1 7 o BOTANICAL NAMES 



Plumaris (plum-ar-is). L. adj., " softly featherly." 



Second hot. name. 

 Pneumonanthe (nu-mo-nan-the). G. " Pneumon " 



(breath) ; " anthos " (flower) ; because of a peculiar 



arrangement of the corola tube. Second bot. name. 

 Poa (po-a). G. for " Grass." Bot. name for a group. 

 Podagraria (po-dag-ra-ri-a). G. adj., "gouty"; the 



plant was said to be good for gout. Second bot. 



name. 

 Polemoniaceae (pol-e-mo-ni-a-se-e). Bot. name for 



Polemonium family. 

 Polemonium (pol-e-mo-ni-um). G. " Polemos " (war); 



because two kings went to war as to which of them 



had discovered the virtues of the plant, at least, so 



Pliny says. Bot. name for a group. 

 Polita (po-li-ta). L. adj., " polished or smooth." 



Second bot. name. 

 Polifofium (po-li-fol-i-um). L. " Poli " (polished); 



" folium " (leaf). Second bot. name. 

 Pollen (pol-en). The fertilising powder contained in 



the anthers of flowers. 

 Polyanthus (pol-i-an-thus). Eng. name from G. 



"poly" (many); " anthus " (flowers); given to 



cultivated varieties of the Wild Primrose. 

 Polyanthemus (pol-i-an-the-mus). G. "Poly" (many) ; 



" anthos " (flowers). Second bot. name. 

 Polycarpon (pol-i-kar-pon). G. "Poly" (many); 



" karpos " (fruits). Bot. name for a group. 

 Polygala (pol-i-ga-la). G. " Poly " (much); " gala " 



(milk) ; from the milk-like juice of plant. Bot. 



name Milkwort group. 



Polygalaceae (pol-i-ga-la-se-e). Bot. name for Milk- 

 wort family. 



