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Hills as the Wild Orange Tree ; it bears white flowers, very 



strongly Lemon-scented. 

 Paulownia imperialis. — A Japanese ornamental tree, bearing large 



purple violet flowers, which are pleasingly scented with an odour 



which can be distinguished a distance off on still evenings. 

 Pavetta. — A genus of tropical shrubs. In India the leaves and roots 



of the native variety, F. indica, are aromatic, and largely used for 



medicinal purposes ; the flowers, although insignificant, possess a 



mild fragrance. 



Pavia macrostachys. — A hardy deciduous shrub from North America, 



bearing long racemes of daintily scented white flowers. 

 Pectis angustifolia. — A small herb from Central America, with leaves 



possessing a peculiar fragrance. 

 Pedalium murex. — A succulent annual plant, common on the southern 



coasts of India. All parts give off" a musky odour when bruised or 



rubbed. 



Pelargonium {Geranium). — An extensive and deservedly popular genus 

 of flowering plants, mostly from South Africa ; the sweet-scented 

 section, that form the subject of our remarks, are a beautiful class 

 that appear to have been somewhat neglected of late years ; a 

 charming collection, however, has gone the round of the London 

 Exhibitions during the past season, and it is from this remarkable 

 group that many of our notes have been taken. 



For emitting a delightful fragrance from the foliage, few plants can 

 equal the scented-leaved Pelargoniums, and it is not surprising that 

 they are so generally admired when well cultivated. There is no 

 reason why these charming plants should not be treated as liberally 

 as the other Pelargoniums, for they are equally as useful, and for 

 some purposes even more so. As is well known, the foliage is ever- 

 green, and pleasing at all times of the year. The leaves might be 

 employed in all kinds of floral decorations, many of them being 

 delicately cut and of graceful appearance, lasting a long time in 

 water. Apart from this, the plants produce pretty, although, in 

 some cases, rather small flowers, which enhances their value con- 

 siderably. 



While admiring all the forms in which the plants referred to above 

 were grown, perhaps the standards were the more striking, though 

 the fan-trained plants would form useful furnishing for fireplaces, 

 windows, or other recesses. These sweet-scented Pelargoniums 

 are also admirable for the clothing of vacant walls in conservatories 

 or corridors, and in not a few gardens of the old-fashioned type 

 most vacant spaces in houses or corridors were furnished with Oak 

 or other leaved Geraniums. These and other Cape Pelargoniums 



