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Nat. Or. Graminctcece. A genus of worthless 

 grasses, growing in any common soil, and in- 

 creased by dividing the root. Synonymes : 1, 

 Andropbgon distdchyos ; 2, A. striatus; 3, A. 

 undatus — distaohya 1, striata 2, undiita 3. See 

 Chrysopbgon. 



P6ly. See Teucrium Pblium. 



Polyachyrus, Be Candolle. From poly, many, 

 and achuron, chaff. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Astcrucece. For cnlture, see Clirysdnffiemum. 

 aurltus . . Blue . . 6, F. Her. P. li Chili . 1830 



PolyactIdium. See Brigeron delpliinifblium. 



Polyandrous, having more than twenty stamens 

 inserted in the receptacle. 



Polyanqium, Link. From poly, many, and 

 angium, a capsule ; many peridiums. Linn. 

 •24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Lycoperdacece. A species 

 of Fungus, about the size of a grain of sand, 

 found on damp trunks of trees — vitelllnum. 



Polyanthus. See Primula, vulgaris and elatior; 

 also Narcissus Tazetla. 



Polyb6trya, Humboldt. From poly, many, 

 and botrys, a raceme ; fertile divison of frond. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polypodiaceas. 

 Handsome species of Fern, delighting in a 

 hot humid atmosphere, and turfy peat soil ; 

 increased by division at the. roots, or by seeds, 

 acuminata . Brown . 6, S. Her. P. I W. Indies 1881 

 cervlna . . Brown . 4, B. Her. P. i Jamaica . 1823 

 cylindrica . Brown . 5, S. Her. P. J Jamaica . 1843 

 vivipara . . Brown . 6, S. Her. P. j W. Indies 1S23 



PolycarpAa, De Candolle. From poly, .many, 

 and karpos, a fruit. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Illeccbraceas. Sow the seeds of the annual 

 species on a hotbed in spring. Both the 

 shrubby and herbaceous kinds are of the 

 easiest ' culture in a mixture of light sandy 

 loam and peat. See Polycarpon. 

 braziliensis . White . . 6, S. Her. P. 1 Brazil . l c 37 

 carn&sa . . White . . 6, F. Bv. S. i Caraceas 1816 

 memi.hitica. White . . 7, H. A. i Egypt . 1S2S 



Smithii . . White . . 6, F. Bv. B. J Canaries 1S16 



Polycarpon, Lasffiing. From poly, many, and 

 karpos, a fruit ; numerous seeds. Linn. 3, 

 Or. 3, Nat. Or. Illecebraeece. Worthless an- 

 nuals, merely requiring to be sown in the open 

 border. 



diphyllum . White . 6, H. A. i Spain . . 1821 



tetraphyllum White . 7, H. A. J Eng., sands. 



POLYCENIA, Chois. Meaning unknown. Linn. 

 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Selaginacece. A green- 

 house annual of easy culture in light soil, 

 hebenstreitioldes White . 8, G. A. 1 C. G. H. 1816 



PolychIlus, Blume. From poly, many, and 

 cheiloses lip. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Or- 

 chidacem. A curious orchid from Moulmein, 

 requiring the ordinary treatment of tropical 

 epiphytes. 

 cornu-ceVvi . Tel. red . 5, S. Epi. 4 Moulmein 



Polycnemum, Linn. From poly, many, and 

 kneme, a knee. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Chenopodiacece. The seeds of the different 

 species only require sowing in the open 

 ground. 



arvense . . .Apetal . 7, H. A. i S. Eur. . 1640 

 malacophyllum Apetal . 7, H. A. i Caucasus. 1823 

 oppositif&liurn .Apetal . 7, II. A. 1 Siberia . 1826 



roctirvum . .Apetal . 7, H. A. A France . 1820 

 sclerospermum.Apetal . 7, H. A. \ Tauria . 1S18 

 sibiricum . . Apetal . 7, H. A. 1 Siberia , 1826 



Polygala, Linn. From poly, much, and gala, 

 milk ; reputed effects of the plant on cattle 

 that feed upon it. Linn. 17, Or. 3, Nat. Or. 

 Polygalacece. All the species of this genus 

 are very showy. The greenhouse kinds thrive 

 well in one part tirrfy loam, and three parts 

 peat, with a quantity of sand mixed in it. 

 To obtain cuttings fit for planting, the shoots 

 should be topped, which will cause them to 

 push out numerous young ones ; these should 

 be taken off close when in a growing state, 

 about three inches long, planted in pots of 

 sand under glass, and placed in the propagat- 

 ing house ; the glasses must be occasionally 

 taken off and wiped. The hardy perennial 

 kinds thrive in a peat soil, and increase freely 

 by seeds or divisions of the roots. The annual 

 kinds require sowing in the open ground, pre- 

 ferring a peat soil. The root of P. Sinega is 

 diuretic, expectorant, purgative, emetic, and 

 sudorific ; it has been used with success in 

 croup, and as a cure against the bite of venom- 

 ous reptiles. According to Barton, P. san- 

 giAnea possesses similar qualities. Synonymes: 

 1, P. oppositifolia ; 2, P. cordifblia; 3, P. 

 grandiflbra ; 4, P. mridiseens ; 5, P. san- 

 See Mimdia and M urdltia. 



acuminata . Blue . 6, G. Ev. S. 



alpdstris . . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. 



amara . . . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. 



amblgua . . Purpsh. 6. H. A. 



attenuata . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. 



austrlaca. . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. 



b n r aT i£e£{ t ] PuI T le • 6 > G - Bv - S - 

 bracteolata . Purple . 7, G. Ev. B. 

 brevifblia . Red . 

 Burmanni ' . Purple 

 Chamsebuxus Yellow 

 ' cordifblia . . Purple 

 cruciata . . Redgrn. 6. H. 

 Dalmaisiana. Purple . 3, G. Ev. 

 fastigiata . . Red . . 6, H. A. 



Garcinii . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. 

 genistoldes . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. 

 gracilis . . Blue . 5, G. Ev. S. 

 graminif&lia. Li. yd. . 6, H. Her. P. 



H. 



6| G. Ev. S. 

 5, H. Ev. Tr. 

 5, G. Ev. S. 

 A. 



\ Switzerl. . 

 \ Europe . 1775 

 \ N. Amer. 1S24 

 3 C. G. H. . 1820 

 £ Germany. 



2 O. G. H. . 1790 



. 1713 

 . 1824 

 . 1800 

 . 1658 

 . 1791 

 . 1839 

 . 1889 

 . 1S24 



. Wht. pk. 6, S. Ev. 



Hilairiana 



incarnata . Pink . 6, H. 



intermedia . Puiple . 6, G. Ev. S. 



lanceolata . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. 



latifdlia 2 . Purple . 5, G. Ev. S. 



ligularis . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. B. 



liliifolia . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. 



lutea . . . Yellow . 6, H. A. 

 major . . . Red . . 7, H. Her. P. 



monspellaca. Blue . 6, H. A. 



myrtifdlia . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. 



grandifldraS Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. 



nana 4 . . Grn. yel. 6, H. A. 



Nummularia. Purple . 6, G. Ev. B. 



oppositifolia . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. 



major . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. 



paniculata . Pa. pur. 7, S. A. 

 paucifblia . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. 



pinifdlia . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. 



purpurea 5 . Purple . 6, H. A, 

 rubella . . Pa. red . 6, H. Her. P. 



sanguinea . -Rose . 8, H. A. 

 Senega . . Red swt. 7, F. Her. P. 



simplex . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. 



speci&sa . . Purple' . 7, G. Ev. S. 



tenuifalia . Flesh . 5, G. Ev. S. 



teretifolia . Purple . 8, G. Ev. S. 



tetrag&na . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S 



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 . 1857 

 , 1812 



'. 1820 

 . 1820 

 . 1S20 

 . 1823 



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1 Bahia . . 

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3 C. G. H. 

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3 C. G. H. . 1707 

 3 C. G. H . 1818 

 i N. Amer. 1815 

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2 C. G. H. . 1790 



3 C. G. H. . 1790 

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1 N. Amer. 1828 



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3 C. G. H. . 1791 

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