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treated as other alpine plants. Synpnymes: 1, 

 Astrdgalus campistris ; 2, A. Halleri; 3, 0. 

 Gmelini ; 4, Astrdgalus montanus ; 5, A. 

 dahu-ricus; 6, 0. sdrdida ; 7, A. walinsis ; 

 8, 0. altalca. 



ambfgua. . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. i Siberia . 1817 

 arcHca . . Purpla . 6, H. Her. P. i Melvil. I. 1827 

 argentea . . Pale . . 6, H. Her. P. J Siberia . 1S27 

 argyrophyl- J. purple _ 6> H Her p j _ 1831 



brevir6stra'8 Blue . . 8, H. Her. P. 4 Siberia . 1802 



- crerhlea . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. 4 Siberia . 1827 



carapestris . Pa. yel. . 6, H. Her. P. $ Germny. 1778 



clovensis 1 . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 4 Scot., mount, 

 candicans . Pale . . 6, H. Her. P. 4 Siberia . 1827 

 cyanea . . Blue . . 7, H. Hor. P. 4 Caucasus 181S 

 dealbata . . Purple . 7, H. Her P. 4 Caucasus 1803 

 deflexa . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. 4 Siberia . 1800 

 dichfiptera . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. i Siberia . 1815 

 filiformis . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. | Dahuria . 1824 

 Fischeri . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. I Altai . . 1817 

 floribunda . Purple . 5, H. Her. P. i Siberia . 1827 

 fdstida 2 . .Pa. yel. . 7, H. Her. P. J Switzerl. 1819 

 glabra . . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 4 Dahuria .. U23 

 grandiflbra . Eed . . 6. H. Her. P. 4 Siberia . 1820 



leptoptera . Bluo . ^6, H. Her. P. 4 Siberia . 1818 

 Lambe'rti . Purple . 8, H. Her. P. | Missouri. 1811 

 leptophylla . lied . . 7, H. Her. P. 4 Siberia . 181S 

 longicuspis . Purplo . 6, H. Her. P. * Siberia . 1827 

 longirdstra 3. Purple . 7, H. Her. P. \ Siberia .1820 

 microphylla . Pa. yel. . 7, H. Her. P. \ Siberia . 1819 

 montSma 4 . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 4 Austria . lo81 

 myriophylla. Pur.wht. 7, P.. Her. P. \ Siberia . ISIS 

 nigrescens . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. I Siberia . 1828 

 oxyphylla . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. i Siberia . 18)6 

 FaUasii . . Pa. yel. . 7, H. Her. P. 4 Siberia . 1S18 

 pilosa . . .Pa. yel. . 7, H. Her. P. 4 Siberia . 1732 

 prostrataS . Blue wt. 7, H. De. It. J Siberia . 1820 

 ptimila . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. i Siberia . 1823 

 setosa . . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. 4 Siberia . 1828 



OxYtjRA, De Candolle. Supposed to be from 

 oocys, sharp, and oura, a tail ; but the appli- 

 cation is not evident. I/am, 19, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Asleracece. An ornamental plant, having 

 somewhat the appearance of Chrysdnthemwm 

 coronarium. It grows in any common soil, 

 chrysauthemoldes Yellow 7, H. A. l\ Californ. 1834 



Oyster-green is the Viva lacttlca. 



Oyster-trees. See Rhizbphora. 



Oz6nium, Persoon. From ozos, a branch ; the 

 filaments are branched. Linn. 24, Or. 9, 

 Nat. Or. Uredinacece. This plant is found 

 during autumn on decayed wood— auricomum. 



OzothAmnos, R. Brown. From 020s, a branch, 

 and thamnos, a shrub. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Asteracece. Ornamental plants, growing 

 freely in an equal mixture of loam and peat ; 

 and cuttings of the young wood will root in a 

 few days, planted in sand under a glass. Sy- 

 nonyme: 1, Chrys6coma cinirea ; 2, Eupatbriwm 

 fe.rrugine.um; 3, B. rosmarinifolium. 

 cin&eus 1 . . . Yel. . 7, H. Ev. S. 1 V. D. L. 1820 

 diosmajfblius . . Yel. . 4, G. Ev. S. 1 N. Hoi. 1822 

 ferrugineus 2 . . YeL . 7, G. Ev. S. 1 V. D. L. 1822 

 rosmarinif alius 3. Yel. . 7 G. Ev. S. 1 V. D. L. 1827 



P. 



PACHANA. See CScculus cordifbhus. 

 Pachid^ndron, Willdenow. From pachys, 

 thick, and dendron, a tree. Linn. 6, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Lilidcece. A genus of tree aloes, 

 thriving in a mixture of sandy loam mixed 

 with old lime and brick rubbish ; the pots in 

 which they are grown must be well drained, 

 that the moisture may readily pass off. They 

 require but little water in winter, and are in- 

 creased from suckers, or young side shoots, 

 when they are produced ; leaves taken off 

 close from the stem, and laid to dry for a few 

 days, then planted in pots of dry soil, will 

 throw out youug plants, at their base. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Aloe africana ; 2, A. angustifolia ; 

 3, A. flrox; 4, A. principis ; 5, A. pseiido- 

 africina, africana angOstior; 6, A. pseiido- 

 firox, s&bferox; A. supralcevis. . 

 africanum 1 . Red . . 7, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. . 1819 

 angustifd- ) Red . . 7 G . Et . 3. 6 C. G. H. . 1806 



hum a . 1 

 ferox 3 . . Yel. . . 5, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. . 1759 

 principle 4 . Yel. . . 7, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. . 1821 

 pseudo-afri-i e „ G Ev s . 6 c , Q . H . . 1731 



canum 5 . ( ° 



pseudo-fe- ) 0range . 5 a Et . s. 4 C. G. H. . 1820 



rox 6 . ) e > 



supral&ve 7 . Orange . 5, G. Ev. S. 5 O. G. H. .1731 

 PachIra. See Carolinea. 

 Pachn6cybe, Berkley. From pachne, hoar, 

 frost, and kybe, a head. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. 



Or. Mticor&cece. These substances are found 

 on decaying plants of various sorts — acicula, 

 dlbida, ferruginea, grtsea, subulata. 



Pachylepis. See Hieracium Kdlmii. 



Pachynema, R. Brown. From pachys, thick, 

 and nema, a filament ; filaments very thick. 

 Linn. 10, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Lilleniacece. This 

 little leafless shrub thrives best in a mixture 

 of loam and peat ; and cuttings strike root 

 freely in sand, under a glass, 

 complanatum . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 1{ N. Hoi. 1825 



Pachyphyllum, Humboldt. From pachys, 

 thick, and phyllon, a leaf; leaves fleshy. 

 Linn. 20, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Orchid&cece. For 

 culture, &c, see Maxillaria. 



distiohum . . Green . . 5, S. Epi. 1 Mexico . 1836 

 procumbens . Grn. blue. 5, S. Epi. 1 Mexico . 1836 



Pachyphyton. See Belu.vi.ria. 

 Pachyphytom, Link and Otto. From pachys, 



thick, mi-phyton, a plant ; plants succulent. 



Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orassulaceoe. For 



culture, &e., see Ordssula. Synonyme: 1, 



Echeviria. bracteosa. 



bractedsum 1 . Crimson 6, G. Ev. S. 1J Brazil 1846 



PACHYPLEtlRUM, Son. From pachys, thick, 

 and pleuron, a rib ; ribs of fruit corky. Linn. 

 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Api&cece. A plant of no 



