PEPPER PKTALOSTEMON. 2g5 



Pepper, Red or Cayenne {Capsicum). Solanacece. 



Seeds, sown outdoors, or in the north oftener start ad in 

 the house. 



Pereskia (Barbadoes Gooseberry). CactacecB. 



Seeds. Cuttings, as described under Cactus. P. acu- 

 (eata is much used as a stock for epiphyllums. P. Bleo 

 is sometimes used for the same purpose, as it is fully as 

 good as the other species. Cuttings of P. aculeata can 

 be niade a foot or more in length, and of sufficient size 

 for immediate use ; or, the graft may be inserted when the 

 cutting is made. 



Perilla. Labiates. 



Sow the seeds in early spring in pans or boxes, and 

 place in a gentle heat. Or southwards, seeds may be 

 sown m the open. 



Periploca. Asclepiadaceis. 



Seeds. Increased mostly by layers or cuttingo under 

 glass, during summer or autumn. Root cuttings succeed. 



Periwinkle. See Vinca. 



Persea (Alligator or Avocado Pear). Lauracea. 



Seeds. Layers of ripened shoots may be made in au- 

 tumn ; or cuttings of firm shoots in spring, under glass. 



Persimmon (ZJjoj/j/roj A'd/ii and Z?. Virginiana.) Ebenacece. 

 Stocks are readily grown from seed, and they usually 

 attain sufficient size for budding the first year. The na- 

 tive persimmon (Diospyrus Virginiana) is largely used 

 as a stock for the Japanese persimmon or kaki. Imported 

 stocks are occasionally employed, but the native is more 

 vigorous, as a rule, and probably better. Persimmons 

 are shield-budded the same as peaches, and they may be 

 root-grafted and top-grafted by ordinary methods. The 

 Rowell method of propagating Japanese persimmons is 

 described under Orange. 



Persoonia (Linkia). Proteaccs. 



Propagated by cuttings of the ripened shoots^ under 

 glass. 



Peruvian Bark. See Cinchona. 



Petalostemon ( Prairie Clover). Leguminosce- 

 Seeds and divisions. 



