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THE PRACTICAL GARDENER. 



Soil. Mode of Propagation. 



Pistachia Loam and peat ^Cuttings of the ripened wood strike root, but 



I require a long time. 



T, . 1 1 _ (Cuttings, wluch do not, however, strike^ very 



Pittosporum . . .Peat and loam J o > * > > j 



^ I freely. 



Platylobium Peat soil i Seeds are sometimes ripened which produce line 



C plants ; they are also propagated by cuttings. 



Plcctranthus ...Peat and loam Young cuttings root freely. 



Plectronia . . . .Peat and loam Cuttings of the ripened wood strike root. 



Plumbago Peat and loam Cuttings root readily iu a bottom heat. 



Podolcpis Loam and peat .... .By dividing near the root. 



Podocarpus — Peat and loam Not readily propagated by cuttings. 



Podolobium . . .Sandy peat Best by seeds, although cuttings strike pretty freely. 



Pogonia Sandy peat By offsets from the roots. 



^ From the nature of the plants, it is difficult to 



J get many cuttings of them; if the leading 

 ^olys^ti Peat and loam ^ ^^^^^ ^^pp^^^ p^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^.^^ 



C be produced, wliich will strike root as cuttings, 



Pomaderris . . . .Loam and peat 5 ^^"'^^ ^"^ ^^^"^^^ ^'"^ 



( times obtained, they should be preferred. 



Poterium Peat and loam Young cuttings ripen freely. 



Prasium Light rich soil By cuttings. 



Prostanthera . Peat and loam By cuttings. 



r This genus is not readily propagated otherwise 

 Protea Sandy loam ) ^^"^ ^""ings are sometimes rooted, 



) but not readily, and that only in the case of 

 a few species. 



Prunus Peat and loam Cuttings of the young wood strike pretty freely. 



Psoralea Peat and loam By cuttings freely. 



Ptcronia Peat and loam Cuttings propagate freely. 



Pultenaea Sandy loam and peat . .By cuttings. 



Punica Peat and loam By ripened cuttings. 



Rafnia Sandy loam and peat . .Best by seeds, but will also succeed by cuttings, 



Raphiolepis . . .Loam and peat Cuttings of the ripened wood strike freely. 



Keaimiuria . . .Peat and loam By cuttings. 



Relhania Peat and loam By cuttings. 



Restio Peat and loam By dividing the roots. 



Rhagodia .... Peat and loam By cuttings. 



Rhamnus Peat and loam By cuttings of the ripened wood. 



Rhus Peat and loam By cuttings of the ripened wood. 



Ricinus Loam and peat Cuttings, taken off at a joint, freely strike root. 



Roelia Sandy peat By cuttings. 



Royena Loam and peat Ripened cuttings strike freely. 



Rubus Peat and loam By cuttings. 



Ruellia Rich light soil By cuttings. 



Ruscus Any light soil By dividing the roots. 



Ruta Any light soil Cuttings of the young shoots readily sUike root. 



Sagittaria , . . .Peat and loam .An aquatic genus ; by dividing at the root. 



Salicornia Any light seil By cuttings. 



