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PANAX 



Some of the species are used for killing rats and mice 

 in Brazil. Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in spring, 

 in sand, under a glass, in a gentle hotbed ; sandy loam 

 and peat. 

 P. apica'ta (crowned- fruited) . 4. Yellow. July. 



Caracas. 1824. 

 cro'cea (saffron-coloured) 4. Orange. July. W. Ind. 



1823. 



di'scolor (two-coloured). See P. NICOTIAN^F.KOLIA. 

 gardenioi des (Gardenia-like). 2. White, almost per- 

 petual flowering. Mexico. 1845. 

 jugo'sa (joined). Leaves shining green above, purple 



beneath. S. Amer. 1886. 

 lu'tea (yellow), i. Yellow. Guiana. 1823. 

 nicotianafo'lia (Nicotiana-leaved). Greenish-yellow. 



September. Brazil. 1888. 

 ornata (adorned). Leaves olive-green, with red 



veins. S. Amer. 1875. 

 Pave'tta (Pavetta-like). 2. White. August. W. Ind. 



1823. 

 racemo'sa (racemed). 2-3. White. June. Guiana. 



1818. 

 ri'gida (stiff). 3. Yellow. August. Caracas. 



1820. 

 viola' cea( violet). 3-4. White. June. Guiana. 1824. 



PALISO'TA. (Commemorative of the traveller, Palisoi 

 de Beauvois. Nat. ord. Commelinaceae.) 



Evergreen, perennial, stove herbs. Seeds ; divisions. 

 Loam, 'peat, or leaf-mould and sand. Most of them 

 will thrive in shady situations. 



P. Albe'rtii (Albert's). 1^-3. Leaves silvery-white be- 

 neath. Belgian Congo. 1910. 



Barte'ri (Barter's), i. Purple. Fernando Po. 1862. 

 bi 'color (two-coloured). 1-1$. Leaves with greenish- 

 yellow central area. Fernando Po. 1878. 

 bracteo'sa (large-bracted). i-ij. White. Trop. 



Africa. 1879. 



Elizabc'lha (Elizabeth's). 2-3. Leaves with greenish- 

 yellow centre. Belgian Congo. 1910. 

 Maclau'dii (Maclaud's). Hairs on sheaths and stalks 



black. Upper Guinea. 1896. 

 Pyna'rti (Pynaert's). i. Pure white. Congo Free 



State. 1906. 

 fo'liis variega'tis (leaves- variegated). Leaves 



variegated. 1909. 



PALIU'RUS. Christ's Thorn. (Name of a plant used 

 by Dioscorides. Nat. ord. Rhamnads [Rhamnaceae]. 

 Linn. *,-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Zizyphus.) 

 Hardy deciduous shrubs, with greenish-yellow flowers. 

 Suckers, which come freely ; layers, and cuttings, and 

 seeds. P. austra'lis, from its abundance in Judca, is 

 supposed to be the plant from which our Saviour's 

 crown of thorns was made ; common garden soil. 

 P. aculea'tus (sharp-thorned). See P. AUSTRALIS. 

 Auble'tia (Aublet's). See P. RAMOSISSIMUS. 

 austra'lis (southern). 4-8. Greenish-yellow. June 

 to September. S. Europe, Western Asia. 1596. 

 " Christ's Thorn." 



orienta'lis (oriental). 8-10. Yellow. Fruits larger 



than those of P. austra'lis. Central China. 1910. 



ramosi' ssimus ( much-branched). 6. Yellow. August. 



China. 1817. 

 virga'tus (twiggy). See ZIZYPHUS INCURVA. 



PALLA'SIA GRANDIFLO'RA. See ENCELIA HALIMI- 



FOLIA. 



PALLA'SIA HALIMIFO'LIA. See ENCELIA CANESCENS. 



PA'LLENIS. (From pallens, pale-coloured ; in allusion 

 to the pale, chaffy scales of the receptacle. Nat. ord. 

 Composite.) 



Hardy annual. Seeds in April in the open ground. 

 Ordinary garden soil. 



P. spino'sa (spiny). 2-2 J. Yellow. July. Mediter- 

 ranean region ; Orient. 1570. 



PALM. Any species of the order Palmaceae. 

 PA'LMA CHRI'STI. Ri'cinus commu'nis. 

 PALM, CABBAGE. Oreodo'xa olera'cea. 

 PALM, DATE. Phce'nix dactylifera. 

 PALMET10 PALM. Sa'bal Palmetto. 

 PALM, FAN. Any Palm with fan-shaped leaves. 



PA'LMIA BI'COLOR. See HEWI'TTIA BI'COLOR. 

 PALMI'TE. Prio'nium Palmi'ta. 

 PALM OIL. Elce'is guinee'nsis. 

 PALM, PATANA. (Enoca'rpus Batau'a. 

 PALM, SAVANAH. Sa'bal maurituefo'rmis. 

 PALM, THATCH. Sa'bal blackurnia'na. 

 PALMYRAS TREE. Bora'ssus ftabe'llifer. 

 PALUMBI'NA CA'NDIDA. SeeONCi'oiuM CA'NDIDUM. 

 PAMPAS GRASS. Cortade'ria arge'ntea. 

 PAN^E'TIA LESSO'NH. See PODOLEPIS LESSONII. 



PA'NAX. ( From pan, all, and akos, remedy ; referring 

 to the stimulant drug, Ginseng, to which miraculous 

 virtue is ascribed by the Chinese. Nat. ord. Ivyivorts 

 [Araliaceae]. Linn. 2^-Polygamia, 2-Dicecia.) 



Cuttings of young shoots under a hancl-li^ht, in spring 

 and summer ; sandy loam and fibrous r ca t- Of all the 

 species the following are most worth notice : 

 P. arbo'reum (tree). New Zealand. 

 ,, arma'ium (armed). Leaves bipinnate. India. 1876. 

 ,, au'reum (golden). See P. FRUTICOSUM AUREUM. 

 Balfou'rii (Balfour's). Leaflets orbicular, blotched 

 and edged with creamy-white. New Caledonia. 

 1899. 

 cochlea' turn (shell-formed). 10. White. Malaya. 



1820. 

 conchifo'lium (shell-leaved). 10. Yellow. India. 



1820. Stove evergreen. 

 crassifo'lium (thick-leaved). See PSEUDOPANAX 



CRASSIFOLIUM. 



crispa'tum (crisped). Leaves pinnate, deeply cut. 



Brazil. 1888. 



,, diffi'ssum (twice-cut). See P. FRUTICOSUM DIFFISSUM. 

 ,, dissc'ctum (dissected). Leaves bipinnate, drooping. 



1882. 

 divarica'tum (spreading). See ACANTHOPANAX DI- 



VARICATUM. 



dumo'sutn (bushy). Leaves pinnate and cut. Prob- 

 ably a form of P. frutico'sum. 1883. 

 ,, e'legans (elegant). Leaves finely divided. 1880. 

 ,, fe'rox (fierce). See PSEUDOPANAX FEROX. 

 fi'ssum (split). Leaves tripinnate. Polynesia. 1884. 

 ,, frutico'sum (shrubby). 4-8. Trop. Asia. 

 ,, au'reum (golden). Leaves variegated with yellow. 



W. Ind. 1899. 

 ,, deleaua'num (Deleauan). Leaves much divided. 



Polynesia. 1883. 

 ,, diffi'ssum (twice-cut). Leaves bipinnate, crisped. 



Polynesia. 1883. 

 ,, ,, Guilfo'ylei (Guilfoyle's). Leaves variegated with 



white. Polynesia. 1876. 

 ,, ,, lacinia'tum (cut-leaved). Leaves deeply cut. 



South Sea Islands. 1887. 

 ,, multi'fidum (much-cut). Leaves three times 



divided. 1887. 

 ,, Victo'ria (Queen Victoria's). Leaves variegated 



with white. Polynesia. 1883. 

 ,, ho'rridum (horrid). See FATSIA HORRIDA. 

 le'pidum (neat). Leaves bi tern a tely divided. Brazil. 



1888. 



Lesso'nii (Lesson's). See PSEUDOPANAX LESSONII. 

 longi' 'ssimum (longest). 10. Leaves very long and 



narrow. New Zealand. 1866. 

 ,, mastersia'num (Mastersian). Leaves pinnate, 3 ft. 



long ; leaflets 10 in. Solomon Islands. 1898. 

 Murra'yi (Murray's). 50. Leaves drooping, pinnate, 



3-4 ft. long. Polynesia. 1874. 

 ,, ni'tidum (shining). 3. Leaves roundish. Brazil. 



1888. 



obtu'sum (blunt). Java. 1875. 



,, orna'tum (adorned). Leaves pinnate. Brazil. 1888. 

 pluma'tum (plumed). Leaves bipinnate. South Sea 



Islands. 1879. 

 quinquefo'lium (five- leaved) . See ARALIA QUINQUE- 



FOLIA. 



rotunda'tum (rounded). Polynesia. 1879. 

 sambucifo'lium (elder- leaved) . Green. Australia. 



l8 73-, 



,, serratifo'lium (serrate- leaved). Leaves pinnate. Prob- 

 ably a form of P. frutico'sum. Polynesia. 

 1883. 



