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well-known pepper of the shops is principally
produced bv P. nigrum. P. BMU furnishes the
Betle-leaf of the Southern Asiatics, in which
they inclose a few slices of the Areca-nut, and
a little shell lime ; this they chew to sweeten
the breath, and to keep off the pangs of hunger,
and such is the immense consumption of
this luxury in the East, that it nearly forms
as extensive an article of commerce as that of
tobacco in the West. See Pe'peromia.
acutif61ium . Apetal
aduncum . Apetal
Anialiigo . . Apetal
Bhtle . . . Apetal
colubrimim . Apetal
decumanum. Apetal
discolor . . Apetal
geniculc\tum. Apetal
gUbriim . . Apetal
glaucdscens . Apetal
hirsiitum . Apetal
hispidum . A petal
laurifulium . Apetal
Ion gum . . Apetal
} Apetal
marglnàtum. Apetal
mèdium . . Apetal
nigrum . . Apetal
nitidum . . Apetal
peltiitum. . Apetal
racemòsum . Apetal
reticulatum . Apetal
Siribòa . . Apetal
tomentòsum. Apetal
trioicura . . Apetal
tubercui atum Apetal
umbellàtum. Apetal
3 Peru . . 1823
4 Jamaica . 1748
6 Jamaica . 1759
6 E. Indies. 1804
3 Brazil. . 1820
6 Carthage . 1768
4 AV. Indies 1821
2 Jamaica . 1823
8 Campeac. 1768
3 Peru . . 1822
3 W. Indies 1793
6 S. Amer.. 1793
8 W. Indies 17G8
6 E. Indies. 1788
10 W. Indies 1800
3 S. Amer. . 1811
3 W. Indies 1820
6 E. Indies. 1790
3 Jamaica . 1793
2 W. Indies 1748
8 Campeac. 1768
6 W. Indies 1748
6 E. Indies. 1768
12 W. Indies 1768
6 E. Indies. 1818
6 S. Amer. . 1816
3 W. Indies 1748
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P I P E R A C E ^ , or PEPPER-WORTS, are shrubs and
herbaceous plants of no beauty, but are interesting
on account of furnishing the peppers of
the shops and other products useful in medicine.
PiPERÉLLA. See Thijimis Pi^erélla,
PiPJÉRlTUS, hot, pungent.
PiPEWORT. See Eriocaiilon,
PiPPUL. See Piper.
PiPTANTHUS, Sweet, From 'pipto, to fall, and
anthos, a flower ; the flowers are very fugacious.
Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Fabàcece.
A very handsome and ornamental shrub when
in flower, and sufficiently hardy to thrive in
the open ground without any protection ; it
grows well in a rich loamy soil, and is increased
by lavers, or cuttings of the nearly
ripened wood,^planted in sand, under a glass.
Synonyme: 1, Anâgyris ìndica.
nepalénsis 1 . Yellow . 5 H. De. S. 10 Nepal . 1821
PlPTATHÈRUM, Beauvois. From pipto, to fall,
and ather, an awn. Linn. 3, Or. 2, ISÍat. Or.
Graminàceoe. Curious species of grass, requiring
the same treatment as Milium. Synonymes:
1, Milium coeruléscens; 2, M. muUiflòrum,
arundinàceum ; 3, M. paradóxum,
Arâchne virêscens ; 4, Eriô hloa punctdta.
of this annual should be sown on a hotbed,
and in May or June the plants should be
planted out in the open border. Synonyme: 1,
IIeliotròpium> suphiiim.
supina 1 . . Yel. wht. 6, H. A. ^ S. Eur. . 1640
PIQHÈRIA, Cavanilles. After Andreas Piqueria,
a Spanish botanist. Lin7i. 19, 'Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Asteràcece. P. irinérvia is a pretty herbaceous
plant ; all the species are of easy culture, and
are multiplied by divisions.
trinérvla . . White . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Mexico . 1798
artemisioldes, ovàta^ piilòsa.
PlRi-JlRl. See Haloràgis citriodòra.
PlRlQUÈTA, .Be CandoUe. Meaning not explained
by Aublet. Linn. 5, Or. 3, E"at. Or.
T'lirneriacem. For culture, &c., see Tiirnera,
villósa. . . Yellow . 7, S. A. 2 Guiana . 1826
PISCÌDIA, Linn. The leaves, bark, and twigs
are used for the purpose of stupifying fish ;
whence the name irora piscis, a fish, and ccedo,
to kill. Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Fabàcece.
This genus, the Jamaica Dogwood, consists of
two ornamental timber-trees, with spreading
branches and pinnate leaves. Sandy loam
suits them best, and cuttings may be rooted m
sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonyme: 1,
Erythrina. See Baubentonia.
carthaginénsis 1 Dirty wt. S. Ev. T. 25 Carthage 1690
Erythi'ina . . Dirty wt. S. Ev. T. 25 W. Indies 1690
PiscfDiUM. See Lepidium Piscidium,
PiSiFÒRME, formed like a pea.
PisÒNiA, Linn. In honour of M. Piso, an eminent
physician of Amsterdam. Linn. 7, Or. 2,
Nat. Or. Nyctaginàcece. Stove shrubs, of not
much merit. P. aculeàta is remarkable for
its spiny branches, and for its glutinous and
burry seeds, Avhich fasten to whatever touches
them. A mixture of peat and loam suits them
best, and they are easily propagated by cuttings
in the same sort of soil.
acialetita . . Green . 3, S. Ev. T. 10 Janmica . 1739
fràRrans . . Grn. wt. 4, S. Ev. S. 3 W. Indies. 1823
g r l X : . Green . s', S. Ev. T. 10 K Hoi. . 18 6
hirtéUa . . Green . 4, S. Ev. S. 4 Mexico . 1825
macroph^Ila. Green . 4, S. Ev. S.
mexicàna . Grn. wt. 3, S. Ev. S.
nigricans. . Grn. wt. 4, S. Ev. S.
niUda . . . Grn. wt. 3, S. Ev. S.
obovàta . . Green . 5, S. Ev. S.
Green . 4, S. Ev. S.
Pink gn. 6, G. Ev. S.
cserulescens 1 Apetal
multiñórum 2 Apetal
paradóxum 3 Apetal
punctatum 4 Apetal
6, H. Grass 2 Barbary . 1819
6, H. Grass 3 S. Eur. . 1778
6, H. Grass 3 France . 1771
6, H. Grass 3 S. Eur. .
obtusata .
Olfersiana
sub cor data
3 W. Indies. 1823
4 Mexico . 1824
3 W. Indies. 1806
3 Madagasc. 1824
3 W. Indies. 1823
4 W. Indies. 1824
4 Brazil . . 1824
PiPTOCLAiNA, Don. From pipto, to fall, and
Jclaina, a cloak ; the calyx is deciduous. Linn.
5, Or. 1, liât. Or. Ehretiàceoe. The seeds
Green 3, S. Ev. S. 20 Jamaica . i s a
PITA PLANT. See Agave americana.
PISTACHLA-TREE. See Pistacia.
PISTACIA, Linn. Altered from Foustaq, its
Arabic name. Li^in. 22, Or. 5, Nat. Or.
TerebintJiacece. Ornamental plants. The greenhouse
kinds thrive in loam and peat, and cuttino
s of the ripened wood root in sand, under
a glass. The hardy species do best planted
against a wall, as they are j:ather tender ;
common garden soil suits them, and they may
be increased by layers, or cuttings in sandy
soil under a glass. Syno7itjmes: 1, P. Leniiscus
massiliénsis; 2, P. officinarum; 3, P. reticiilata.
atlántica . ' . Apetal 5, F. De. T. 10 Barbary . 1790
Lentiscus . . Apetal 5, G. Ev. T. 15 S, Europe 1654
angustifbUa 1 Apetal 5, H. Ev. T. 10 S. Europe
chfa . . . a W ? , H. Ev. T. 15 Scio . .
Terebínt¿us . Apetal 6, H. De. T. 20 S. Europe 1656
sph.roç.rpa Ape^ü 5 Ev. T. lo ^ .
n^-bonénsis 3 Abetal 4 tL De T. 20 Na^onne 1752
triflora. . . Apetal 5, H. De. T. 20 Syiia . .
PÍSTIA, Fromp?:s¿o5, aquatic. Linn. 13, Or. 6,
Nat Or. Pistiàceoe. These are singular plants,
and only require to be thrown into the water
in the stove, where they increase rapidly.
occidentMis . Wht. grn. 6, S. Aq. i W- Indies . 1S43
stratiotes . . White . 6, S. Aq. è Jamaica . 1843
P I S T I À C E I E , LEMNODS, or DUCK-WEEDS. These
are all weeds, principally floating aquatics ot
no beauty, and scarcely worth cultivation.
P I S T I L L L R I A , Fries. Yvom pisHllum a pestle ;
form of the plants. Linn. 24, Or. 9, ^at. Ur.
Aqaricàceoe. The species constituting this
melius are chiefly found on the decayed leaves
of f e r n s — m u s c i c o l a , pubérula, pustUa,
quisquiliàris. -, n •
PiSTÍLLUM, or PISTIL, the columnar body in the
centre of a flower, consisting commonly ot
three parts; viz., the ovary, style, and
PISTOL¿;HIA. See A ristolbchia PistolbcMa.
PJSTORÍNIA, De Candolle. The meaning is unknown
to us. Linn. 10, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Crassulàceoe.
The seeds merely require sowing in
liffht soil in any dry situation in the open
border, or on rock-work, where it has a pretty
appearance. Synonyme: 1, Cotyledon hispanica
hispánica 1 . Red . .6, H. B. ¿ Spain . 1796
PisuM, Linn. From pis, the Celtic word for
pea ; whence the Latin pisum. Linn 17, Or.
4 Nat Or. Fabaceoe. This genus affords one
of the most valuable and well-known legumes,
the Pea ; and like most cultivated vegetables,
it has produced numerous improved varilles,
growing from a foot to twelve feet high. They
prefer a rich dry soil, in which they may be
sown at any season, according to the time when
they are wanted. See Ùclirus.
Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Eng., sea sli.
White . 7, H. CI. A. 3 S. Eur. .
White . 7, H. CI. A. 1
. 7, H. CI. A. 3
. 7, H. CI. A. 3
7,H. CI. A. 3
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A. 3 Egypt . 1825
PiTcliRNiA, VHéritier. In honour of "W Pitcairn,
a physician of London. Lmn. 6, Or. i,
Nat Or. Bromeliàceoe. A handsome genus oí
plants, remarkable for their long narrow prickly
leaves, and regular panicles of flowers ; lor
culture, &C., see TilUndsia. See JEchmèa and
áiUñol . .White. 9, S. Her. P. 2 Brazil .1824
« t i f ó l i a . Scarlet 9, S. Her. P. 2 Sant^ Cmz 17-7
L Î c t e à t a . Scarlet 4, S. Her. P. 2 W. Indies. 1799
hromeUEe- Igcarlet 6, S. Her. P. 2 Jamaica .1781
cMtón^is •. ! Scarlet 7, S. Her. P. 1 ChUe . . 1820
cinnatarina . Yerml. 6, S. Her. P. l i Brazil . . 1850
echinàta . . M . yl. 6, S. Her. P. J Mexico . 1852
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Scarlet 5, S
Flame 11, S
Scarlet 5, S
Scarlet 5, S
Red .
Scarlet
Bed .
Scarlet ., -
, Scarlet 7, S.
, Scarlet 5, S.
. Scarlet 8, S.
. Scarlet 6, S.
. Yellow 10, S.
. Scarlet 7, S.
. White. 6, S.
Scarlet 6, S.
YLpur. 10, S.
ro. sea. 10, S.
Sea. yl. 6, S
Crims.
Scarlet
YeUow
Yellow
Scarlet
exscàpa .
flàmmea ,
fúlgens .
Funckiàna
furfuràcea
hùmilis .
integrifòlia .
intermedia .
iridiflòra . .
Jacksòni . .
latifòlia . .
longif òlia. .
macrócalyx ,
mèdia . . .
mici^ntha .
montalbénsis
muscósa . .
nubigena. .
púngens . .
ringen s . .
stamínea. ,
suavèolens ,
sulphùrea
undulàta .
7, S.
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N. Gren. . 1848
2 Rio. Janer. 1825
2 Guadaloup 1850
2 S. America 1850
2 S. America 1816
1 S. America 1820
2 W. Indies. 1800
2 S. America 1820
2 S. America 1820
1 Guatemala 1848
2 W. Indies. 1785
Lima . .1852
S. America 1852
, l " S. America 1820
^ Rio Janer. 1843
2 Mexico . 1850
I Brazil . . 1852
^ Venezuela. 1852
1 Quito . . 1862
2 Hemerara.
2 S. America 1823
2 Brazil . . 1824
2 W. Indies. 1797
2 Brazil . . 1840
arvénse
elìltum . .
Jom^rdi
marítimum
sativum . .
hùmile . . -
macrocàrpum White
quadràtum . White
saccharàtum. White . .,
umbeUàtum . Purple . 7,H. CI.
thebàicum . . Purple . 7, H 01.
PITCH is obtained from various species of Plnus.
PITCHER-LEAF. See Nepenthes Phylldmphora.
PITCHER-PLANT. See Nepenthes.
PITCHERS, hollow leaves having the appearance
of pitchers. . ^ 4.
PITH, medulla, occupying the centre of a stem
or shoot. _ r^-u' a
P i T T O S P O R l c E ^ , or PITTOSPORADS. Chiefly
New Holland trees and shrubs ; some, as the
Billardiera, are climbers, and bear eatable
fruit.
PXTTOSP5RUM, Banks. Erom pitte, to pitch
and sporos, a seed ; the seeds are covered with
a resinous pulp. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat Or.
Pittosporacem. All the species are very handsome
shrubs, on account of their glossy foliage
and pretty flowers, which render them well
adapted for conservatories. P. Tobira will
succeed against a south wall, with the protection
of a mat in severe weather. All tue
species thrive well in a mixture of peat and
loam, and ripened cuttings root in sand, under
a slass. Synonyme: 1, P. hirsiitum.
Anders6nii . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. fj^-HoL .1820
: i bracteoBtum. Yellow . 4, G. Ev. S. 6 Norfolkl. 1|7
N. Zeal. , 1827
4 N. Zeal. .
6 Guiana . 1787
3 E. Austri.
6 N. Hoi. . 1820
cornifolium . Brown , B, G. ^v. b. i
cvassifolium . Crimsn. 4, G. Ev. b. 4
ferrugineum . Yellow . 8, G. Ev. S. 6
fliLvum. . . Yellow . 4, G. Ev. S.
ffilvum. . . Yellow . 4, G. Ev. S.
fflabratum .^Grsh.wt. 5, G. Ev. b.
Mrtuml . . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S.
iap6nicum . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. b.
Iigustrif51ium Wt. yel. 9, G. Ev. S.
mauritianum Yellow . 5, G. Ev.
oleifolium . Yellow . 4, G. Ev. b.
revoltitum . Yellow . 3, G. Ev. b.
tenuifolium . Pa. yel. 6, G. Ev. S.
Tobira . . • White . 5, G. Bv. S.
tomentbsum. Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S.
undulatum . Wt. gin. 4, G. Ev. S.
variegatum. Wt. yel. 4, G. Ev. 8.
viridiflorum . Green . 5, G. Ev. b.
Hong Kg. 1845
Canaries. 1822
Japan
N. Hoi. . 1823
Mauritius 1825
N. Hoi. . 1823
N. Hoi. . 1795
K. Hoi. .1820
6 Japan . 1804
6 N. Hoi. . 1824
3 N. S. W. . 1789
3 Gardens .
6 C. G. H. . 1806
Pt-TSI, or WATER-CHESTNUT. See Scirpus tubcròstcs
TX.ÀGBA,'Miers. Linn. 6, Or 1 mt. Or. Amaryllidàcece.
A greenhouse bulbous plant, ot
mucli interest. ^ „ „ lo^n
ornata . WM. crim. . 5, G. BL. P. f C. G. H. .1840
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