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PEP 



arguna . . White 



bialata . . White 



paniculata . White 



tomentdsa . White 



PENTAPTEP.YGIDM. 



1S25 

 1826 

 1824 



root iii mould or sand, under a glass, in heat. 

 Synonyme : 1, Brotera ovata. 

 ovata 1 . . Scarlet . 7, S. B. 2 N. Spain . 1805 



phoenicea . Scarlet . 7, S. Her. P. 2 India . . 1690 



Pentaphyllon. See Lupindster. 

 Pentaptera, Roxb. From pente, five, and 

 pteron, a wing ; fruit with five wings. Linn. 

 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Combretacece. For culture, 

 &c, see Bucida. 



. 5, S. Bv. S. 2 E. Indies 

 . 6, S. Ev. S. 2 E. Indies 

 . 5, S. Ev. S. 1J E. Indies 

 . 5, S. Ev. S. 14 E. Indies 



See ThibaHdia. 

 PentarAphia, Lindley. From pente, five, and 

 raphis, a spike. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Gesner&ceae. Handsome West Indian plants ; 

 for culture and propagation, refer to Gcsnera. 

 Synonyme : 1, Gesnira ventricdsa. 

 cubensis . . Scarlet . 7, S. Ev. S. 1J Cuba . 1848 

 longinbra 1 . Bed . . 7, S. Ev. S. 11 Jamaica. 1823 



Pentas, Bentham. From pente, five ; in allu- 

 sion to the parts of the flowers being in fives 

 instead of fours. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Cinchonacem. Pretty soft-wooded shrubs, well 

 worth cultivating for their numerous flesh- 

 coloured flowers ; they are easily cultivated, and 

 require similar treatment to Ruillia or Olero- 

 dindron. 



caraea . . Pink . . 4, S. Ev. S. 2 Africa . .1844 

 parviflfcra . Flame . . 4, S. Ev. S. 2 Africa . 1846 



Pentataxis, D. Bon. From pente, five, and 

 taxis, an arrangement. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Asler&cece. For culture, see Helichrysum. 

 Synonyme : 1, Elichr§sum ZeyAiri. 

 micrantha 1 . White . 5, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. . 1821 



Penth6ktjm, Linn. From pente, five, and 

 horos, a boundary ; the capsule is terminated 

 by five beaks. Linn. 10, Or. 5, Nat. Or. 

 Crassulacece. A succulent plant of little 

 beauty, growing in light sandy soil, and in- 

 creased by division at the roots ; cuttings also 

 root freely under a glass, 

 sedoldes . Grn. yel. . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Virginia 1768 



PentlAndia, Herbert. In honour of J. B. 

 Pentland, Esq. , Consul-General in Peru. Linn. 

 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaryllidacece. There 

 are two varieties of this species, differing very 

 slightly from each other. The first was found, 

 in Cusco in Peru, and was sent to Spofforth 

 under the name of the red Narcissus, by the 

 gentleman in compliment to whom the genus 

 is named : and the other was found by Com- 

 modore Sulivan, during his command on the 

 west coast of S. America, in 1837. Both 

 varieties flowered for the first time in England, 

 in August, 1839. 



niiniata . . Bed . . 9, F. Bl. P. 1J Peru . . 1836 

 laeunosa . Bed . . 9, F. Bl. P. 11 Peru . . 1836 

 Sulivanica . Orange . 3, F. Bl. P. 1J Peru . . 1837 



Pentstemon, L'Heritier. From pente, five, and 

 stemon, a stamen ; there are four perfect, and 

 one imperfect. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Scrophulari&cece. Charming herbaceous plants, 

 worthy of a place in every collection ; they all 

 delight in a mixture of loam and peat, and are 

 readily increased by divisions, or by seeds. 



Synonymes: 1, Chelhne ccerulea, hirsuta; 2, 

 ft atropurpiirea ; 3, G. crist&ta; 4, O. erian- 

 theraj 5, P. Bradbiirii ; 6, 0. angusli/dlia ; 

 7, 0. ilegans, P. ilegans ; 8, ft rdsea, angus- 

 tifolia: 9, ft gentianoidcs ; 10, P. gentiano- 



acuminatum Purple . 7, 



albidum . 



angustifo- 



fium 1 . 

 argutum ; 

 atropurpu- 



reum 2 . 

 attenuutum 

 azureum . 

 foaccharifo- 1 



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 hrevifidrum . Wt. pink 9, 



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 centranthi- ia rtn ,. la +. 

 fdlium .j-S^fct 



. White . 7, 

 | Li. pur. . 8, 

 . Blue . . 7, 

 [ Dk. pur. 7, 

 . Cream . 7. 

 Blue . . 6, 



! Scarlet . 9, 



H. Her. P. 

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H. Her. P. 

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 F. Her. P. 

 H. Her. P. 

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1 N. Ame. 1827 

 { Missouri 1823 



1J Luisian. 1811 



2 Columb. 1825 



1J Mexico . 1827 



1£ ST. Ame. 1827 

 2 Californ. 1S48 



1J Texas . 1848 



2 Californ. 



1J Mexico . 1794 



. 6, H. Her. P. 2 Californ. 1S5S 



Hartw^gii 10 Purple 

 transparens Bed . 



h iu£° rb *!"} Eed • 



hirsutum . . Pa. pur. . 8, 

 Jaffrayanum Blue red 6, 

 Kunthii 6 . Purple . 8, 

 lsevigatum . Lilac . . 8, 

 Mackayauum Pur. yel. 8, 

 M'Ewani . . Rose . . 6, 

 miniatum . Vermil. . 6, 

 Mufrayanum Scarlet . 8, 

 ovatum . . Blue . . 7, 

 procerum . Purple . 7, 

 pruin&sum . Blue . . 6, 

 pub&scens . Pa. pur. . S, 

 pulchellum 7 Lilac . . 7, 

 Bichardsoni Drk. pur. 7, 

 rbseum 8 . . Rose . . 8, 

 Scouleri . . Purple . 5, 

 speci&sum . Blue . . 8, 

 spectaoilis . Blue pur. 6, 

 statiesefdlium Lilac . . 6, 

 triphyllum . Pa. red . 7, 

 venustum . Purple . 6, 

 Wrlghtii . . Red . 6, 



H. Her. P. 2 Mexico . 1825 

 H. Her. P. 2 Mexico . 1840 



7. H. Her. P. 



Her. P. 

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 Ev. S. 

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11 Californ. 1834 



I N. Ame. 1758 



II Carolina 1857 

 11 Mexico". 1825 



1 N". Ame. 1776 



1 Ohio . 1834 

 11 Hybrid . 1846 



2 Mexico . 1846 



3 S. Felipe 1835 



4 N. Ame. 1826 i 

 1 N. Ame. 1827 



1 N. Ame. 1827 

 11 N. Ame. 1758 

 lj Mexico . 1827 

 14 Columb. 1825 

 14 Mexico . 1825 

 3 N. Ame. 1827 

 3 ST. Ame. 1827 



2 Californ. 1860 

 11 Californ. 1833 

 14 Californ. 1827 

 2 N. Ame. 1827 

 2 Texas . 1850 



Pektzia. Named by Thunberg, in honour of 

 his pupil Charles John Pentz. Linn. 19, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. AsterAcece. A bushy, hoary- 

 branching shrub, with corymbs of little yellow 

 flowers ; it grows in a mixture of loam and 

 peat, and ripened cuttings root freely in sand, 

 under a glass. Synonyme : 1, P. cren&ta, Ta- 

 nacitum.flabdlifdrme. 

 flabelliformis 1 Yellow . 6, Or. Ev. S. 2J C. G. H. 1774 



Peper6mia, Ruiz and Pavon. Analogous to 

 Piper. Linn. 2, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Piperacem. 



