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PIMELE'A, Nat. Ord. Thymela'cece. Charming greenhouse shrubs. 
Pimele'a choice mixed, very beautiful greenhouse plants, 2 ft 
PINK, Nat. Ord. Caryophyllaf cete. Most beautiful hardy perennials. 
Charmingly beautiful fragrant flowers, esteemed above all others for decoration and bouquets. 
Pink, Scotch varieties, ift ) The Garden Pink is greatly prized for its beautifully laced \ 2 
„ fine mixed, 1 ft J fragrant flowers, valuable to cut for bouquets, button-holes, etc. t 1 
„ Brown’s mule, plumarius, and Pheasant's eye, mixed, i ft 0 
PLATYSTE'MON, Nat. Ord. Papavera'cece. A charming hardy annual. 
Platyste'mon califor'nicum, cream, effective in spring, and on rock-work, etc., f ft 3 d. & 
PLUMBA 60, Nat. Ord. JPlumbagma'cp.oe. Beautiful greenhouse perennials. 
Plumbago alba, white, 2 ift.. ) These are fne greenhouse plants, blooming profusely, and i I 
„ capen SiS,/tf /t’ blue, 2 ft. ... ) may be trained against pillars and conservatory walls. ( i 
POLEMO'NIUM, Nat. Ord. Polemonidceo e. Hardy herbaceous perennials. 
Polemo'nium coeru leum, blue , 2 ft ) These fine herbaceous plants are popularly known as ( o 
, t ,, album, white, 2 ft. ) Jacob's Ladder. |o 
POLYANTHUS, Nat. Ord. Primula cece. Spring- flowering hardy perennials. 
2016 Polyan'thus saved from best varieties, i ft. 
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flue mixed varieties, J ft. 
Webb’s new giant, J ft. 
new Fancy, ^ ft 
giant white, £ ft 
,, yellow, i ft 
,, crimson, ^ ft 
In the spring flower garden the Polyanthus is 
a very effective and almost indispensable plant. 
The new Fancy varieties include the Hose in 
Ho'e and Duplex flowers, while the While, 
Yellow, and Crimson, are valuable for beds 
and ribbons. 
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POLYG'ALA, Nat. Ord. Poli/gala'cece. Splendid greenhouse shrubs. 
Polyg'ala choice mixed, from the finest varieties, 3 ft 6 d. & 
POLYG'ONUM, Nat. Ord. Polyyona'cece. 
Polyg'onum orientals, red, 'i 
al'bum. white ( Sub-tropical plnnt* of imposing effect , and of the 
" " ’ , \ handsome plants for intef-imiujlii 
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pu milum, red ( flower border s, liAso/r. 
hippopot ami, bright rose ) 
Hardy annuals. 
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1 , lakes, and stmi-wild places, height 6 ft. ) 3 d. « 
Splendid half-hardy annuals. 
POLYM'NIA, Nat. Ord. Oompos'itre. Hardy perennial. 
Polym'nia ed'ulis, a plant for sub-tropical gardens, the foliage is large and ornamental, while the 
roots form a desirable esculent is. & 
POPPY (Papa'ver), Nat. Ord. Fapaveraf cece. Remarkably showy hardy annuals. 
These are showy /lowers fior distant effect and for J tower borders, shrubberies , woodland walks, etc. 
2029 Poppy, French, or Ranunculus, double choice mixed, i ft *d. & 
, , Pseony-flower ed, double, 2 ft \%L &. 
„ mixed from the above .3d. & 
PORTULA'OA, Nat. Ord. Portulaca cece. 
2033 Portula'ca al'ba stria'ta, white, striped crimson, $ ft. ... 
2034 „ au'rea, golden yellow, ^ ft 
Blenso'nii, light scarlet, £ ft 
caryophylloi'des, rose, striped carmine , £ ft. 
lu'tea stria'ta, yellow, striped red, £ ft. 
splen dens, rich crimson , £ ft 
Thellusso'nil, crimson , i ft 
,, ro'sea, rose, £ ft 
Thorbur'nii, orange, £ ft. 
splendid mixed varieties, £ ft 
al'ba fl. pi., white, £ ft 
au'rea fl. pi., orange, £ ft 
caryophylloi'des fl.pl., white, & carmine ,£ ft. 
ro'sea fl. pL, rose , £ ft 
splen dens fl. pi., rich crimson, £ ft 
Thellusso'nil fl. pi., bright crimson , £ ft 
splendid mixed fl. pL varieties, £ ft 
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In brilliancy , delicacy, and beauty of 
colour the Portulaca surpasses all other 
out -door plant)!, thriving in placet) where 
most other plants get. burnt up. They 
delight in sunny situations and Light soils. 
■ wbert- they rapidly cur opt the ground with 
JloWrTs and foliage. On rock - work laying 
to th> sun, on stumps of trees, in rustic 
vases, on </- y banks.and wherever plants of 
a * prodding or drooping habit are re- 
quired, these are quite at home. 
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brilliant and beautiful colours as the I j 
sntgle. Their saucer-shaped (lowers J T 
being filled with petals, greatly en-J 
huiu-.e their general effect, so that ) 1 
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POTENTTL'LA, Nat. Ord. Uosa’cece. 
\ — £050 Potentil'la atrosanguin'ea, scarlet , 2 ft 
2051 1, au'rea, orange , £ ft 
2052 , , insig'nis, yellow, orange centre , i£ ft 
2053 „ formo'sa, orange-red , 2 ft. 
2054 „ Mackaya'na, yellow and pink, beautiful, 1 £ ft. .. 
2055 ,, McNabia'na, orange and red, i£ ft 
2056 „ choice mixed varieties 
2057 „ fine mixed 
2058 ,, na'na multiflo'ra ple'na , golden vermilion, £ ft. 
2059 „ double, several choice varieties in mixture, 1 ft. .., 
dwarf bedding plants. 
Beautiful showy hardy perennials. 
A flower border must indeed be in- 
complete which is not represented 
by some of the beautiful varieties 
of this genus. They are almost 
always in fiower, and may be- 
usefully grown to cut for filling 
dower baskets , etc. In the rock- 
garden, and for naturalization in 
semi-wild places , they are valuable. 
PRIMROSE (Primula vulgaris), Nat. Ord. Primal t/jeece, Hardy perennials. 
2060 Primrose, yellow , exceedingly useful in spring gardens, \ ft 6 d. & 
2061 ,, Lee’s crimson, flowers large and of a rich crimson colour, £ ft 6 d. & 
2062 ,, choice mixed, from fine coloured varieties, ^ ft is. & 
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