PET 



[ 703 ] 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, and 

 in a slight bottom-heat ; sandy loam and fibry 

 peat. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 00 

 to 80. 



P. Roxbttrghia'na (Dr. Roxburgh's). 3. White. 

 May. East Indies. 1818. 



PETU'NIA. (From petun, Brazilian 

 name for tobacco, to which Petunia is 

 allied. Nat. orcl., Nightshades [Sola- 

 naceffi]. Linn., 5-Penlandria l-Mono- 

 (jynia.) 



Half-hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds, 

 sown in a hotbed, in March ; seedlings pricked 

 out, and finally transplanted into the borders in 

 May ; cuttings of the points of shoots, or small 

 side-shoots, in spring, in heat, and in summer 

 and autumn without heat, except being covered 

 with glass; scarcely any of them will stand 

 frost. Tt is best to keep the plants in a cold, 

 dry pit during the winter ; for growing, light, 

 rich, sandy loam. Temp., not below 38 in 

 winter. 



P. acumina'ta (pointed -leaved}. 2. White. 

 July. Chili. 1827. 



interme'dia (intermediate). 1. Yellow, 



purple. August. Buenos Ayres. 1832. 

 nyctaginiflo'ra (Marvel-of- Peru-flowered). 



4. White. August. South America. 



1823. 

 -~phceni'cea (purple-flowered}. 2. Crimson, 



purple. June. Buenos Ayres. 1831. 



viola'cea (violet -coloured). Rose, purple. 



August. Buenos Ayres. 1831. 



PEU'MUS. Same as Salpia'nthusfra'- 

 (jrans. 



PEYROU'SIA, properly Ovieda. (Named 

 after La Peyrouse, the French naviga- 

 tor. Nat. ord., Irids [Iridaceee]. Linn., 

 3-Triandria 1-flfonoyynia.) 



Greenhouse bulbs from Cape of Good Hope, 

 and blue-flowered, except where otherwise spe- 

 cified. For culture see Ixia. 

 P. aculea'ta (prickly). $. Blue, yellow. June. 

 1825. 



a'nceps (two-edged). . September. 1824. 



corymbo'sa (corymbed). . May. 1791. 



Fabri'cU (Fabricius's). . May. 1825. 

 falca'ta (sickle-leaved). %. May. 1825. 

 fascicula'ta (fascicled). . May. 1825. 

 fissifo'lia (cleft-leaved). |. Violet. August. 



1809. 



silenoi'des (Catchfly-like). . Violet. June. 



1822. 



PHA'CA. (Name of a plant men- 

 tioned by Dioscorides. Nat. ord., Legu- 

 minous Plants [Fabaceee]. Linn., 17- 

 Diadelphia 4,-Decandria. Allied to As- 

 tragalus.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds, sown 

 in a little heat, in April, and seedlings planted 

 out, will bloom the same season ; many will do 

 so if sown in good places in the open air ; divi- 

 sion of the roots in spring ; cuttings, under a 



hand-light, in summer; sandy loam. Cancscens 



require protection from frost in winter. 



P. Alpi'na (Alpine). 2. Pale yellow. July. 



Austria. 1759. 

 Dahu'rica (Dahurian). Pale yellow. 



Dahuria. 1820. 



arena'ria (sand). &. Cream. July. Siberia. 



1796. 



Astraga'lina (Astragalus-like). 1. White, 



blue. July. Scotland. 



austra'lis (southern). . Pale purple. May. 



South Europe. 1779- 



boe'tica (Beetle). 4. White. May. Spain. 



1640. 



cane'scens (hoary). 1. Pale rose. July. 



Valparaiso. 1831. 



densifo'lia (crowded-leaved). 1. Red. July. 



California. 1822. 



exalta'ta (tall). 1. Yellow. July. Altai. 1828. 

 fri'gida (cold). 1. Cream. July. Austria. 



1795. 



gla'bra (smooth). 1. White. July. France. 



1818. 



Lappo'nica (Lapland). . Purple. July. 



N. Europe. 1816. 



lu'tea (yellow). 1. Yellow. July. Siberia. 



1827. 



oroboi'des (Orobus-like). 1. Purple. July. 



Norway. 1820. 



triangula'ris (three-cornered). 1. Blue. July. 



Siberia. 1824. 



PHACE'LIA. (From phakelos, a bundle ; 

 the disposition of the flowers. Nat. 

 ord., Hydrophyls [ Hydrophyllacerc ] . 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria \-Monogynia.~) Al- 

 lied to Eutoca.) 



Annuals, by seeds ; perennials, by seed and 

 division in April ; sandy, common garden soil. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 

 P. conge'sta (crowded-racemed). l. Purple, 



blue. June. Texas. 1835. 

 fimbria'ta (fringed). Lilac, white. North 



America. 



tanacetifo 1 Ha (Tansy-leaved). 2. Blue. June. 



California. 1832. 



Vinifo'lia (Vine-leaved). l. Light blue. 



September. Texas. 1834. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



P. A'ldea (Aldea). 14. Pink. June. Peru. 

 1824. 



biplnnati'fida (doubly-leafleted). 2. Blue. 



June. North America. 1824. 



circina'ta (rounded). l. Pink. June. 



Magellan. 1817. 



PHEDRANA'SSA. (From phaidros, gay, 

 and anassa, queen. Nat. ord., Amaryllids 

 [Amaryllidacese]. Linn., 6-Hexandria 

 1-Monogynia. Allied to Coburgia.) 



Peruvian bulbs, requiring the protection of a 

 greenhouse, and succeed best in a strong yellow 

 loam, like Coburgia ; they rest in winter, or may 

 be made to rest in summer. For culture see 

 Coburgia. 



P. chlora'cra (greenish-yellow). 1. Crimson, 

 green. December. 1844. 



obtu'sa (blunt). December. 1844. 



