PODOCHILUS 



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PODOTHECA 



P. aJpfna (alpine). Tasmania. 

 ama'ra (bitter). Java. 

 aauU'na (Andian). See P. CHILINA. 

 eaita'rctica (antarctic). See P. CURVIFOLIA. 

 argela'nia (silver-banded). China. 

 Bidwflli (Bidwffl's). See P. TOTARA. 

 canaliada'ta (channelled). Origin doubtful. 

 ektii'na (Chilian). 40. Chili. 



-,sis (Chinese). See P. MACROPHYLLA. 

 oori&'cea. (leathery). 50. W. Ind. and Colombia. 



18x8. 



cupre'ssina (Cypress-like). Burma; Malaya. 

 curvifo'lia (curved-leaved). Country doubtful. 

 dacrydiofdes (Dacrydium-like). New Zealand. 

 elot'ta (tall). Australia. 

 donga to. (elongated). E. Africa, &c. 

 endlicktria'na (End^cberian). See P. NERIIFOLIA. 

 ensifo'lia (sword-leaved). See P. ELATA. 

 faruginea (rusty-coloured). 40. New Zealand. 

 jupo'nica (Japanese). Japan. 

 koraia'na (Corean). See CEPHALOTAXUS PEDUNCU- 



LATA FAST1GIATA. 



lotifo'lia (broad-leaved). 200. March. India. 1828. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 40. July. Japan. 1804. 



tf ff V(Nageia). 40. Japan. 



. rot**dijo1i* (round-leaved). 



nenifo'lia (Nerium-leaved). Himalaya. 



nuin'gena (cloud-begotten). Chili. 1851. 



,, nuci'lcTa (nut-bearing). See TORRE YA NUCIFERA. 



pectina'ta (comb-like). Foliage silvery. New Cale- 

 donia. 1892. 



purdiea'na (Purdiean). 80-100. Jamaica. " Yacca- 

 wood." 



stdici-fo'lia (willow-leaved). Colombia. 



spinvlo'sa, (rather-spiny). 20. Australia. 1820. 

 " Illawarra Pine." 



sua'vis (oleander-leaved). 6J. Scarlet. New Zealand. 



iaxifo'lia. (yew-leaved). See PRUMNOPITYS TAXIFOLXA. 

 , Tota'ra (Totara). 80. New Zealand. " Totara 

 Pine." 



varifga' ta (variegated). Leaves striped with white. 



,, vitie'nsis (Fijian). 10-50. Shrub or tree. Branches 

 drooping. Fiji. 1886. 



Ya'cca. (Yaoca) of G. Don in Loudon. See P. CORI- 



ACEA. 



Ya'cca (Yaoca) of G. Don in Sweet's Hort. Brit. See 

 PRUMNOPJTYS TAXIFOLIA. 



PODOCHI'LUS. (From pous, podos, a foot, and 

 cheilos, a Up; the lip is jointed with the foot of the 

 column. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae. Allied to Notyh'a.) 



Stove epiphytical orchids, with slender, leafy stems. 

 Divisions at the commencement of growth. Sphagnum, 

 fibre of peat, charcoal, and crocks. 



P. longicalcara'tus (long-spurred). 2. White and purple. 

 Borneo and Philippines. 1894. 



PODOCY TISTJS CARAMANICUS. See LABURNUM 



CARAMANICUM. 



PODOLA'SIA. (From pous, podos, a foot, and Lasia ; 

 there is a long stalk to the spadix. Nat. ord. Araceae.) 



A stove perennial. Divisions or offsets. Lumpy 

 fibrous peat, a little loam, some charcoal nodules, and 

 sand. 



P. stipiia' ta (stalked), i. Spathe brownish-red ; spadix 

 cream changing to brown. Borneo. 1882. 



PODOXEPIS. (From pous, a foot, and lepis, a scale ; 

 flower-stalks scaly. Nat. ord. Composites [Compo- 

 sita?]. Linn. ly-Syngenesia, 2-Superftua. Allied to Heli- 

 chrysum.) 



P. gra'cilis is a half-hardy herbaceous perennial ; the 

 rest are hardy annuals. Seeds in a little heat, in spring ; 

 division in spring, as growth commences ; sandy loam, 

 and a little leaf-mould or peat ; the protection of a cold 

 pit in winter. There are several species besides the 

 following : 

 P. acumina'ta (long-pointed), i-ij. Yellow. July to 



September. Australia. 

 arista la. (bearded), i. Bright j'ellow, pink. July to 



September. Australia. 



chrysa'nUia (golden-flowered). See P. ARISTATA. 

 grd'ctiis (slender). 3. Pink. August. N.S. Wales. 



1826. 

 Lesso'nii (Lesson's), xj. Yellow. Australia. 1862. 



(From pous, a foot, and lobos, a 



pod ; the seed-pod on a foot-stalk within the calyx. 

 Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn, xo- 

 Decandria, i-Monogynia. Now referred to Oxylobium.) 

 P. berbaifo'lium (barberry-leaved). See OXVLOBIUM 



BERBERIFOLIUM. 



Juterophy'llum (various-leaved). See OXYLOBIUM 



HETEROPHYLLUM. 



sca'ndens (climbing). See OXYLOBIUM SCANDENS. 

 stavrophy'Uum (cross-leaved). See OXYLOBIUM STAURO- 



PHYLLUM. 



triloba'lvm (three-lobed). See OXYLOBIUM TRILO- 



BATUM. 



PODOPHYIXUM. Duck's-foot. (Contracted from 

 anapodophy'llum, or duck's-foot-leaved. Nat. ord. 

 Barbaryworts [Berberidaceae]. Linn. i^-Polyandri*, i- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Jeffersonia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Division at the root ; 

 moist, marshy peat, and a shady situation. 

 P. diphy'llum (two-leaved). See JEFFERSONIA BINATA. 

 Emo'di (Mt. Emodus). May. Himalaya. 1845. 



" Himalaya May Apple." 

 kexa'ttdrum (six-anthered). See P. EMODI. 

 monta'num (mountain). See P. PELTATUM. 

 pdta'tum (shield-ZKi). \. White. May. N. Amer. 



1664. " May Apple." 

 pleia'ntiium (full-flowered). 1-2. Rich purple ; berry 



purple. China. 1889. 



versi'pdlc (turning-livid). 2-3. Deep crimson. 

 Central China. 1907. 



PODOPTERUS. (From pous, a foot, and pteris, a 

 feather; the mode of growth. Nat. ord. Buckwheats 

 [Polygonaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, 3-Trigytua.) 



Greenhouse e\ T ergreen. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots 

 under a glass, in sandy loam, in April ; sandy, fibrous 

 loam, and a little peat. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 P. mexica'nus (Mexican). 2. July. Mexico. 1825. 



PODORIA SENBGALENSIS. See BOSCIA SENE- 



GALENSIS. 



PODOSPE'RMA CHEYSA'NTHUII. See PODOTHECA 



CHRYSAKTHA. 



PODOSPETUIA GNAPHMJOI'DES. See PODOTHECA 



GNAPHALIOIDES. 



PODOSPE'RHUM. (From pous, a foot, and sperma, 

 a seed. Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae]. Linn. 19- 

 Syngenesia, r-Mqualis. Now referred to Scorzonera.) 

 P. angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). See SCORZONERA 



ANGUSTIFOLIA. 



calcitrapifo'lium (caltrop-leaved). See SCORZONERA 



CALCITRAPIFOLIA. 



ca'num (hoary). See SCORZONERA JACQUINIANA. 



coronopifo'lium (Coronopus-leaved). See SCORZONERA 



CORONOPIFOLIA. 



interme'dium (intermediate). See SCORZONERA INTER- 

 MEDIA. 

 lacinia'tum (jagged-leaved). See SCORZONERA LACI- 



NIATA. 



octangula're (eight- angled). See SCORZONERA JAC- 

 QUINIANA. 



pu'milum (dwarf). See SCORZONERA PUMILA 

 resedifo'lium (Reseda-leaved). See SCORZONERA 



LACINIATA. 



taraxacifo'lium (dandelion-leaved). See SCORZONERA 



TARAXACIFOL1A. 



PODOSTIGMA. (From pous, podos, a foot, and 

 stigma ; the stigma is stalked. Nat. ord. Asclepia- 

 daceae.) 



Hardy or half-hardy perennial herb, with tuberous 

 roots. Cuttings in sand in a cold frame during summer. 

 Loam, leaf-mould, and sand, protected in a cold frame 

 during winter. 



P. pube'scens (downy). J-i. Orange. July, August. 

 N. Amer. 1824. 



PODOTHE'CA. (From pous, podos, a foot, and theke, 

 a seed case ; the achene or seed -case is shortly stalked. 

 Nat. ord. Compositae.) 



Greenhouse annuals, but may be raised from seed, in 

 gentle heat and planted out in May. Ordinary soil. 



