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other works on botany and gardening. Linn. 

 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchid&cece. This pretty 

 species may be successfully grown in a mixture 

 of yery turfy loam, leaf-mould, and sand, with 

 the treatment given to BUtia. 

 rbsea . . Pink . 7, S. lev. £ Philippines . 1837 



Pea. See Plsum. 



Peach. See Amfigdalus. 



Peach of Sierra Leone. See Sarcociphalus 

 escuUntus. 



Pear. See Pprus. 



Pearl barley is barley divested of the husk, 

 and then operated upon further so as to form 

 the kernel into round grains. 



Pearlwort. See Sagma. 



Pecten, or Venus's comb. Seo Scdndix Pec- 

 ten. 



PECTfDlUH. See PSctis. 



Pectinaria, Haworth. Derived from pecten, a 

 comb. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asclepia- 

 d&ceos. This species requires the same treat- 

 ment as the genus StapHia. Synonyms : 1, 

 Stapilia artictUdta. 

 articulate 1 . Purple . 7, S. Ev. S. J C. G. H. . 1800 



Pectinate, or pectinated, like the teeth of a 

 comb or rake. 



Pectis, Less. From pecten, a comb ; appearance 

 of the teeth of the pappus. Linn. 19, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Asteraeece. Stove annuals, of neither 

 interest nor beauty, and the simplest culture 

 — ccmiscens, ciliaris, humifilsa, linifilia, pro- 

 str&ta. See Longch&mpsia. 



Pectoral, relating to the breast. 



PEDALLACEffi;, or Pedaliads, form a small 

 group resembling Bignoniads. They occur in 

 all parts of the tropics. Their products are 

 useful both as food and medicine. 



Pedalium, Linn. From pedalion, a rudder ; in 

 reference to the dilated angles of the fruit. 

 Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Pedaliacece. A 

 curious annual, remarkable for its hard, nut- 

 like fruit, with sharp points or horns ; it pre- 

 fers a mixture of loam and peat, 

 murex . Wht. pur. . 8, S. A. 1J E. Indies 1778 



Pedate ; when leaves are cut in divisions, and 

 the outer divisions again lobed, they are 

 pedate. 



Pedatifid, cut into lobes, the lateral ones not 

 radiating from the petiole like the rest. 



Pedicel, commonly applied to the partial foot- 

 stalks of flowers. 



Pedicularis, Linn. From pediculus, a louse ; 

 supposed effect on sheep eating it. Linn. 14, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophulariacece. Beautiful 

 little plants, with very regular, finely-cut 

 leaves ;• they thrive best if planted in a mix- 

 ture of peat soil, and kept moderately moist. 

 The best way of obtaining an increase is by 

 seeds. Synonyme: 1, P. asplenifblia. 

 achillesef61ia. Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. § Siberia . 1827 

 adscendens . Red . . 7, H. Her. P. J Swtzerl. 1819 

 . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Swtzerl. 1819 

 . 7, H. Her. P. i N. Ame. 1780 

 . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Italy . 1775 

 . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1815 

 . 6, H. A. 1J Siberia . 1826 



. 8, H. Her. P. j Siberia . 1827 

 . 7, P. Her. P. 1J Siberia . 1816 



atrorubens 1. Dk. red . 



canadensis . Yellow 



combsa . Yellow 



compacta . Yellow 



elata . . . Purple 



elegans . . Purple 



euphrasiol- * 



ll_ j Purple 



Pedilanthus; Necker. From pedilon, a slip- 

 per, and anthos, a flower, Linn. 11, Or. 3, 

 Nat. Or. EupAorbi&ceos. Curious plants, re- 

 sembling Euphbrbia in habit and general ap- 

 . pearance, to which genus they may be referred 

 for cultivation, &e. Synonymes : 1, Euphdrbia 

 canaliculata ; 2, Cfepid&ria carinMa ; 3, C. 

 cordell&taj 4, P. myrtifblius, O. myrtifblia. 

 canaliculatus 1. Apetal . 7, S. Ev. S. 1£ S. Amer. 1820 

 ' 7, S. Ev. S. 1$ S. Amer. 1817 

 7, S. Ev. S. l| S. Amer. 1699 

 7, S. Ev. S. li S. Amer. 1699 

 7, S. Ev. S. l£ S. Amer. 1795 

 7, S. Ev. S. l| S. Amer. 1820 



earinatus 2 . . Apetal 

 cordellatus 3 . Apetal 

 padifblius . . Apetal 

 subcarinatus . Apetal 

 tithymaloldes 4 Apetal 



Pedil6num. See Dendrbbium. 



Peduncle, flower-stalk. 



Peel-corn, or Naked Oat. See Avena nuda. 



Peepla or Peeplee. See Pbthos Peepla. 



Peoanom, Linn. From peganon, rue ; on ac- 

 count of the resemblance. Linn. 11, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. ZygopAyllacecs. Plants of little 

 beauty, thriving in any light soil, and multi- 

 plied by division at the roots, 

 dauricum . White . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1818 

 Harmala . White . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Spain . . 1570 



Peka-ntjt. See Jiiglans olivcefirmis. 



Pekea. See Carybcar. 



Pelarg6nium, L'Heritier. From pelargos, a 

 stork ; the capsules may be fancied to re- 

 semble the head and beak of a stork. Linn. 

 16, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Geranicicece. The shrubby 

 kinds of this favourite genus will thrive in any 

 rich soil ; loam and decayed leaves will be 

 found a good compost for them. The pots 

 should be well drained with potsherds, and 

 the plants receive plenty of air and water 

 whilst in a vigorous growing state ; cuttings 

 root freely in soil or sand, under a glass ; some 

 of the finer and hard-wooded kinds will ba 

 found easier to increase by cuttings from the 

 roots. The tuberous-rooted kinds should be 

 kept quite dry when not in a growing state, 

 and may be increased by small offsets from 

 the roots. No genus is more liable than this 



