Prismatocarpus 



( 237 ) 



Privet 



offsets. Soil, good fibrous loam, a little leaf mould, 

 and sand. The base of the pot containing it should 

 dip into a tank. 



Only Species : 



Palmita, ti' to 12', brownish (syn. serrata). 



PRISMATOCARPUS. 



Greenhouse perennials (ord. Campanulacese), 

 allied to Campanula. Propagation, by seeds, and 

 by cuttings ot' half-ripened shoots under a bell- 

 giaee in summer. Soil, fibrous loam, with one- 



Pholo : Cassell ( Company, Ltd. 



PRIMULA FOKBESII (seep. 236). 



fourth of leaf mould and plenty of sand. Many 

 species placed here belong to Specularia (which 

 tee). 



Principal Species: 



nitidus, <;" to 12", Aug., wh. (syn. Campanula 

 Prismatocarpus). 



PRITCHARDIA. 



Stove Palms (ord. Palmas), with fan shaped 

 leaves of bold and noble aspect, more or less 

 deeply out into finger-like segments at the margins. 

 Propagation, by imported seeds sown in boxes of 



sandy soil and leaf mould, and placed on the hot- 

 bed of a propagating pit. Soil, fibrous loam, one- 

 third of peat, and sand. Leaf mould might be 

 substituteil for the peat, but small pots and firm 

 potting must be observed where the desire is to 

 keep the plants of a suitable size for decorative 

 work as long as possible. Night temperature in 

 winter 60, rising 10 by day ; in summer 75, rising 

 to 85 or '.10 with sun heat. 



Principal Species : 



pacifica, Ivs. arching and 



convex, massive. 

 Pericularuin, Ivs. fan 



shaped, like vuylsteki- 



ana, but petioles 



brownish golden. 

 Thurstoni, Ivs. fan 



shaped, very deeply cut. 

 Veitchii (now Licuala 



Veitchii). 

 vuylstekiaua, Ivs.palmate, 



much cut, deep grn. 



aureu, petioles yel. 



tilifera (now Washing- 

 toiiia filifera). 



Gaudichaudii, Ivs. rouud- 

 ish, plaited, cut one- 

 third down (syn. macro- 

 carpa). 



graudis (now Licuala 

 grandis). 



macrocarpa (see Gaudi- 

 chaudii) . 



Martii, Ivs. like Gaudi- 

 chaudii, but smaller and 

 more slender. 



PRIVA. 



Hardy or half-hardy perennial herbs (ord. Ver- 

 benacea:) with terminal spikes of purple flowers. 

 Propagation, by seeds in gentle heat in spring. 

 Soil, fibrous loam, with one-fourth leaf mould and 

 some sand. Of the few known species laevis, 1J', 

 summer, rosy lilac, is the only introduction. 



PRIVET. 



Description. The common Privet, Ligustrum 

 vulgare (ord. Oleacea?) has been widely cultivated 

 in British gardens for many years, probably since 

 courtyards of dwelling houses became common. 



Propagation. Chiefly effected by cuttings, 

 especially in the case of varieties, as it keeps them 

 true. The type may also be raised from the 

 berries, which should be stratified like haws for a 

 year before sowing. The seeds should never be 

 dried, as it retards germination. 



Soil. Any garden soil will suit, the best being 

 a good loam. 



Other Cultural Points. Plants from cuttings 

 are of more rapid growth than those from seeds, 

 and may be planted for concealing unsightly 

 objects of any kind about the garden or dwelling 

 house, being very suitable for town gardens. 

 Privet succeeds in shade, but grows most strongly 

 in an open situation, and is almost evergreen where 

 sheltered. Hedges of it may be clipped twice a 

 year, in winter ami June or July. There is an 

 evergreen or Italian variety (vulgare italicurn), and 

 there are white, yellow, and green-berried varieties, 

 as well as the black-berried type, all of which may 

 be used for decorative work in association with 

 autumn tinted foliage and other berries. 



Special Forms. In recent years the oval-leaved 

 Privet (ovalifolium) has come much into vogue for 

 hiding unsightly objects in town and country 

 gardens. The Golden Privet (o. foliis aureis) was 

 little known about twenty years ago, but since 

 then has become exceedingly popular for cottage 

 and villa gardens, especially in the suburbs of large 

 towns, where it makes beautiful golden hedges, 

 retaining its leaves in mild winters till growth is 

 again well advanced. Sinense is a very handsome 

 species for the shrubbery, on account of the 

 profusion of its white flowers. Japonicum also 

 flowers freely, but it is a slow-growing, evergreen 



