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THE TASMANIAN PLOEA. 



ovate : egg-shaped; when applied to a 

 leaf the broader portion of the lamina 

 is towards the axis. See obovate. 



ovina : of a sheep ; tendency to stick in a 

 sheep's wool. 



oxycedrus ; shrub with acutely pointed 

 leaves. 



Oyster Bay Pine : Callitris rhomboidea. 



Palm fern : Cyathea cunninghami. 



paludosa : of a marsh (habitat). 



pandanifolia : leaves resembling those of 

 Pandanus, a genus of Aroids. 



panicle : a compound raceme, where the 

 flower-stalks are all about the same 

 length, so that the flowers are neither 

 collected in bunches (thyrsus) nor 

 brought to the same level (corymb). 



papillosus : covered with small projec- 

 tions. 



pappochroma : pappus tinged with yellow. 



paradoxa : unusual, strange. 



pamassifolia.: leaves resembling those of 

 Paruassia, a genus related to the Saxi- 

 frages. 



Parrot's food : Goodenia ovata. 



Parsley, native : Trachymene australis. 

 ,, fern : Cheilanthes tenuifolia. 



parvifolia : short leaves. 



patens : wide open (flower). 



patula : spreading. 



pauciflora : few-flowered. 



Peach-berry : Lissanthe strigosa. 



Pear, native : Hakea acioularis; also in 

 many parts Pomaderris apetala. 



pectinatus : shaped like a comb (leaf). 



pedicel : the immediate stalk of a flower 

 when there are many flowers on a 

 common peduncle. 



peduncle : the stalk of a flower when that 

 is solitary, or the common stalk when 

 more than one flower are developed 

 upon a common stalk. 



pedunculate : peduncle much developed. 



peltate : more or less discoid, and at- 

 tached from the back (leaf). 



Pencil-cedar : Arthrotaxis sp., very 

 indiscriminately. 



peuicillata : a brush-like tuft of hairs. 



Pennywort : Hydrocotyle hirta. 



pentandra : five stamens in the flower. 



Pepper, native : Drimys aroma tica. 



perenne : perennial, lasting many years. 



perfoliatus : the base of the leaf extend- 

 ing beyond the stalk and connate, so as 

 to leave the stalk growing through the 

 leaf. 



perianth : the inessential whorls of a 

 flower, whether one or two, that is 

 whether both calyx and corolla are pre- 

 sent or not ; sometimes only used when 

 there is but one floral envelope ; other 

 botanists only apply it to the floral 

 envelope of the Monocotyledons. 



perpusillum : very small. 



persoonioides : like Persoonia, a protea- 

 ceous gem7s. 



peruviana : Peru, first discovered habitat. 



petrophila : liking stony situations. 



phylicifolia : leaves resembling those of 

 Phylica, a rhamnaceous genus. 



Pigs'-faces : Mesembryanthemum sequila- 



terale. 

 Pillwort : Pilularia globulifera. 

 Pilose : velvety. 

 Pimpernel : Anagallis arvensis. 

 pinifolia : leaves slender, cylindric or 



nearly so. 

 Pink beVry : Cyathodes divaricata and 



allied species. 

 Pinkwood : Eucryphia billardieri. 

 pinnate : leaf divided into five or more 



leaflets arranged on opposite sides of a 



common stalk, 

 pistil . the central whorl of a perfect or 



female flower; it is made up of one or 



more free or united carpels, in the 



ovarian cavities of which the ovule or 



ovules are developed ; in normal cases it 



becomes the fruit, 

 planifolius : flat-leaved, 

 platycalyx : calyx broad, 

 plebeja : lowly. 



Plum, native : Cenarrhenes nitida. 

 Poa, annual or lawn : Poa annua. 



,, flattened : P. compressa. 



,, meadow : P. pratensis. 



,, roughish : P. trivialis. 



,, rigid : P. rigida. 



,, floating : Grlyceria fluitans. 

 Poison vetch : Swainsonia lassertifolia. 

 polygalifolia : Polygala-leaved. 

 polygyna : many carpels in the flower, 

 polymorpha . assuming many shapes 



(leaves). 

 Pondweed : Potamogeton sp. 

 Poppy, native : Papaver aculeatum. 

 porrifolius : leaves shaped like those of 



Allium porrum, the common Leek. 

 Potato, native : Gastrodia sesamoides. 

 prsecox : early (flowering), 

 prselongus : very long. 

 Prairie-grass : Ceratochloa unioloidea. 

 pratensis : growing in meadows, 

 pratioides : like Pratia, a genus close to 



Lobelia, 

 prenanthoides : like Prenanthes, a Com- 

 posite. 

 Prickfoot Eryngium vescioulosum. 

 Prickly beauty : Pultenjea juniperina. 

 Prickly tree-fern : Alsophila australis. 

 Primrose, native : Goodenia genioulata. 

 primulifolius : Primula-leaved, 

 prismatocarpus : fruit shaped like a 



prism, that is cylindric with three or 



more longitudinal angles, 

 procera : large, coarse, 

 procumbent : lying flat on the ground, 

 proliferous : bearing progeny as offshoots, 

 propinqua : near (another species), 

 pruinose : so delicately hairy, or with a 



surface cellular development, as to 



appear frosty, 

 pseudocyperus : false Cyperus, from re- 

 semblance, 

 psittacorum : frequented by Parrots, 

 pterocarpa : fruit winged, 

 pubescent : delicately hairy, 

 pugioniformis : shaped like a dagger, 

 pulchellus, pulcher : beautiful, 

 pulcherrima : very beautiful. 



