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the same time ; then dress the pipings 

 by cutting off the lower leaves, leaving 

 about four at the top. These four leaves 

 should not be mutilated or shortened, 

 as they are the organs to send down 

 sap to form the roots. Put the pipings 

 in pots filled with light earth, and a 

 covering of sand upon it. Place them 

 in a frame with a little bottom-heat, 

 watering gently when dry, and shading 

 from the sun until they are ripened. 

 See Carnation. 



PIPTA'NTHUS. (From pipto, to fall, 

 and anthos, a flower ; short duration of 

 the flowers. Nat. ord., Leguminous 

 Plants [Fabacece]. Linn., 10-Decandria 

 1-Monogynia. Allied to Anagyris. ) 



Hardy deciduous shrub. Seeds, which ripen 

 freely ; cuttings of ripe shoots, under a hand- 

 light ; layers, cuttings also of roots ; rich sandy 

 loam ; should have the protection of a wall in 

 exposed cold places, far north of London. 

 P. Nepaule'nsis (Nepaulese). 10. Yellow. 

 May. Nepaul. 1821. 



PIQUE 'RIA. (Named after A. Pique- 

 ria, a Spanish botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [Asteraceee]. Linn., 19- 

 Syngenesia 1-JEqualis.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial. Seeds, but 

 chiefly division in spring ; common soil. 

 P. trine'rvia (three-nerved). 2. White. July. 

 Mexico. 1798. 



PISCI'DIA. Jamaica Dogwood. (From 

 jnscis, a fish, and ccedo, to kill ; the 

 leaves, twigs, and bark, are used to 

 stupify fish. Nat. ord., Leguminous 

 Plants [Fabaceee]. Linn., 16 - Mona- 

 delphia 6-Decandria. Allied to Andira.) 



Stove evergreen, white-flowered trees from the 

 West Indies. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots, 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat ; sandy fibry 

 loam. Winter temp., 48 to 60; summer, 60 

 to 85. 



P. Carthagine'nsis (Carthagena). 30. 1690. 

 Erythri'na (red). 25. 1690. 



PISTA'CIA. Pistachia Tree. (Altered 

 from its Arabic name Foustag. Nat. 

 ord., Terebinths [Anacardiacete]. Linn., 

 %%-J)i(ecia 5-Pentandria. Allied to 

 Schinus.) 



P. Atlantica and lentiscus yield the useful 

 resiu called mastich. Seed nuts ; layers and 

 cuttings; rich deep sandy loam. Those from 

 Barbary and the South of Europe require the 

 protection of a greenhouse, or a cold pit in 

 winter; and even the hardiest kinds, though 

 they have stood out at Fulham, and the Horti- 

 cultural Society's Gardens, will generally do 

 be&t against a wall, when north of London, 



unless the place is both sheltered from the cold, 

 and exposed to the sun. 



EVERGREEN TREES. 

 P. lenti'scus (mastich-tree) . 15. May. S. 



Europe. 1654. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 10. 



May. S. Europe. 1667. 

 Chi' a (Chian). May. Scio. 



DECIDUOUS TREES. 



P. Atla'ntica (Atlantic). 12. Barbary. 1790. 



mu'tica (beardless). Russia. 1844. 



Terebi'nthus (Turpentine-tree). 20. June. 



S. Europe. 1656. 



. sphceroca'rpa (round-fruited) . 



May. Evergreen. 



ve'ra (true). 20. May. Syria. 1770. 

 Narbone'nsis (Narbonne). 20. April. 



Narbonne. 1/52. 



trifo'lia (three -leafleted). 20. May. 



Syria. 



PI'STIA. (From pistillum, the female 

 organ ; signifying the appearance of 

 the spathe inflorescence. Nat. ord., 

 Duckweeds [Pistiaceee] . Linn., 22- 

 Dicecia l-Monandria.) 



Beautiful stove aquatic. Seeds and divisions ; 

 rich strong loam ; a tub or tank in the plant 

 stove or aquarium. 



P. stratio'tes ( Water-soldier. Water Lettuce) . 

 J. Greenish. Jamaica. 1843. 



PISTORI'NIA. (Derivation not ex- 

 plained. Nat. ord., Houseleeks [Cras- 

 sulaceas]. Linn., \Q-Decandria -De- 

 cagynia. Allied to Cotyledon.) 



Hardy biennials. Seeds in any dry soil, in an 

 exposed place, or a rock-work, in April. 

 P. Hispa'nica (Spanish). . Red. June. Spain. 

 1796. 



PI'SUH. The Pea. (From pis, the 

 Celtic name. Nat. ord., Leguminous 

 Plants [Fabaceee]. Linn., 17-Diadel- 



Perennials, seeds and divisions ; annuals, 

 seeds sown according to the time the produce 

 is wanted; rich deep soil, where they will 

 neither suifer from damp nor drought. See Pea. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



P. America'num (American). 1. Purple. S. 

 America. 1800. 



mari'timum (sea). l. Purple. England. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



P. arve'nse (field). 3. Red. South Europe. 



ela'tum (tall). 6. Dark blue. Iberia. 1820. 



Joma'rdi (Jomardi's). 3. White. Egypt. 



1820. 



sati'vum (common-cultivated). 3. White. 



South Europe. 



hu'mile (humble). 1. White. 



macroca'rpum (large-podded). 4. 



White. 

 quadra' turn (squared). 3. White. 



