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PRO 



possible. The props for peas should 

 be of the branches of the hazel, or of 

 frames and strings, which we prefer ; 

 for runner kidney beans, rods of ash. 

 For flowers, stout iron-wire painted 

 brown, or dark green, are to be prefer- 

 red. Whenever wooden props are used, 

 the end thrust into the ground should 

 be previously charred ; if this precau- 

 tion be taken, and when no longer re- 

 quired they are stored in a dry shed, 

 they will last for several seasons. Props 

 should be placed on the south sides of 

 the plants, as they incline in that di- 

 rection, as being most light. 



The fewest possible number of props 

 is one of the evidences of good cultiva- j 

 tion, and good taste. 



PKOSO'PIS. (A name of a plant em- j 

 ployed by Dioscorides. Nat. ord., Le- 

 guminous Plants [Fabaceas]. Linn., 

 10-Decandria I-Monoyynia, Allied to 

 Desmanthus.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, when a little firm, taken off close to the 

 older stems, in sand, under a bell-glass, and in 

 a little bottom-heat ; sandy loam, and sandy 

 fibry peat. Winter temp., 45 to 55, and rather 

 dry ; summer, 60 to 85, and plenty of mois- 

 ture at root and top. Siliyuastrum stood several 

 years against a wall, in the Horticultural So- 

 ciety's Gardens. 



P. Cumane'nsis (Cumana). 20. White, green. ! 

 Cumana. 1822. 



Dominge'nsis (Saint Domingo). 30. Yellow, | 



green. St. Domingo. 1818. 



du'lcis (sweet). 20. White, green. New i 



Spain. 1818. 



ho'rrida (horrid). 30. Yellow. Jamaica. 1800. 



Juliflo'ra (July-flower). 30. White. South 



America. 1826. 



siligua'strum (Silique-podded). 30. White. 1 



Chili. 1827. 



PROSTANTHE'EA. (From prostheke, \ 

 appendage, and anthera, anther; con- j 

 nections of the anthers are spurred. ; 

 Nat. ord., Labiates [Lamiaceaa]. Linn., 

 1-i-Didynamia '2l-Anyiospermia.} 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from New Hoi- i 

 land. Frequently by seeds, in a slight hotbed, , 

 in April ; generally by cuttings of the young ! 

 shoots, in sandy soil ; sandy peat, with plenty > 

 of fibre in it, and a portion of broken pots, and ; 

 charcoal nodules mixed with it, and good drain- j 

 age. Winter temp., 38 to 48. Lnsianthos I 

 stood some years against a wall in the gardens ; 

 of the Horticultural Society. 

 P. ccsru'lea (blue-flowered). 3. Blue. May. ' 

 1824. 



denticula'ta (toothed). 4. July. 1824. 



tusia'ntfios (woolly-flowered). 3. Purple, 



lilac. June. IbOb. 



P. prunellioi'dts( Prunella-like). Purple. April. 

 1826. 



viola'cea (violet). 5. Violet. June. 1820. 

 PRO'TEA. (From Proiem, a sea-god, 



who could transform himself into any 

 shape ; referring to the diversity of the 

 species. Nat. ord., Protvads [Protea- 

 ceae] . Linn., 4^-Tetrandria l-Monoyyn la. ) 

 Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Cuttings of ripened young 

 shoots, cut close to a joint, and the leaf there, 

 and perhaps the one above, removed, the rest 

 allowed to remain, inserted firmly in sand, over 

 a little sandy loam, the pots being three-parts 

 filled with drainage ; the pots with their cut- 

 tings may then be set in a cold pit, and at such 

 a distance from the glass, that shading will be 

 little required ; the glasses should also be fre- 

 quently wedged up at night, to prevent damp- 

 ing ; fibry loam, with a good portion of sand, 

 and about a fourth part consisting of a mixture 

 of charcoal, freestone, broken pots, and a little 

 peat. Winter temp., 38 to 48. These have 

 not been tried against a wall, as they should 

 be, with moveable lights, or reed coverings, to 

 be taken away in summer. 

 P. acau'lis (stemless). 1. Purple. July. 1802. 



acumina'ta (sharp -pointed). 3. Purple. 



May. 1809. 



amplexicau'lis (stem-clasping). l. Purple. 



February. 1802. 



angusta'ta (narrow- leaved}. 1. Purple. 



June. 1820. 



canalicula'ta (channel-leaved). 3. Pink. 



July. 1800. 



cocci 'nea (scarlet). 5. Scarlet. June. 1824. 



corda'ta (heart-leaved). J. Purple. April. 



1/90. 



cynaroi'des (Artichoke-like). l. Purple. 



August. 1774. 



elonga'ta (lengthened), 4. Purple. July. 



1820. 



formo'sa (handsome). 6. Red. May. 1789. 



grandiflo'ra (large - flowered). 8. White. 



May. 1787- 



margina'ta (bordered). 6. White. 



June. 1795. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). 4. Pale. June. 1819- 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 7. Purple. August. 



1806. 



cocci' nea (scarlet). 5. Scarlet. 



August. 1806. 



i .i.. viridiflo'ra (green - flowered). / 



Green. August. 1806. 



Icpidoca'rpon (scaly - fruited). 6. Purple. 



May. 1806. 



liguleefo'Ha (strap-leaved). 7. Purple. April. 



1798. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 2. Purple. May. 



1798. 



macrophy'lla (large leaved). 8. White. 



May. 1824. 



tnagni'fica (magnificent). 6. White. April. 



1789- 



mclaleu'ca (black and white). 6. Purple. 



May. 1786. 



mclli'fcra (honey-bearing). 6. Pale yellow. 



September. 17/4. 



f " tt'lbu (white). 0'. White. Sejrttinber. 



1795. 



