PSY 



466. 



PTE 



PsychIne, Desfonlaines. From psyche, a butter- 

 fly ; the pods are furnished with wings like a 

 ■butterfly. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassicdeeos. 

 A worthless annual, merely requiring to be 

 sown in the open ground. Synonyme: 1, 

 Thl&spi PsycMne — styl&sa 1. 



Pstch6tria, Linn. Said to he from psyche, 

 life ; in allusion to the powerful medical quali- 

 ties of some of the species. Linn. 5, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Cinchonacece. Most of the species 

 are handsome in foliage, but the flowers of all 

 are rather insignificant. They are of the 

 easiest cultivation, growing best in a mix- 

 ture of loam, peat, and sand ; and cuttings 

 strike root readily in sand, under a glass. 

 •Several species are used as substitutes for Ipe- 

 cacuanha. See Gedphila, Nonatelia, and Pa- 



licoikria. 

 asiatica . 

 brachiata 

 citrifdlia . 

 coriacea . 

 cumanensis 

 dapbnoldes 

 elliptica . 

 glaorata . 

 hirsuta . 

 laurifblia . 

 lineata 

 marginata 



White . 7, S. Ev. S. 

 Wt. yel. 7, S. Ev. S. 



White 

 White 



6, S. Ev. S. 



7, S. Ev. S. 5 

 Yellow . 6, S. Ev. 8. 10 

 White . 6, G. Ev. S. 3 



5, S. Ev. S. 3 



6, S. Ev. S. 4 



7, S. Ev. S. 4 

 6, S. Ev. S. 5 

 6, S. Ev. S. 4 

 5, S. Ev. 8. 4 



. Green 

 . White 

 . White 

 . White 

 . White 

 . White 



White 

 White 



sperma 

 myrtifolia 

 parasitica 



peduneulata. White 

 pubescens 

 rigida . 



White . 7, 8. Ev. S. 4 



undata 



7, S. Ev. S. 



6, Parasite. 



6, 8. Ev. 8. 

 . Yel.gm. 5, S. Ev. 8. 

 . Wt. yel. 9, 8. Ev. 8. 



, White . 5, 8. Ev. S. 



W. Indies 1806 

 W. Indies 1793 

 W. Indies 1793 

 8. Amer. . 1810 

 Trinidad . 1824 

 Mortn. B. 1830 

 Brazils . 1821 

 Jamaica . 1810 

 Jamaica 

 Jamaica 

 Caraccas . 1824 

 Jamaica . 1819 



W. Indies 1824 

 3 Jamaica . 1826 

 J W. Indies 1802 

 8 Jamaica . 1818 

 6 Jamaica . 1812 

 3 Trinidad . 1820 

 3 Bahamas. 1823 



. 1826 

 . 1818 



Psyllium. See Plant&go Psyllium. 



Ptarmica, De Candolle. See Achillea Ptar- 

 mica. 



Ptelea, Linn. From ptelea, the Greek name 

 of the elm, derived from plao, to fly ; alluding 

 to the winged fruit. Linn, 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Xanthoxylacece. A hardy North American 

 plant, with laburnum-like leaves ; it will 

 thrive in any common border soil, and in- 

 creases readily by layers. See Plelidium. 

 trifoliata . Green . 6, H. De. S. 10 1ST. Amer. . 1704 



PlELfDlUM. So named by Thouars, from its 

 similarity to Ptelea. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Celastraccte. An ornamental shrub, growing 

 best in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand ; 

 and cuttings of the ripened wood root readily 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonyme: 

 1, Ptelea ovata, Seringia ovata. 

 ovatum 1 . Green . 6, S. Ev. 8. 3 Madagascar . 181s 



Pteris, Linn. From pteryx, a wing ; in allu- 

 sion to the appearance of the leaves. Linn. 

 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polypodidceoz. An orna- 



mental genus of Ferns. The stove and green- 

 house kinds are best cultivated in a mixture 

 of sandy loam and peat. The hardy kinds 

 grow best among rock-work, or in a shady 

 border ; a light sandy soil suits them, and 

 they are all readily increased by divisions, or 

 seeds. P. aquilina is the well-known brake 

 of this country, which has been sometimes 

 used as an anthelmintic. P. esculenta is occa- 

 sionally used as an article of food in different 

 countries. Synonymes :-l, P. semiserrata, ser- 

 riaria, pentapliylla, heterophflla, nervosa, irit- 

 tata, digitdta, multiaurita, triplvjlla, sieno- 

 phplla, dloo-lineata ; 2, P. ilegans ; S, Adi- 

 Antum hexdgonum, Rula-muraria major ; 4, 

 P. argyrdea, tricolor. See Allosorus, Chei- 

 Idnthes, Lonchites, Nothochlcena, and Tcenitis. 

 aculeata . 

 allosfirus . 

 ampla . . 

 aquilina . 



. Brown 

 , Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 



arguta. . . Brown 



aspericaulis . Brown 



atropurpiirea Brown 



calomelanos . Brown 



caudata . 



Cervantesii 



chinensis . 



colllna . . 



cordata . 



cretica 1 , 



crenulata 



denticulata 



discolor 2 



S, S. Ev. T. 6 W. Ind. . 1793 

 8, S. Her. P. 1 

 7, 8. Her. P. 6 

 7, H. Her. P. 3 



7, H. Her. P. 



8, G. Her. P. 1 



7, 8. Her. P. 



8, H. Her. P. 



9, 8. Her. P. 

 Brown 10, H. Her. P. 



. Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brn. yl. 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 



> Brown 



. Brown 



Brown 9, P. 



edulis 

 eiegans . 

 esculenta 

 falcata 

 fel6sina . 

 flexuosa . 

 grandifdlia 

 hastata . 

 heteroph^l- 



la3 . . 

 imperi&lis 

 intramargi- 



nalis . . 

 Kingiana . 

 lata. . 

 lactea . . 

 lanuginosa 

 latiz&na . 

 leptophylla 

 longif&lia 

 nemoralis 



variegata 

 palmata . 

 pedata 

 peruviana 

 Plumieri. 

 quadriau- 



rlta 4 . 

 rotundif&lia . Brown 

 sagittata . . Brown 

 sagittsef dlia . Brown 

 semipinnata. Brown 

 serrulata . . Brown 

 spinuldsa . . Browu 

 subverticil- 



lata . . 

 sulcata . 

 ternif&lia 

 tremula 

 umbrosa . 

 vespertili- 



dnis . . 



8. Her. P. 



8. Her. P. 



8, S. Her. P, 



6, S. Her. P. 3 



7, G. Her. P. 1 

 7, 8. Her. P. 2 



7, 8. Her. P. 2 



8, 8. Her. P. 3 



7, 8. Her. P. 3 



8, S. Her. P. 3 

 8, G. Her. P. 3 

 6, G. Her. P. 1 

 6, S. 

 7,8. 



8, 8. Her. P. 2 

 8, G. Her. P. 2 



Brit., hea. &c. 

 § Siberia . 1816 



1 Madeira . 1778 

 I E. Ind. . 

 £ N. Amer. 1770 

 J C. G. H. . 1830 



2 N. Amer. 1777 



1 Mexico . 1824 



2 China. 

 £ Brazil 



Mexico 

 Candia 



. 1824 



Brazil 



Brazil 



N. Zeal. 



E. Ind. 



N. S. W. 



N. Holl. 

 Her. P. 1 Jamaica 

 Her. P. 1 



W. Ind. 



C. G. H. 



Jamaica 

 E. Ind. 

 Mexico 



Her. P. 3 

 Her. P. 1 

 Her. P. 1 



.1820 

 . 1820 

 . 1827 

 . 1824 

 . 1825 

 . 1837 

 . 1824 

 . 1815 

 . 1820 

 . 1822 

 . 1831 

 . 1793 

 . 1823 



. 1820 



1828 



7, S. 



6, G. 



7, S. 



. Brn. yl. 

 . Brn.yl. 

 . Brown 11 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 , Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 10', S 

 . Brown 7, S 



G. Her. P. 1 



S. Her. P. 1 



Her. P. 1 



Her. P. 



Norflk. I. 1831 

 Brazil . 1841 



6, 8. 

 6, S. 



Bourbon . 181» 

 Her. P. 1£ Mortn. B. 1831 

 Her. P. 2 Brazil . 1824 

 W. Ind. . 1770 

 1£ Bourbon . 1823 

 1 Bourbon . 

 1 Caraccas . 1821 

 1 Virginia . 1820 

 f Peru . . 1830 

 Amer. 1818 



Brown 



i Brown 



. Brn. yl. 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 

 . Brown 



[■Brown ' 



Her. 



Her. 



Her, 

 7, S. Her. 

 7, H. Her. 



Her. 



Her. P. 2 



G. Her. P. 1 



6 ; 

 7,8 



Java 



. 1S59 



Her. P. U N. Zeal. . 1824 



6, S. Her. P. | S. Amer. . 1826 



7, S. Her. P. 3 Brazil . 1825 



7, 8. 

 S, S. 

 0, S. 



8, P. 

 6,8. 



Her. P. 1 

 Her. P. 1 

 Her. P. 1 



Her. P. 1 



Her. P. 1 



6, S. Her. P. 1 



7, G. Her. P. 3 

 7, G. Her. P. 3 



7, G. Her. P. 3 



Mexico 

 Jamaica 



.1770 

 . 1834 



1S31 



1S41 



N. Holl. 

 N. Holl. 



N. Holl. . 1823 



. 1820 

 . 1823 



Pterocarpus, Linn. From pteron, a wing, 

 and Tcarpos, a fruit ; the pods are girded with a 

 broad wing. Linn. 16, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Fab&ccce. 



