ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
Pot, Feb. to April. Prune straggling shoots moderately close imme- 
diately after flowering. Water freely, March to Oct., moderately 
afterwards. Syringe daily, March, & ‘until flowers appear. Temp., 
March to Sept. 70° to 80°; Sept. to March 65° to 75°. Propagate 
cuttings of ripe shoots, 2 to 3 in. long, inserted in small pots filled with 
sand under bell-glass in temp. 65° to 75” in Feb. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: P. acutifolia, pink and white, fragrant, July, 15 to 
20 ft., Mexico; bicolor, white, and yellow, July, 10 to 15 ft., 8. America; rubra 
(Frangipanni Plant), red, July, 10 to 15 ft., Trop. America. 
Plumy Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia .—Sce Dicentra. 
Poa (Variegated Meadow Grass).—Ord. Gramines. Hardy peren- 
nial flowering & orn.-foliaged grass. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, edgings to sunny beds ot 
borders, or in clumps in borders. Plant, Oct., Nov., March, or April. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts good ordinary soil, one part 
leaf-mould, half a part sand, Position in 4 or 5-in. pots in cold cs 
cool greenhouse or window. Pot, March or April. Water moderately, 
Oct. to March, freely afterwards. Repot & divide annually. Prope 
gate by division of plants, March or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: P. trivalis albo-vittata, leaves edged with white, 6 in., 
Europe (Britain). 
Pod Fern (Ceratopteris thalictroides).—See Ceratopteris. 
Podocarpus (Totara Pine).—Ord. Conifere. Hardy & half- 
hardy evergreen trees. Orn. foliage. First introduced 1774. 
CULTURE OF HARDY SPECIES: Soil, good, deep loam, well- 
drained. Position, sunny sheltered lawns. Plant, Oct., Nov., March, 
or April. 
CULTURE OF HALF-HARDY SPECIES: Compost, two parts loam, 
one part leaf-mould. Position, pots or tubs in light airy greenhouse. 
Pot or plant, March or April. Water freely, May to Sept., moderately 
afterwards. Temp., Sept. to April 45° to 55°; April to Sept. 55° to 
65°. Propagate by cuttings of frm young shoots inserted in small pots 
of sandy loam under bell-glass in temp. 60° to 70°, summer. 
HARDY SPECIES: P. alpina, 10 ft., Tasmania. 
HALF-HARDY SPECIES: P. pectinata, 12 ft., New Caledonia; totara (Totara 
Pine), New Zealand. 
Podolepis. — Ord. Composite. Hardy annuals & half-hardy 
perennials. Nat. Australia. First introduced 1803. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE OF ANNUAL SPECIES: Soil, ordinary. 
Position, sunny well-drained beds or borders or rockeries. Sow seeds 
1-16 in. deep in well-drained pots of light soil in temp. of 55° to 65° in 
March, transplanting seedlings outdoors in flowering position, end of 
May; or sow outdoors in sunny position end of April where required 
to grow & flower, thinning seedlings to 3in. apart when fin. high. 
POT CULTURE OF ANNUAL SPECIES: Compost, equal parts 
sandy loam, loaf-mould, & sand. Fill 5-in. pots to within }in. of rim 
moderately firm with above compost; sow seeds thinly in March, & 
cover with sprinkling of fine soil. Place pots in temp. of 55° till 
seedlings have formed three or four leaves, when remove to cool green- 
house or cold frame. Thin seedlings to lin. apart. Water mode- 
rately until plants are 3 in. high, then freely. 
CULTURE OF HALF-HARDY PERENNIAL SPECIES: Soil, sandy 
loam. Position, sunny rockery or borders, May to Sept. Lift & repot in 
Sept.. & store away in greenhouse unti] following May. May be 
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