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and P. balsamifera, the ' Tacamahac ' of North America. 

 They are all noted for celerity of growth. 



Poppy. — PAP AVER. (Natural Order, Papaverace^e.) 

 Pp. 42, 52, 53, 189. — The brilliant flowers of the Field or 

 Corn Poppy (Papaver R/iceas) are familiar to all who have 

 seen a growing crop of wheat in England. The Opium 

 Poppy (Papaver somhiferum) is the species from which the 

 drug opium is prepared. Papavers orientate and bracteatum 

 are perennial plants, bearing glossy red flowers of singular 

 beauty. The only Australian species of Poppy is Papaver 

 aatleatum, a small plant with scarlet flowers. 



Potato.— SOLANUM TUBEROSUM. (Natural Order, 

 SoLANEiE.) Pp. 17, 18, 53, 183. — The Potato may be called 

 a universal vegetable. Its estimable qualities are too well 

 known to need comment. The district of Warrnambool in 

 this colony (Victoria) and also Tasmania are noted for their 

 excellent quality of the Potato crops. Starch, whisky, and 

 a gum called ' dextrine ' are made from the tubers. 



Pothos. — (Natural Order, Aroide^e.) See chapter 

 ' Australian Vegetation,' p. 90. 



Pot Marigold. — See 'Marigold,' p. 138. 



Prickly Wattle.— ACACIA JUNIPERINA. P. 198. 



Privet.— LIGUSTRUM. (Natural Order, Jasmines.) 

 Pp- T 9> 35- — ^ shrub, rarely exceeding 10 feet in height, 

 largely used in the formation of hedges to gardens, but in 

 Victoria superseded in a great measure by the more 

 attractive Pittosporums. 



Pteris. — (Natural Order, Filices.) P. 209. See also 

 chapter 'Australian Vegetation,' p. 80. 



Pumpkin. — CUCURBITA PEPO. (Natural Order, 

 CucurbitacejE.) Pp. 53, 186. — A common trailing plant, 



