li
i il 1
orbiculitris .
palestina. .
pinnìlta . .
pubéscens .
ròpens. . .
sericea 3 . .
spicàta . .
Stáchydis .
striàta. . .
tcnuifòlia
tomentósa .
verrucòsa
intermèdia 4
PSY
Purple .
Violet .
Blue .
Pa. blue
Blue .
Violet .
Blue .
Brown .
Blue ,
Wt. blue
Blue .
Blue .
Blue .
466
6, H. Her. P. J California 1835
6, G. Her. P. 2 Levant . 1771-
6, G. Ev. S, 6 C. G. H. . 1690
8, G, Ev. S. 2 Lima . . 1825
7, G. Ev. Cr.l C. G. H. . 1774
9, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1815
4, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1774
4, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1793
5, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1816
6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1793
6, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1820
7, G. Ev. S. 8 C. G. H. . 1774
6, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1820
PsYCHiNE, Dcsfontaincs. 'Evom psijclie, a battcrily;
the pods arc furnished witli wings like a
butterfly. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. BrassicacecB,
A worthless annual, merely requiring to be
sown in the open ground. Synonyme: 1,
Thldsjn Psycliinc—^iylb'^Q, 1.
PSYCH5TRIA, Linn, Said to be from psyche,
life ; in allusion to the powerful medical qualities
of some of the species. Linn. 5, Or. 1,
iTat. Or. Cinchonacece. JMost of the species
are handsome in foliage, but the flowers of all
are^ rather insignificant. They are of the
easiest cultivation, growing best in a mixture
of loam, peat, and sand; and cuttings
strike root readily in sand, under a glass.
Several species are used as substitutes for Ipecacuanha.
See GcopMla^ NonatUia, and Falicouria,
asiática
braehiàta
citri fòlia
coriîicea
daphnoìdes . White
ellíptica . . Green
glabràta .
hirsuta .
laurifòlia .
lineàta
margin àta
megalospérma
myrtifòlia
parasítica
. White . 7, S. Ev. S. 4 W. Indies 1806
. Wt. yel. 7, S. Ev. S. 6 W. Indies 1793
. White . 6, S. Ev. S. 4 W. Indies 1793
. White . 7, S. Ev. S. 5 S. Amer.. 1810
cuman«5nsis . Yellow. 6, S. Ev. S. 10 Trinidad . 1824
6, G. Ev. S.
5, S. Ev. S.
6, S. Ev. S.
7, S. Ev. S.
6, S. Ev. S.
6, S. Ev. S.
. White
. White
. White
. White
- White
• White
. White . .,
. White . 6, Parasite.
5, S. Ev. S. 4 Jamaica . 1819
7, S. Ev. S. 4 W. Indies 1824
peduncul^ta. White . 6, S. Ev. S.
pubéscens . Yel.gm. 5, S. Ev. S.
rígida . . . Wt. ye]. 9, S. Ev. S.
undata . . White . 6, S. Ev. S.
Mortn. B. 1830
Brazils . 1S21
Jamaica . 18Ï0
Jamaica . 1826
Jamaica . 1818
Caraccas . 1824
7,S. Ev. S.
3 Jamaica . 1826
i W. Indies 1802
8 Jamaica . 1818
6 Jamaica . 1812
3 Trinidad. 1820
3 Bahainas. 1823
PSYLLIUM. See Plantàgo PsílUiom,
PTÀRMICA, De CandoUe. See Achillèa Ptàrmica.
PTÈLEA, Linn. From the Greek name
of the elm, derived from piao, to fly; alluding
to the winged fruit. Linoi. Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Xanthoxylàcece. A hard}^ North American
plant, with laburnum-like leaves ; it will
thrive in any common border soil, and increases
readily by layers. See PteUdium,
trifoHata . Green . 6, H. De. S. 10 IST. Amer. . 1704
PTELÍDIUM. SO named by Thouars, from its
similarity to Ptelca, Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Celastràcece. An ornamental shrub, growing
best in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand ;
and cuttings of the ripened wood root readily
in sand, under a glass, in heat. Sijnonyme :
1, Plèlea ovàia, Seringia ovàia.
ovátum 1 . Green . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Madagascar . ISlg
PTÈRIS, Linn. From ptcryx, a wing ; in allusion
to the appearance of the leaves. Linn.
24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Pohjpodiàcece. An orna-
PTE
mental genus of Ferns, The stove and greenhouse
kinds are best cultivated in a mixture
of sandy loam and peat. The hardy kinds
grow best among rock-work, or in a shady
border ; a light sandy soil suits tliem, and
they are all readily increased by divisions, or
seeds. P. aquilina is the well-known brake
of this country, wdiich has been sometimes
used as an anthelmintic. P. esculenta is occasionally
used as an article of food in different
countries. Synonymes: 1, P. semiserràta, serriària,
pentaphylla, heteropkplla, nervosa, viitata,
digitata, multiaurita, triphiflla^ stenophijlla,
àlho4ineàta; 2, P. élegans; 3, Adiántmn
hexágomcm, RiUa-micraria major ; 4,
F. argyràa, tricolor. See AUosorus, Cheilánthes,
Lonchìtes, Nothochlàna, and Tcenìtis.
aculeàta . . Brown 8, S. Ev. T. Ö W. Ind. . 1793
allosòrus . . Brown 8, S. Her. P. 1
àmpia . . . Brown 7, S. Her. P. 6
aquiUna . . Brown 7, H. Her. P. 3 Brit., hea. &c.
argéntea . . Brown 7, H. Her. P. \ Siberia . 181Ö
arguta. . . Brown 8, G. Her. P. 1 Madeira . 1778
aspericaulis . Brown 7, S. Her. P. | E. Ind. .
atropurpúrea Brown 8, H. Her. P. h N. Amer. 1770
calomélanos. Brown 9, S. Her. P. | C. G. H. . 1830
caudàta . . Brown 10, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1777
Cervantèsii . Brown 7, S. Her. P. 1 Mexico . 1824
chinénsis . . Brown 7, S. Her. P. 2 China.
collina. . .Brown 8, S. Her. P. i Brazil
cordata . . Brown 6, S. Her. P. 3 Mexico
crética 1 . . Brown 7, G. Her. P. 1 Candía
crenulàta . Brown 7, S. Her. P. 2
denticulata . Brown 7, S. Her. P. 2 Brazil
discolor 2 . Brown 8, S. Her. P. 3 Brazil
Brown 7, Ö. Her. P. 3 N. Zeal.
Brown 8, S. Her. P. 3 E. Ind. . .....
Brown 8, G. Her. P. 3 N. S. W. . 1815
Brown 6, G. Her. P. 1 N. Holi: . 1820
Brn.yl, 6, S. Her. P. 1 Jamaica. 1822
PTE 467 PTE
ediilis .
élegans .
esculènta
falcàta
felósina .
flexuòsa .
grandifòlia
hasth-ta .
1824
1S20
1820
1827
1824
1825
1837
1824
. Brown 7, S. Her. P. 1 . 1831
. Brown 8, S. Her. P. 2 W. Ind. . 1793
• Brown 8, G. Her. P. 2 C. G. H. . 1823
[ßi'own 7, S. Her. P. 3 Jamaica . 1820
impcrialis . Brown 7, S. Her. P. 1 E. Ind.
" n S i r ' ^ ' " B^nulis . own 9, F. Her. P. 1 Mexico
Kingii\na .
Mta. . .
láctea . .
lanugmòsa
latizò^na
1828
Brn.yl. 6, G. Her. P. 1 Norflk. I. 1831
Brn.yl. 6, S. Her P. 1 Brazil .1841
Brown 11, S. Her. P. 1
Brown 7, S. Tier. P. 3 Bourbon. 1819
. Brown 6, G. Her. P. 1} Mortn, B. 1831
leptopbylla . Brown 7, S. Her. P. 2 Brazil . 1824
longifòlia . Brown 8, S. Her. P. 2 W. Ind. 1770
nemoràlis . Brown 6, S. Her. P. Bourbon. 1823
variegata . Brown 6, S. Her. P. Bourbon .
palmata . . Brown 7, S. Her. P. 1 Caraccas. 1821
pedata . . Brown 7, H. Her. P. 1 Virginia . 1820
peruviàna , Brown 10, S. Pier. P. f Peru . . 1830
Plumièri. . Brown 7, S. Her. P. 2 S. Amer. 1818
^ r u i l ^ ^ ' ] Her. P. 1 Java . . 1859
rotundifòlia . Browia 7, S. Her. P. N. Zeal. . 1824
sagittàta . . Brown 6, S. Her. P. ^ S. Amer.. 3826
sagittsefòlia . Brown 7, S. Her. P. 3 Brazil . 1825
scmipinnàta. Brown 7, S. Hei\ P. 1
serrulàta . . Bro^vn 8, S. Her. P. 1 India . 1770
spinulòsa. . Browa 9, S. Her. P. 1 . 1334
sub verticillata
. .
sulcata .
terni fòlia
trèmula .
umbròsa
Brown 8, F. Her. P. 1 Mexico . 1831
Brn.yl. 6, S. Her. P. 1 Jamaica . 1841
. Brown 6, S. Her. P. 1 iS3S
. Brown 7, G. Her. P. 3 N. Holl. . 1820
. Brown 7, G. Her. P. 3 JSi, Holl. . 1823
vesp^ertüi-^ jß^own 7, G. Her. P. 3 N. Holl. . 1828
PTEROCARPUS, Li7t7i. From pteron, a -wing,
and Jcarpos, a fruit; the pods are girded with a
broad wing. Linn. 16, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Fabacecz.
Mostly fine ornamental trees, attaining the
height of from forty to sixty feet, and growing
best in a loamy soil. Cuttings of the young
wood not deprived of any of their leaves, will
root in sand, under a glass, in heat. The
wood of the tree is dark red with black veins,
capable of a good polish, and so heavy as to
sink in water. P. santaVinns yields the officinal
Ked Sanders-wood. Synonymes: F.
glabra^ Brya Ébemis.
dalbergioldes Yellow
dràco
flàvus . .
índicus .
linifòlius 1
marsùpium
Róhrii. .
s an talin oìdes
. .
santalìnus
scándens .
5, S. Ev. T. 10 E. Ind. . 1817
White . 5, S. Ev. T. 30 W. Ind. . 1820
Yellow . 4, S. Ev. T. 20 China . 1826
White . 5, S. Ev. T. 30 E. Ind. . 1818
Yellow . 6, S. Ev. CI. 12 E. Ind. .
White . 4, S. Ev. T. 40 E. Ind. . 1811
White . 4, S. Ev. T. 20 Guiana . 1816
Yellow . 5, S. Ev. T. 50 S. Leone 1793
Yellow . 5, S. Ev. T. 50 E. Ind. . 1800
Yellow . 4, S. Ev. CI. 12 Caraccas 1817
PTEROCÀRYA, Nictt. See Mglans pterocàrya^
Drepfanocàrptis, Ecastaphylhim^ and Lonchocarpus.
PTEROCAXJLON, Be Candolle. See Conpza.
PTEROCÉPHALUS, Yaillant, From pteron^ a
wing, and kephale, a head ; in allusion to the
receptacle of the flowers being villous. Linn.
4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Dipsacàcece. P. dximetorum
will grow well in sandy loam, and increase
freely from cuttings, or seeds. The annual
kinds merely require sowing in the open border
where they are intended to flower. Synonymes
: 1, Scahiòsa dumetòrum ; 2, P. brachiàta;
3, Cephalària papposa^ F, Vaillàntii ;
4, P. didndrus ; 5, C. ^^Ziimòsii. See Cephalària
and Scahiòsa.
dumetòrum 1 White . 6, G. Ev. S. Teneriffe . 1820
palsestìnus 2. W^hite . 7, H. A. 1 Cyprus . 1771
pappòsus 3 . "White . 7, H. A. 1 S. Eur. . 1697
didndrus 4 . Purple . 6, H. A. 1 Spain . . 1823
plumòsus 5 . Blue . . G, H. A. 1 Spain . . 1819
PTEROCLÀDUS. See Bdccharis.
PTERODÌSCUS, Hooker. From pteron, a wing,
and discus, a disk. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or.
ScTO'phulariàcew, For cultivation, see Calceolària.
speciòsus . Lil. pur. . 5, G. Her. P. 2 Africa . 1844
PTERÓPSIS, Besv, From pteris, a fern, and
02^513, resemblance ; fronds. Linn. 24, Or. 1,
Nat. Or. Polypodidcece. Stove fern. Syjionyme
PTEROGÒNIUM, Swartz. From pteron, a wing,
and gonos, a shoot ; referring to the pinnated
stems. Linn. 24, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Bryàceoi.
These plants are found on trees and sub-alpine
rocks, Synonyme: 1, P. cmspitòsum—filifórme
1, gràcile, Smithii. See Léshea.
PTERONEÙROK, Be Candolle. From p>teron, a
wing, and neuron, a nerve ; because of the
winged placentse. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. BrassicàcGce.
Eock plants, requiring a light soil,
and increased by seeds, which may be sown
where the plants are intended to remain,
Synonymes: 1, Carddmine carnósa; 2, C.
grcecum.
carnòsum 1 . Pale . 6, H. Her. P. ^ Hungary . 1824
gr^cum 2 . . White. 6, li. A. i S. Eur. . 1710
PTERÒNIA, Linn. From ^p^croii, a wing ; the
feathery scales of the receptacle. Linn. 19,
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteràcea^. A genus of interesting
plants, growing well in loam and peat,
and readily increased by cuttings. See Stoehe-
Una.
camplioràta.
Yellow
echinata . .
y enow
fascio ulàta .
Yellow
flexicaùlis .
Yellow
glomeràta .
Yellow
oppositifòlia.
Yellow
pállens . .
YcUow
scariòsa . .
Yellow
stricta . .
Yellow
6, G. Ev. S.
7, G. Ev. S.
6, G. Ev. S.
7, G. Ev. 'S.
6, G. Ev. S.
7, G. Ev. S.
6, G. Ev. S.
7, G. Ev. S.
5, G. Ev. S.
3 C. G. H.
2 C. G. H.
2 C. G. H.
3 C. G. H.
2 C. G. H.
1 C. G. H.
2 C. G. H.
2 C. G. H.
3 C. G. H.
1774
1818
1818
1812
1817
1774
1816
1815
1774
: 1, Tchiitis furcàta.
furcàta 1 . Brown . 6, S. Her. P. I Trinidad , 1824
PTEROSPÉRMUM, Schreher. From pteron^ a wing,
and sperma, a seed ; the seeds are winged.
Lioin. 16, Or. 7j Nat. Or. Sterculiàcece.
Large-leaved trees. They thrive in a mixture
of peat, loam, and sand ; and cuttings not
deprived of their leaves will root in sand,
under a glass, in a moderate heat.
acerifòlium . White . 8, S. Ev. T. 10 E. Indies. 1790
canéscens . White
lancesefòlium White
platanifòlium White
semisagittîitum
White
subcrifòlium. White
8, S. Ev. T. 12 E. Indies. 1823
8, S. Ev. T. 12 E. Indies. 1820
8, S. Ev. T. 12 E. Indies . 1820
8, S. Ev. T. 10 E. Indies. 1820
9, S. Ev. T. 10 E. Indies. 1783
PTEROSTÈGIA, Fischer and Meyer. From pteron,
a wing, and siegos, covering ; involucrum
winged. Linn. 17, Or. 3, Nat. Or. FolygalàcecB.
This species may be grown in any
common soil.
drymarioides . Green . 6, H. A. | California 1830
PTEROSTÌGMA, Bentham. 'Evoiw ]jteron, a wing,
and stigma, in reference to its being generally
girded by a wing. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or.
ScTophulariacem. A plant of no particular
merit. It succeeds in the stove or warm
greenhouse, and is easily increased by cuttings,
Synonymes : 1, Geràrdia glutinósa,
digitalis chinénsis,
grandiflòra 1 . Pur. blue 6, G. Her. P. | China. 1845
PTERÓSTYLIS, R. Brown. From pteron, a wing,
and stylos, a style ; in allusion to the column
being winged at the top. Linn. 20, Or. 1,
Nat. Or. Orchidacem. Interesting plants. For
culture and propagation, see Frasophyllum.
acuminata
Pa. yol. . 5, G. Ter. \ N. Hol.
Bänksil .
Yel. wht. 12, G. Ter. l | N. Zeal.
barbS,ta .
. Yellow
3, G. Ter. 1 Swan R.
concinna .
. Pa., yel.
5, G. Tor. f N. Hoi.
cucuUàta.
. Pa. yel.
6, G. Ter. I V. D. L.
cùrta . ,
. Pa. yel.
5, G. Ter. \ N. Hoi.
gibbósa .
. Pa. yel.
6, G. Ter. 1 N. Hoi.
grandiflòra
. Pa. yel.
6, G. Ter. I N. Hoi
longifòlia
. Pa. yel.
7, G. Ter. IJ N. Hoi.
niitans
. Pa. yol.
7, G. Ter. \ N. Hoi.
obtiisa
. Pa. yel.
7, G. Ter. l" N. Hoi.
ophioglópsa . Pa. yel.
5, G. Ter. 1 N. Hoi.
refléxa . . Pa. yel.
7, G. Ter. f N. Hoi.
pyramidalis. Yellow
4, G. Ter. f Swan R.
scabra . . Yellow
4, G. Ter. | Swan R.
vittàta . . Striped
4, G. Ter. | Swan R.
1826
1827
1824
1823
1822
1824
1824
1823
1823
1810
1826
1826
PTEROTHifecA, Be Candolle. From pteron, a
wing, and theca, a spore-case. Linn. 19, Or.
1, Nat. Or. Asterdcea^. Sow the seeds in any
common garden soil.
nemaus^nsis . Yellow 6, H, A. 1 S. Eur. . 1794
H H 2