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POD 



P. oltu'sa (\A\mt-leaved~). 10, White. July. 

 W. Indies. 1733. 



parvifo'lia (small-leaved). White. July. 



W. Indies. 1813. 



pu'dica (chaste-cowered). 5. Yellow. July. 



S. America. 



purpu'rea (purple). 20. Purple. July. 



Peru. 1820. 



ru'bra (red). 15. Red. July. Jamaica. 1690. 



tubercula'ta (warted-sfewiwied). 6. White. 



August. Saint Domingo. 1812. 



PODALY'RIA. (A classical name. 

 Podalirius was the son of ^Esculapius. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Faba- 

 ceae] . Linn., \0-Decandrla \-Monoyynia. 

 Allied to Callistachys.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from the Cape 

 of Good Hope. The following, with two excep- 

 tions, are purple-flowered. Seeds, in a hotbed, 

 in spring ; cuttings of stubby side-shoots, in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, in April or May; sandy 

 loam and fibry peat, well-drained. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 48. 



P. arge'ntea (silvery). 6. White, red. April. 

 1789. 



buxifo'lia (Box-leaved). 2. Blue. June. 1/90. 



glau'ca (milky-green). 6. June. 1810. 



myrtillifo'lia (Myrtle-leaved). 6. June. 1795. 



oleefo'lia (Olive-leaved). 



4. 

 June. 



May. 

 1778. 



1804. 



seri'cea (silky). 6. 



PODOCA'EPUS. (From pous, a foot, 

 and karpos, a fruit ; long footstalks. 

 Nat. ord., Taxads [Taxaceeej. Linn., 

 %I-Moncccia IQ-Monadelphia. Allied to 

 the Yew.) 



Evergreen cone-bearers. Cuttings of ripe 

 shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass ; loam and 

 peat. Winter temp., 40 to 48. Macrophyllu, 

 latifolia, spinulosa, and nucifera, have stood 

 some time against walls, in the climate of Lon- 

 don. They are all good things for a winter 

 garden. 

 P. Chili'na (Chilian). 40. Chili. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty - coloured}. 40. New i 



Zealand. 



latifo'lia (broad - leaved). 200. March, i 



Pandua. 1828. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 



Japan. 1804. 



Nage'ia (Nageia). 40. Japan. 



nuci'fera (nut-bearing). 20. Japan. 1822. 



spinulo'sa (rather-spiny). 20. New Holland. 



1820. 



taxifo'lia (Yew-leaved). 40. Peru. 1820. 



Tota'rra (Totarra). 80. New Zealand. 



Ya'cca (Yacca). 50. West Indies. 1818. 



POD-FERN. Elloboca'rpus. 



PODOLE'PIS. (From pous, a foot, and 

 lepis, a scale ; flower- stalks scaly. Nat. 

 ord., Composites [ Asteraceffi] . Linn., 

 IQ-Syngenesia Q-Supcrflua. Allied to 

 Helichrysurn.) 



Half-hardy herbaceous perennial. Seeds, in 

 a little heat, in spring ; division, in spring, as 

 growth commences; sandy loam, and a little 



4o. July. 



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

 pit in winter . There are several species besides 

 the following. 



P. gra'cilis (slender). 3. Pink. August. New 

 South Wales. 1826. 



PODOLO'BITJM. (From pous, a foot, 

 and lobos, a pod ; the seed-pod on a 

 foot-stalk within the calyx. Nat. ord., 

 Leguminous Plants [Fabacese]. linn., 

 10-Decandria \-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Grompholobium. ) 



Greenhouse, yellow - flowered, evergreens, 

 from New Holland. Seeds, after being immersed 

 for a day in warm water, in a hotbed, in spring ; 

 cuttings of the points of shoots, or small 

 stubby side-shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, 

 in April or May ; sandy peat and fibry loam, 

 with a little charcoal and broken freestone. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 P. berberifo'lium (Berberry - leaved). April. 

 1839. 



heterophy' Hum (various-leaved). 3. June. 



1824. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 3. April. 1824. 

 humifu'sum (trailing). 1. April. 



1824. 



staurophy' Hum (cross-leaved). 2. April. 1822. 



triloba'tum (three-lobed). 2. April. 1791. 

 PODOPHY'LLUM. Duck's-foot. (Con- 

 tracted from Anapodophyllum, or duck's- 

 foot-leaved. Nat. ord., Crowfoots [Ea- 

 nunculaceae]. Linn., 13-Polyandriu 1- 

 Monoyynia. Allied to Actea.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Division at 

 the root; moist marshy peat, and a shady 

 situation . 

 P. Emo'di (Emodi). May. California. 1845. 



pelta'tum (shield-leaved. May Apple). . 



White. May. N.America. 1664. 



PODO'PTERUS. (From pous, a^foot, 

 and pteris, a wing ; the mode of growth. 

 Nat. ord., Buckwheats [Polygonaceee]. 

 Linn., Q-Hexandria 3-Trigynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots, under a glass, in sandy loam, in 

 April; sandy fibry loam, and a little peat. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 48. 



P. Mexica'nus (Mexican). 2. July. Mexico. 

 1825. 



PODOSPE'RMUM. (From pous, a foofy 

 and sperma, a seed. Nat. ord., Compo- 

 sites [Asteracese]. Linn., IQ-Syngenesia 

 1-jEqualis. Allied to Scorxonera.) 



Hardy yellow-flowered plants, blooming in 

 June. Biennials and annuals by seeds, in the 

 open border, in April ; perennials by similar 

 mode, and also by division of the roots in spring. 



HARDY BIENNIALS. 



P. angustifo'lium (narrow - leaved). South 

 Europe. 1828. 



lacinia'tuin (jagged-feauerf). 2. South Eu- 



rope. 1640. 



