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Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Papaver&cece. P. 

 somnlferum is cultivated in the vicinity of 

 London ; the capsules are sold to the druggists 

 for the opium which is obtained from them. 

 The plants succeed in a light rich soil. The 

 'perennial kinds are increased by dividing at 

 the roots. All the species are narcotic. Sy- 

 nonymes: 1, P. Burseri ; 2, P. pulclUrrimum ; 

 3, P. auranilacum ; i, P. alpimtm ; 5, P. 

 oljjmpieum. See Mecmifpsis. 



alplnum 1 . White . 7, H. Her. P. 5 Austria . 1759 

 amdBiium . . Vormil. 0, H. A. 1 N. Ind. . 188- 



arenarium . Red . 6, H. A. 1 Caucasus 1828 



Argemone . Scarlet . 6, H. A. 1J Brit., cor. fie. 



armenlacum Yel. . 8, H. A. 1$ Armenia 1815 



bracteatum 2 Red . 5, H. Her. P. 4 Siberia . 1817 

 caucasicum . Red . 6, H. A. 1$ Caucasus 1813 



couimutatum Scarlet . 7, H. A. 2 Siberia . 1839 



croceum . .Saffron. 5, H. Her. P. 1 Altai . . 1829 

 dubium . . Scarlet . 6, H. A. 2 Brit., fields. 



fldi-ealbo . White . 6, H. A. 2 Tauria . 



floribundum Scarlet . 6, H. B. 1J Levant . 1815 



fugax . . , Pa.carm.6, H. A. 2 Persia . 1827 



garieplnum . Scarlet . 6, H. A. 4 Africa . 1835 



h6rridum . Red . 7, H A. 2 N. Holl. . 1S25 



hybridum . Scarlet . 6, H. A. 1$ Eng., cha. fie. 



lawigatum . Red . 6, H. A. 1 Caucasus 1823 



microcarpum Yel. . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Kamtsch. 1824 



nudicatue . Yel. . 7, H. Her. P. 1J Siberia . 1730 



coccineum . Redora. 4, H. Her. P. i Hybrid . 1820 



glabratum . Yel. . 7, H. Her. P. | Siberia . 1S00 



luteum . . Yel. . 7, H. Her. P. lj Siberia . 1730 



radicatum . Tel. . 7, H. Her. P. i Norway . 1800 



orientals . . Red . 5, H. Her. P. 8 Armenia 1714 



o6ncolor . Scarlet . 6, H. Her. P. 8 S.Eur. .1714 



maculatum Scarlet . 6, H. Her. P. 3 S. Eur. . 1714 



A. 3 Africa . 1828 



obtusif6- ) t, „ .. , , 



liuro . | KoBe - 6 - H - 



persicum '. Brick . 6, H. Her. P. 14 Persia . 1S30 

 pilosuni 5. . Red wt. 4, H. Her. P. 2J Greece .1852 

 pyrenalcumS Yel. . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Pyrenees 



punlceum 4 Red . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Switraerl. 

 Rhsfeas . . Scarlet . 6, H. A. 2 Brit., cor. Be. 



album . .White . 6, H. A. 1^ Brit., gardens. 



cameum . Flesh . 6, H. A. l\ Brit., gardens. 



eocotneum . Scarlet . 6, H. A. 1$ Brit., gardens. 



maculatum Variog. 6, H. A. lj Brit., cor. fie. 



multiplex . Varieg. 6, H. A 1$ Brit., gardens. 



variegatum Varieg. 6, H. A. lj Brit, gardens. 



EoubiSi . . Red . 6, H. A. 1 Montpel. 1823 



lji " '" j Red . 7, H. Her. P. ? Dahuria . 1S22 



rantiacum J 

 setigerum . White . 7, H. 

 somnlferum. White . 7, H. 



albo-plenumVarieg. 7, H. 



Album . . White . 7, H. 



fimbriatum Varieg. 7, H. 



nigrum . . Purple . 7, H. 



A. 2 S. Eur. . 1S24 



A. 3 Eng., cor. fie. 



A. 3 Brit., gardens. 



A. 3 Brit., gardens. 



A. 3 Brit , gardens. 



A. 3 Brit., gardens. 



;bl 'o- I Varieg. 7, H. A. 3 Brit. , gardens, 



plenum , 

 variegatum Varieg. 7. H 

 trilbbum . . Red . 6, H. 



A. 3 Brit., gardens. 

 A. 2 Holland . 181S 



Papaveracejs, or Poppy-worts. A well- 

 known order of herbaceous plants, small 

 shrubs, and annuals, bearing showy bat very 

 fugitive flowers. All possess a peculiar nar- 

 cotic property, which is extracted and used 

 under the name of opium. 



Papaw-tree. See Cdrica Papaya. 



Papaya. See Cdrica Papaya. 



Papayace.^;, or Papaw-trees. A group of 

 shrubs and trees sometimes yielding an acrid 

 milky" juice. The fruit of Cdrica Papaya }s 

 eaten when cooked, and esteemed by some per- 

 sons ; but its chief value is, that it forms an 

 excellent vermifuge ; and other species are 

 very useful in medicine. 



Paper-mulberry. See BroussonUiapapyrtfera. 



PAPllfNiA, Lindley. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 OrekidAcece. For culture, &c., see Maxilldtria. 

 Synonyme : 1, Maxillaria cristata. 

 cristata 1 . Wht. pur. . 7, S. Epi. J Trinidad . 1S43 



PapilionAce^;. See Fabdcece. 



Papilionaceous, butterfly-shaped flowers, as the 

 common pea. 



PAPfLL^s, small, soft excrescences. 



Papillose, or Papillous, having small glan- 

 dular excresences, like pimples. 



Papp6phorum, Schreber. From pappos, down, 

 and phono, to carry. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Qramindceae. Grasses of no interest, increased 

 by seeds — alopecuroidetim, laguroideum, nigri- 

 cans, pJileoides.' 



PAPPUS, crown of the fruit of Composite, and 

 similar plants. 



Papula, round, soft, watery protuberances. 



Papulose, covered with papulse. 



Papyrace-e. See Cyper&cece. 



Papyraceous, resembling paper. 



Papyrus, Willdenow. From the Syrian, babeer ; 

 whence the Egyptian word papyrus, paper. 

 Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cyperacece. This is a* 

 splendid genus, requiring to be grown in a tub 

 or large pot of water, with rich mud at the 

 bottom ; increased from divisions, or by seeds. 

 The famed PapHrus of the Egyptians was ob- 

 tained from our Papi/rus antiqudrum. Syno- 

 nym.es : 1, CypeYus ilegans ; ?, C. odor&tus. 



antiqudrum . Apetal . 8, S. Aq. P. 12 Egypt . 1803 



elegans 1 . . Apetal . 7, S. Aq. P. 6 W. Ind. 1820 



laxiftorus . . Apetal . 7, S. Aq. P. 6 Madagas. 1S22 



odoratus 2. . Apetal . 7, S. Aq. P. 12 W. Ind. 1819 



Para-nuts, or Brazil-nuts, are the fruit of 

 BerthoUtia excilsa. 



Parabolical, form of a parabola, -longer than 

 broad, tapering gradually to both ends. , 



Paraguay tea. See Ilex paraguinsis. 



ParAHAS. See Euphorbia Paralias. 



Parastranthus, Don. From paraslrepko, to 

 invert, and anihos, a flower ; the flowers are- 

 upside down compared with those of the other 

 genera of the order. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Lobelidcece. These beautiful plants are easily, 

 cultivated in a mixture of loam, peat, and': 

 sand ; and increased by dividing at the roots.' 

 Synonymes: 1, Lobelia Mtea ; 2,L. unidentata; 

 3, L. variifblia. 



simplex 1 . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. i C. G. H. 1774. 

 unidentata 2. Blue . . . 7, H. Her. P. ^ C. G. H. 1794 

 variifblia 3 . Yellow . 0, H. Her. P. 1 C.»G. H. 1S12 



Pardalianches. See Dor&nicum Pardali- 

 dnches. 



PardAnthus, Ker. From pardos, a leopard",, 

 and anthos, a flower ; alluding to the spotted 

 flowers. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Iridacece. 

 A handsome genus, succeeding in light rich 

 soil ; when planted in the open border the 

 plants require a little protection in severe wea- 

 ther. Increased by divisions, or by seeds. 



chinensis . Orange . 6, H. Her. P. 2 China . 1759 

 nepal&sis . Orange . 6, H. Her. P. 2 Nepal . 1S23 



Pareira brava root. See Cissdmpelos. 

 Parenchyma, parts of plants consisting of cel- 

 lular tissue only. 

 Pariah- arrack, is an intoxicating drink, mads 



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