464 ORCHIDS. 



Farviflorus, -a, -tun. Small-flowered. 



Passerinus, -a, -um. Resembling or marked like a sparrow. 



Patini. In honor of Mr. C. Patin, a Belgian collector in New 

 Granada. 



Patulus, -a, -um. Spreading, broad, flat. 



Paxtonia. Dedicated to Sir Joseph Paxton. 



Paxtoni. Complimentary to the late Sir Joseph Paxton. 



Pearcei. In honor of Mr. Pearce, the discoverer of many 

 new plants. 



Peduncularis, -e. Having long peduncles or flower-stalks. 



Pelicanus, -a, -um. Like a pelican. 



Pellucidus, -a, -um. Transparent or bright. 



Pendulus, -a, -um. Drooping. 



Pentadactylus, -a, -um. Five-fingered. 



Perianth. The calyx and corolla, or sepals and petals taken 

 together. 



Peristeria. A dove. 



Peristeria. Resembling a Peristeria. 



Perrinii. In memory of the gardener who, forty years ago, 

 had charge of Mr. Harrison's Orchids at Liverpool, as 

 applied to Brasavola Perrinii j also, as applied to Lcelia 

 Perrinii, complimentary to Mr. Perrin, of Rio Janeiro. 



Pertusus, -a, -um. Perforated ; having an aperture. 



Pescatorea. ) Complimentary to the late M. Pescatore, whose 



Pescatorei. ) collection of Orchids at Chateau Celle St. 

 Cloud, near Paris, was at one time the finest in Europe. 



Petiolatus, -a, -um. Furnished with petioles. 



Petola. In Amboyna the name of a very precious silk vest- 

 ment of many colors, and applied thence by the natives 

 to Ancectochilus Petola. 



Phajus. Dusky ; applied to Phajus grandifolius, in reference 

 to the dusky color of the inside of the flowers. 



Phalaenopsis. From phalawa, a moth, and opsis, resem- 

 blance. 



Phceniceus, -a, -um. Purple-red. 



