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PON 



P. sertularioi'des (Sertularia - like). April. 

 Malacca. 



si'mile (similar). 2. 



stigmo'sum (stigma-like). 1. May. East 



Indies. 1823. 



subfalca'tum (slightly-sickled). July. Isle 



of Luzon. 183Q. 



subpetiola'tum (short - stalked). 2. May. 



Mexico. 1845. 



teenio'sum (banded). 2. August. South 



America. 1815. 



tene'llum (slender). !. New Holland. 1823. 



tetrago'num (four-angled). June. Brazil. 



1827- 



tricho'des (hair-like). July. Isle of Luzon. 



1840. 



trichomanoi'des (Trichomanes-like). 1. Au- 



gust. West Indies. 1822. 



trif urea' turn (three-forked). . July. West 



Indies. 1820. 

 'tubero'sum (tuberose). 2. All. West Indies. 



vacciniifo'lium (Whortleberrry-leaved). . 



September. West Indies. 



POLYSPO'EA. (From polys, many, 

 and spora, seed ; many-seeded capsules. 

 Nat. ord., Teaworts [Ternstrcemiacese]. 

 Linn., \Q-Monadelphia S-Polyandria. 

 Allied to Camellia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, also 

 by grafting, or budding, on the Camellia Ja- 

 ponica ; sandy nbry loam, and a little peat and 

 leaf-mould. Winter temp., 50 to 55; sum- 

 mer, 60 to 80. 



P. axilla'ris (axillary -flowered}. 3. White. 

 March. E. Indies. 1818. 



POLY'STICHUM. (From polys, many, 

 and stichus, a row ; numerous rows of 

 spore-cases. Nat. ord., Ferns [Poly- 

 podiaceae]. Liun., Z-Cryptoyamia 1- 

 Filices.) 



Stove, yellow-spored, Ferns. See Ferns. 

 P. arista'tum (awned). 1. July. Norfolk Island. 



auricula'tum (eared). July. E.Indies. 1793. 



Cape'nse (Cape). June. C. of Good Hope. 



1823. 



coniifo' Hum (Hemlock-leaved). l. June. 



E. Indies. 1841. 



denticula'tum (toothed). July. Jamaica. 



discre'tum (parted). May. Nepaul. 



drepa'num (sickle-/ronded). June. Madeira. 



1822. 

 falcine'llum (small-sickle). May. W. Indies. 



glandulo'sum (glanded). June. 



hi'spidum (bristly). July. New Zealand. 



1845. 



mucrona'tum (sharp - pointed). Jamaica. 



1838. 



muni'tum (armed). May. Jamaica. 1839. 



obtu'sum (blunt). June. I. of Luzon. 



proli'ferum (proliferous). July. Brazil. 1842. 



pu'ngens (stinging). May. C. of Good Hope. 



1823. 



rhomboi'deum (diamond-leaved). April. E. 

 Indies. 



specio'sum (showy). July. Nepaul. 



vesti'tum (clothed). June. Van Dieraens 



Land, 1842. 



POMADE 'RUTS. (From poma, a lid, 

 j and derris, a skin ; the membraneous 

 i covering of the seed-vessel. Nat. ord., 



Rhamnads [Rhamnacese]. Linn., o- 

 i Pentandria \-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse, New Holland, evergreen shrubs ; 

 . yellow-flowered, except where otherwise stated. 

 i Cuttings of half-ripened shoots, cut to a joint, 

 j dried at the base, and inserted in sand, under a 

 i glass ; peat and sandy loam. Winter temp., 



38 to 45. Elliptica, with the exception of 

 i having creamy-like flowers, resembles the Cea- 

 j nothus azureus, and no doubt would prove 



almost as hardy against a wall. 



P. acumina'tu (pointed-leaved). 80. June. 1816. 



Andromedcufo 1 Ha (Andromeda - leaved). 5. 



June. 1824. 



di'scolor (two-coloured). 5. Whitish. April. 



1814. 



globulo'sa (globulose). 6. July, 1803. 



lani'gera (woolly). 3. April. 1806. 



ledifo'lia (Ledum-leaved). 2. April, 1824. 



ligustri'na (Privet-like). White. June. 1826. 



viridiru'fa (greenish-brown). April. 1821. 



Wendlandia'na (Wendland's). 6. April. 



1810. 



POMA'RIA. (Named after Pomar, a 

 Spanish physician. Nat. ord., Legumi- 

 nous Plants [Fabaceae]. Linn., lO-Df- 

 candria \-Monoyynia. Allied to Caosal- 

 pinia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Seeds, in a 

 hotbed, in spring ; cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots, in May, in sand, under a bell-glass ; 

 sandy loam and fibry peat, Winter temp., 40 

 to 48. 



P. glandulo'sa (glanded). 6. Yellow. May. 

 New Spain. 1826. 



PO'MAX. (From poma, a lid; the 

 operculum or covering of the seed- 

 vessel. Nat. ord., Cinchonads [Cin- 

 chonacese]. Linn., 4:-Tetrandria \-Mo- 

 nogynia. Allied to Opercularia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. See Opercularia. 

 P. hi'rta (hairy). 1. White, green. July. 1 New 

 Holland. 1826. 



POMEGRANATE. Pu'nica. 



POMPION. Cucu'rUta. 



PONCELE'TIA. ( Named after M.Pon- 

 celet, author of a treatise on wheat. 

 Nat. ord., Epacrlds [Epacridacese]. 

 Linn., ^-Pentandria \-Monogynia. Al- 

 Ued to Epacris.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. For culture see Epu- 

 cris. 



P. sprengelioi'des (Sprengelia-like). 1. May. 

 New South Wales. 1826. 



PONDS, are reservoirs of water dug 

 out of the soil, and made retentive by 

 puddling with clay their bottoms and 



