90 MY SHRUBS 
them, for I have never known any to thrive far from it. P. ciliaris 
has a handsome white blossom. Why is P. furens handicapped 
with such an adjective ? 
Perowskia atriplicifola is a sage-like shrub of no great interest, 
with hoary foliage, and wands of purple blossom in late autumn. 
Persoonia, a handsome race of Australians, seem to belong to 
the greenhouse. Some attain to trees, and must be very beautiful. 
The “‘ Botanical Magazine” figures P. linearis most attractively. 
Another beautiful Australian race, of which I do not possess a 
specimen, is Petrophila, of the order of Protea. It seems doubtful 
if Petrophila is represented in England at all for the moment. 
Petteria ramentacia is a Dalmatian, and was there recorded by 
Herr Franz Petter. This uncommon little pea-flowered plant 
resembles a small laburnum, and graces the sunny rockery. 
Peumus citriodora, from Chili, makes a very handsome and 
shining evergreen shrub in a shady and sheltered nook. The 
foliage is wonderfully spicy and fragrant, and a happy plant will 
prove a pleasant neighbour. 
The great family of Philadelphus, the Mock Oranges, need not 
detain us, but among my favourites is, for once, a hybrid: Gauntlett’s 
P. “ Monster,” a magnificent flowering shrub worthy of its name. 
It grows 15 feet high in a year or two, and pours forth a Niagara 
of huge and fragrant flowers. P. purpureus maculatus is of more 
modest size, and the snow-white blossom has a purple heart and a 
precious fragrance all its own. They are hardy, but P. mexicanus, 
my favourite, will thank you for a wall. This produces large semi- 
double flowers of a creamy white, most exquisitely scented. It 
has a pendulous habit, and is almost an evergreen in our climate. 
Philesia magellanica is a rather difficult little Chilian, not often 
