P L B P L U
l o i l , in a moist situation: it also grows wel l in pots,
p l a c e d in pans of w a t e r ; increased by seeds,
tenuifolíü . . . Brown . . 7, Grass. Carolina . . 1824
P l k o p e l t i s , Humboldt and Bonpland. From pjeos,
f u l l , Knd pelte, a shield ; the form ot the indusium.
Linn, 24, Or. 1, Na t . Or. P o l y p o d i a ^ . A genus of
Ferns, succeeding well i n loam and
s i t u a t i o n ; readily increased by dividing the roots,
o r by seeds. '
•fKu\ Brown . 5, S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1823
U Ü S : : ' . b Z I J .S. Her. p. S. Amer. .1«23
S r . : : .Brown . 5, S. Her. P. Nepal . .
PlerGma, Don. From pleroma, fulness ; cells of the
c a p s u l e , i-mn. 10, Or. 1, Nat . Or. Melastomace^.
O r n a m e n t a l shrubs, from three to six feet high.
For culture and propagation, see Melastoma. Sijnonymes
: 1. Melastoma heteromalla. 2. M. villosum.
a Rheccia viminea.
beteromílliá, 1 . Purple . 7, S. Ev. S. Brazil . 1819
villñsíl, 3 . . . White. . 7. S. Lv. S. S. Amer. • 1H2Ü
W n é W s . . .Purple . 7, S. Kv. S. Brazil . .1821
P l e u r a n d r a , LnbilJardiére. ^ Yvom pleuron, a side,
a n d aner, a ma l e; in allusion to the stamens being
on one side of the calyx. Linn, 13, Or 2, N a t . Or.
DilUniaccie, A very pretty genus of plants, growi
n g about two feet high, m a mixture of sandy
l o am and peat; and cuttings of the ripened wood
root readi l y in the same sort of soil, unde r a glass
acicularÎS
Yellow
bracteätä
Yellow
caivelnÄ
Y^'Ilow
Cnéôvûni
Yellow
ericoefôlîâ
Yellow
nitida .
Yellow
strictá .
Yellow
1822
1823
1826
1824
1824
1823
1826
5, G. Ev. S. N. Holl
5, G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
5, 0. Ev. S. N. Holl.
6, G. Ev. S. N. Hell.
5, G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
5, G. Ev. S. N. Holl.
6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL
Pleurospebmum, HofTman. From pleuron, a rib, and
sperma, a seed ; in allusion to t h e m emb r a n e s of the
p e r i c a r p s both having ribs. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat.
Or. Urnbellifer^. A plant of no interest, growing
in any common soil, a n d readily increased by seeds.
Synonyine: 1. Ligusticum austriacum~P. austriprKuroTHAixts,
K. Brown. From pieuron, a side or
r i b , and thallo, to flower; in allusion to the ones
i d k disposition of the flowers of some of the species.
Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
is a genus of curious little plants, wel l fitted for
c u l t i v a t i n g on wood, in the same way as the Burlingtonias
aphtböaÄ
Yellow
bicarinatä .
Grsh. yel.
ciliátá .
Brown
circumpk'xä
Yelsh.
Gröh^T . .
Pur. yel.
Laneeáná .
Orange
marginätä .
Orange
museoídéa .
Or. pur.
occültä . .
ophioeepbälä
Y^elsh. brn
pectiiiütä .
Grn. spot.
pictä . .
Yel. strip.
prolïférâ .
Purple
pulchêllii .
Purple .
rn cerní fi örä
Yelsh. .
niscifôlïa .
Grn. yel. .
SHurocéphalá
Grn. spot. . 9,
stenopètâlà
pa. grn. . .
Strupifôlïà .
Pur. wbt.
vittátA . .
Purple . . 8,
3, 4, or 5
S. Epi.
S. Epi.
Mexico . .
Brazil . .
S. Epi. Demerara .
S. Epi. Mexico . .
S. Epi. Demerara .
S. Epi. Surinam .
S. Epi. Guatemala
S. Epi.
S. Epi. Brazil . .
S. Epi. Mexico . .
S. Epi. Rio Jan. .
S. Epi. Demerara .
S. Epi. Brazil . .
S. Epi. Quito . .
S. Epi. Jamaica
S. Epi. W. Ind. .
S. Epi. Rio Jan. .
S. Epi Brazil . .
S. Epi. Rin Jan. .
S. Epi. Mexico . .
., plicate, means
P L U POD
P r e t t y free flowering plants, growing in any common
soil, and increased readily by cuttings. The
root of P. europaia, it is said, when chewed will
c t i r e the toothach
Synonymes: 1. P- zeylanica,
scandens.
eapënsïs .
europoeâ .
lapatliiföM
mexicÄnä .
niicriintliä
occidentfilïs
rhombifüliil
rôsëâ . .
scândëns .
irïstïs . .
zeylämcä .
PLUMIÈRÏA
C. G. H.
S. Eur. .
Iberia .
Mexico .
. . Siberia .
CI. W. Ind.
A. S. Amer.
>S. E. Ind. .
CI. W. Ind.
S. 0. G. H.
S. E. Ind. .
1818
1596
1822
1829
1829
1817
182Ö
1777
1699
1792
1731
. Blue . . 11, G. Ev.
. Blue . . 9, H. Her.
. White . 6, H. Her.
. White . 7, S. Ev.
. White . H. Her.
. White . 6, S. Ev.
. Blue . . 9, S.
. Red . . 5, S. Ev.
. White . 7, S. Ev.
. Brown . 5, G. Ev.
. White . 6, S. Ev.
:.inn. In honour of C. P lumi e r , a celebVated
French botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 1, N a t . Or.
Apocynacece, A genus of v e r y fine flowering plants,
g r o w i n g best in a light loamy soil, or a mi x t u r e ot
p e a t and loam; large cuttings, wi t h their leaves
on, after being dried for a few days, will grow
f r e e l y in pots of mould, without being watered.
T h e plants, when in a dormant state, mus t be kept
d r y , otherwise they do not flower freely. Synonymes
: \
acuminata . .
ûiha . . . .
bïcôlôr . . .
Blandfordiäna
conspïcùà . .
incarnâtà . .
Kêrn, 1 . . .
Lambertianä, 2
leiicänthä . .
longiföliä . .
lutëâ . . .
macroph^llá .
mexicana . .
MillGrî . . .
nïvëâ . . .
Northiänä . .
obtüsä . . .
pudicä . . .
purpuréâ . i
rübrä . . .
tenuiföM . .
tubcrculütä
tricolor
Red yel.
White.
Wht. yel
. Flesh .
, Yellow
, White .
. White .
. White .
. Yellow
. White .
. White .
. F l e s h .
. Wliite .
! White .
. Yellow
. í^lrple
. Red .
2 . P . Gouani.
7, S. Ev. T. E. Ind. .
7, S. Ev. T . Jamaica 8, S. Ev. T. S. Amer. 7. s. Ev. S. S. Amer.
7, s. Ev. S.' S. Amer. 7, s. Ev. S. Peru 8, s. Ev. T . Mexico .
7,, s. Ev. S. Mexico .
7, s. Ev. s. S. Amer. 7, s. Ev. s. Mrtdag. .
7, s. Ev. S- Peru
7, S. Ev. s. S. Amer. 6, s. Ev. s. Mexico .
7, s. Ev. s. W. Ind.
7, s. Ev. s. S. Amer.
7, s. Ev. s. S. Amer.
7, s. Ev. T . W. Ind.
7> s. Ev. S. S. Amer.
7, s. Ev. s. Peru .
7, s. Ev. T. Jamaica 7, S. Ev. S. S. Amer. 8, S. , Ev. s. St. Domin,
1790
1733
1815
1825
1820
1820
1815
1819
1825
1819
1815
1825
1810
1825
1820
1733
1820
1690
, 1B2Ü
1812
1834
1834
1831
183-.
1837
1834
1826
1823
1794
1829
1B3--
183-
1837
3, 4,
White
Plumose, resembl ing feathers.
Plumôsîjs, feathery, downy.
Plumui-e, the young leaf i n the embryo.
P l x i r i l o c u l a r , having many cells.
P l u v i â l ï s , expanding in wet weather.
PoA, Linn, From poa, signifying grass or herbage.
Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gramineoe, This genus
c o n t a i n s some valuable hay and pasture grasses,
s u c c e e d i n g well in rich loamy soil ; some of ihe
species are aquatic, growing only in water or very
moist situations ; increased by seeds, or divisions
of the roots. Synonymes: 1. Arundo pooiformis. 2,
P . thermalis 3 . P.^exuosa.
alpinä . . .
festiicsefônnïs .
nemorälis . .
pratensis . . .
angustiföliä .
triviâlïs . . .
PijcATR, plaited
or 6 plai ted. , . . ,, ,
Pr.ocAMA, Aiion. From plokamos, bent hairs; alJuclinii
to the pendulous b ranches . Linn. 5, Or. 1, rv a t .
Or. Cinchanacea. The plant ^mws best m a mixt
u r e of loam and peat ; and it may be readily prop
a g a t e d by cuttings, in sand, unde r a glass.
p&nduU. . . .White. . G. Ev. S. Canaries .1772
Ploughman's SPIKENARD, bee Bacc/i«r2s.
P l u k k n e t i a . N a m e d by Plumier in h o n o u r of L e o n a d
P i u k e n e t , an English botanist. Linn. 21, Ur.
10 Nat Or. Euphorbiacece. Uninteresting stove
c l i m b e r s , growing in a l ight loamy soil; increased
b y cuttings, under a glass, i n sand-P.
voluhilU.
Plum, ' s e e Prflwfii. ' i,. ^ •
PlumUgO, Linn. From plumbum, a disorder in the
pves which some species were formerly said to
c i t e . Linn. 5, Or. 1, Na t . Or. Plumbaginacea^.
1800
ännüä,
brachy
Apetal . . 6, Grass. Scotland .
Apetal . . 8, Grass. Dalmatia .
Apetal . . 7» Grass. Britain .
Apetal . . 5, Grass. Britain
, Apetal . . 7, Grass. Germany
, . Apetal . . 7> Grass. Britain
amboynsnsîsi âncëpSy angustatdy
aspërà, atrovirëns, austràlis 1, badënsîs,
phyïlà, bromoïdês, bulbOsà, coesîâ, coespitOsà, captl
làrks, carolinianà, cenisîà, chinënsïs, cihanênsïs,
• coarctâtây coUïnà 2, compressa, concînnâ, conyolûich
debîlîs, decipiêns, depauperatâ, diândrà, digiiâtâ,
distîchophyllâ 3, e,ffi/.sà, ëlëgâns,JilifOrmîs,Jlavà,Jlexuûsà,
Gaùdïnï, glaûcà, Gmelïnï, gracilis y Hallen^
UrsTitUi hUmîlïs, h^brîdày imbecïHâ, lâxà, mehâcëâ,
Molinêrï, mncronâiày nemorâlts, N. angusûfôlïayuêr'
vâtày pallîdâ, papiUôsà, peruviana, plebSiày Poirëttïy
retrojlëxây scariôsày serótina, S. pahistrïsy spicUtây
steMsy sudetîcây sulcâtà, supina, tênàXy trëmfilâ,
versicblôr, virídís, vîvîpàrà.
PocôCKÏA, N. C. Seringe. In honour of Richard
Pococke, a botanical traveller in the Levant . Linn.
17, Or . 4, N a t . Or. LegumÍ7ios(e. The seeds merely
r e q u i r e sowing in the open border about the beginn
i n g of April. Synonymes: Tri folium crética,
Melilotus crética.
cretïcîl, 1 . . . Yellow . 7, H, A. Candía . . 1713
Pod, a kind of seed-vessel, such as that of the pea
I 250 1
POD POD
PoDALVRiA, Lambert. Podalyrius, m heathen mytholoirv,
was the son of ^sculapius. Linn. 10, Or. 1,
N a t . Or. LeguminosoB. A genus of elegant shrubs,
w i t h silky leaves. They grow well m an equal
n u a n t i t y of loam and peat; cuttings will root m
sand, under a glass, but they are generally raised
f r om s e e d' s Synonymes: U P . bijlora. 2 . P .
trata.
argëntëjl, 1
BurchGllïî . .
buxifôiia . .
cordata . . •
cuneifûlïa .
¡rlaücá . . •
Wht. red
Purple
Blue
Blue .
White .
Purple
Red .
Flesh .
Purple
Purple
Purple
Purple
Pink
4, G. Ev. S. C. G. H.
6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H.
6, G. Ev. C. G. H.
6, G. Ev. &. C. G.H.
6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H.
G. Ev. S. C. G. H.
G. Ev. S. C. G. H.
G. Ev. S. C. G. H.
G. Ev. S. C. G. H.
G. Kv. S. C. G. H.
G. Ev. S. C. G. H.
G. Ev. S. C. G. H.
G. Ev. S. C. G. H.
6,
7,
4,
6,
5,
6,
4,
5,
calyp'
1789
1816
1790
1794
1804
1810
1774
1820
1795
1804
1778
1810
1792
P O D POI
g.
hirsûta . .
liparioidës .
myrtillifôlïâ
oleoefôim .
serîcéâ . .
subbiflôra .
styracifOlïa, 2 . . -
PoDÂNTHË, Harvorth. Pous, a foot, and anthos, a
flower: in allusion to the flowers being on long
p e d i c e l s . Linn. 5, Or. 1, Na t . Ov. Asclepiadeoe.
For the culture and propagation of the species
w h i c h form this genus, refer to Stapelia. Syno-
nyme
ciliñta .
inorätä .
pulchtíllá
pülchrä .
verrucosa
roriflüä .
verrucosa
1 . verrucosa.^^ ^ ^^ ^ ^^^^
Grn. Htr,
Yel. str.
Yel. str,
Yel. str.
Ph. yel.
Yel. str
Yel. str
, . 8, S. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1795
. . 5, S. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1795
. . 8, S. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1800
. 8, S. Bv. S. C. G. H. . 1800
. . 8, S. Ev. S. C.G. H. . 1802
9, S. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1795
F r o m pousy a foot, and anthos,
PoDANTHÜs, Lagasca,
a flower ; stalked
aaixwcu. Linn. 19, Or. 5, Nat. Or.
Composites. An ornamental hai'dy shrub, succeedi
n g wel l in ami x t u r e of loam and peat , and readily
i n c r e a s e d by cuttings.
Mitiqui . . . . Yellow 9, H. Ev, S. Chile . . 1824
PoT> FEHJ^ySee Ellobocdrpfis.
PoDisôMÂ, Link. Pous, a foot, and soma, a body.
Linn. 24, Or. 9, N a t . Or. Fungi, Found on jumpe r
leaves—P./^¿¿zcomm. _ . . ^
PoDOCÂii^us, L'Héritier. From pons, & toot, and
karpos, a f rui t ; lengt h ot the footstalks. Linn. 21,
Or. 10, Na t . Or. Taxacecs. A genus ot smal l trees;
loam and peat suits them best, and cut t ings of the
r i p e n e d wood root readily in sand, under a glass.
T h e Chinese species bear our winter s w h e n planted
i n a shel tered situation in the open border. Synonymes:
1. Thalamia asphnifolia. 2. Taxus chinensis.
3. T . elongatus, 4. T . nucifer
Apetal
Podophyllum, LZTIN. Abridged f rom ^napociop^Z/um,
a word signifying a duck's-foot: the leaves bear
some resemblance to that; whence the English
name Duck's-foot. Linn, 13, Or. 1, Na t . Or. Podophyllacece.
6, H. B. S. Eur . . . 1828
6, H. Her. P. Levant . . 1820
RuSvSia . . 1838
6, H. Her. P. N. Africa . 1818
Ö, H. B. S . E u r . . . 1640
H. B. S. Eur. . . 1818
6, H. A , , Spain . . 1816
H. B. S. Eur . . . 1818
6, H. Her. P. Bohemia . 1820
asplenifôlïûs
chinënsïs, 1 Apetal
Apetal
Apetal
Apetal
Apetal
Apetal
Apetiil
Apetal
Apetal
Apetal
elongatus, 2
latiföluis .
maerophyllûs
neriifôlÏLis .
nucïfér, 3 .
spinulösüs .
tnxîfôlïûs .
verticillâtûs
Yácci'i . .
PoDOT^pis, Labillardière
G. Ev. S.
G. Ev. T,
G. Ev. T,
G. Ev
N. Holl.
China
C. G. H.
Pundua
G. Ev. T. China
S. Ev. T. E. Ind
T
T
G. Ev.
G. Ev.
Japan
N. Holl.
S. Ev. T. S. Amer.
G. Ev. T.
Tap^n
S. Ev. T.
W. Irn. d.
1825
1800
1774
1828
1804
1820
1822
1820
1820
1818
i.u-ut-tLc,...... V. From pous, a foot , and lepis,
a scale;' flower-stalk covered with scales. Linn.
I9y Or. 2, N a t . Or. Compositce. A mixture of loam
and peat suits the species of this genus, which are
e a s i l y increased by dividing the roots, or by seeds.
Synonymes 1. Scaliajaceoides. 2. Stylolepis gracilis.
acuminata, 1 .
White
arisiäta . .
contórta . .
Yellow-
gracilis, 2 . .
Pink .
rugätH .
White.
PoDOLôBÏùM, ß. Brorvn
6, G Her. P. N. S. W. . 1803
SwanR. . 1837
7, H. Her. P. V. D. L. . 1837
8, H. Her. P. N. S. W. . 1826
7, F. Her. P. N. Holl. . 1803
uuui>ortiuivi,i^iu/c.v. From pous, a foot, a n d lobos,
a pod; the legume stands on a stalk within the
c a l y x . Linn, 10, Or. 1, N a t . Or. Leguminosoe. A
v e r y elegant and desirable genus of dwarf shrubs,
well adapted for planting out in a conservatory;
t h e y require to be grown in an equal mixture of
loam, peat , and sand. Cuttings of the young wood,
w i t h a glass over them, will root in sand. Synonymes:
1. Chorozema scandens. 2. Podolobium aqui-
" " 4, G . E . . S
6, G. Ev. S
4:
4.
4
4
eoriacéüm .
lieterophyllúm
scândëns, 1
hiimifûsûm
staurophyllûm, 2 .
trilobâtùm . . .
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
[ 251 1
N. HolL
N. Holl.
G. Ev. Cl. N. Holl,
G. Ev. Tr. N. Holl.
G. Ev. S
G. Ev. S
N. Holl.
N. S. W.
1824
1824
182.4
1824
1822
1791
This p'lant requi res a moist shady situat
i o n , and to be grown in peat soil; increased by
d i v i s i o n at the root,
peltatum . . .White. . 5. H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1664
PoDOPTiiRijs, Humboldt and Bonpland. From pous, a
foot, and pteris, a wing. Linn. 6, Or. 3, N a t . Or.
Polygonacem. A handsome plant, requiring to be
p l a n t e d in an equal mixture of loam and peat;
young cuttings planted in any light mould, under
a glass, will root readily,
mexillniis . . . • 7, G. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1825
PoDOSPERMUM, DecandoUc, From pons, a foot, and
sperma, a seed. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Compositce.
Pretty plants, producing flowers resembli
ng those oi Scorzonera ; the > thr ive in any common
soil, and plant s may be raised f rom seed. ^ T h e
a n n u a l and b iennial k inds onl y requi r e sowing in the
open border . Synonyme: 1. Scorzonera taraxacifoha.
angustifOliam . Yellow .
calcitrapifOlium . Yellow .
canum.
Citronopif(ilium . Yellow .
laciiiiritiim . . Y^ellow .
octHugularS . . Yellow .
pumih'im . . . Yellow .
reseriitollum . . Yellow .
taraxacifd^'tlm, 1 Yellow . .
PODOSPERM, the stal k on which some seeds are borne.
PoETicus, celebrated by the poets.
P o e t ' s cassia, see Osyrls.
PoGONiA, Jussieu. From pogon, a b e a r d : in allusion
to the fringed lip of the flowers. Linn. 20, Or . 1,
N a t . Or. Orchidacets, Tuberous-rooted plants,
g r o w i n g best in peat soil, and increased by oifsets.
divaricabl . . .Pink . . 6, H. Ter. N. Amer. .1787
ophiodossoides . . Ro. pink . H. Ter. N. Amer. . 1816
pendilLl . . . .Pink . . 8, H. Ter. N. Amer. .1824
POGOSTEMON, Desfontames, From pogon, a b e a rd, and
stemon, a s tamen. Linn, 14, Or . 1, N a t . Or. Labiatjs»
T h e s e plants grow well in any rich light soil;
y o u n g cut t ings of P. plectranthoides, planted in the
same k ind of soil, root freely. Synonymes : 1. Onganmn
indicum, 2. O. bengalense.
Heyneanum, 1 . White . . S. A. E. Ind. . .
plectranthoides, 2 White. . 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .
PoiNCiANA, Decandolle, In honour of M. de Poinci,
once governor of the Antilles, and a patron ot
b o t a n y . Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Leguminos^.
T h i s genus, the Barbadoes Flower^fence, is truly
e l e g a n t and ornamental . P. pulcherrima is a spiny
p l a n t , growing about twelve feet h igh, the bruised
l e a v e s of which emit an odour resembling Savin.
T h e y require a good rich soil, and a strong heat to
m a k e them flower well in our stoves; cuttings will
s t r i k e readily in sand. They sometimes produce
s e e d , f rom whi c h they may also be increased,
eliita . . . . Yellow . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1778
G i l i i e s i i . . . . Yellow . 7» 3. Ev. S, Mendoza . 1829
inslgnis . . . . Copper . . S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1823
pulcherrima . . Red yel. . 7, S- Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1691
rigia . . . . Crimson . S. Ev. T. Madag. . . 1828
PoTNSETTiA, Graham. In honour of Mr. Poinsette,
who discovered the p l ant i n Mexico in 1828. Linn.
2], Or. 1, Nat . Or. Enphorbiacece. This is a truly
s p l e n d i d and very desirabl e genus, g rowing well in
good open, rather sandj^ loam, mixed with a little
v e g e t a b l e mould; and in order to keep the plants
i n a clean, free-growing state, they should have
p l e n t y of water at the roots, and be frequently
s y r i n g e d over the leaves and branches. In spring,
b e f o r e the plants are potted, or the buds begin to
p u s h , the branches of the previous year should be
c u t down to within three or four eyes of the old
wood. These parts should be laid to dry for a few
days, and then made into cuttings, and planted in
s a n d , or sand and loam mi x e d ; if placed i n a gentle
b o t t om heat , wi t h a glass over them, they wi l l root
v e r y readily, but before the cuttings are planted in
t h e soil, they should be dried for a day or two in
a n airy part of the house,
pulcherrima . . Brt. scar. 3, S. Ev. S. Mexico. . 1834
albida . . . White . 12, S. Ev. S. MeTCico . . 1834
PoiBETiA, Vcntenat. In honour of J . L. M. Poiret, rt
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