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Pelecinus. See Bisirrula PeUcinus. 



PelegrIna. See A IstrSmeria PelegrIna. 



Pelexia, Ptyiteau. From pclex, a. helmet. 

 Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. An 

 herbaceous plant of no great beauty, growing 

 in a mixture of loam and peat, and increased 

 slowly by division at the roots. Synonyme: 1, 

 Nedttia adnata. 

 spirantholdes 1 Grn. wht. S. Ter. J St. Vincent . 1823 



Peliosanthes, Andrews. From pclios, livid, 

 and anthos, a flower. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Liliacece. Curious plants, with ovate- 

 lanceolate leaves, requiring a mixture of loam, 

 peat, and sand ; .propagated freely from 

 suckers. 



hirmilis . Green . . 5, S. Her. P. } E. Indies 1809 

 Teta . . Brn. Grn. . 4, S. Her. P. J E. Indies 1807 



Pellicle, a thin skin which envelopes certain 

 seeds. 



Pellitory. See Parietaria. 



Pellitory. See PyrUhrum Partkenium. 



Pellitory of Spain. See Anthemis Pyre- 

 thrum. 



Pellitory op the wall. See Parietaria offici- 

 nalis. 



Pellucid, bright, transparent. 



Peltandra. See Arum. 



Peloria. See Linaria vulgaris Pelbria. 



Peltaria, Linn. From pelte, a small buckler ; 

 in allusion to the form of the siliele. Linn. 

 15, Nat. Or. Brassicacece. Pretty little plants, 

 flourishing in any light soil ; readily increased 

 by dividing the roots, or by seed. See tfeli- 

 dphila. 



alliaeea . . White . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Austria . 1601 

 glastifblia . White . 6, H. A. 1 Syria . . 1823 



Peltate, a leaf is peltate when the petiole is 

 fixed in the disk instead of the margin. 



Peltate-nerved, used in reference to the 

 nerves of a leaf radiating from the centre. 



PELTfDEA, Acharius. From pelte, a target, and 

 eidos, resemblance ; form of the shields. Linn. 

 24, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Parmeliacem. The species 

 of this genus grow on thatch, the bark of 

 trees, among moss, &c. P. aphflidsa is used, 

 boiled in milk, by the peasants in Sweden, as 

 a cure for the aphtha, -from which it takes its 

 name— aphthbsa, canlna, Iwrizontalis, membra- 

 nacea, polyddctyla, rufescens, scutata, spiiria, 

 venosa. 



Pen^ace^:, or Sarcocollads. These are all 

 small evergreen shrubs, natives of South 

 Africa. It is supposed that from some of the 

 plants of this order the Hottentots obtain the 

 gum-resin called Sarcocol, used by them in 

 dressing wounds. 



PenJia, Linn. In honour of P. Pena, who, in 

 conjunction with Lobel, published Adversaria 

 Botanica in 1570. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Perumcece. Handsome shrubs, growing in 

 sandy peat; and young plants may bo ob- 

 tained from ripened cuttings, in sand, under a 

 glass. 



fruticuldsa '. Bed . . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. . 1822 

 imbricata . Pink . . 6, G. Ev. S. 14 C. G. H. . 1824 

 lateriflora . Bed . . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. . 1S25 



marginata . Red . . 0, G Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. . 1S1G 



muoronata . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S 2 C. G. H. . 17S7 



myrtoldes . Red . . 0. G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1816 



sarcocdlla . Bed . . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 C. O H. . 1825 



squamosa . Bed . . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. . 17S7 



Penang lawyers are walking-sticks made from 

 the Calamus palm. 



Pencilled, marked in lines, as with a pencil, 

 or having the appearance of hair pencil, as the 

 stigmas of numerous species of Oxalis. 



Pendulous, drooping, hanging down. 



Penicillaria, Willdenow. From penicillus, a 

 pencil ; in allusion to the spikes. Linn. 3, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminacece. Mere weeds, 

 thriving in any common soil, and increased by 

 seeds — eiliata, spicata. 



PenicIllium, Link. From penicillum, a 

 painter's pencil ; alluding to the form of 

 the filaments. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 

 Botryt&cece. The species are found on the de- 

 caying stems of herbaceous plants and other 

 rotten substances— cdndidum, glaucum, spar- 

 sum. 



Pennisetum, Beauvois. From penna, a feather, 

 and seta, a bristle. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Graminacece. A genus of grasses, not worth 

 cultivating except in botanical collections. 

 The seed may be sown in the open border. 

 Synonyme: 1, Pdnicum holcoldes — barbatum, 



cenchroldes, compre'ssum, dich<5tomum, hol- 

 coldes 1, nepalense, orientale, polystachyon, 

 set6sum, violaceum. 



Pennatous, soft, downy, like a feather. 



Penny-cress. See ThUspi arvinse. 



Pennyroyal. See Mhitlw, Puligium. 



Pennyroyal tree. See Satureja vimlnea. 



Pennywort. See Hydrocdtyle and Umbilicus. 



Pentacrypta, Lehmann. From penle, five, 

 and krypte, a vault. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Apiacew. A parsley-scented plant, re- 

 quiring protection in winter ; increased by 

 seeds only — atropurpilrea. 



Pentadesma, B. Brown. From penle, five, 

 and desma, a bundle ; the stamens are dis- 

 posed in five bundles. Linn. 18, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Olusiaccw. A handsome, lofty-growing 

 tree, very difficult to transplant, on account 

 of the long tap-root, which, if injured, will 

 kill it ; the tree produces its flowers when 

 about twenty feet high. It requires a strong 

 moist heat. A mixture of loam and peat suits 

 it ; and ripened cuttings, with their leaves not 

 shortened, will root in sand, under a glass, in 

 a moist heat, 

 butyrlcoa . White . 11, S. Ev. T. SO S. Leone 1S22 



Pentag6nium. See VinceUxicum. 



Pentandria. The fifth class of the Linnajan 

 system of botany. 



Pentagonal, having five angles. 



Pentagynous, having five styles. 



Pentandrous, having five stamens. 



Pentapetalous, having five petals. 



Pentapetes, Linn. One of the Greek names 

 for Cinquefoil. From pente, five ; alluding to 

 the five-celled fruit. Linn. 16, Or. 7, Nat. 

 Or. Sterculiacece. Beautiful flowering plants, 

 growing in any light rich soil ; cuttiigs soon 



