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minima . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. i Switzerl. ISIS 

 missourica 15 Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1S27 

 molllssima . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 1£ Europe . 1S32 



™™;P eU " | Yellow . 4, H. Her. P. 4 France . 10S0 



multiada. . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. J Siberia . 1759 

 angustiiblia Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. £ Siberia . 1759 



"fcrmtoa" } 0ra - wt 6 > H Her - P ' 1 H y brid ■ 1S29 

 liftida . . Wht.red 6, H. Her. P. J Switzerl. 1816 



sivea . . . Y'ellow . 7, H. Her. P. J Siberia . 1S16 

 macrophylla Yelluw . 6, H. Her. P. J N. Amer. 1827 

 norv<?gica . Yelluw . 6, H. Her. P. | N. Eur. . 1764 

 obscura . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1S00 

 ochreata . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. N.India. 1849 

 ont6poda . . Y'ellow . 8, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1S26 

 opaoa . . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. £ S. Eur. . 1680 

 ornith6poda . Yellow . S, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1830 



TioWe? : | Yellow. 6. H. He, P. J .1827 



patula. . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. i Hungary. ISIS 



pectinate . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 11 N. Amer. 1826 



pedita . . Yellow . 0, H. Her. P. 1 Europe . 1S19 



P nica 12" 1 " } Yellow • 1< H - ner - R 1 N - Amer - i' 25 

 petrfea . Yellow . 5, H. Her. P. \ France . 1S19 



P1 iolde" el " } fellow .5, H. Her. P. i Levant . 175S 

 recta . ' . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 1 S. Eur. . 1648 

 reptans . Yellow . 5, H. Her. Cr. 4 Britain, mead. 



flore-pleno . Yellow . 7, H. Her. Cr. | Britain, gard. 



variegata . Y'ellow . 7, H. Her. Cr. £ Britain, gard. 

 resplfeiidens . Rose . . 7, H Her. P. 1 Hybrid, gard. 

 Bichardsbnii Y'ellow . 7, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1S26 

 rupestris . . White . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Eng., rocks, 

 ruthemca . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. | Siberia . 1799 

 Russeliana . Scarlet . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Hybrid . 

 Salbsb-rii . . White . 6, H. De. S. 2 Siberia . 1S23 

 Sanguisbrba. Cream . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1S26 

 sericea . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. \ Siberia . 1780 

 Sieversiana j Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Nepal . 1822 

 specibsa . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Crete . 1821 



S sima l6SS ~ } Yellow ' 8 > H ' Her - P - 1 Hybrid, S ai 'd. 



stipuliris' . Yellow . 7, H. ner. P. 1 Siberia . 1727 



stolonifera . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 1 . 1S31 

 subacaulis 14 Yellow . 5, H. Her. P. J S Fiance 1820 



supina . Y'ellow . 5, H. Her. P. \ Siberia . 1696 



taurica . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Tauria . 1S20 



TLomasii . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. \ Italy . . 1822 



tridentata . White . 6, H. Her. P. £ Scotland . 



umbrbsa . . White . 5, H. Her. P. | Tauria . 181S 



uniflora . . Yellow . 5, H. Her. P. J Dahuria . 1819 



Valderia . . Sulphur 4, H. Her. P. \ Piedmnt. 1825 



velutlna . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. t, France . 1819 



tenia . . . Y'ellow .■ 6, H. Her. P. ,; Britain, hills, 



verticillaris . Y'ellow . 6, H. Her. P. i Siberia . 1818 



villusa . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. J N. Amer. ] 820 



virgata . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 1 . 1820 



viscosa , . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. $ Dahuria . 1797 



Poteriuu, Linn. From poterion, a cup ; P. 

 Sanguisbrba is used in cooling drinks. Linn. 

 21, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Rosacea:. Plants of little 

 beauty. The shrubby species grow well in 

 any light rich soil ; and young cuttings root 

 readily under a glass. The herbaceous kinds 

 grow in any common soil, and are increased by 

 seeds. Synonyms: 1, P. hpbriduin. 



a Uum° n ! f5 ; I G,een • 7 - H - Her - p - 3 s P ain ■ 1S22 

 hjbridum 1 Green . 6, H. Her. P. 3 France . 16S3 

 caudatum . Green . 3, G. Ev. S. 3 Canaries 1779 

 polygamum . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. S Hungary 1803 

 Sanguisbrba. Green . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Eng., hills, 

 spinbsnm . Gieen . 7, H. Ev. S. 2 Archipel. 1595 

 verrucc-sum . Green . 7, H. Her. P. 2 . 1S2S 



P6thos, Linn. Pothos, the name of a species 

 in Ceylon. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Arama, 

 Very singular epiphytal plants ; in the West 

 Indies and South America, they grow on trees, 

 as the Ivy does in England. The leaves of P. 



palmala are three feet, and the footstalks four 

 feet long. They all succeed well in peat and 



loam, and may be increased by dividing the 

 roots. Synonymc: 1, P. grandifdlia. See 



Anthurium, "Symplocarpus, Monstira, and 

 Scind&psus. 



aeaulis . . Apetal 5, S. Epi. 1 W. Ind. . 17f0 



angustata . Apetal 5, S. Epi. § Trinidad. 1S2J 



argyresea. .Apetal 5, S. Epi. 2 W. Ind. 



canuasfblia . Apetal 5, S. Epi. 3 W. Ind. . 1789 



cordata . . Apetal 4, S. Epi. 3 America . 1770 



coriaeea . . Apetal 6, S. Epi. 3 Brazil . 1824 



crassinervis . Apetal 5, S. Epi. 21 S. Amer. 1796 



crenata . . Apetal 5, S. Epi. i W. Ind. . 1S23 



dectirsiva . Apetal 5, S. Epi. 20 E. Ind. . 1822 



digitata . . Apetal 5, S. Epi. 2 W. Ind. . 1820 



gigantea . . Apetal 6, S. Epi. 20 , E. Ind. . 1S24 



glatica . . . Aoetal 5, S. Epi. 3 Mexico . 1S29 



gracilis . Apetal 5, S. Epi. \ Triuidad 1S25 



Harrfsii . . Apetal 6, S. Epi. 2 Brazil . 1824 



heterophyUa. Apetal 6, S. Epi. 20 E. Ind. . 1824 



lanceolata . Apetal 6, S. Epi. 2 Barbado. 1790 



Lasia . . . Apetal 6, S. Epi. S E. Ind. . 1819 



longifblia . Apetal 6, S. Epi. 1 Mexico . 1S29 



m ia°l OPll ^".} A P etal 5 > S - E P ! ' 3 W - Iud ' - ir94 



microphylla. Apetal 9, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1S29 



obtusifblia . Apetal 5, S. Epi. 2 Barbado. 1790 



officinalis . Apetal 6, S. Epi. 12 B. Ind. . 1820 



palmata . Apetal 6, S. Epi. 3 S. Amer. 1803 



Poeplea . . Apetal 6, S. Epi. 20 E. Ind. . 1820 



pentaphylla . Apetal 10, S. Epi. 2 Cayenne 1803 



pertusa . . Apetal 6, S. Epi. 20 E Ind. . 1824 



pinnata . . Apetal 6, S. Epi. 20 E. Ind. . 1S20 



podophylla . Apetal 8, S. Epi. 1 Mexico . 1841 



reflexa . Apetal 9, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1828 



reptans . . Apetal 9, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1823 



rubescens . Apetal 9, 8. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1S28 



rubrinei-via . Apetal 9, S. Epi. 2 S. Amor. ] 820 



sagittate . . Apetal 9, S. Epi! 3 W. Ind. . 1800 



seandens . . Apetal 0, S. Epi. 4 E. Ind. . 1821 



violacea . . Apetal 5, S. Epi. 2 Jamaica 1793 



PotIea, or PotIeon. See Cucuroila, Polira. 



Pot-marigold. See GaUndula officinalis. 



Pouch, a little sack or bag at the base of some 

 petals and sepals. 



Pounce is the powdered guin resin procured 

 from Juniperus communis. 



Poupartia, Commerson. The tree is called Bois 

 de Poupart, in the Island of Bourbon. Linn. 

 10, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Bhamn&cece. An orna- 

 mental genus. For culture and propagation, sae 

 Sp6ndias. Synonymes : 1, Spdndias dulcis; 2, 

 S. mangifera. 



mangifera 2 . White . 6, S. Ev. T. 50 E. Indies 1820 

 borb6niea . Purple . 6, S. Ev. T. 40 Bourbon 1825 

 dulcis 1 . . . White . 6, S. Ev. T. 60 Java . . 1793 



Poueretia, Ruiz and Pavon. In honour of 

 Abbe Pourret, a French botanist and traveller 

 in Spain. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Brome- 

 liacece. An ornamental genus of plants, grow- 

 ing freely in a mixture of sandy loam and 

 peat ; they are increased by suckers, or by 

 seeds. See Billb&rgia and Pupa. 

 cceriilea . . Blue . . 6, S. Her. P. 1 Chile . . 1S27 

 coarctata . . Y'ellow . 5, S. Her. P. 1 Chile . .1822 

 magnispatha Grn. wht. 5, Epiphy. 5 S. Amer. 1820 

 pyramidata . Yellow . 6, S. Her. P. 1 Peru . .1822 

 rubricaiilis Blue red . 6, S. Her. P. 1 Chile . . 1S27 



PozbA, De Candolle. In honour of M. Pozo, a 

 Spanish botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Api&cece. For culture, &c, see Fragbsa. 

 coriaeea. . White . 7, F. Her. P. I 1 Chili . 1827 



Pr^qnans, swollen, protuberant. 



PrAhorse, appearing as if bitten off. 



