Pimelea 



( 201 ) 



Pimenta 



Propagation. Cuttings of the young shoots, 

 taken off with a heel of the old wood attached 

 when they are about 2" long, may be rooted 

 in spring, in sandy peat. The cuttings should be 

 covered with a bell-glau, placed in an intermediate 

 house, kept close, and carefully shaded. About 



rosea, 2' to 3', Je., pk. or 

 wh., close to ferruginea 

 but more slender ill 

 growth (tyii. Heuder- 

 sonii) . 



spectabilis, 3' to 4', 1' to 

 H' is a handy si/r, My., 



wh., flushed pk., in large 

 globular heads ("'///. 

 Verschaffeltii). The best 

 of all (nee figure) . 

 suaveolens, 1' to 3 , Ap. ( 

 yel., ill globular heads 

 (//. macrocephala). 



1'hoto : Cuaaell ' Company. Ltd. 



PIMELEA SPECTAKILIS. 



75 per cent, will be a good " strike." Imported 

 seeds are also available. 



Soil. Fibrous peat three parts, loam three parts, 

 and silver sand one-sixth of the whole, for estab- 

 lished plants. Younger ones are better in all peat 

 and sand. 



Other Cultural Points. Potting must be firm 

 and drainage free, as the plants need plenty of 

 water at all times, especially when they are grow- 

 ing fast. Liquid cow manure may be given a few 

 weeks before flowering. After flowering the 

 plants must be cut hard back to the old wood, and 

 repotted as the young growths make their appear- 

 ance. A common stopping is not advisable, only 

 pinching those shoots which spoil the symmetry of 

 the plants. Syringe freely to keep down red 

 spider. 



Principal Species : 



ferruginea, 1' to 2', My., to 6', My., wh., in 



ro. or red. in globular globular heads (*//*. 



lu'inls (\//y/,v. dcrussata cl-g;ins hypericina aud 



and diosnuvfoliiO. ]ii_nistriiia of Jlotttnical 



HgUltrina liypcricina, a' Rei/ixlrr 1S27). 



longiflora, 1' to 4', Je., 



wh. 

 nivea, 4', Je., wh. (*//. 



incana). 

 sericea, 1' to 2', My., wh., 



Ivs. covered with silky 



wh. hairs (//. lauata 



of Hemsley). 

 sylvi^tris, 2' to 3', Je., 



blush pk.: var. grandi- 



flora has broader Ivs. 



Other Species : 



drupacea, 2' to G', My., 

 wh., flushed pk. Vic- 

 torian Bird Cherry. 



glauca, C" to 18", Je., 

 wh. (.V//H-V. huniilis of 

 Lindley ami interme- 

 dia). 



hispida, 2' to 4', My., 

 blush pk. 



linifolia, 1' to :>,' . My., 

 wh. (*>/><*. filamentosa, 

 linoidi's, and paludosa). 



PIMENTA. 



Stove trees (ord. Myrtacese) with aromatic 

 foliage. The leaves of acris have astringent 

 properties and are much used for sauces ; the 

 berries, too, are aromatic and edible. Propagation, 



by cuttings of ripe or partially ripe shoots in a 

 close, warm frame, in sandy soil. Soil, sandy loam 

 and loaf mould in equal parts. Free <lriiinii^i', 

 liberal supplies of water, firm potting or tubbing, 

 and regular syringings are the four essentials to 



