ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLANTS 275 
P. capitata. Round heads of mauve and purple, 9 to 12 inches 
high, flowering August and September. Prefers a rockery 
border sheltered from midday sun. 
P. denticulata. 12 to 18 inches. Lilac, flowering April and 
May. 
P. japonica. 12 to 18 inches. White pink, crimson, flower- 
ing May and June. A good hardy plant which insists 
on rich, deep loam and half shade, and will seed itself 
freely. 
P. rosea grandi flora. 6 to 12 inches. Bright rose, flowering 
April and May. Likes a peaty, moist place and shade. 
P. sikkimensis. 12 to 18 inches. Sulphur-coloured, quite 
hardy. Likes boggy soil and north aspect if with good 
drainage. 
P. polyanthus. In all colours with many heads of flowers on 
one stalk, requiring same cultivation as ordinary primroses, 
namely, cool soil, half shade, and division after flowering. 
Bunch primroses are an improved and larger variety, with 
long stalk and bigger heads, with orange, white, or 
yellow flowers, much used for spring bedding. 
PULMONARIA, “ Lungwort. 53 (N.O. Boraginaceae.) 
Spring-flowering plants 6 to 18 inches high, foliage mostly 
speckled with white. Any soil or situation, but they like moisture. 
P. angustifolia. Blue and crimson flowers known as soldiers 
and sailors, or Joseph’s Coat. 
P. saccharata , syn. avernensis. Dark blue flowers, also white 
and other colours. 
PYRETHRUMS. (N.O. Composite.) 
Excellent hardy plants, flowering in spring and early summer, 
in shades of pink, crimson, and white, single and double, the flowers 
being useful for cutting. They will do well in any ordinary garden 
soil, but a rich loam suits them best. The soil should be well dug 
and manured before planting, and they must be staked , early. 
Propagated by division or seed. 
They may be transplanted in April to prolong flowering season, 
and are not particular as to aspect. 1 to 2 feet high. 
Many new varieties have lately been added, Queen Mary, light 
pink, being one of the best doubles, with Queen Alexandra, white. 
The single forms are more graceful and not so heavy in the head, 
