466 ORCHIDS. 



Portei. In honor of Mr. Porte, who discovered Phalcznopsis 



Portei. 



Portentosus, -a, -um. Monstrous. 

 Fraecox. Early blooming. 



Prasinatus, -a, -um. Wearing a leek-green garment. 

 Fraemorsus, -a, -um. Gnawed or bitten ; applied to the ex- 

 tremity of anything which is thus ragged or torn-looking. 

 Preestans. Standing in front, excelling. 

 Preptaiithe. Worthy or honorable flower. 

 Prescottia. In honor of John Prescott, a botanist of St. 



Petersburg. 



Pretiosus, -a, -um. Valuable, excellent. 

 Primulinus, -a, -um. Resembling a primrose. 

 Prismatocarpus, -a, -um. Having prism-shaped seed-pods, 



or three flat sides and three sharp angles. 

 Proboscidius, -a, -um. Having a snout or proboscis, as in 



Catasetum. 



Procerus, -a, -um. Tall, long. 

 Proliferus, -a, -um. Fruitful ; applied to a flower from which 



another is produced. 



Fromensea. The name of a prophetess of Dodona. 

 Pseudo. Mock or imitation. 

 Psyche. The soul ; mythologically, the inamorata of Cupid, 



thus anything spirituelle. 

 Pterocarpus, -a, -um. Having winged seed. 

 Pubes. Down, downy. 



Pubescens. Downy, or with a tendency to become so. 

 Pudicus, -a, -um. Modest. 

 Pulchellus, -a, -um. Fair, pretty. 

 Pulvinatus, -a, -um. Formed like or resembling a cushion, 



especially through close contact of many little parts. 

 Punctatus, -a, -um. Spotted. 



Punctulatus, -a, -um. Covered with pricks, points, or dots. 

 Fumilus, -a, -um. Dwarf, or low-growing. 

 Purpurascens. Purplish. 



