PAL 



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PAN 



P. fastigia'ta (tapering). August. N. Amer. 

 1823. Hardy. 



linea'ris (narrow-leaved). 2. June. Mexico. 



1821. Greenhouse. 



PALE-BRINDLED BEAUTY MOTH. Geo- 

 metra. 



PALICOU'REA. (Named after Le Pali- 

 cour, of Guiana. Nat. ord., Cinchonads 

 [Cinchonacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1- 

 Monoyynia. Allied to Psycotria. ) 



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. 

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

 Caraccas. 1824. 



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



W. Ind. 1823. 



pave'tta (pavetta-like). 2. White. August. 



VV. Ind. 1821. 



ri'gida (stiff). 3. Yellow. August.Caraccas.1820. 

 PALIU'RUS. Christ's Thorn. (Name 



of a plant used by Dioscorides. Nat. 

 ord., Rkamnads [Shamnaceas]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria \-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Zizyphus.) 



Hardy deciduous shrubs, with greenish-yellow 

 flowers. Suckers, which come freely; layers, and 

 cuttings, and seeds. Virga'tus is an elegant 

 jthrub. The other, from its abundance in Judea, 

 is supposed to be the plant from which our Sa- 

 viour's crown of thorns was made; common 

 garden-soil. 



P. aculea'tus (sharp-thorned). 4. June. South 

 Europe. 1596. 



virga'tus (twiggy). 6. August. Nepaul. 1817. 



PALMA CHEISTI. Ri'cinus. 



PALM OIL. Elee'is. 



PAN^E'TIA FD'LVA. A very pretty yellow- 

 flowered annual, which we believe has 

 never been introduced, described from 

 dry specimens by Dr. Lindley, in his 

 pamphlet on Swan River Plants. Seeds 

 in moderate hotbed, in March, planted 

 out in May ; sandy, rich soil. 



PA'NEX. (From pan, all, and akos, 

 remedy ; referring to the stimulant drug, 

 Ginseng, to which miraculous virtue is 

 Ascribed by the Chinese. Nat. ord., Ivy- 

 worts [Araliacese]. Linn., 23-Polygamia 

 2-Diaicia.) 



Cuttings of young shoots under a hand-light, 

 in spring and summer; sandy loam and fibry 

 peat. Of all the species the following are most 

 worth notice : 



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

 Guiana. 1820. Stove evergreen. 



ho'rridum (horrid). White. N. Amer. 1829. 



Hardy deciduous. 



quinquefo'tium (Ginseng. Five-leaved). lj. 



Light yellow. June. N. Amer. 1740. 

 Hardy herbaceous. 



PANCKA'TIUM. (From pan, all, and 

 foatys, potent ; supposed medicinal qua- 

 lities. Nat. ord., Amaryllids [Amarylli- 



dace^e]. Linn., 6-ffexandria l-Monogy- 

 nia. Allied to Hymenocallis.) 



Handsome bulbs, and white-flowered, except 

 where otherwise mentioned. Seeds for new 

 varieties, as well as for perpetuating the older ; 

 chiefly by offset-bulbs ; sandy loam, fibry peat, 

 and rotten cow-dung. Temp, for stove kinds, 

 winter, 50; summer, 60 to 90. Even the hardy 

 require a little protection in severe weather. 



HARDY. 



P. CaroHnia'num (Carolina) .2. June. Carolina. 1 759 . 

 7%'neMw(Illyrian).l4.May.SoutliEurope.l6l5. 



mari'timum(*ea.). 2. June. South Europe. 15/9. 



rota'tum (wheel-crowned). 1. August. Ca- 



rolina. 1803. 



STOVE. 



P. acutifo'lium (sharp -leaved). 2. June. Mexico. 

 1824. 



Americu'num (American). 2. June. Ja- 



maica. 1&20. 



amce'num (handsome). 2. June. Guiana. 1/90- 



ungu'stum (narrow-leaved). 1$. June. 



biflo'rum (two-flowered). I.June. E.Ind. 1820. 



Canarie'nse (Canary). 1^. June. Canaries. 1815. 



Caribee'um (Caribean). 1$. June. W. Ind. 1730. 



crassifo'lium (thick-leaved). l. June. S. Amer. 



declinu'tum (leaning). 2. June. W. Ind. 1825. 



di'stichum (two-ranked). 1$. June. S. Amer. 



expu'nsum (expanded). 2. June. W. Ind. 1820. 

 fra'grans (fragrant). 1. May. W. Ind. 1819- 



Gwtane'nsef Guiana). 2. November. Guiana.l 815. 



hyfmtle (humble). Yellow. 



litoru'le (sea-side). 2. June. S. Amer. 1/58. 



longiflo'rum (long-flowered). 2. June. E. Ind. 



1810. 



Mexica'num (Mexican). 1 .August-Mexico. 1/32. 



ova'tum (egg-leaved). 1. June. W. Ind. 



plica'tum (plaited). July. Macao. 1827- 



specio'sum (showy). l. July. W. Ind. 1759. 



undula'tum (w&\e-leaved). 1. June. S. Amer. 



verecu'ndum (ruddy). 1$. July. E. Ind. 1776. 



Zeyla'nicum (Ceylon). 1. June. Ceylon. 1752. 



PANDA'NUS. Screw-Pine. (From pan- 

 dang, the Malay name. Nat. ord., Screw- 

 Pines [Pandanacese]. Linn., 22-Dicecia 

 \-Monandria.) 



Stove evergreen trees, with white flowers. 

 Chiefly by suckers ; sandy loam. Winter temp., 

 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 P. amaryllifo'lius (amaryllis-leaved). 20. E.Ind. 

 1820. 



candela'brum (candlestick). 60. Guinea. 1826. 



edit' Us (eatable). Madagascar. 1824. 



e'legans (elegant). Isle of France. 1826. 

 fascieula'ris (fascicled). 20. E.Ind. 1822. 

 furca'tus (forked). E. Ind. 1824. 



hu'milis (dwarf). 8. Mauritius. 



ine'rmis (unarmed). E. Ind. 1818. 



integrifo'lius (entire-leaved). E. Ind. 1823. 



la:' vis (smooth). China. 1823. 



latifo'lius (broad-leaved). E.Ind. 1820. 



longifo'li us (long-leaved). E.Ind. 1829. 



margina'tus (margined). E. Ind. 1823. 



murica'tus (point-covered). Madagascar. 1826. 



odorati'ssimus (sweetest-scented). 20. . Ind. 



1771. 



pygmee'us (dwarf). January. Mauritius. 1830. 



refle'xus (bent-back). E.Ind. 1818. 



se'ssilis (stalkless). E. Ind. 1820. 



spira'lis (spiral). 20. N.S.Wales. 1805. 



u' tilis (useful. Red-spined). 20. I. of Bourbon. 



