ENCYOLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
SPEOIES CULTIVATED: P. borbonica, 3 to 4 ft., Bourbon. 
Pavia.—See Asculus. 
Pavonia.—Ord. Malvacex. Stove evergreen plants. First intro- 
duced 1778. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part peat & sand. Pot, 
March. Position, pots in ate, Water freely March to Sept., mode- 
rately afterwards. Syringe daily in summer. Temp., March to Sept. 
65° to 75°; Sept. to March 55° to 65°. Propagate by cuttings inserted 
in fine sand under bell-glass in temp. 75° at any time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: P. coccinea, scarlet, summer, 1 to 2 ft., Brazil; multi- 
flora, purple, autumn, 1 to 2 ft., Brazil. : 
Pea (Pisum sativum).—Sce Pisum. 
Pea, Sweet.—See Lathyrus. 
Peach (Prunus persica).—See Prunus. : 
Peach-leaved Bell-lower (Campanula persicifolia).—See 
Campanula. 
P Peach Trumpet-flower (Solandra grandiflora).—See Solan- 
ra. 
Peacock Anemone (Anemone Pavonia).—See Anemone, 
Peacock-flower (Casalpinia pulcherrima)—See Cesalpinia. 
Peacock Iris (Iris Pavonia).—See Iris. 
Peacock Treasure-flower (Gazania Pavonia)—See 
Gazania. 
Pear (Pyrus communis).—See Pyrus. 
Pearl-berry (Margyricarpus setosus).—See Margyricarpus. 
Pearl-bush (Exochorda grandiflora).—See Exochorda. 
Pear! Cud-weed (Anaphalis margaritacea)—See Anaphalis. 
Pearl-grass (Briza maxima).—See Briza. 
Pearl-wort (Sagina glabra).—See Sagina. 
Rt lll Everiasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)See Ana- 
phalis. 
Pedilanthus (Slipper Spurge; Jew-bush)—Ord. Euphorbiacez. 
Stove succulent shrub. First introduced 1874. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy loam, one part brick rubbish, 
half a part decayed cow manure & silver sand. Pot, March or April. 
Position, dry sunny part of stove. Temp., Sept to March 60° to 70°; 
March to Sept. 60° to 80°. Water once in three weeks from Sept. to 
March ; once a week afterwards. No syringing or stimulants required. 
Propagate by cuttings of shoots, 2 to 3in. long, exposed to sun for one 
or two days, then inserted singly in sand in 2in. pots, & placed on a 
shelf near the glass, any time during summer. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: P. tithymaloides, stems fleshy, 6 ft., S. America. 
Peerless Daffodil (Narcissus incomparabilis).—See Narcissus. 
Pelargonium.—0Ord. Geraniacez. Greenhouse & hardy her- 
baceous, evergreen, shrubby, & tuberous-rooted perennials. Flowering 
& orn. foliage. Popularly known as “Geraniums.” P. grandiflorum 
first introduced 1794; P. peltatum, 1701; P. zonale, 1710. 
CLASSIFICATION OF TYPES: (1) Zonal.—Leaves roundish, cor- 
date, lobed, pubescent, green, with or without horse-shoe mark near 
margin of upper surface. Sub-classes: Bicolor—Leaves green, edged 
with white, or white, edged with green. Tricolor—Leaves, green, 
white, yellow, & crimson. Bronze.—Yellow with bronze zone. (2) 
Show: eee palmately lobed, toothed margins, wrinkled, green; 
flowers large, with smooth or wrinkled edges. Sub-class: Regal.— 
Flowers semi-double. (3) Fancy: Leaves similar to show kinds; flowers 
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