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B. 1 W. Indies. 181G 

 B. 1 E. ladies . 1820 



Placenta, that part of the capsule to which 

 the seeds are attached. 



Pladera, Roxburgh. From pladaros, abound- 

 ing in juice. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Gentia- 

 nacece. The seed of these plants should he 

 sown on » hot-bed, and treated similarly to 

 balsams. 



decussata . White . 8, G. 

 virgata . . Red . . 7, G. 



PlagiANTHUS, Forster. From plagios, oblique, 

 and anthos, a flower ; direction of the flowers. 

 Linn. 16, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Euplwrbiaceas. 

 These plants grow well in any rich light soil, 

 and cuttings of the young wood root freely in 

 saud, under a glass, in heat. See Sida and 

 Asterolrichion. 



divaricatus 1 Bed . 6, G. Ev. S. 8 N. Zealand. 1822 

 Lampenii . Yellsh. . 12, P. Ev. S. 6 V. D. L. . 1833 

 sidoldes 2 . Yellsh. . 9, G. Ev. S. 4 Y. D. L. . 



Plagi6botrys, Fischer and Meyer. From pla- 

 gios, transverse, and bothrys, a pit; the pits 

 at the base of the carpels are transverse, and 

 not longitudinal. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Mat. Or. 

 Boraginaeeoz. A hardy annual, not worth cul- 

 tivating except in botanic gardens — rufesccns. 



Plagiolobium, Sweet. From plagios, transverse, 

 and lobos, a pod ; alluding to the shape of the 

 pod. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabdcem. A 

 genus of very beautiful greenhouse plants. 

 For culture and propagation, see Hdvea. Sy- 

 nonymes: 1, Hdvea chorozemcefdlia ; 2, H. Hi- 

 cifblia. 



chorozemasf61ium I Pur. 3, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . 1824 

 ilicif ilium 2 . . . Pur. 3, G. Ev. S. 2 K. G.'s S. 1824 



PlAGIUS. See Balsdmita. 



Planera, Miehcoux. In honour of J. Planer, a 

 German botanist. Linn. 4, Or. 3, Nat. Or. 

 Ulmacece. A genus very nearly related to 

 Vlmus, growing freely in a loamy soil, in moist 

 situations ; they may be multiplied by layers 

 or grafts. Synonymcs: 1, Planera aqu&Lica; 

 2, Vlmus parvifblia ; 3, U. nemoralis. 

 acuminata . Green . . 4, H. De. T. 10 Japan . 

 carpinifblia . Green . . 4. H. De. T. 10 Siberia . 

 Gmelini 1 . Brown . 4, H. De. T. 10 N. Ame. 1816 

 parvifblia 2 . Green . . 4, H. De. T. 10 Caucas. . 1S22 

 Eichardi 3 . Brown . 4, H. De. T. 10 N. Ame. 1760 



Plane-tree. See Pldtanus. 



Plank plant. See Bossioea scoloplndria. 



Plantaginacejb, or Eib-worts. A small order 

 of well-known herbaceous plants, scattered 

 over the whole' world. They are usually called 

 plantains. 



Plantago, Linn. Derived from planta, the 

 sole of the foot ; resemblance in the leaves. 

 Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Plantaginacece. A 

 genus, the greater number of the species of 

 which are mere weeds, of the easiest culture 

 and propagation. Synonymes: 1, P. sphoero- 

 ciphala ; 2, P. crispa, ; 3, P. rigida ; 4, P. 

 Gornuti ; 5, P. Gornuti ; 6, P. alplina. 

 Ispaghula . . White . 6, H. A. i B. Indies 1824 



Kentuekehsis. White . 6, H. Her. P. i N. Amer. 1821) 



dfra, dlbieans, alplna, altissima, amplexicaulis, 

 arendria, asidtica, Bdlardi 1, brasiliinsis, 

 brktia, capinsis, ceratophplla, cordata, cordno- 

 2ms, crdssa 2, crassifdlia, tretica, Cfynops, de- 



prissa, divaricata 3, elongdta, eriostdchya, ex- 

 ultata, gargdnica, gentianoides, Oouani 4, gra- 

 mlnea, hirsuta, holosericea, Holbstewm, humi- 

 fdsa, hung&rica, indica, interr&pta, Jacquinii 

 5, Kamtdidtica, Lagbpus, lanceolata, I. varie- 

 gata, Lceflingii, lusitdnica, macrorhlza, major, 

 m. rosea, in. scoparia, maritima, m. variegdta, 

 m. vivipara, mdxima, media, mexicana, mi- 

 crociphala, minima, montana, notdta, parvi- 

 flbra, patagbnica, pilbsa, Psyllium, pumila, 

 recurvhta, salsa, saxdlilis, scorzoncrifblia, seri- 

 cea, serpentina, Serraria, siblrica, sinuata, 

 spluerociphala 6, squarrbsa, striata, subulata, 

 tenuiflbra, teretifblia, tumida, vagindta, varia, 

 villbsa, virginica, Wulfeni. 



Plantago. See A lisma Plantago. 



Plantain. See Allsma Plantago. 



Plantain. See Plantdgo. 



Plantain-tree. See Musa. 



PlXntia, Herbert. After Mr. Plant, a zealous 

 and industrious experimental cultivator and 

 nurseryman at Cheadle, who has raised some 

 curious hybrids amongst this race of plants. 

 Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. lridacece. This pretty 

 and florid little plant was first introduced into 

 this country as a Morma, by Synott, and has 

 since been raised at Spofforth, from Cape seeds, 

 under the name of SisyrincAium, to which 

 genus refer for culture, 

 flava . . . Yellow . 6, F. BL P. 1 C. G. H. . 1842 



Plant op gluttony. See Cbrnus suieica. 



PlatanAcejB, or Plane-trees. A small 

 order of deciduous trees and shrubs. They 

 form beautiful objects as landscape trees, and 

 their close-grained timber is highly esteemed 

 for indoor and cabinet work. 



Platanthera, Richard. From platys, broad, 

 and anthera, an anther. Linn. 20, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Orchid&eece. Pretty plants. For 

 culture and propagation, see Orchis. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Orchisbifolia; 2, Habenaria ciliaris ; 

 3, H. cristata; 4, H. dilatata; 5, H. fl/mbri- 

 &ta ; 6, H. flava ; 7, H. herblola ; 8, H. ble- 

 phariglbtlis; A, II. orbiculata; 10, H. hyper- 

 bdrea; 11, H. incisa; 12, H. psyehbdes, H 

 Idcera; 13, H. gigdntea. 



bifdlia 1 . . White . 6, H. Ter. 1 Britain, woods, 

 ciliaris 2 . . Yellow . 6, H. Ter. 1 N. America. 1796 

 cristata 3 . . Yellow . 9, H. Ter. 1 N. America. 1806 

 dilatata 4 . White . 9, H. Ter. 1 Canada . . 1823 

 fimbriata 5 . Purple .> 6, H. Ter. 1 Canada . . 1789 

 flava 6 . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ter. 1 N. Holland . 1823 

 herblola 7 . Green . 6, H. Ter. 1 N. America. 1789 

 holopetala 8 . White . 5, H. Ter. 1 Canada . . 1820 

 Hookeri 9 . Green . 6, H. Ter. 1 N America. 1822 

 hyperb6rea 10 Green . 6, H. Ter. 1 N. America. 1805 

 incisa 11 . . Pa. yel. . 6, P. Ter. 1 N. America. 1826 

 psychddes 12 Yellow . 6, H. Ter. 1 N. America. 1826 

 Susannas 13 . Grn. wht. 6, 8. Ter. 1 B. Indies . 1834 



Platantts, Linn. From platys, ample ; in al- 

 lusion to the spreading branches and shady 

 foliage. Linn. 21, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Platandcece. 

 Noble trees, of peculiar grace and elegance, 

 well fitted for large plantations, or to stand 

 singly ou a lawn. They are easily increased 

 by layers, or cuttings planted out in autumn, 

 in a sheltered situation. Synonymes: 1, P. 

 acerifblia; 2, P. cunedta. 

 occidentalis . Apetal . 4, H. De. T. 60 N. Amer. 1636 



