POPULAR NAMES 



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Pellitory — Parietaria. 



Pennycress — Thlaspi. 



Pepper — Capsicum, Piper. 



Periwinkle — Vinca. 



Persian lilac — Melia. 



Persian manna — Alhagi. 



Piassava — Borassiis, Dictyosperma, 



Raphia. 

 Pigeon-pea — Cajanus. 

 Pimpernel — Anagallis. 

 Pine-apple — Ananas. 

 Pink — Dianthus. 

 Pistachio-nut — Pistacia. 

 Pitcher-plant — Nepenthes. 

 Plane — Platanus. 

 Plantain — Musa, Plantage. 

 Plum — Prunus. 

 Poke — Phytolacca. 

 Pomegranate — Punica. 

 Ponchveed — Potamogeton. 

 Poplar — Populus. 

 Poppy — Papaver. 

 Potato — Ipomoea, Solanum. 

 Prickly pear — Opuntia. 

 Primrose — Primula. 

 Privet — Ligustrum. 

 Pumpkin — Cucurbita. 

 Purslane — Portu laca . 



Quaking-grass — Briza. 

 Quince — Cydonia. 

 Quinine — Cinchona. 

 Quitch-grass — Agropyrum. 



Radish — Rhaphanus. 



Rambutan — Nephelium. 



Ramie — Boehmeria. 



Ramtil-oil — Guizotia. 



Rapeseed — Brassica. 



Rattan-palm — Calamus. 



Ray-grass — Lolium. 



Reed — Arundo, Phragmites. 



Reedmace — Typha. 



Rice — Oryza. 



Rock-cress — Arabis. 



Rock-rose — Cistus, Helianthemum. 



Rose of Jericho — Anastatica, Odontos- 



permum. 

 Rose-wood — Calophyllum, Pterocarpus, 



Thespesia. 

 Rosmary — Rosmarinus. 

 Rubber — Various Apocynaceae and 



Asclepiadaceae, Ficus, Manihot. 

 Rue — Ruta. 

 Rush — Juncus. 



Rye — Secale. 



Safflower — Carthamus. 

 Saffron — Crocus. 

 Safu — Pachylobus. 

 Sage — Salvia. 

 Sago — Cycas. 

 Sainfoin — Onobrychis. 

 Salcp — Orchis (and allies). 

 Salsify — Tragopogon. 

 Saltwort — Salsola. 

 Samphire — Crithmum. 

 Sandal-wood — Pterocarpus, Osyris. 

 Sandarac — CaUitris. 

 Sandbox-tree — Hura. 

 Sandwort — .Arenaria. 

 Sapodilla-plum — Achras. 

 Sassy-tree — Erythrophloeum. 

 Savory — Satureia. 

 Sawwort — Serratula. 

 Screw-pine — Pandanus. 

 Scull-cap — Scutellaria. 

 Sedges — Cyperaceae. 

 Senegal-ebony — Dalbergia. 

 Senna-leaves — Cassia. 

 Shea-butter — Butyrosperraum. 

 Shellac — .Anona, Croton, Ficus, 



Zizyphus. 

 Shepherd's purse — Capsella. 

 Silver-fir — Abies. 

 Silver-tree — Leucadendron. 

 Snake-gourd — Trichosanthes. 

 Snapdragon — Antirrhinum. 

 Sneeze-wood — Pteroxylon. 

 Soapberry — Sapindus. 

 Soapwort — Saponaria. 

 Sorghum — Andropogon. 

 Soursop — Anona. 

 Sow-thistle — Sonchus. 

 Soy-bean — Glycine. 

 Spanish broom — Spartium. 

 Speedwell — Veronica. 

 Spinach — Spinacia, Tetragonia. 

 Spindle-tree — Evonyraus. 

 Spurge — Euphorbia. 

 Spurry — Spergula. 

 Squill — Scilla. 



Squirting cucumber — Ecballium 

 Stitchwort — Stellaria. 

 Stock — Matthiola. 

 Stork's bill — Erodium. 

 Strawberry — Fragaria. 

 Strawberrj'-tree — Arbutus. 

 Sugar-cane — Saccharum. 

 Sumac — Rhus. 

 Sundew — Drosera. 



