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P. lineare; 10, S. Sellctrdi; 11, P. taHricum; 

 12, P. palAstre, ThyssSlinum palilstn; 13, 

 Mer&cleum pUmilum— Album, alpestre, alsati- 

 cura 1, a. albifl6rum 2, arenariuni, aureum, 

 austriacum 3, baicalense 4, dauricum, involu- 

 cratum 5, isetense, longif61ium, montanum 6, 

 officinale, o. italicum, Oreosellnum 7, panicu- 

 latum, parisiense 8, rablense 9, r. Bellardi 10, 

 rapestre, ruth^nioura, r. tauricum 11, seselo- 

 Ides, sibiricum, s. sylvaticum 12, tenuifblium, 

 Vooonti6rum 13. See Cnldium, Firula and 

 Sel&us . 



PeiJmos. See Boldba. 



Pe&mus, Persoon. From Peumo, its Chilian 

 name. Linn. 22, Or. 2, Nat. Or . Monimiacece. 

 An odoriferous tree, attaining the height of 

 thirty feet ; it delights in peaty loam, and 

 ripened cuttings root readily in sand, 

 fragrans . Grn. yel. . 6, S. Ev. T. 80'Chile . . 1824 



PETRotrsiA, De Candolle. In honour of La Pcy- 

 rouse, the French navigator. Linn. 3, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Iridacece. A genus of fine bulbous 

 plants, requiring the same treatment as Ixia. 

 1, 6 'ataxia plicata. 



Synonynie 



aculeate 

 aneeps 

 corymbdsa 

 Fabricii 

 falcate . 

 fasciculate 1. Blue 

 fissifulia . . Violet . 

 silenoldes . Violet . 



Blu. yel. 

 Blue . 

 Blue . 

 Blue . 

 Blue . 



.-6,0 Bl. P. 4 C. G. 

 . 0, F. Bl. P. f C. G. 

 . 5, F. BL P. I C. G. 

 . 6, G. Bl. P. i C. G. 

 . 5, G. Bl. P. i C. G. 

 . 5, G. Bl. P. I C. G. 

 . S, G. Bl. P. i 0. G. 

 . 6, G. Bl. P. 4 C. G. 



H. . 1S25 

 H . 1824 

 H. . 1791 

 H. . 1825 

 H. . 1825 

 H. . 1825 

 H. . 1809 

 H. . 1822 



PezIza, LHllwyn. Name derived from Pezicce, 

 a tribe of fungi in Pliny. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. 

 Or. HelvellAmoe. This is a very extensive 

 genus, containing some of the most beautiful 

 of our fungi, which appear in the end of au- 

 tumn on decayed wood, or in places where 

 trees have formerly stood ; they are in the 

 form of small undulated scarlet cups. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, P. cyathoides; 2', P. epidindra; 3, 

 P. albilla— Abbotiana, acetabula, acicularis, 

 seruginbsa, ogaricina, albo-spadicea, dlbo-vio- 

 lescens; amdrpha, anomala, aren6sa, a. saliclna, 

 argillacea, Aspegrenii, atrata, atrorufa, atro- 

 vlrens, aurantia, axillaris, badia, blcolor, bo- 

 laris, Mccina, csrulea, cassia, calyculus, cam- 

 panula, cerea, cerina, chrys6coma, cinerea, 

 citrina 1, clandestina, claroflava, cochleata, 

 cocrinea 2, compressa, concinna, conigera, 

 cribrosa, cupularis, domestica, episph&ria, _e- 

 rficta, errdtica, enimpens, faginea, fascicularis, 

 fibuliformis, firma, fissa, flexe'lla, fructigera, 

 furfuracea, fusca, fuscarioldes, granulata, Gre- 

 vfllii, hemisphraeica, herbarum, hirta, hispid- 

 ula, humosa, hyalina, inflixa, lepoiina,_ leu- 

 ooloma, leucostigma, macrbpus, Marchantia;, 

 melaloma, melast&ma, melaxantha, mdulus, 

 ochrkcea, ontitica, palle'seens, papillaris, pedi- 

 cellata, Persodnii, phascoldes, pineti, plano- 

 umbilicata, phimbea, punctata, radiculata, Ea- 

 pulum, repanda, reticulata, rhabarbarlna, K6sse, 

 rufo-oliv£cea, rutilans, sani6sa, sclerotioldes, 

 scutellata, serdtina, stercorea, siibtilis, sulphu- 

 rea, tricolor, tuba, tuber&sa, variecolor, vesicu- 

 losa, villosa, vinbsa, virginea, vitellina, vulgaris 

 3, v. diaphana, "Wauchii, xanthostigma. 



Pfaffia, Marlius. Name of a German gentle- 

 man. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaranlacete. 

 For culture, see Oelbsia. Synonyme : 1, Celosia 

 gnaphaloldes. 

 gnaphaloldes 1 . White . C, S. Ev. S. 1 Brazil . 1822 



Phaca, Linn. From phago, to eat ; a name 

 adopted from Dioscorides. Linn. 17, Or. 4, 

 Nat. Or. Fabclcece. Ornamental herbaceous 

 plants, growing well in the open borders, in 

 common garden soil ; they are all increased by 

 dividing the plants at the root, or by seeds, 

 which is by far the best method of propagating 

 them. Synonymes: 1, P. mernbranacea ; 2, 

 Astrdgalusleon&nus, oroboides. SeeAstrdgalus, 

 Olottidium, Oxptropis, and Sphcerosplipsa. 

 alplna * . Pa. yel. . 7, H. Her. P. 14 Austria 1759 

 dahurica 1 . Pa. yel. . 7, H. Her. P. lj Dahur. 1820 

 arenaria . . Cream . . 7, H. Her. P. \ Siberia 1796 

 astragalma . Wht. blue 7, H. Her. P. 1 N. Bur. 1771 

 australis . . Pa. pur. . 5, H. De. Tr. J S. Eur. 1779 

 b&tica . . White . . 5, H. Her. P. 4 Spain . 1640 

 canescens . Pa. rose . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Valpar. 1831 

 densif51ia . Bed . . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Califrn. 1822 

 exaltete . . Rose wht. 7, H. Her. P. 1J Altai . 1828 

 frigida . . Cream . . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Austria 1795 

 glabra . . . White . . 7, H. De. Tr. 1 S.Frno. 1818 

 lapponica . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. i N. Eur. 1816 

 lutea . . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. S Siberia 1827 

 oroboides 2 . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. J Nrway. 1820 

 triangularis . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia 1824 



PHAcfcuA, Jussieu. From phahehs, a bundle ; 

 in reference to the disposition of the flowers. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Bydrophyllaeece. 

 Hardy plants of some beauty, flourishing in 

 any common garden soil ; young plants may 

 be obtained by divisions or seeds. Synonymes : 

 1, Hydrophljllum magell&nicum ; 2, Cosmdn- 

 thus fimbriata. See Ncmiphila. 

 Aldea . . . Pink . . 6, H. Her. P. 14 Peru . 1824 

 bipinnatiflda Blue . . 6. H. Her. P. 2 N. Ame. 1824 

 oiroinata 1 . Pink . . 6, H. Her. P. U Magella. 1817 

 congesta . . Pur. blue 6, H. A. 1J Texas . 1836 



fimbriate 2 . Ml. wht. 0, H. A. 14 N. Ame. 



ramosissima. Wht.pur. 6, H. A. 1} Californ. 



tanacetifblia. Blue . . 6, H. A. 2 Californ. 1832 



Slba . . . White . 6, H. A. 2 Californ. 1840 



vinif6Ua . . Lt. blue . 9, H. A. 14 Texas . 1834 



PHAcfDlUM, Fries. From pMkos, a lentil, and 

 eidos, similar. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 

 Helvellacece. Curious species, found on oak- 

 leaves, raspberry -leaves, &c. , both in a living 

 and dead state. — carbonaceum, coronatum, 

 dantatum, Laurocirasi, Pini, rep&ndum, ROM. 



PHACOEHizA. See Fjjphula PhacorMza. 



Phacospbrma, Haworth. From phakos, a len- 

 til, and sperma, seed. Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Portulac&ceai. An ornamental plant, suc- 

 ceeding in peat and loam. The best ^yayto 

 obtain young plaDts is from seed, which it 

 ripens freely, 

 peruviana . . Purple . 5, S. Her. P. 2 Peru . 1820 



PfLEDRANASSA, Herbert. From pjiaidros, gay, 

 and anassa, queen. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 A maryllidaceee. See Phycilla for the manage- 

 ment of the species. Synonymes: 1, Phycella 

 chloracea ; 2, Phycilla dbtusa. 

 chloracea 1 . Crim. grn. 12, G. Bl. P. 1J Peru . 1844 

 obtusa 2 . . Crimson . 12, G. Bl. P 1 Peru . 1844 



Phenoqamotjs, sucb plants as possess visible 

 sexual organs. 



