to Texas and Arizona. 
—aculata. PARK-1. 30¢ 
A good hedge shrub or tree; (IX). 
PARMENTIERA. (pahr-ment-YEER-uh) 
—cereifera. PARM-3. 30¢ 
Candle Tree. White flowers 3” long; fol- 
lowed by fruits to 4 ft. long, resembling 
candles. (IX). 
PARNASSIA. (par-NASS-ee-uh) 
—nubicola. PARN-1. 25¢ 
Small grass-like herbs; India; damp spots 
—pulustris. PARN-15. 25¢ 
Flowers 1’? across; (IV); HP. 
—Mixed. PARN-X. 20¢ 
Several species mixed. 
PARONYCHIA... (par-oh-NIK-ee-uh) 
Whitlow-wort, Nail-wort. Ileceosceae. 
Small herbaceous tufted annuals and perenn- 
ials with small clustered flowers. They are 
especially nice in the rockery and easy to 
grow. 
—argentea. PARON-1. 30¢ 
Prostrate; white flowers in dense clusters 
amongst the leaves; HHP. 
PARROTIA. (par-ROH-tee-uh) 
—persica. PARR-2. 25¢ 
Small tree, slow grower; perfectly hardy; 
very good; autumn coloring. 
PARTHENOCISSUS. (parth-en-oh-SISS-us) 
—quinquefolia. _ PART-5. 25¢ 
Virginia Creeper. Hardy vine to 10 ft. 
—tricuspidata v. Veitchii. PART-7. 25¢ 
Boston Ivy. Young leaves purple; vine 
grown mainly on stone or brick walls; to 
60 ft; hardy (IV). 
PASSIFLORA 
Passion Flower. Passifloraceae. Mostly 
tendril climbing plants, not hardy in_ tha 
North but many are grown indoors where 
they make good house plants. In pots use 
some leaf mold in a fibrous loam and give 
liquid manure when in growth. 
—antioquinsis. 
(Tacsonia Van-Volxemii). 
PASS-4. 40¢ 
Bright red fis 
to 4’ across; (X). 100 seeds $2.25. 
—Byronoides PASS-7. 40¢ 
—caerulea. PASS-8. 40¢ 
Pale pink fis; fruits yellow; (X); or GH. 
—edulis. PASS-12. 40¢ 
Purple Granadilla. White fis, 2” ac; fruits 
purple; edible. 
—incarnata. PASS-17. 25¢ 
White flowers shading to pink with rings 
around blossom; Va-Texas. 
—mollissima. PASS-29. 40¢ 
Rose firs, 3’ across; yellow fruits; (X). 
—quadrangularis. PASS-32. 40¢ 
Giant Granadilla. White fis, 3” ac; (X). 
—subpeltata. PASS-39. 40¢ 
(P. alba) Pure white fis, 2’’ ac; Mexico. 
—tomentosa speciosa. PASS-44S. 25¢ 
Tall grower but not a wild one; fis 3” 
across, a beautiful deep pink shade; petals 
surround a purple collor of rather course 
hairs; fils the year around; is used in floral 
work; N. Z. 
PAULOWNIA. (pol-LOH-nee-uh) 
—tomentosa. PAUL-4. 30¢ 
A pretty ornamental tree to 40 ft; pale 
violet fis, spotted darker inside; fragrant; 
(VI); seedlings damp off easily; give air 
| circulation, especielly at night; sow in the 
83 
spring, best. 
PAW PAW: see Asimina triloba. 
PEDICULARIS. (ped-ik-yew-LAY-riss) 
Wood-Botony, Lousewort. Scrophulariac- 
eae. Annuals and perennials with 2-lipped 
flowers in spiked clusters in whitish and red- 
dish colors and used in the rockery and bord- 
er with good effect. 
—densiflora. PEDI-4. 25¢ 
Very brilliant scarlet fls; woodland; 1 ft; 
Calif; HP. 
—groenlandica. PEDI-5. 25¢ 
Red and purple flowers; 18’; hardy; HP. 
—siphonantha. PEDI-12. 25¢ 
Pink fis; beautiful leaves; rockery; HP. 
—Mixed. PEDI-X. 25¢ 
PELARGONIUM. (per-ahr-GON-nee-um) 
Stork’s Bill. Geraniaceae. The Geran- 
ium of the greenhouse, all tender perennials. 
Many pretty forms can be grown from seed. 
—graveolens. PELA-18. 40¢ 
Rose Geranium. Rose flowers; 2-3 ft; 
fragrant. 
—odoratissimum. PELA-28. 50¢ 
_ Apple or Nutmeg Geranium. White fig 
in 5-10 flowered umbels. 
—zonale, Mixed. PELA-35. 30¢ 
A choice selection made from a large 
European collection. 
PELTOPHORUM. (pel-TOH-flor-um) 
(Baryxylum) Leguminosae. Tropical or- 
namental trees with showy yellow flowers in 
terminal panicles and flattened winged pods. 
—africanum. PELT-4. 40¢ 
Rhodesian Black Wattle. Very orna- 
mental tree; bright yellow flowers and 
feathery foliage; sweet scented; thornless; 
fis in terminal clusters; (X). 
—inerme. 
(ferrugineum) 
—Mixed 
PELT-5. 40¢ 
(X). 
PELT-X. 30¢ 
PENNISETUM. (pen-nis-SEET-um) 
Gramineae. Ornamental Grass. Annuals 
and perennial grasses for the border or spec- 
imen planting; useful, also, as dried grasses; 
start indoors early for good sized plants; TA. 
Showy tree; 
—caudatus. PENN-2. 25¢ 
—latifolium. PENN-4. 30¢ 
Grows to 4 ft; leaves 1 ft. long; spikes 
4” long, nedding; Peru;, HHP. 
—Ruppelii. PENN-S. 25¢ 
Fountain Grass. Solitary spikes, purple, 
red and rose; 4 ft; TP. 
—villosum. PENN-II1. 25¢ 
(longistylum) Pretty; 2 ft; spikes plume- 
like; purplish; TP. %4 Oz. 75¢. 
—Mixed. PENN-X. 25¢ 
PENSTEMONS 
Attractive genus of perennials, nearly all of 
which are native of N. America, one comes 
from Japan; bright tubular flowers on termin- 
al racemes or panicles. They are not hard 
to grow and do best in well drained soil. 
4 Oz. 75¢. 
—aggregatus. PENS-4. 30¢ 
Showy large deep blue fis; best of the 
clusterheads; 1 ft; HP. 
—albertinus. PENS-5. 25¢ 
Bright Ibue spikes; rockery; Ivs in basal 
rosettes; 8’; HP. 
—arizonicus v. Heller. 
Purple fis; 8’; glabrous; 
—auriberbis. 
PENS-14H. 35¢ 
CV HP: 
PENS-15. 25¢ 
