. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1466 PUEEARIA ful for covering arbors and verandas. Prom a well- established root, vines will grow 40-GO ft. in a single season, producing a profusion of very large Ivs. In the North the plant dies to the ground in the winter, but in the South the top becomes woody. Th
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1466 PUEEARIA ful for covering arbors and verandas. Prom a well- established root, vines will grow 40-GO ft. in a single season, producing a profusion of very large Ivs. In the North the plant dies to the ground in the winter, but in the South the top becomes woody. The large fleshy root assumes most curious shapes, the main branches often being 4-5 ft. long. Georgeson writes of the plant in Japan: '" The roots are fleshy and yield starch of excel- lent quality; the tough fibej- of the inner bark is manu- factured into a sort of cloth which combines fineness with remarkable strength; and in certain situations the vine is unparalleled for ornament and ; The fls. are mostly borne on the woody stems, but these stems usu- ally do not persist north of Philadelphia, and even rarely there. With age, the tops are more likely to survive the winter. Prop, by division of the roots, or by seeds when they can be had; also by cuttings and layers, fj. H. B. PUFF-BALLS. See page 1045. PULMONAEIA (Latin, lung; the herb having been considered a remedy for diseases of the lungs). Bor- rajiindcew. Lungwort. About 6 species of mostly European perennial herbs, with creeping rootstocks and rather large, blue or purple fls. in terminal cymes. Calyx tubular-bell-shaped, 5-toothed or cleft to the middle only; corolla-tube straight, naked or pilose; limb 5-lobed; stamens included in corolla-tube: nuts smooth. Mertensia has a short, open, more deeply-cleft calyx, exserted stamens, and slightly fleshy nuts. Pulmonarias are of easj' cultivation, preferring light soil, not very dry, in open or partially shaded positions. They are readily propagated by divi
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