Parrya

Parrya arctica, a hardy annual. P. integerrima, a hardy perennial trailer. The first increased by seed, the latter by cuttings. Loam and peat.

Parsley-Piert

Erica aphanes.

Parsonia

Two species. Stove evergreen twiners. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Parterre

Parterre, a French word pronounced with the final e silent, is synonymous with our English name Flower Garden.

Parting

Parting the roots is a mode of; propagation available with some plants, and where a large increase of an individual specimen by this mode is desired, its flower stems should be removed as fast as they are produced. This makes the plant stool, for whatever prevents the formation of seed, promotes the development of root.

Pascalia

Pascalia glauca. Half-hardy herbaceous. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Pasque-Flower

Anemone pul-satilia.

Passiflora

Passion Flower. Eighty-five species, all evergreen climbers. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Select Species and Varieties: -

Hardy Or Half-Hardy, According To Latitude And Soil

P.caerulea. Common Blue Passiflora. Five slightly differing varieties, the best of which are P. \Colvillii and P. glauco-phylla. All require the protection of a wall.

Green-House

P. incarnata. Flesh-coloured Passiflora. This, in well drained borders, will endure our winters against a south wall. P. Fieldii is a variety of this.

P. chinensis. Chinese Passiflora.

Stove

P. alata. Winged Passiflora. Purple, white, and crimson.

P. alata-ccerulea, Hybrid-winged Passiflora. Black, blue, and white.

P. actinia. Sea Anemone Passiflora. White, fragrant.

P. kermesina. Crimson Passiflora.

P. Loudoni. Loudon's Passiflora, purple.

P. Middletonia. Middleton's Passiflora. Green and pink, fragrant. Sometimes called P. fragrans.

P. Phanicea. Phoenician Passiflora. Crimson, purple, and white. P. elegans is a variety of this.

Edible Fruited Passifloras

P. edulis. Purple-fruited Granadilla. White. Green-house.

P. laurifolia. Laurel-leafed Granadilla, or Water Lemon. Red and violet flowers. Fruit, yellow. Stove.

P.maliformis. Apple-fruited Granadilla, or Sweet Calabash. Flowers white, blue, and red. Fruit, dull yellow.

P. quadrangular is. Common Granadilla. Flowers, red, white, and violet. Fruit, greenish yellow. P. Buonapartea is a variety of this.

Passion-Flower

Passiflora.

Pastinaca

The only cultivated species is the Parsnip, which see.

Patagonula

Patagonula Americana. Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Patersonia

Nine species. - Green-house herbaceous. Division and seed. Sand and peat.

Patrinia

Four species. Hardy biennials. Seed. Light rich loam.

Paullinia

Sixteen species. - Stove evergreen twiners. Ripe cuttings. Light rich loam.

Pavetta

Three species. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Pavia

Seven species. Hardy deciduous trees and shrubs. Layers and grafting on horse-chestnut. Common soil.

Paxtonia

Paxtonia rosea. Stove orchid. Division. Very turfy loam, leaf-mould, and sand.