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and " oldes " (like). Second hot. name Sea Purs- 

 lane, Orache group. 



Potamogeton (pot-am-og-et-on). G. " Potamos " (a 

 river) ; " geton " (a neighbour). Bot. name Pond- 

 weed group. 



Potentilla (po-ten-til-a). L. " Potens " (powerful); 

 from its medicinal properties. Bot. name of a 

 group. 



Poterium (po-ter-ium). L. form of G. " poterion " (a 

 drinking cup) ; the leaf of the plant, which has a 

 far-off taste of cucumber, was used in cooling 

 drinks. Bot. name of a group. 



Praecox (pre-coks). L. adj., " early ripe." Second 

 bot. name. 



Praelongus (pre-long-us). L. adj., "very long." 

 Second bot. name. 



Pratensis (pra-ten-sis). L. adj., " found in the 

 meadows." A very common second bot. name 

 applied to all sorts of plants. 



Prenanthes (pre-nan-thes). A group name of some 

 botanists for Wall Lettuce. 



Prenanthoides (pre-nan-thoi-des). G. " Prenanth " 

 and " oides " (like). Second bot. name Prenanth 

 Hawkweed. 



Primrose. L. " Primus " (first) ; from its early bloom- 

 ing. The " rose " has nothing to do with the 

 flower ; it is an erroneous addition. Eng. name for 

 Primula group. 



Primula (prim-u-la). L. "Primus" (first); i.e., to 

 flower. Bot. name Primrose group. 



Primulaceae (prim-u-la-se-e). L. "Primula" and 

 " aceous " (like). Bot. name Primrose family. 



