PEPPER PETALOSTEMON. 295 



Pepper, Red or Cayenne (Capsicum). Solanacecs. 



Seeds, sown outdoors, or in the north oftener started in 

 the house. 



Pereskia (Barbadoes Gooseberry). Cactacea:. 



Seeds. Cuttings, as described under Cactus. P. acu- 

 leata is mucli used as a stocl< tor epiphyllums. P. Blco 

 is sometimes used for the same purpose, as it is fully as 

 good as the other species. Cuttings of P. aciilcala can 

 be made a foot or more in length, and of sufficient size 

 for immediate use ; or, the graft may be inserted when the 

 cutting is made. 



Perilla. /.abiafir. 



Sow the seeds in early spring in pans or boxes, and 

 place in a gentle heat. Or southwards, seeds may be 

 sown m the open. 



Periploca. Asclepiadacece. 



Seeds. Increased mostly by layers or cuttingr. under 

 glass, during summer or autumn. Root cuttings succeed. , 



Periwinkle. See Vinca. 



Persea (Alligator or Avocado Pearl. Lauraceo". 



Seeds. Layers of ripened shoots may be made in au- 

 tumn ; or cuttings of firm shoots in spring, under glass. 



Persimmon (/^zoj^jTOj- Kaki '6X\<\ D . Virgmiana.) Ebenacetz. 

 Stocks are readily grown from seed, and they usually 

 attain sufficient size for buddmg the first year. The na- 

 tive persimmon (Diospyrus Virginiana) is largely used 

 as a stock for the Japanese persimmon or kaki. Imported 

 stocks are occasionally employed, but the native is more 

 vigorous, as a rule, and probaVjly belter. Persimmons 

 are shield-budded the same as peaches, and they may be 

 root-grafted and top-grafted by ordinary methods. The 

 Rowell method of propagating Japanese persimmons is 

 described under Orange. 



Peraoonia (Linkia). Proteacce. 



Propagated by cuttings of the ripened shoots_ under 

 glass. 



Peruvian Bark. See Cinchona. 



Petalostemon ( Prairie Clover). I.eginiiinoscE. 

 Seeds and divisions. 



