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456 



POM 



sulphureus, strobilifdrmis, ulmarius, undatus, 

 varius, v. lateralis, v. nummularis, velutlnus, 

 versicolor, vulgaris. 



Polypteris, Nuttall. From poly, many, and 

 pleron, a wing. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. As- 

 teracece. A pretty little plant, requiring the 

 same treatment as other rather tender annuals. 

 Synonyms : 1, Hymenop&ppus integrifblius. 

 integrif Mia 1 White . 7, H. A. 1 Georgia 1823 



PolyrhIza, having many roots. 



Polysaccum, Desfontaines. From poly, many, 

 and sakleos, a sack. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 

 Lyeoperdar.ece. Minute Fungi, found in damp 

 places — olivaceum. 



PoLVSlFHbNlA, Greville. From poly, many, and 

 siplwn, a tube ; in allusion to the numerous 

 little canals by which the coloured matter is 

 carried through the different parts of the plant. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Ceramictcece. Very 

 singular plants, found in the ocean, on the sea- 

 shore, rocks, &c. — ■ Agardhiana, allochroa, 

 alrorub&scens, badia, Brodicei, byssoldes, coc- 

 cinea, c. denudata, c. tenhior, cristata, divari- 

 cate/,, elongata, e. denudata, e. sanguinolinta, 

 elongella, fastigiata, filamentbsa, fruticuldsa, 

 farcellala, gracilis, macrocarpa, nigriscens, n. 

 pectinata, parasitica, rec&rva, Richardsbni, 

 spinuldsa, thuyoldes, urccolata, violacea, v. 

 major. 



Polysp6ra, Sweet. From poly, many, and 

 spora, a seed ; many seeds in a capsule. Linn. 

 i 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Ternstrosmidcew. This 

 handsome shrub requires a mixture of loam 

 and peat ; and cuttings, when the wood is not 

 too ripe, will root in sand, under a glass, in 

 heat ; it may likewise be increased by grafting 

 on the single red CamtUia japbnica . Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Camellia axillaris, Gordbnia and- 

 ■mala. 

 axillaris 1 . White . 3, S. Ev. S. 3 E. Indies .1818 



PoLYSTACBYA, Hooker. From poly, many, and 

 stachys, a spike. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 . Orchidacew. Bather interesting plants ; for 

 culture and propagation, see Burlingtdnia. 

 .afflnis . . . White . . 7, S. Epi. J Sier. Leone 1S38 

 bractedsa . Orange . . 5, S. Epi. j Sier. Leone 1838 

 cferea . . . Brn. yel. . 7, S. Epi. i Oaxaca . . 1840 

 •elavata . . Pale yel. . 7, S. Epi. 4' Belize . .1842 

 eultrata . . Yellow . . 7, S. Epi. i Brazil . . 1842 

 .grandifldra . Grn. pur. . 0, S. Epi. £ Sier. Leone 1837 

 luteola . . Yel. grn. . 7, S. Epi | Mexico . . 1818 

 macrantha . Grn. yel. . 5, S. Epi. $ Sier. Leone 1838 

 puberula . . Green . . 9, S. Epi. $ Sier. Leone 1822 

 ramuldsa . . Green . . 9, S. Epi. § Sier. Leone 1837 

 reflexa . . Wht. pink . 2, S. Epi. J Sier. Leone 1840 

 zeylanica. .Yellow. . 9, S. Epi. 4 Ceylon . .1837 



POLYSTICHUM. Synonymes: 1, Aspidium . aris- 

 tatum; 2, A. coniif ilium ; 3, A. discrelum; 

 4, A. hispidum; 5, A. prollferum, Nephrb- 

 dium prollferum ; 6, A. rhomboidcum ; 7, A. 

 wsCitum. 



Yellow 



-acrostichol- 

 des ... 

 aculeatum ', Yellow 

 jjemulum . . Yellow 

 angulare . . Yellow 

 aristatum 1 . Yellow 

 auriculatum. Yellow 

 cap^nse . . Yellow 

 concavum . Yellow 

 coniifdlium 2 Yellow 



5, H. Her. F. | N. Ame. 1820 



6, H. Her. P. 1\ Brit., hedges 

 6, P. Her. P. 1 Madeira 1799 



6, H. Her. P. 1 Britain. 



7, S. Hor. P. 1 Norfk.I. 



7, S. Her. P. 1 E. Ind. . 1793 

 6, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1823 

 6, H. Her. P. 1 Japan . 

 6, S. Her. P. J E. Ind. . 1841 



discretum 3 . Yellow , 



drepanum . Yellow . 



falcinellum . Yellow . 



flexum* . . Yellow . 

 glanduldsum Brn. yel. 



hispidum 4 . Yellow . 



lubatum . . Yellow . 



Lohchltis . Yellow . 



mucronatum Yellow . 



munltum . Yellow . 

 obtusum . . Brn. yel. 



prollferum 5. Yellow . 



pungens . . Yellow . 



rhizophyllum Yellow . 

 rhombol- ) -n- -n „ 



deumfi. fellow . 



setdsum . . Yellow . 



specidsum . Yellow . 



vestitum 7 . Yellow . 



PoLYSTfQMA, Pcrsoon. From poly, many, and 

 stigma, a mark. Linn. 24, Or. .9, Nat. Or. 

 Mucoracece. Very minute species of brown 

 Fungi, found ia autumn on live sloe and bird- 

 cherry leaves—; ftilvum, rubrum. 



PolytAnium, jbesv. From poly, many, and 

 taina, a fillet ; resemblance of fronds. Linn. 

 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polypodiacem. Stove ferns. 

 See Vittaria. 



PoLYTHRfNClUM, Kunzc. From poly, many, 

 and thrikos, a little division. Linn. 24, Or. 

 9, Nat. Or. Bolrytacew. A very small species, 

 growing on clover-leaves, in the form of nume- 

 rous black spots of unequal size — Trifblii. 



PolytrIchum, Linn. From poly, many, and 

 thrix, a hair ; in allusion to the hairy calyptra. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Bryaceoz. Very 

 pretty 'species of moss, with rigid leaves, and 

 the theca of a square form, mostly covered 

 with a hairy calyptra ; found on moist banks, 

 among heath, &c. Synonymes: 1, P. rubdlum; 

 2, P. grdcile ; 3, P. strictum ; 4, P. subroti/n- 

 dum ; 5, P. sexangulare—aloidLes, a. Dick- 

 s6ni, a. majus 1, alpinum, commune, c. at- 

 tenuatum 2, c. yuccaef&lium, hercynicnm, ju- 

 niperiuum, j . gracilius 3, nanum 4, piliferum, 

 septentrionale 5, undulatum, urnigerum. 



Pomaces, or Apple-worts. Are well-known 

 trees and shrubs, and the fruit they bear form 

 an article of dessert, and others are used for 

 culinary purposes. 



Pomaderris, Labillardiirc. From^joma, a lid, 

 and derris, a skin ; alluding to the membranous 

 covering of the capsule. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. JRhamnaceoi. A beautiful early-flowering 

 genus, very nearly akin to Willemetia, which 

 genus see for culture and propagation. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Ceandthus capsularis ; 2, O. globu- 

 3, O. spatulatus ; 4, C. Wendlandianus. 



Pa.yel. 6, 

 Yellow 6, 

 Grnsh. 6, 

 Cream 6, 

 Yellow 5, 

 Pa. yel. 6, 

 Whtsh, 4, 

 Pa.yel. 6, 

 Yellow 7, 

 Pa.yel. 4, 

 Pa.yel. 4, 

 Pa. yel. 4, 

 Pa.yel. 4, 

 Pa.yel. 4, 

 Pa.yel. 4, 

 Pa.yel. 4, 



acuminata . . 

 andromedgefblia 

 apgtala . . . 



betullna . . . 



capsularis 1 . . 



discolor . . . 

 elliptica . 



globuldsa 2 . . 



intermedia . . 

 lauigera . 



ledifdlia . . . 



phillyreoldes . 



phylicifdlia . . 



spatulata 3 . . 



Wendlandiana 4 



