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Palmetto. 



Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa), from the common parsnip 

 run wild. 



Partridge pea (Cassia chamoecrista). 



Peach (Prunus Persica) — see Fruit-Blossoms. 



Peavine, or mammoth red clover {Trifolium pratense) — 

 see Clovek. 



Pecans (Hicoria Pecan). Good in the South. 



Pepperidge — see Tupelo. 



Peppermint (Mentha vulgaris). 



Pepper-tree (Schinus molle), California and Florida; fine 

 shade-tree; excellent for honey. 



Persimmon (Diospyrus Virginianum and Texana) ; known 

 as "lotus" in Europe. 



Phacelia tanacetifolia, a beautiful garden-plant from Cah- 

 fornia. 



Phormium tenax. New Zealand flax; sometimes grown 

 south ; good yielder ; may become very important commercially. 



Pin-clover, or alfilarila (Erodium Cicutarium Geranicce). 



Plane-tree (Platanus orientalis), also known as sycamore 

 or buttonwood; good in Europe, and introduced here; simi- 

 lar to our sycamore ; a fine shade-tree. 



Plantain, or rib-grass (Plantago major), has white pollen. 



Plantain fruit (Musa paradisica), similar to the banana, 

 but extensively used as a vegetable in all tropic latitudes, 

 Florida, and Porto Rico. 



Pleurisy-root (Asclepias tuberosa) ; highly praised by James 

 Heddon. 



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