Poterium 



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Pots 



Thurberi, 1', Je., red. Valderia, 1', sum., yel., 



Tormeutilla, 6" to 24", wh. 



Je., yel. verna, 6" to 9", apr., yel. 

 tridontata, 0", My., wh. 



Selection of Hybrid Potentillas : 



Belxebuth, dark red. Louis Van Houtte, deep 



Cameleon, sc., striped crim. 



pur., yel. purpurea plena, deep 



Candidat, yel.. red. crim., yel. 



Drap d'Or, or., yel. variabilis, crim., yel. 



FeuFollct, vermilion, yel. versicoloured, yel., striped 



edge. and blotched. 



Le Vi'suve, red, yel. Victor Lemoine, red, 

 striped yel. 



POTERIUM. (BcnxET.) 



Hardy perennial herbs (prd. Rosacese), with heads 

 or spikes of small flowers. Propagation, by division 

 of the rootstock in spring. Seeds may also be 

 sown. Ordinary garden soil. The leaves of 

 Sanguisorba smell pleasantly of Cucumber, and 

 arc sometimes used in salad; hence the name 

 Salad Burnet. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 

 aljniiiiiu, 1' to 2', Je., omciuale, 2' to 3', Jy., 



yel. (i/n. Sauguisorba pur. (xyti. Sauguisorba 



alpina). officinalis) . 



canadeusc, 3', Aug., wh. neglectum, 4', Jy., wh. 



(M/M. Sauguisorba cana- rubrum, 3' to 4', Jy. , 



ili-nsis). red. 



dodecandrum, 3' to 4', Jy., Sanguisorba, 6" to 15", 



pur. (*.</. Sauguisorba Jy., Aug., gru., red. 



il'iilrrimilra). Salad Burnet. 



sitcheuse, 3', Jy., sc. 



POTHERBS. 



Formerly various herbs were much grown for 

 medicinal purposes ; now their chief use is for 

 flavouring purposes in cookery. A herb .border or 

 a small piece of the kitchen garden is usually set 

 apart for their cultivation, thus keeping them 

 together for convenience of gathering. Annuals 

 and biennials are propagated by annual sowings of 

 seed ; the perennials by division of the rootstock in 

 most cases. (For special uses and details of treat- 

 ment, see under their respective headings). 



Principal Potherbs : - 



A /i /main. Basil (Ocimum basilicum), Blessed 

 Thistle (Cnicus benedictus), Borage (Borago 

 officinalis), Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium), 

 Coriander (Coriandrnm sativum), Marigold, Pot 

 (Calendula officinalis), Marjoram, Summer or Sweet 

 (Origanum Majorana), Purslane (Portulaca oler- 

 acea), Savory, Summer (Satureia hortensis). 



Jiinmia/g. Angelica (Archangelica officinalis), 

 Parsley (Carum Petroselinum). Many of the above 

 annuals may be treated as biennials. 



Prrennialt. Balm (Melissa officinalis), Burnet, 

 Salad (Poterium Sanguisorba), Caraway (Carum 

 Carvi), Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis), Chives 

 (Alliiim Schuenoprasnm and A. S. sibiricum), Dill 

 (Peucedanum graveolens), Fennel (Foaniculum 

 vulgare), Garlic (Allium sativum), Horehound 

 (Marrubium vulgare), Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis), 

 Lavender (Lavandula vera), Liquorice (Glycyr- 

 rhiza glabra), Marjoram, Common (Origanum 

 vulgare), Marjoram, Pot (0. Onites), Marjoram, 

 Winter (O. heracleoticum), Pennyroyal (Mentha 

 Pulegium), Peppermint. (M. piperita). Rue (Ruta 

 graveolens), Sage (Salvia officinalis), Savory .Winter 

 (Satureia montana). Scurvy Grass (Cochlearia 

 officinalis), Spear Mint (Mentha viridis), Tansy 

 (Tanacetum vulgare and T. v. crispum), Tarragon 



(Artemisia dracunculoides), Thyme (Thymus vul- 

 garis), Thyme, Lemon (T. Serpyllum citriodorus), 

 and Wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium). 



POTHOS. 



Epiphytal stove climbers (prd. Aroidese), valued 

 for their foliage, the spathes being usually small 

 and green. Propagation, by suckers. Soil, loam 

 and peat, both fibrous and lumpy, with nodules of 

 charcoal and sand. The compost must be open. 

 They delight in atmospheric moisture and a little 

 shade. The descriptions refer to the leaves. 



Principal Species : 

 argenteus, silvery grey, flexuosus, gm., stems 



gm. midrib. rooting, flattened, 



aureus, variegated yel. nigricaus, glossy blk., 



celatocaulis, clings close olive. 



to wall or other support. nitens, Ivs. bronzy pur., 

 euderiauus, blk., olive. gm. 



scandens, cl., grn. 



POTS. 



Flower pots are made in various sizes. The 

 smallest size, termed thimbles, are used for raising 

 Orchid seedlings and other small, slow-growing 

 subjects. Thumb pots may be of various sizes 

 under 3" in diameter at the top, and with or with- 

 out rims. Seedling Palms, for instance, require 

 deep pots to hold the roots, but they should be 

 narrow and without rims for economy of space. 

 Pots are made in casts of a given number according 

 to size, and by the old method of classifying them 

 a 3" pot was made in casts of 60, and in garden 

 phraseology termed GO's, or 60 size pots. Pots with 

 rims are generally of the same depth as width, 

 inside 'top measurement, Without rims they are 

 generally a little deeper in proportion to width. 

 Modern requirements necessitate pots of more 

 varied size than formerly ; some are made by hand, 

 others by machinery, so that great variation is 

 found in the size of different casts by different 

 makers. To show the variation in size and cast, 

 two sets are here appended, the old style and a 

 modern make : 



Upright pots have at various times been used 

 where depth rather than width was desired. 

 Thumbs for Palms, as mentioned above, are an 

 instance. Large Palms have also been successfully 

 grown in pots measuring 10", 12", or of even 

 greater diameter top and bottom, but several 

 inches deeper. Bulbs of various kinds have also 

 been grown in these upright pots, but as the large 

 sizes never have become generally popular, they 

 have to be made to order. 



Glazed pots are considered by many florists as 

 amenable as the ordinary porous type, and probably 

 only the primary expense and a little prejudice 

 prevent them from coming into general use. 



Pothitava (sec JKchmea). 



