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POLYGONATUM 



P. arista'ta (bearded). . White. May, June. Canaries. 



1780. 



gnaphalo'des (Gnaphalium-like). See P. MICROPHYLLA. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). J. White. May, June. 



Canaries. 1810. 



memphi'tica (Memphis). See POLYCARPON LO-FLINGME:. 

 microphy'lla (small-leaved). |. White. June. 



Canaries. 1818. 



POLYCA'RPON. (From polus, many, and karpos, a 

 fruit ; alluding to the numerous small fruits. Nat. ord. 

 Caryophyllaceae.) 



Half-hardy annual. Seeds in heat, and the seedlings 

 planted out in May. Ordinary soil. 

 P. Lcefli'ngice (Madame Loefling's). \. White. July. 



Tropics of the Old World. 1828. 

 POLYCHTLOS CO'RNU-CE'RVI. See PHAL^ENOPSIS 



CORXU-CERVI. 



POLYCY'CNIS. (From polus, many, and kuknos, a 

 swan ; in allusion to the numerous swan-like flowers in a 

 raceme. Nat. ord. Orchidaceas. Allied to Cycnoches.) 



Stove epiphytical orchids. Divisions at the com- 

 mencement of growth. Fibre of peat, sphagnum, some 

 nodules of charcoal, crocks, and a little sand. 

 P. barba'ta (bearded). White, rosy. Colombia. 

 Charleswo'rthii (Charlesworth's). Yellow, marked 



with red, brown. British Guiana ? 1907. 

 gratio'sa (pleasing). Light brown, spotted with 



purple. Costa Rica. 1871. 

 Lehma'nni (Lehmann's). Light brown, spotted with 



purple. Colombia. 1894. 

 le'pida (charming). Light brown, cream, spotted 



with purple. Colombia. 1870. 

 musci'fera (fly-bearing). Light brown. February. 



Colombia. 1849. 

 vitta'ta (striped). Yellow, banded with chocolate. 



Guiana. 1841. 



POLY'GALA. Milkwort. (From polus, much, and 

 gala, milk ; supposed to increase the milk of cows. Nat. 

 ord. Milkworts [Polygalaceae]. Linn. ly-Diadelphia, 3- 

 Octandria.) 



Annuals, by seed in a peaty border ; herbaceous 

 perennials, seeds and divisions in similar soil, or sandy 

 loam and leaf-mould ; hardy shrubs and under-shrubs, 

 as Cham&bu'xus, by cuttings and suckers, and which 

 species, in particular, likes a little chalk with the peat 

 and leaf-mould ; tender shrubs, by cuttings of the side- 

 shoots, when 2i niches long, taken off close to the stem, 

 and inserted in sand, under a bell-glass ; for all these, 

 peat three parts, and loam one part. Many of them, 

 from their beauty and comparative hardiness, should be 

 tried against sheltering walls, such as latifo'lia, myrtifo'lia, 

 grandiflo'ra, specio'sa, &c. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



P. fastigia'ta (peaked). $. Red. June. N. Amer. 1824. 



monspeli'aca (Montpelier). J. Blue. June. Medi- 

 terranean. 



purpu'rea (purple). See P. SANGUINEA. 



sangui'nea (blood- red). Purple. June. N. Amer. 

 1739- 



umbella'ta (umbelled). See P. BRACTEOLATA. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



P. a'lba (white). White. June. Louisiana. 1827. 

 alpc'stris (alpine). See P. AMARA. 

 ama'ra (bitter). J. Blue. June. Europe (Britain). 



1775- 



austri'aca (Austrian). See P. AMARA. 

 calca'rea (chalky). J. Blue, rose, purple, or white. 



May, June. Europe (Britain). 

 Chamabu'xus (bastard box). . Yellow. May. 



Austria. 1658. Evergreen. 



purpu'rea (purple). . Deep purple. May. 1878. 

 ro'sea (rosy). |. Rose. May. 

 como'sa (tufted). J. Blue. May. Europe. 

 cymo'sa (cymose). J. Lilac, yellow. June. N. 



Amer. 1824. 



graminifo'lia (grass-leaved). See P. CYMOSA. 

 ma'jor (larger), i. Red. July. Austria. 1739. 

 paucifio'ra (few-flowered). See P. PAUCIFOLIA. 

 paucifo'lia (few-leaved). J. Purple. June to August. 



N. Amer. 1812. 



P. poly'gama (polygamous). J. Pale red. June. N. 



Amer. 1828. 



ro'sea (rosy). . Rose. May. Mediterranean region. 

 rubella (reddish). See P. POLYGAMA. 

 ,, Se'nega (Seneea). i. May, June. N. Amer. 

 ,, VayrJda (Mrs. Vayreda's). J. Purplish. Spain. 



1905. Hardy or half-hardy. 

 vulga'ris (common). \-. Blue, purple, rose, pink, 



or white. June to September. Europe (Britain). 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



P. alopecuroi'des (fox- tail-like). See MURALTIA ALOPE- 

 CUROIDES. 



apope'tala (turned-away-petaled). Yellow, purple, 

 changing to purple. California. 1900. 



arilla'ta (arillate). India and Malaya. 



atttnua'ta (thin). See P. OPPOSITIFOLIA. 



,, borboniafo'lia (Borbonia-leaved). See P. OPPOSITI- 

 FOLIA. 



brachy'poda (short-stalked). Country unknown. 



bracteola'ia (small-bracted). 6. Purple. July. S. 

 Africa. 1713. 



Burma'nni (Burmann's). 3. Purple. June. S. 

 Africa. 1800. 



cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). See P. OPPOSITIFOLIA. 



dalmaisia'na (Dalmaisian). See P. MYRTIFOLIA 



GRANDIFLORA. 



filifo'rmis (thread- formed). See MURALTIA FILI- 



FORMIS. 



Galpi'nii (Galpin's). 3-5. Rosy lilac. Swaziland. 

 Garci'nii (Garcin's) 3. Purple. July. S. Africa. 

 genistoi'des (broom-like). See P. VIRGATA. 

 ,, gra'cilis (slender). Blue. May. New Zealand. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See P. MYRTIFOLIA 



GRANDIFLORA. 



,, grandifo'lia (large-leaved), i. White. April, May. 



Brazil. 



Heiste'ria (Heisteria). See MURALTIA HEISTERIA. 

 ,, hilaria'na (Hilarian). See P. GRANDIFOLIA. 

 hu'milis (low). See MURALTIA HUMILIS. 

 intermedia (intermediate). See P. PEDUNCULARIS. 

 lanceola'ta (speai-head-leaved). 3. Purple. July. 



S. Africa. 1820. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). See P. OPPOSITIFOLIA. 

 ligula'ris (strap-leaved). See P. MYRTIFOLIA. 

 liliifo'lia (lily-leaved). 4. Purple. July. S. Africa. 



1823. 

 micra'ntha (small-flowered). See MURALTIA FILI- 



FORMIS. 



,, mi'xta (mixed). See MURALTIA MIXTA. 

 myrtifo'lia (myrtle-leaved). 3. Purple. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1707. 

 ,, grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 4. Purple. July. 



S. Africa. 1818. 



nutnmula'ria (moneywort-leaved). See P. OPPOSITI- 

 FOLIA. 

 oppositifo'lia (opposite-leaved). 2. Purple. June. 



S. Africa. 1790. 



ma'jor (larger). 3. Purple. July. S. Africa. 

 peduncula'ris (long-stalked). 3. Purple. June. 



S. Africa. 

 pinifo'lia (pine-leaved). 3. Purple. July. S.Africa. 



1823. 



,, si'mplex (simple-stemmed). See P. VIRGATA. 

 specio'sa (showy). See P. VIRGATA. 

 spino'sa (spiny). See MUNDTIA SPINOSA. 

 stipula'cea (large-stipuled) . See MURALTIA STIPU- 



LACEA. 

 terctifo'lia (cyUndrical-leaved). 3. Purple. August. 



S. Africa. 1791. 



,, tetrago'na (four-angled). See P. OPPOSITIFOLIA. 

 vimi'nea (twiggy). See MUNDTIA SPINOSA ANGUSTI- 



FOLIA. 



virga'ta (twiggy). 3-6. Purple. July. S.Africa. 1814. 



POLYGONA'TUM. Solomon's Seal. (From polus, 

 many, and gonu, a joint, or knee ; numerous joints of 

 the stem. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliaceae]. Linn. 6- 

 Hexandria, r-Monogynia. Alh'ed to Convallaria.) 



Hardy, white-flowered, herbaceous perennials. Seeds 

 and divisions in spring ; rich, light soil. Leptophyilum 

 and oppositifo'lium require protection in winter. 

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

 biflo'rum (two-flowered). 1-2. Greenish-white. May. 

 N. Amer. 1824. 



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