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This is the herbaceous tribe of Peppers. The 

 species grow freely in an equal mixture of 

 sandy loam and peat, and may be increased by 

 cuttings, or divisions of the roots. 



PEPLIS, Linn. The Greek name of purslane. 

 Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lythr&ceas. The 

 species of Water purslane grow in any very 

 moist soil, in which also the seeds may he 

 sown. 



altemif61ia . Purple 7, H. A. i Siberia . . 1816 



occidentalis . Green . 7, S. Aq. A. \ Guadaloupe 1820 

 Pdrtula . Purple 8, H. Aq. A. i Brit , ditches. 



Peplis, or wild purslane. See Euphorbia 



Peplis. 

 Peplus, or devil's milk. See 

 Pepo. See Cuctirbita Pepo. 

 Pepper. See Piper. 

 Pepper, black. See Piper nh 

 Pepper,, cayenne. See Cdpsicum fruticbsum, 

 . Pepper-dulse. See CMndria pinnatlfida. 

 Pepper-grass. See PilvXdria globullfera. 

 Pepper, long. See Piper Ungum. 

 Peppermint. See Mintha piperita. 

 Peppermint-tree. See Eucalyptus piperita. 

 Pepper-plants. See Piperacecs. 

 Pepper- root. See Dentaria dipht/lla. 

 Pepper-vine. See AmpelSpsis iipinndta. 

 Pepper, white, is Piper nigrum with the black 



husks removed. 

 Pepperwort. See Zepldium. 



PerAdo. See Ilex Per&do. 



PerAltea, Be Candolle. In honour of Joseph 

 Peralt, of New Spain, a botanist. Linn. 18, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Fabacece. An elegant plant 

 when in flower ; it grows in loam, peat, and 

 sand ; and young cuttings root if planted in 

 a pot of sand, with a glass over them in 

 heat, 

 lupinoldes . Purple . 9, F. Ev. S. 2 N. Spain . 1827 



PERDfciUM, Linn. From perdix, a partridge ; 

 partridges were fond of the original plant. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asterdcece. An un- 

 interesting hardy herbaceous plant ; succeed- 

 ing in any common soil. Synonyme : 1, Tus- 

 silhgo Andndria — Anandria 1. See Anandria, 

 Chatanthera, Chabrcba, and Trixis. 



Peregrinous, wandering, diffuse. 



Perennial, lasting many years without perish- 

 ing. 



Pereskia, Plumier. Named in honour of Ni- 

 cholas F. Pieresk, of Aix, in Provence, a lover 

 of botany. Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cactacece. 

 Grotesque and ornamental plants, very differ- 

 ent from the rest of the genera in Cact&cece, 

 from the branches being woody, as well as 

 furnished with proper leaves. The species 

 grow freely in any light soil; and cuttings 

 root readily in mould, under a glass, in heat. 

 Synonymes: 1, Cdctus Periskia ; 2, O. portu- 

 laccefolia. 



aculeata 1 . White . 10, S. De. S. 5 W. Indies 1696 

 Bleo . . .Pa. red . 11, S. De. S. 5 Mexico , 1827 

 crassicaWis . Red . . 10, S. Ev. S. 4 Mexico . 1838 

 grandifldra . Red . . 8, S. Ev. S. 5 Mexico . 1838 

 grandisplna . Red . . 8, S. Ev. S. 4 Mexico . 1818 

 grandifdlia . White . 8, S. De. S. 3 Brazil . 1818 

 longisplna . Bed . . 8, S. De. S. 4 S. Amer. . 1808 



V mSf a ' } whits ■ 9 > s - De - s - 3 w - Indies 1820- 

 Petitache' . White . 9, S. Ev. S. 3 Mexico . 1838 



Perforated, full of holes. 



PergulAria, Linn. From pergula, trellis- 

 work ; twining plants, fit for arbours, &c. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. AscUpiadaeeus. A 

 genus much prized for the fragrance of the 

 flowers. All the species prefer a rich mould, 

 and are readily multiplied by cuttings. See 

 Vallaris. 



minor . . . Tel. grn. 6, S. Ev. Tw. 8 E. Ind. . 1790 

 odoratissima . Green . 6, B. Bv. Tw. 12 E. Ind. . 1784 

 sanguinolenta Grn. yel. 7, S. Ev. Tw. 8 S. Leone 1S22 



Perianth, or periAnthium, the envelope 

 which surrounds the flower. This term is 

 applied when the calyx cannot be distinguished 

 from the corolla, as in LUium, &c. &c. 



PeribAlia, Trinius. From periballo, to en- 

 compass. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gramind- 

 cece. A worthless species of grass, growing 

 in any common soil, and increased by seeds. 

 Synonyme : 1, Aira involucrata — hispanica 1. 



PericAllis. See Senicio. 



PerioAllis, D. Don. From perikalles, very 

 pretty ; radial ligulte beautiful. Linn. 19, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Asterdcece. A very desirable 

 plant ; increased by cuttings or seeds, and 

 treated as the Cineraria. Synonyme: 1, 

 Cineraria tussildginis, Senicio tussildginis. 

 tussilaginis 1 Purple . 4, G. Her. P. 1 Teneriffe 1829 



