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POD 



8, Grass 1J Dalmatia . 18u0 

 7, Grass l£ Britain, mead. 

 5, Grass 1£ Britain, mead. 

 7, Grass l| Germany . 

 7, Grass 2 Britain, mead. 



PLtrMOSE, resembling feathers. 



Plumosus, feathory, downy. 



PiijMULE, the young leaf in the embryo. 



Pluril6cular, having many cells. 



PluviAlis, expanding in wet weather. 



Pneumonanthe. See Ge.ntii.na. 



P6a, Linn. From poa, signifying grass or herb- 

 age. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Sat. Or. Graminacem. 

 This genus contains some valuable hay and 

 pasture grasses, succeeding well in rich loamy 

 soil ; some of the species are aquatic, growing 

 only in water or very moist situations ; in- 

 creased by seeds, or divisions of the roots. 

 Synonyrnes : 1, Arundo pocefbrmis \ 2, P. 

 thermalis ; 3, P. flexudsa. See Aii'6psis, Era- 

 grdstis, Hydrtchloa, I.cptdchloa, Megasldchya, 

 Sclerichloa, Tric&spis, and Tribdia. 

 alpma .... Apetal . 6, Grass £ Scotland, mts. 

 iestuczefdrmis . Apetal 

 jiemoralis . . Apetal 

 pratensis . . Apetal 

 angustif&lia. . Apetal 

 trivialis . . . Apetal 



abyssinica, amboyninsis, dnceps, angustdta, 

 annua, dspera, atrovlrens, australis 1, badinsis, 

 Balfourii, brachypihflla, bromoidcs, bulbdsa, 

 c&sia, ccespitdsa, capillaris, caroliniana, ceni.iia,. 

 chinensis, cilianinsis, coarctata, colBna 2, com- 

 prissa, conclnna, convoluta, dibilis, decipiens, 

 depauperata, didndra, digitata, distichophfflla 

 3, effusa, ilegans, filiformis, flava, flexudsa, 

 Gaudhii, glauca, Gmetini, gr&cilis, LTalUri, 

 hirsiita, humilis, hfibrida, imbecilla, Idxa, 

 melidcea, Molineri, mucron&ta, nemordlis, n. 

 angustifolia, nervata, pdllida, paplllbsa, Par- 

 nellii, peruviana, plebeia, Poiritii, retroflexa, 

 scaribsa, ser'otina, s. palfistris, spicala, sterilis, 

 sudetica, sulcata, suplna, Unax, trimula, versi- 

 color, vlridis, vivipara. 



Poaia de Matto. See Cephaelis Ipecacuanha. 



Poc6ckia, N. C. Seringe. In honour of Richard 

 Pococke, a botanical traveller in the Levant. 

 Linn. 17, Or. i, Nat. Or. Fabacece. The seeds 

 merely require sowing in the open border about 

 the beginning of April. Synonyrnes: 1, Tri- 

 fdlium crelica, Melilbtus crilica. 

 cretica 1 . YeUow . 7, H. A. 1 Candia . 1713 



Pod, a kind of seed-vessel, such as that of the 

 pea tribe. 



PODAGRARIA. See jEgopbdium Podagraria. 



Podalyria, Lambert. Podalyrius, in heathen 

 mythology, was the son of JJsculapius. Linn. 

 10, Or. 1, Hat. Or. Fabacece. A genus of 

 elegant shrubs, with silky leaves. They grow 

 well in an equal quantity of loam and peat ; 

 cuttings will root in sand, under a glass, but 

 they are generally raised from seeds. Syno- 

 nyrnes: 1, P. biflora; 2, P. calyptrdta. See 

 Ammodindron, Bap&sia, Requiforia, and Thcr- 

 mtpsis. 



argentea 1 . Wht. red 4, G. Ev. 8. 6 C. G. H. . 1789 

 BurcheTlii . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. . 1818 

 buxifolia . . Blue . . C, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1790 

 oordata . . Blue . . 6, G. Ev. 8. 4 C. G. H. . 1794 

 cuneifblia . White . 6, G. Ev. 8. 6 C. G. H. . 1804 

 glahca . . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. . 1810 

 hlrsuta . . Red . . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. . 1774 

 liparioldes . Flesh . 4, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. . 1820 

 myrtulif61ia. Purple . 6, G. Bv. 8. 6 C. G. H. . 1795 

 oleaifdlia . . Purple . 5, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. . 1804 

 serioea. . . Purple . 6, G Ev. 8. 6 C. G. H. . 1778 

 subbiflora . Purple . 4, G. Ev. 8. 6 C. G. H. . 1810 

 styracrfdlia 2 Pink . . 5, G. Ev. 8. 6 C. G. H. . 1792 



Podanthes, HaviortK. Pous, a foot, and anthos, 

 a flower ; in allusion to the flowers being on 

 long pedicels. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ascle- 

 piadaeece. For the culture and propagation of 

 the species which form this genus, refer to. 

 Stapelia. Synonyme : 1, Stapelia verrucosa. 



11, S. Ev. S. I C. G. H. 1795 

 8, 8. Ev. S. I 0. G. H. 1795 

 5, S. Ev. 8. i C. G. H. 1795 

 8, S. Ev. 8. i C. G. H. 1800 

 S, S. Ev. 8. i O. G. H. 1800 



8, S. Ev. S. i C. G. H. 1S02 



9, S. Ev. S. i C. G. H. 1795 



PoDAnthus, Lagasca. FromjjOTM, a foot, and 

 anthos, a flower ; stalked. Linn. 19, Or. 5, 

 Nat. Or. Asteracece. An ornamental hardy 

 shrub, succeeding well in a mixture of loam 

 and peat, and readily increased by cuttings. 

 Mttiqui . Yellow . 9, H. Ev. 8. 3 Chile . 1834 



Pod-fern. See Ellobocarpus. 



Podis6ma, Link. Pous, a foot, and soma, a 

 body. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Uredinacece. 

 Found on juniper leaves—; foliicdlum. 



PoDOCARPUS, L'Eeriticr. From pous, a foot, 

 and Tcarpos, a fruit ; length of the footstalks. 

 Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Taxacece. A genus 

 of small trees ; loam and peat suits them best, 

 and cuttings of the ripened wood root readily 

 in sand, under a glass. The Chinese species 

 bear our winters when planted in a sheltered 

 situation in the open border. Synonyrnes : 1, 

 Thalamia asplenifblia ; 2, Tdxus chininsis ; 3, 

 T. elongatus ; 4. T. nucifer; 5, P. imbricatus; 

 6. Lacrgdinm taxifdlium; 7, P. macrophtfllus ; 

 8, P. Purdi&nus. See Phyllbcladics, and Da- 

 crpdium. 



asplenifolius . Apetal . 8, G. Ev. T. 

 chinensis 1 . Apetal . 7, G. Ev. T. 

 coriaceus . . Apetal . 7, G. Ev. T. 

 cupressinus 5 Apetal . 7, G. Ev. T. 

 elongatus 2 . Apetal . 7, G. Ev. T. 

 ferrugineus . Apetal . 7, G. Ev. T. 

 japfaious . . Apetal . 8, G. Ev. T. 



latifolius . . Apetal 

 macroprryllus. Apetal 

 neriifdlius 7 . Apetal . 

 nuhfgenus. . Apetal . 

 nucifer 3 . . Apetal . 



20 N. Hull. . 1825 

 20 China . . 1800 

 50 Jamaica . 1824 

 00 P. Penang 1S40 

 10. C. G. H. . 1774 

 60 N. Zeal. . 1840 

 20 Japan . . 1861 

 3, G. Ev. T. 100 Puudua . 1828 



7, G. Ev. T: 10 China . . 1804 



8, 8. Ev. T. 50 E. Ind. . 1820 

 7, G. Ev. T. 60 Patagonia 1850 

 7, G. Ev. T. 15 Japan . . 1822 



