Stove orchid. Division in spring ; sandy 

 fibry peat and a little fibry loam ; well-drained 

 in pots ; or in baskets, surrounded by the above, 

 with an addition of sphagnum moss. See 

 Orchids. 

 P. tetrago'nia (four-cornered-stem). 2. Brown. 



December. Mauritius. 1837. 



PETALA'CTE. (From petalon, a petal, 

 and acte, a ray. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteraceee]. Linn., IQ-Syngenesia 2- 

 Superjlua. Allied to Antennaria.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from Cape of 

 Good Hope. Cuttings of young side-shoots, 

 getting firm at the base, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, in May ; sandy loam and fibry peat, with 

 pieces of charcoal, and well -drained pots. 

 Winter temp., 38 to 48. 

 P. bi' color (two-coloured). Purple, white. May. 

 1816. 



corona'ta (crowned). White. May. 1816. 

 PERSOO'NIA. (Named after C. H, 



Persoon, a distinguished botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Proteads [Proteaceee]. Linn., 4- 

 Telrandria 1-Monoyynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from New South 

 Wales, yellow-flowered except where otherwise 

 mentioned. Cuttings of ripened shoots, in 

 sand, under a bell glass, in spring, and kept in 

 a temperate pit until roots are formed; fibry 

 loam and sandy peat. Winter temp., 38 to 

 45 ; summer, 60 ; a little shaded, 



