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tPa.bluo 6, H. Her. P. 2 S. Bur. . 1818 



1, Nat. Or. Campanulacece. Handsome her- 

 baceous plants, well adapted for rock-work, 

 or growing in small pots ; they will grow in 

 any common soil, and increase readily by 

 divisions or seeds. P. spicalum is occasionally 

 eaten as an article of food. Synonymes : 1, 

 P. strict um, P. virgatwm ; 2, P. cordcttum ; 

 3, P. brevif ilium; i, P. elllpticum; 5, P. ovct- 

 tum. See Pelromdrula. 

 betonicifo- 

 lium . . 



""lSdes" f BIue ■ 7 ' H - Her - P - 1 Caucasus - M * 



Si toum Pl ;} .T.H.Hor.P.1 M.Olmps.1804 



canescens . Lilae . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Hungary. 1804 



Charmelii . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Pyrenees. 1823 



comosum . Blue . 6, H. B. \ Austria . 1752 



g Uum arif6 '} BIue -6,H.Her.P. J S. France. 1820 

 Halleri ' . ' . Violet . 5, H. Her. P. \ S. France. 1822 

 h ricum h *." } Blue • 7, H. Her. P. 1 Switzerl. . 1752 

 hispidum . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Switzerl. . 1825 

 humilis . . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. i Switzerl. . 1825 

 insequatum . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Austria . 1820 

 lanceolatum. White . 6, H. Her. P. $ Armenia . 1826 



U lural^ d " } White • 6 - H - Bt - S - * Switzerl. . 1832 

 Michelii '. . Bed . 6, H. Her. P. J Switzerl. . 1822 

 nigrum . . Red . 7, H. Her. P. $ Bohemia . 1820 

 orbiculare 2 . Violet . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Eng., pastures, 

 deefpiens 3. Blue . 7, H. Her. P. i Switzerl. . 1819 

 giganteum4 Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 1 France . 1817 

 pauciflorum . Blue . 5, H. Her. P. J Switzerl. . 1823 

 pinnatum . Blue . 6, G. Her. P. 2 Candia . 1040 

 pulchellum . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Switzerl. . 1836 

 Scbeuchzeri5 Blue .5, H. Her. P. 1J Switzerl. . 1813 



S Sm 6ri .' }Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Alps . . 1819 



sibWcum ' . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1817 



Sieberi . . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Pyrenees . 1826 



Bpicatum . . Blue . 5, H. Her. P. 2 Europe . 1597 



PHYTEijMA. See C$phia PhyteHma, and Riseda 

 Phyteuma-. 



Phytocrene, Wall. From phyton, a plant, and 

 krene, a fountain. This plant is called the 

 vegetable fountain on account of the quantity 

 of sap which flows from it on being cut. It 

 requires the same treatment as other stove 

 climbers, and is readily propagated by cut- 

 tings, 

 gigantea . White . 5, S. Ev. CI. 40 Martaban . 1830 



Phytolacca, Linn'. From phyton, a plant, and 

 lacca, lac, in allusion to the crimson colour of 

 the fruit. Linn. 10, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Phyto- 

 lacc&cece. The stove species of this ornamental 

 genus grow well in any rich light soil, and 

 may be increased either from cuttings or seeds. 

 P. decdndra is a fine herbaceous plant, re- 

 quiring a good deal of room, on account of its 

 wide-spreading branches. Its greatest beauty 

 is in the numerous bunches of black berries, 

 which make a pretty appearance ; it grows 

 freely in rich soil, and is increased by seed, or 

 cuttings under a glass. Synonymes: 1, P. ico- 

 sdndra; 2, P. hept&ndra ; 3, P. mexic&na, 

 Bogottnsis. 



abyssfaica . Wht. grn. 5, S. Ev. S. 6 Africa . 1775 

 bogotensis . White . 6, S. Her. P. 3 Bogota . 1824 

 decfadra . . Li. pur. . 8, H. Her. P. 6 Virginia 1815 

 diolca . . . Wht. grn. 6, S. Ev. T. 12 S. Ame.- 1768 

 dodecandra . Red . . 5, 8. Her. P. 6 Africa . 

 icosandra 3 . White . 9, 8. Her. P. 3 E. Ind. . 1758 

 mexicana 1 . White . 7, S. Her. P. 3 Mexico. 1824 



octandra . . Wht. grn. 9, S. Her. P. 6 Mexico. 1732 

 strfcta 2 . . Wht. grn. 6, 8. Her. P. 4 S. Amr. 1820 



PhytolaccAceje, or Phytolaccads. Small 

 uudershrubs or herbaceous plants, nearly re- 

 lated to Buckwheats and Chenopods. 



PiarAnthus, R. Brown. From piar, fatness, 

 and anthos, a flower. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Asclepiadaceas. A genus of plants scarcely 

 distinguishable from StapUia, to which genus 

 it may be referred for cultivation. Synonymes : 

 1, Stapilia drida ; 2, S. Gussoneana ; 3, S. in- 

 carnata ; 4, <S. mammillaris ; 5, S. parviflbra ; 

 6, S. pttlla. 



aridus 1 . . .Pa. yel. . 8, S. Ev. S. J C. G. H. 1795 

 Gussoneanus 2 Yel. brn. . 6, 8. Ev. S. | C. G. H. 1831 



incarnatus 3 . Flesh . . 6, S. Ev. S | C. G. H. 1793 



mammillaris 4 . Brown . 6, S. Ev. S. I 0. G. H. 1774 



parvifldrus 5 . Yel. grn. . 8, S. Ev. S. J C. G. H. 1795 



pullus 6 . . . Drk. pur. 8, S. Ev. S. J C. G. H. 1774 



punetatus . . Drk. pur. 8, 8. Ev. 8. i C. G. H. 1795 



Picea. See Pinus. 



PIcnomon. See Cirsium Acdrna. 



Pic6tia. See Omphalbdes. 



PicrAmnia, Swartz. From picros, bitter, and 

 thamnos, a shrub ; the whole plant very nau- 

 seous. Linn. 22, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Anamrdiacecs. 

 Shrubs of little beauty, succeeding in peat and 

 loam ; large cuttings will root in sand, under 

 a glass, in heat. 



Antidesma . Green . 5, 8. Ev. S. 4 Jamaica . 1793 

 pentandra . . Green . 5, S. Ev. S. 4 W. Indies . 1822 



PicriDIUM, Lesfontaines. From picros, bitter. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. The 

 perennial species of this genus thrive well in 

 common garden soil, and are increased by seed 

 or divisions. The annual kinds merely require 

 sowing in the open ground; Synonymes : 1, 

 Crepis dlbida ; 2, Sonchus picroldes. 

 Slbidum 1 . Wht. yel 8, H. Her. P. 1 France . 1781 

 ilicifblium . Yellow . 8, F. Her. P. 1 Tenriffe. 1829 

 tingitanum . Yellow . 7, H. A. li Barbary 1713 



vulgare 2 . Yellow . 7, H. A. 1J France . 1773 



PicRis, Linn. Derivation same as the genus 

 Picrldium. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aste- 

 racets. A genus nearly allied to, and requiring , 

 the same treatment as Picrldium. Synonyme : 

 1, Crlpis lappacea — altissima 1, asperrima, 

 asplenioldes, barbarbrum, dahurica, fragrans, 

 hieracioldes, hispida, Kamtschatica, laxa, ly. 

 rata, nepalensis, ovalifdlia, paueifl&ra, Pilumna, 

 Rhagadiolus, rigida, Sprengeriana, strigbsa. 

 See Helminthic/,. 



PicRis. See Serr&tula Picris. 



PfcTA, painted. 



Pictetia, Lecandolle. In honour of A. Pictet, 

 a celebrated physician. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. 

 Or. Fabaceoe. Ornamental plants, growing 

 freely in a. mixture of loam and peat ; young 

 cuttings will root readily in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. Synonymes ; 1, JSschynomene 

 aristata ; 2, Robinia squam&ta. 

 aristata 1 . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 St. Domin. 1816 

 squamata 2 . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 W. Indies . 1824 



PierArdia, Roxburgh. In honour of Mr. Pie- 

 rard, of Kew. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sapim- 

 dacece. An edible-fruited tree. It grows in a 

 mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and ripened 



