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Blandfordi- Uyj^ite
ima. . . j
conspicua ^Vhito
incarnilta
Jamie soni
Kérii 1 ^.
Lainbertiàna
2 .
•.Yellow .S:S.EV.T. 12 Mexico . 1M5
Icucántlia
longifòlia .
lùtea . . -
iDacrophylla. ^Vhlte
mexicàna . ^Yhlto
Miliari .
nivea . .
^'o^tbiìlna
obtìisa
p;irvifùlia
X > u d ì c a
purpúrea .
rubra .
ten\iifòlia
tuberculàfci
. T, S. Ev. S. 10 S. AiiLDi- . 1S2Ö
r S. Ev. S. 6 S. Amor. . 1S20
AVhito
! mi t e
. -Whito
. Yellow
. Flesh
. AYhite
. AVhito
. -White
. White
. Yellow
. Purple
. Red .
. "White
. Whito
7, S. Ev. S. 10 Mexico . 1819
Y S Ev S. 10 S. Amer. . 1S25
7' s" Ev S. 5 Madagas. . 1819
7' S Ev S. 5 Peru . . ISlo
, 7; S: Ev. S. 10 S^ Amer. . 1825
6 S Ev. S. C Mexico . 181U
7 S Ev S. C W. Indies.
' 7 S Ev S. 10 S. Amer. . 1825
7' S Ev S. 7 S. Amer. . 1S20
' 7' s' Ev T 10 "W. Indies. 1733
' 7' S Ev. S. 10 AY. Indies. 1813
' 7 S Ev. S. 4 S. Amer.
7' S. Ev. S. 4 Peru .
' 7 S Ev. T. 12 Jamaica
' 7', S. Ev. S. 5 S. Amer.
; 8, S. Ev. S. 3 St. Dom.
1S20
1690
1820
1812
PLIJMOSE, resembling featlicrs.
PLUMÒSUS, feathery, dowiiy.
PLXJMULE, the young leaf in the embryo.
PLURILÓCULAII, havhig many ceils.
PLUVIALIS, expanding in wet weather.
PX^ÍEUMONÁNTHE. See G e n t i f i a .
P ò v, Linn. From poa, signifying grass 011 ti ba
V e . Linn, 3, Or. 2, Nat . Or. Grammacee
lilis o-enus contains some valuable hay ana
pasture grasses, succeeding well
soil ; some of the species are aquatic, glO^>lng
only in water or very moist situations ; increased
by seeds, or divisions of the loots.
Synonym¿s: 1, Arúndo
tliermalis • 3 P. flsxuòsa. See Airopsis, Eia-
QTÒstis, Hijdròchloa, LeptòcUaa, Megasíácliya,
BcUròchloa, TricCtspis, and Triodia.
^ . Anrvfal 6 Grass -è Scotland, mts.
S f - ^ i l s i i i i i i p ^ "
PODAGRARIA. See Mgopodlun Podagi a ta.
PnnxT^^RiA Lambert. Podalyrius, in lieathen
S o l ^ - ; , was the son of ^sculapins. Lmn
10 S i Nat. Or. Fabacem. A pnus of
abyssinica, amboynénsis, ánceps, astata,
ánnua, áspera, atrovìrens, austrahs 1, Z'«^««'«'
B a l f o ù r i i , brachyphyVa, Ironwdc^, hulhosa
cèsia, ccespitòsa, capiUàris, carohniana, cmusia
chinàsis, ciliantnsis, coardata collina 2 comprèssa,
concinna, convoluta, debihs, decipien ,
depauperàia, diándra, digitata,JMopMlla
3, e f f l a , élegans, filifòrmts, flava, flexi osa,
G a S ì n i , glaúca, QmelAni, gracilis Ea l U n
Ursùta, Immüis, hyhrida, imUcilla, laxa,
meliàcea, Molmèri, mucronàta, nemoralis n.
angustifòlia, ncrvàta, pàllida, papillosa, l arnéUii,
peruviàna, pleUia, Poiréti%, retroflexa,
scariòsa, serótina, s. palústris, spicàta síerüis,
sudética, sulcata, supina, ténax, trémula, versicolor,
viridis, vivípara.
PoAi ^ D E MATTO. See Gepliaèlìs Ipecacu&nha
PocÓCKixY, N . 0. Seringe. In honour of Richard
Pococke, a botanical traveller in the Levant.
ie'gait simbs, with silky leaves. They
well in an equal quantity of loam and peat
pul tino-s will root in sand, under a glass but
t f ai^ generally raised from seed. Syno- xuoy t, . 2, P . cahjptrata. bee
inorata . . Yel. str.
pulchélla . . Yel. str.
púlcbra . . Yel. str.
verrucòsa 1 . Pa. yel.
roriflùa . . Yel. str.
verrucòsa . Yel. str.
PoDlNTHUS, Lagasca. Jrompous, a f o f ' / n d
Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Faiàcew Ihe seeds
merely require sowing in the open border about
the beginning of April. Synonymes : 1, I n -
fòliuni crética, MclUòtus erètica.
erètica 1 .YeUow . 7, H. A. 1 Candia .1713
PoD, a kind of seed-vessel, such as that of the
pea tribe.
m6psis. _ _ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^
ISlS
1790
1794
1801
ISIO
1774
18-20
1795
1804
1778
1810
1792
argéntea 1 • rod 4, G. Ev, | 6 G. H
Bdrcliémi . Purpl e . 6, G. Ev. | 6 L. a.
buxifòlia . . Blue . . 0, G. Ev. | . 2 C. G. H
- I s l l I aas:
myrtillifòlia. Purple . 6, G. ^v. S. 6 C. U. U.
oleeefòlia . . Purple
sericea. . . Purple
5', G'. EV. S. 4 C. G. H.
r u r p i « . 6v,, G^ . Ev. Ss . 6A CC. GG . HH..
subbiflora . Purple . 4, G. Ev. b. 6 U U. u .
styracifòlia 2 P ink . . 5, G. Ev. S. 6 O. n.
a foot, and anthos,
^ a iowfr ; 'in allusion to t l - Aowers being o
lone, pedicels. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Oi. ^sci.
¡Zdlea^. For the culture and propagation of
the species which form this genus, refei to
f ^ p ^ i a . Synonyme: 7^ ^ 7 9 5
ciliata . .G...SU-, • | 1 | g; 1 g.''llfs
5 S Ev. s. I c. G. H. 1795
8 S. Bv. S, I G. G. H. 1800
8 S Bv S. I C. G. H. 1800
8 S Bv. S. I G. G. H. 1802
9, S Ev. S. i G. G. H. 1795
anthos, a ñower ; stalked. Lmn. 19 0 . 5
ÍTat Òr. Asteràccce. An ornamental haul)
s h r u b , succeeding well in a mixture o loam
a n d peat, and readily increased b y ci t t a g s
Mitiqui . . Yellow . . 9, H. Ev. S. 3 Chile . 1824
P O D - F E R N . See Ellobocàrpus.
P o D i S Ò M A , Link. Pom, a foot, and soma, a
body Íí^«. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Vredinacem.
Pound on juniper \Q&v^%—foliicòlum.
PONORLRPUS, LJIeritier. Prom pons, a foot,
^ T d i r S a fruit; length of the footstalks
Linn 21 Òr. 10, Nat. Or. Taxàcem. A genus
of small trees ; loam and peat suits them best,
and cuttings of the ripened wood root readüy
in sand, under a glass. ^Tli^Chu.ese spec^
bear our winters when planted in a shelteied
situation in the open border. Synonymes : 1,
Tkalàmiaasplenifòlia ; 2 Taxus ehmensts ;J,
T elongàtas ; i . T . nùcifer; 5 P . imhncatus;
fi BaerUinm taxifòUum; 1, P . macrophyUus ;
I P pTdiànus . See Phyllócladus, an d Dacupréssinus
5 Apetai • ' , i,- Va p a H 1774
e l o W t u s 2 . Apeta . 7 G. Ev X. ^ . IJ^,^
ferrugiueus . Apotal . 7, U. ^v. x. ™
japémous . . Apotal 8 G. Ev 1 20 Japa^^^^ ^ ^^^^
latiiòliua . . Apetai . XJV F-V,ina 1804
neriifòlius 7 . A p e t a . 8 | Ev T 50 ^^^^
S S S " : ; i S a l : v, t : EV. T. 15 J a p a l . . 1822
spinulòsus . Apetai . 7, G. Ev. T. 20 N. Holl. . 1820
t<ixifòlius . . Apetai. 4, S. Ev. T. 35 S. Amer. 1820
Tot^rra . . Apetai. 7, G. Ev. T. CO N. Zeal. . 1840
verticillatus . Apetai . 6, G. Ev. T. 10 Japan . .
Yàcca 8 . . Apetai . 3, S. Ev. T. 100 W. Ind. . 1818
PoDÓLEPis, Lah¿Hardiere. From a foot,
and lepis, a scale ; flower-stalk covered with
scales. Lhin. 19, Or. 2, Kat. Or. Asteràccce.
A mixture of loam and peat suits tlie species
of this genus, which are easily increased by
dividing the roots, or by seeds. Synonymes:
1 , Scalia jaceoides ; 2, Skjlólepis gracilis. Se e
Stylólepis.
acuminata 1. White
aristata . . White
chrys^ntha . Yellow
contòrta . . Yellow
gi'iicilis 2 . . Pink
ruiràta . . White
6, G. Her. P. ^ N. S. W. . 1803
6, G. Her. P. ^ Swan R. . 1837
6, F. A. ^ N. TIoll. .
7, PI. Her. P. ^ V. D. L. . 1837
8, H. Her. P. ^ N. S. W. . 182Ò
7, E. Her. P. 1 N. Holl. . 1833
P 0 D 0 L Ò B I U M , M. Broion. From pons, a foot,
and lol)os, a pod ; the legume stands on a stalk
within the calyx. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Kat. Or.
Fahàcece. A very elegant and desirable genus
of dwarf shrubs, well adapted for planting out
in a conservatory ; tbey require to bo grown
in an equal mixture of loam, peat, and sand.
Cuttings of the young wood, with a glass over
them, will root in sand. Synoìiymes : 1, Cho-
Tozèma scdndens ; 2, PodoVohium aqiiifoUiim.
berberifòlium Yellow . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 Australia. 1839
coriàccutn . Yellow . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl.
heterophyllum
• Yellow . G, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Holl.
. Yellow . 4, G. Ev. CI. 3 N. Holl.
1824
1S24
1824
1824
1822
1791
. .
scdndens1
humifìisum. Yellow . 4, G. Ev. Tr. 1 N. Holl,
stauroph^^l- ) YeUow . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl.
lum 2 . . ) '
trilobàtum . Yellow . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S. W.
PODOPHYLLUM, Linn. Abridged from AoiajwdojyhyUicnij
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, Nat. Or. Podophyllàcece. This plant
requires a moist shady situation, and to be
grown in peat soil ; increased by division at
the root. See Jeffersòniti.
peltàtum . White . 5, H. Her. P. i N. America 1664
P 0 D Ó F T E R U S , lliimloldt and Bonpland. Froni
pons, a foot, and p>teHs, a wang. LAnn. 6, Or.
3, Nat. Or. Polygonàcece. A handsome plant,
requiring to be planted in an equal mixture of
loam and peat ; young cuttings planted in any
light mould, under a glass, will root readily,
mexicànus . P ink . . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 Mexico . 1825
P 0 D Ò R I A . See Bóscia.
PODOSPÉRMUM, Be CandolU. From pous, a
foot, and sperma^ a seed. Linn. 19, Or. 1,
Nat. Or. Asteràcem. Pretty plants, producing
flowers resembling those of Scorzonera ; they
thrive in any common soil, and plants may be
raised from seed. The annual and biennial
kinds only require sowùng in the open border.
Synonyme: 1, Scorzonéra, taraxacif olia. Sec
Podothèca.
6, H. B. 1 S. Eur. . 1828
6, H. Her. P. 1 Levant . 1820
6, H. Her. P. 1 Russia . 1838
6, H. Her. P. 1 N. Africa 1818
6, H. Her. P. 1 Persia .
angustifòlium . Yel.
calcitrapifòlium Yel.
canum . . . . Yel,
coronox->ifòUum . Yel.
intermèdium . Yel.
laciniatum . . Yel.
octangulàre . . Yel.
ptimilum . . . Yel.
resedifolium . . Yel. . 6, H. B. Ih S. Eur. . 1818
taraxacif61ium 1 Yel. . 6, II. Her. P. 1 Bohemia 1820
PODOSTEMACE^, or PODOSTEMADS. Floating
plants, with the habit of Liver-worts or Scalemosses.
Chiefly found in rivers and damp
places in tropical America and Africa.
PoDOSTiGMA. See Styldndra.
PODOSP:^RM', the stalk on which some seeds are
borne.
PoDOxnliCA, Graham. From pms, a foot, and
fhcke, a cell or capsule ; alluding to the stalk
of the fruit. Linn, 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteracem.
An annual of no great beauty, easily
raised by seeds. Synonyme: 1, Podosperma
angusUf olico.
angustifblia 1 . Yel. . 6, H. A. Australia 1835
capitMa . . . YeL . 6, H. A, 1 Australia 1840
gnaphalioides . Yel. . G, H. A. Swan R. 1841
Poi^Ticus, celebrated by the poets.
POET'S CASSIA. See Osyris,
PoGOGfNE, Bentham-. From p)ogon, a beard,
and gyne, a female ; the style is bearded.
Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamiacem. An -
nuals of some beauty ; sow the seed in pots
and turn out into the open borders.
multifiora . Lilac . 8, H. A. i California 184G
major . . Lilac . 7, H. A. 1 California 1840
POGONIA, JiissieiL From pogon, a beard ; in
allusion to the fringed lip of the flowers. Linn,
20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. OrcMdacece. Tuberousrooted
plants, growing best in peat soil, and
increased by offsets. Synomjme: 1, AretMsa
plicata. Se e My6porum.
discolor . . Pink
divaricata . Pink
flabellifòrmis Green
ophioglossoides
.
péndula .
plicàta 1 .
vi ridi fi óra
Ro. pink
Pink
6, H. B. 1¿ S. Eur. . 1640
6, H. B. 1 S. Eur. . 1818
6, H. A. 1 Spain . 1816
8, S. Ter. J Java . .
6, H. Ter. i N. Amer. . 1787
6, S. Ter. 1 India . . 1839
8, H. Ter. 1 N. Amer. . 1816
8, H. Ter. \ K Amer. . 1824
. Olive grn. 4, S. Epi. k Mauritius . 1839
Green . . 6, 8. Epi. ^ India . . 1839
POGOSTÈMON, Besfontaines. From pogon, a
beard, and stemon, a stamen. Linn. 14, Or.
1, Nat. Or. Lamiàcece. These plants grow
\vell in any rich light soil ; young cuttings of
P . plectraniiioldes, planted in the same kind of
soil, root freely, Synonymes: 1, Origamtm
indiciim ; 2, 0 . hengaUnse.
Heyneànum 1 . White . 7, S. A. 1 E. Ind.
plectranthoìdes 2 White . 7, S. Ev. S. 1 E. Ind.
PÓHLEA, Hedis. In honour of J. E. Pohl, a
German botanist. See Bryum.
POHON-XJPAS. See Antiàris toxicària.
PoiNSÉTTiA, Graham. In honour of Mr. Poinsette,
who discovered the plant in Mexico in
1 8 2 8 . Linn. 21, Or . 1, N a t . Or. Eiiphorliaeem.
This is a truly splendid and very desirable
genus, growing well in good open, rather sandy
loam, mixed with a little vegetable mould ;
and in-order to keep the plants in a clean,
free-growing state, they should have plenty of
water at the roots, and be frequently syringed
over the leaves and branches. In spring,
before the plants are potted, or the buds begin
to push, the branches of the previous year
should be cut down to within three or four
eyes of the old Avood. These parts should bo
laid to dry for a few days, and then made into
cuttings, and planted "in sand, or sand and
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