Pentzia 



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Peperomia 



speciosus, 2', Aug., hlf- 

 hdy., bl. (sytt. speci- 

 osus). 



Hartwegii, 2', Jy.to Aug., 

 hdy., sc. (syn. gentiau- 

 oides of Lindley). 



Other Species : 



breviflorus, 3' to 5', Sep., 

 hlf-hdy., pk. or yel. 



coBruleus, 6", Jy., hdy., 

 bl. (syn. Chelone coeru- 

 lea). 



pureus, pulchellus, and 

 Chelone atropurpurea 

 and C. angustif olia) . 



cordifolius, 1', Je., hlf- 

 hdy. sub-shr., sc. 



diffusus, 1J', Sep., hdy., 

 pur. 



gentianoides, 3j', Jy., hlf- 

 hdy., vio. 



grandiflorus, 3', Jy., hlf- 

 hdy. , pur. 



Hallii, 9", sum., hdy., lil. 



Menziesii, 6", Je., hdy., 

 pur., lil., red : vars. 

 Lewisii, Scouleri, New- 

 berryi, etc. 



humilis, 6" to 9", Aug., 

 hdy., lil., pur. 



laevigatus, 2' to 4', Jy., 

 hlf-hdy., wh., pur. 



Digitalis, 1', Aug. , hlf- 

 hdy., wh. 



ovatus, 4', Jy., hlf-hdy., 



Sur., bl. 

 raeri,H',Jy., hlf-hdy., 



pale pur. 



pubescens, 1', Aug., hlf- 

 hdy., vio., pur., or wh. 



(syns. hirsutus, mac- 



kayanus). 

 Richardsonii, H', Jy., 



hdy., vio. 

 Eoezlii, 9" to 12", Jy., 



hdy., pale bl. 

 secuudiflorus, 1', sum., 



hlf-hdy., bl. 



PEPEROMIA. (PEPPER ELDER.) 



Description. A large genus (ord. Piperacea^) of 

 annual and perennial herbaceous plants. All have 

 fleshy leaves, many of them being very desirable 

 ornamental foliage plants. KesedEeflora is the 

 only one having flowers at all showy. As basket 

 plants, for which their closely trailing habit fits 

 them, Peperomias are most useful. They may 

 also be employed for clothing rustic tree stumps 

 or the back wall of the stove. 



Propagation. By cuttings, which will root at 

 almost any season, in bottom heat. They must not 

 be put in a close case or they will damp off. Occa- 

 sionally by seeds. 



Soil. Fibrous peat and loam in equal parts, with 

 one-sixth sand. 



Other Cultural Points. The plants do not need 

 so much water as most stove plants, and they like 

 rather more shade, but the syringe should be kept 

 regularly at work. 



Principal Species : 



[NOTE. All are stove perennials except where 

 otherwise stated. The colour descriptions given 

 apply to the leaves.] 



PEPEKOMIA AKIFOLIA. 



Selection of Best Hybrid Pentstemons : 



Charles Gounod. Mrs. Bernard Cowan. Saint-Saens. 



George Home. Mrs. Irvine. Scapin. 



Hector Macdonald. Mrs. Oliver. Talma. 



John Forbes. Peter Eeadman. Wm. Robb. 



PENTZIA. 



These South African plants (ord. Composite) 

 are of little garden value. They may be dealt with 

 in the same, way as the Tanacetums. 



Principal Species : 

 crenata, 2i', My., Aug., flabelliforme of Botani- 



hdy., yel. (syns. flabelli- cal Magazine 212). 



formis and Tanacetum 



Pentlandia (see Urceolina). 



maculosa, fleshy, grn., 



petioles pur. 

 marraorata, fleshy, grn., 



wh., marbled, broad ; 



one of the best, 

 metallica, 1', grn., striped 



pale grn. above, red 



veins below. 

 mrmmularia^iolia, small, 



round, grn., stems 



slender and creeping ; 



a pretty basket plant. 



obtusifolia, 1', grn., mar- 

 gined red, stems red and 

 wrinkled (st/w. clusire- 

 folia).__ 



Sandersii, 8" to 10", 

 nearly rouud, grn., wh., 

 habit compact (SI/H. 

 Saundersii). 



Verschaffeltii, close to 

 Sandersii. 



Other Species and Varieties : 

 argyreia, grn., grey Ivs. Botteri, ovate, grn., stems 



arifolia, grn., grey, ovate 

 (see figure). 



slender, 

 brevipes, light grn., br., 



