BNOYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
ou Seedling Almonds or Plums; Cherry by budding in July or Aug. 
on the Mahaleb Cherry for dwarfs, or seedling cherry for standards; 
Plums by budding in July or Aug., on the seedling Damson or St. 
Julien Plum, or Myrobalan Plum reared from cuttings; Damsons by 
seed; Almonds by budding on seedling Plums; other species by bud- 
ding on the Myrobalan Plum; Laurels and Myrobalan Plum by. cut- 
tings inserted in sheltered border or cold frame in autumn; all kinds 
by seeds to produce new varieties. 
FRUIT-BEARING SPECIES: P. Persica (Peach), rose, April, 15 to 25 ft., China; 
Persica levis (Nectarine); communis (Plum), white, spring, 20 ft., native habitat 
unknown; Cerasus (Cherry), white, April, 15 to 20 ft., Europe (Britain), etc.; 
Armeniaca (Apricot), blush, Feb. and March, 15 to 25 ft., N. China; insititia 
(Bullace), white, April, 10 to 20 ft., Europe (Britain); spinosa (Sloe), white, March, 
if 30. 15 ft., Europe (Britain); spinosa var. (Damson), white, spring, 20 ft., 
ritain, 
FLOWERING SPECIES: P. Amygdalus (Almond), rose, March and April, £0 to 
30 ft., 8. Europe; Amygdalus flore-pleno, double; Amygdalus amara (Bitter 
Almond); Amygdalus dulcis (Sweet Almond); davidiana, rose, Jan. to March, 
10 ft., China; nana (Dwarf Almond), rose, March, 3 ft., S. Russia; Persica flore 
roseo plena (Double Peach), rose, double, March, 10 to 20 ft.; Persica flore albo 
plena, white, double; Persica foliis rubris, leaves purple; Avium flore pleno 
(Double Gean Cherry), white, double, spring, 30 ft., Europe (Britain); Cerasus 
Rhexii flore pleno (Double Cherry), white, double, April, 20 ft., Europe; Japonica 
flore pleno albo (Double Chinese Cherry), pink, April, 3 it., Japan; pseudo-cerasus 
(Syn. Watereri), white, semi-double, May, 12 ft., Japan; triloba flore pleno, silvery 
rose, double, and May, 5 to 10 ft., China; Padus (Bird Cherry), white, May, 20 to 
30 ft., Europe (Britain); virginiana (Virginian Bird Cherry), white, May, 30 to 
40 ft., N. America. 
EVERGREEN SPECIES: P. Laurocerasus (Common or Cherry Laurel), white, 
spring, 8 to 20 ft., E. Europe, Orient, etc.; and its varieties, caucasica. colchica, 
latifolia, etc.; lusitanica (Portugal Laurel), white, June, 10 to 15 ft., Portugal. 
MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES: P. cerasifera (Myrobalan or Cherry Plum), white, 
March, 15 to 20 ft., Caucasus; cerasifera atropurpurea (Purple-leaved Plum), Syn. 
Prunus Pissardii, leaves, purple; communis juliana (St. Julien Plum), white, March, 
10 ft.; Mahaleb (Mahaleb or St. Lucie Cherry), white, May, 10 ft., Europe. Last 
two species used as stocks. 
Pseudopanax. — Ord. Araliacee. Greenhouse evergreea 
shrubs. Orn. foliage. First introduced 1846. Leaves, hand-shaped, 
shining. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam, peaty leaf-mould, charcoal, 
& sand. Pot, Feb. to March. Water freely, March to Oct., mode- 
rately afterwards. Temp., March to Sept. 55° to 60°; Sept. to 
March 45° to 55°. Propagate by grafting in heat in spring; insert- 
ing portions of roots in light soil in temp. 80° in April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: P. crassifolium, 5 to 10 ft., New Zealand. 
Psidium (Guava Tree).—Ord. Myrtaceer. Stove evergreen 
shrubs. Flowering & edible fruit-bearing. First introduced 1692. 
Fruit (berries) yellow or claret-coloured, round or pear-shaped, 
aromatic, edible. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts fibrous sandy loam, one part equal 
proportions dry cow manure & silver sand. Position, well-drained 
pots, tubs, or beds with shoots trained to back walls of stove, warm 
greenhouse, or vinery. Pot or plant, Feb. or March. Prune into 
shape annually, Feb. Water freely, April to Oct., moderately after- 
wards. Syringe freely, March, until fruit begins to ripen, then keep 
foliage dry. Apply weak stimulants occasionally after berries form 
until fruit ripens. Temp., March to Oct. 65° to 75°; Oct. to March 
45° to 55°. Propagate by cuttings of firm young shoots 2 to 3in. 
long, inserted in sand under bell-glass in temp. 75° to 80°, spring or 
summer. 
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