]PiNN"ATE, divided \t\i6 trInsYCrse segments down to stem or tnidril) 1 



plafe 5, fig. 6, 7. 8. 

 PINN ATlFiD, divided into transverse segmentSj but not extending to 



. the midrib. 

 PISTIL, the female part of fruriifi cation supported hy the germ, gene- 

 rally in the cen<re of the Mower : plafe 0, Jig. 19 ; b. 

 POISERS, two pcdicelled heads placed oiie under each wing of such 



insc'dts as have oniy two. 

 POLLEN, the prolilic meaUiikc powdor contained in the anthera? of 



flowers : plate 6, fig 8, 9. 

 POLYADELPHIA, the eighteenth class of vegetables,, comprising such 



hermaphrodite flowers as have the stanuna united into three or 



more sets : plate 1, fig 18. 

 POLYANDRIA, the thirteenth class of vegetables, consisting of such 



hermaphrodite flowers as have 20 or more siauiina placed on the 



receptacle: plate 1, fig. 13. 

 POLYGAMIA, the twentyj-third class of plants, comprehending such 



as have hermaphrodite flowers, together with male or female, or 



both, on the same plant ; plate 1, fig. 23. 

 POLYGYNIA, having more than 12 pistils* 

 POLYSTACHOUS, bearing many spikes. 



POME, a pulpy fruit, having the seeds lodged in a core t plate 8. fig. 8» 

 PORCATE, marked with raised longitudinal lines. 

 POUCH, a silicle or 2-valved seed vessel, having the seeds fixed along 



both sutures, and whose transverse diameter is nearly equal to its 



longitudinal ; plate 8, fig. 1. 

 1*R^M0RSE, ending abruptly, as if bitten off. 

 PREHENSILE, applied to the tails of animals when they have the 



power of coiling them round other substances, and suspending their 



bodies by thems. 

 PRIMATES, the first order of animals in the class mammalia, con* 



taining such as have 4 parallel cutting-teeth in each jaw, and a 



solitary tusk on each sidt? in each jaw. 

 PRISMATIC, of the same thickness from top to bottom^ and having 



several fiat sides. 

 PROBOSCIS, a moveable elongated snout. 

 PROCUMBENT, prostrate or trailing on the ground, but not taking 



root. 

 Proliferous, having branches only from the centre of the top. 



With smaller flowers growing from the principal one. Applied to 



to an umbel it means more than twice divided. 

 PRUINOUS, covered with a frosty kind of mealiness. 

 PUBESCENT, covered with a soft kind of hair or down. 

 PULVEREOUS, reducible to dust when dry. 



PUPA, the chrysalis or quiescent state of an insedl : InseSis, fig. 13. 

 PUPIL, applied to the inner coloured spot in the wing-like spots o£ 



some insects : Liseclsy fig. 17. 



RACEME, a cluster, in which the flowers or fruit are placed along a 

 common foot-stalk, having short lateral branches ; piate 7y fig. 5» 



