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Patchouli, or Pucha pat, is a fragrant pre- 

 paration from a species of Plectrdnthus, per- 

 haps P. graveolens, but this is not certain. 



Patellaria, Fries. Derived from patella, a 

 saucer ; form of the cup. Linn. 24, Or. 9, 

 Nat. Or. Selvellacece. An extremely minute 

 species, found, on wood— atrata. 



Patent, spreading, diffuse. 



Patersonia, R. Brown. In honour of Colonel 

 William Paterson, an excellent botanist. Linn. 

 16, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Irid&cece. A handsome 

 genus of plants, in habit and growth resem- 

 bling the Iris ; they succeed well in sandy 

 peat, and may bo increased by divisions, or 

 seeds. Synonyme: 1, P. glauca. 

 glabritta . . Purple . 6, G. Her. P. 1} N". S. W. 1814 

 glauca . . Blue . 6, G. Her. P. 14 N. S. W. 1820 

 lanata . . Blue . . 6, G. Her. P. 1 N. S. W. 1824 

 longifolia . Blue . . 6, G. Her. P. 1 N. S. W.' ISIS 

 longiscapa 1 . Blue . . 6, G. Her. P. 1J N. S. TV. 1824 

 media . . Purple . 6, G. Her. P. 1 N. S. W. 1S16 

 occidentals . Blue . . 6, G. Her. P. 1 N. S. W. 1821 

 sapphirrna . Sapphire 5, G. Her. P. 1 i Swan R. 1887 

 sericea . . Blue . .. 6, G. Her. P. 1J ST. S. W. 1808 

 . Blue . . 5, G. Bv. B. 1 Swan JR. 1837 



Patience. See Rumex patiintia. 

 Patience-dock. See Polygonum Bistirta. 

 Patma-worts. See Rafficsiacece. 

 PatrInia, Jussicu. Named in compliment to 

 M. Patrin, a Siberian traveller. Linn. 4, Or. 



1, Nat. Or. Valeriancicece. Pretty plants, 

 succeeding well in a light rich soil ; multiplied 

 from seeds. Synonymes .- 1, P. nudiuscula ; 



2, Valeriana sibirica, F&dia rupdslris ; 3, P. 

 serratulifblia ; 4, P. coronata, Valeridna ru- 

 fhAnica, V. sibirica. See Ryanea. 

 heterophylla Yellow . 5, H. Her. P. 1 China . 1837 

 intermedia 1 Yellow . 6, H. B. 1 Siberia . 1820 

 Tupestris 2 . Yellow . 5, H. B. 1 Siberia . 1801 

 scabiossefdliaS Yellow . 6, H. B. 1 Dahuria . 1817 

 sibirica 4 . . Yellow . 6, H. B. 1 Siberia . 1751 



PATRfsiA. See Ryanea. 



Patulous, slightly spreading. 



Pauciitloka, few-flowered. 



Pauletia. See BauMnia PaulUia. 



Paulli nia, Schumacher. In honour of S. Paulli, 

 professor of botany at Copenhagen. Linn. 8, 

 Or. 3, Nat. Or. Sapindacece. These species 

 succeed well in light loamy soil, and ripened 

 cuttings root in sand, under a glass, in heat. 

 Some of them are said to be poisonous, 

 barbadensis . Wt.. grn. 6, S. Ev. Tw. 15 W. Ind. 17S6 

 bipinniita . White . 6, S. Ev. Tw. 20 Brazil . 1816 

 caribaa . Wt. grn. 5, S. Ev. Tw. 10 W. Ind. 1818 



carthagi- (. white . 6 , S. Ev. Tw. 15 Carthag. ISIS 



nensis . ( 

 oaulifl6ra . White . 6, S. Ev. Tw. IS Caraeoas 1822 

 Cupania . . White . (5, S. Ev. Tw. SO Trinidad 1818 

 curassaVica . Wt. grn. 6, S. Ev. Tw. 15 S. Amor. 1739 

 Curirra . . White . 6, S. Ev. Tw. 20 Antilles 1824 

 hispida . . White . 5, S. Ev. Tw. 20 Trinidad 1825 

 mefifefolia . Wt. grn. 5, S. Ev. Tw. 10 Brazil . 1819 

 *innata . . Wt. grn. 6, S. Ev. Tw. 12 W. Ind. 1752 

 polyphylla . Grci. wt. 6, S. Ev. Tw. 20 W. Ind. 1739 

 pubescens White . 6, S. Ev. Tw. 15 S. Amer. 1820 

 senegalensis White . 6, 8. Ev. Tw. 15 Guinea . 1822 

 spluerocarpa. White . 6, S. Ev. Tw. 25 Guinea . 1824 

 tetrarina . White . 6, S. Ev. Tw. 20 Cayenne 18-'5 

 vespertllio . White . 6, S. Ev. Tw. 20 S.Christ. 1823 



PAULLfNiA. See Serjania. 



Paul6wnia, Sieb. In honour of the Hereditary 

 Princess of the Netherlands, who was daughter 

 to the Emperor of Russia. Linn. 14, Or. 2, 



Nat. Or. Scrophulariaceos. A very noble 

 hardy tree, growing from thirty to forty feet 

 high, bearing panicles of dark lilac flowers, 

 similar in shape to those of Catdlpa Syringi- 

 folia. It thrives in any good soil, and is 

 readily increased by cuttings. Synonyme: 1, 

 Bignbnia Boustbnii. 

 imperialisl . Lilao . 6, H. De. T. 30 Japan . 1S40 



PAUPERfnous, poor, having a starved appear- 

 ance. 



Pavetta, Linn. The name of one of the spe ; 

 cies in Malabar. Limn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. - 

 OincJionacece. Handsome shrubs, growing 

 best in an equal mixture of sandy loam and 

 peat; increased from cuttings in sand, under 

 a glass, in heat. Synonymes: 1, P. indica; 

 2, P. dlba, Ix&ra paniculata. See Ixbra. 

 arendsa 1 . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 4 China . 1799 

 caffra . . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. 1S23 

 indica 2 . . White . 9, G. Ev. S. 4 E. Ind. 1791 

 toment&sa. .White . 8, S. Ev. S. 4 E. Ind. 1824 



Pavia, Boerhaave. In honour of Peter Paiv, a 

 Dutch botanist, once professor at Leyden. 

 Linn. 7, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sapindacece. Hand- 

 some flowering shrubs or trees ; increased by 

 layers, or by grafting on the common horse 

 chestnut. When seeds can be obtained, they 

 should be sown in March in common soil, 

 about an inch deep. Synonymes : 1, JEsculus 

 discolor, Pavia hfbrida ; 2, JE. flava ; 3, ulis- 

 cuius Pavia macrocarpaj 4, P. parviflora, 

 jE. macrostdchya ; 5, JE. neglicta ; 6, JE. 

 Pavia ; 1, P. hAmilis. 



camea' . . Red . . 6, H. De. T. 20 N. Amer. 1820 

 discolor 1 . . Red yel 6, H. De. S. 6 N. Amor. 1812 

 flava 2 . . Yel. . 5, H. De. T. 20 N. Amer. 1764 

 macrocarpa 3 Red yel. 5, H. De. T. 10 N. Amer. 1820 



""cava 4 1 " } Whlt0 ■ 6 - H ' De - T - 10 N - Amer - lm 



neglects 5 . Pa. yel. . 5, H. De. T. 20 N. Amer. 1823 



rubra 6 . . Scarlet . 5, II. De. S. 10 N. Amer. 1711 



arghta . . Red . 6, H. De. S. 10 Europe . 1820 



, humilis'7 . Red . . 5, H. De. S. 6 N. Amer. 



"SStal. =*■ •a.H.De.S. 6 N. Amer. 



sublaoiniataRed . . 5, H. De. S. 10 N. Amer. 

 Pav6nia, Cavanilles. In honour of Don Josef 

 Pavon, M.D., of Madrid, a traveller in Peru, 

 and, in conjunction with Ruiz, the author of 

 "Flora Peruviana." Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 

 Malvacca. Mostly species of no merit, grow- 

 ing in any light rich soil ; cuttings root readily 

 in sand, under a glass ; they may likewise be 

 increased by seeds. Synonymes: 1, Hibiscus 

 cancellatus; 2, P. spicata; 3, Lebretonia 

 Schrdnkii ; 4. H. spinifesc; 5, Uremia Typhalea. 

 coocinea . Scarlet . 7, S. Ev. S. 2, St. Domin. 1816 

 Schrankii 3 . S6arlet . 7, S. Ev. S. 2, Brazil . . 1823 

 Typhalea 5 . Wt. red . 7, S. Ev. S. 2, Jamaica . 1824 

 typhaloldes . Pa. red . 7, S. Ev. S. 2, Trinidad . 1824 

 cancellata 1, Columella, corymbdsa, leptocarpa, 

 odorata, paniculata, parviflora, prwmorsa, 

 racembsa 2, sidoides, splnifex 4, urens, zey- 



Pav6nious, spotted so as to resemble a peacock. 



Paxt6nia, Lindley. In compliment to the late 

 Sir Joseph Paxton, P.L.S., H.S., who was for 

 many years director of the gardens of His 

 Grace the Duke of Devonshire, at Chatsworth, 

 and conductor of the Magazine of Botany, and 



