UNCYCLOPADIA OF GARDENING. 
March to Sept., moderately afterwards. Syringe freely daily, March 
to Oct. Shade from sun. Top-dress large plants occasionally with 
layer of cow: manure. Apply stimulants occasionally, April to Sept. 
Temp., March to Oct., 60° to 75°; Oct. to March, &5° to 60°. Propa- 
gate by seeds sown +in. deep in light rich soil in temp. 80° to 90°, 
Feb., March, or April. 
“ceo CULTIVATED: P., elegans, 10 to 20 ft., Australia; sanderiana, 10 to 
Pulmonaria (Lung-wort; Blue Cowslip; Sage of Bethlehem).— 
Ord. Boraginacew. Hardy herbaceous herbs. Orn. foliage. Leaves, 
lance shaped, green, spotted with white. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, partially-shaded rockeries or 
borders. Plant, Oct., Nov., March or April. Lift & replant in fresh 
soil every 4 or 5 years. Propagate by seeds sown 1-16in. deep in 
ordinary soil in shady position outdoors, March or April; division of 
roots, Oct. or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: P. angustifolia (Blue Cowslip), blue and pink, spring, 
1 ft., Europe; angustifolia azurca, blue; officinalis (Sage of Bethlehem or Lung- 
wort), red and violet, spring, 1 ft., Europe (Britain); saccharata, pink, June, 
1 ft., Europe. 
Pultenzea.—Ord. Leguminose. Greenhouse evergreen flowering 
shrubs. First introduced 1792. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts fibrous peat, one part equal propor- 
tions silver sand & pounded charcoal. Position, light, airy green- 
house. Pot, Feb. or March. Well-drained pots & firm potting essen- 
tial. Water freely, April to Sept., miodenately. other times. Use soft 
water only. No stimulants required. Shade unnecessary. Stand 
plants in sunny position outdoors during July & Aug. Temp., Sept. 
to March 40° to 50°; March to July 55° to 65°. Propagate by seeds 
sown on surface of shallow well-drained pans, filled with sandy peat, 
slightl covered with fine peat, placed under bell-glass in temp. 55° to 
63”, March or April; cuttings of firm shoots, 2 to 3in. long, inserted 
in sandy peat under bell-glass in shade in temp. 55° to 65° in summer. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: P. obcordata, yellow, April, 3 ft.; rosea, pink, spring, 
1 ft.; stricta, yellow, spring, 3 ft.; villosa, yellow, spring, 3 ft. All natives of 
Australia. 
Pumpkin (Cucurbita Pepo)—See Cucurbita. 
Punica (Pomegranate). — Ord. Lythracew. Hardy deciduous 
fruit-bearing trees. Fruits, roundish, golden red. First introduced 
1548. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts rich fibrous loam, one part 
thoroughly decayed cow manure. _ Position, well-drained borders 
against S. & S.W. walls, 8. & 8.W. England; in tubs, pots, or borders, 
with shoots trained against back wall of cool or cold houses or con- 
servatories in other parts of the country. Plant, Oct. to Feb. Train 
branches thinly to walls. Prune weak shoots only. Blossom & fruit 
borne on extremities of shoots of previous year’s growth. Water out- 
door trees copiously in dry weather; indoor trees frequently in sum- 
mer; moderately in autumn & spring; give none in winter. Mulch 
surface of soil annually with cow manure in March or April. Propa- 
gate by seeds sown }in. deep in well-drained pots of sandy soil in 
temp. 55° to 65° in spring, transplanting seedlings singly into small 
pots & keeping in greenhouse until following spring, then plant out- 
doors or continue to grow in pots. Double-flowered sorts by cuttings 
of firm shoots, 6 to 8in. long, inserted in well-drained pots of sandy 
soil in cold frame or greenhouse any time; suckers removed from roots 
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