Botanical

Name

English

Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

green or with a bluish tint. A native of the Rocky Mountains, and attractive among other tall evergreens. A. D. G.

Ptelea trifoliata

Hop Tree

1

8-10

S. A small tree or shrub, good for massing with coarse shrubbery. Its leaves are trifoliate and glossy green. It is most attractive in late summer or autumn, when large clusters of hop-like fruits are produced. A.D.F,

Ptelea trifoliata var. au-rea

Golden Hop Tree

1

8-10

S. A variety of the preceding with bright golden foliage, which does not fade, but holds its brilliant color until frost. A. D. F.

Pteridium aguilinum or Pteris aquilina

Brake or Bracken

4

4

A coarse native fern with dull green, somewhat leathery foliage. Good in clumps, under trees or among rocks. A.G.

Pterocarya fraxinifolia

1

30-40

T. Spreading in growth; foliage dark green; decorated in late summer with long, drooping racemes of light green fruits or nuts. A. D.G.

Pterocarya rhoifolia

1

30-40

T. Much like the preceding, but with larger fruits. A. D.G.

Pueraria Thunbergiana

Kudzu Vine

2&3

40

Purple

August

A remarkably fast growing vine; one useful for covering arbors and veran-

das. Flowers pea-shaped; foliage large, light green. In the northern states the plant dies to the ground in winter, but when well established, it will grow from 30 to 40 feet in a season. B. C. H.

Pulmonaria officinalis

Lung-wort

4

8 in.

Purple-rose

May

Good for the wild-garden. Coarse foliage in tufts, with showy flowers in upright clusters. A. G.

Pyracantha coccinea

4

Evergeeen Thorn

2

4

Pink

S. Orange-scarlet berries in winter. Foliage dense, round, dark and glossy. Good with low evergreens. B. C. E. G.

Pyrus angustifolia

Bechtel's Double-flowering Crab

1

10-15

Pink

May

T. A beautiful tree while in bloom. The flowers are fragrant and double, resembling miniature roses, and are borne in great quantity. The foliage of the tree is dull green and unattractive. Good among coarse shrubbery. A. G.

Pyrui baccata

Siberian Crab

1

15-20

White

May

T. A very pretty, email, spreading tree, with clustere of pink-white, drooping flowers. Foliage glossy green. The fruit is yellow or red, about 3/4 inch in diameter, very showy and produced in great abundance. Good among coarse shrubs or in shelter-belts. A. D.G.

Pyrus coronaria

Wild Crab-apple

1

15-20

Pink

May

T. Resembles the preceding, but has somewhat larger, bright yellow fruit. A. D. G.