CHE REFERENCE LIBRARY - Pole Shift Survival Information

stvds are imported 112’ the dtialers, am1 if fresh and fully ripe thqv
germinate wtbll although some of thcrn start slo~vl~~. The period
of gt~rmination rnns from two or thrcv~ weeks to as many rears.
Thai seeds are 11sua1ly started singly in &inch pots.
Some of the species sucker freel:\~ from the crown as they mature,
and these offsets ma)- be rcmoyed and repotted singly. A few of
them stool, and map- be divided.
Pauaa --a-a.. (ii ’ USt;ii!~, I’ohjRcim.
Pancratium :~nd Hymenocaliis. .4 maryllidncctx.
St&;, sokvn in pots or pans in ht’a.t, are sometimes employed.
Thq- should gi\-v blooming plank in two or three years. Corrlr~k~nly
increased 1)y offsets, which usually form freely. Place the otfsets
ratlicr clostb in pans in it light mixture of equal parts of leaf-mold,
peat iilltl sand, gi\-ing good drainage.
Pandanus (Screw-Pine) . PHI TV ~ln 11 won.
Propagated t))v seeds and 811ckers, as for palms ; also by cuttings
of the J-oung growth in heat. Tlte “ seeds” are really fruits, and if in
(Wad conclition SC’\‘Cl’itl plants, one t.0 ten, are ObtiXilli~~~lt? from each ;
Fhev shoultl t)c separated when well furnished wit.h roots. These
seek are Vi1Sily ol)taincd from the tropics, a,nd are planted in moist
black soil in IN& or pots. When the plil,IltS appear, the little clumps
are separ;ltecl and tlic plantlets potted off. Suckers often form freely
on or near the crown ; these may he taken off and pot.tcd singly.
Pandorea. B iqrlno71 kwcr.
Propagated by seeds and by greenwood cuttings under glass.
Pansy ( T 'iolff frico!or). I,‘iolncc6?.
Propagated by seeds, sown from July 10 to August 25 for the
nest ;;ear’s spring bloom. The plants may be carried over in a
frame, or in mild climates left. directly in the seed-bed and prot,ected
with loose mulch. Somet,imes started indoors in spring or late
winter. Good plants may be purchased from regular growers.
X:tnlc~l varictits may be mult,iplicd late in the season from cuttings
or lqvs.
Papaver (Poppy). I’tc~xcaeraccce.
Incrc~ilsctl t )y seeds -I- usually sown outdoors where plants are to
stand -- and division. I’. oric~fal~ and allied species are easily
propagated by root-cuttings in sand under glass in autumn.