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Pteryg6dium, Swartz. The name is probably 

 derived from pterygodes, wing-like ; because of 

 tile appearance of the sepals. Linn. 20, Or. 



1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. A genus of tuberous- 

 rooted plants, requiring the same treatment as 

 Corjcium. 



alatum . . Yellow . 7, G. Ter. 1 C. G. H. . 1S21 

 volucre . . Yellow . 7, G. Ter. 1 C. G. H. . 1797 



Ptilocnema, D. Don. See Pholiddta. 



Ptilostephium, Kunth. From ptilon, a featlier, 

 and stephos, a crown ; from the feathery-like 

 pappus. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Aste.r&cece. 

 The seed of these plants should be sown on a 

 gentle hotbed, and the young plants trans- 

 planted into the open border. 



coronopifolium Yellow 6, H. A. 1 Mexico . 1823 

 trifidum . . Yellow 6, H. A. 1 Mexico . 1823 



Ptil6ta, Agardh. From ptilotos, pinnated ; 



the form of the frond. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. 



Or. Cercaniaccce: This species and its variety 



are found in the ocean — plumbsa, p. tenuis- 



sima. 

 Ptilotrichum. Synonymes: 1, Altfssum canls- 



cens ; 2, A. elongdlum. 

 ' cane'scens 1 . White . 4, H. De. S. j Siberia . 1S28 



elongatum 2 . White . 4, H. De. S. 1 Altaia . 1836 



Ptych6tis, Koch. From ptyche, a plait, and 

 ous, an ear ; the petals have a plait emitting a 

 segment resembling a little ear. Linn. 5, Or. 



2, Nat. 'Or. Apiacece. Annuals not worth 

 cultivating. Synonymes: 1, Siseli ammoldes ; 

 2, Trachyspirmum coptieum ; 3, S. corsicum ; 

 4, S. saxifragum, Cdrum Bunius, Mium 

 Jieterophfllum ; 5, S. verticillatum, puslllum — 

 P. ammoides 1, c6ptica 2, ebrsica 3, hetero- 

 phylla 4, vertieillata 5. 



Puberula, rather downy. 



Pubescent, downy, hoary, covered with short 

 soft hairs. 



Puccinia, Persoon. In honour of T. Puccinius, 

 a professor of anatomy at Florence. Linn. 

 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. UredinAcece. The species of 

 this genus have all the appearance of blackish 

 or brown smut ; and are found, as most of 

 the specific names imply, upon the leaves of 

 various plants — Ad6xce, jEgopodii, Anemones, 

 Aspdragi, Avicularias, Bel6nicce, Buxi, Cdlthce, 

 Campdnulce, caricina, Oentaurice, Chrysos- 

 pUnii, Circ&cv, clundes&na, Epilbbii, Galiorum, 

 Glech6matis, globdsa, glomerata, Grdminis, 

 Heraclei, Lychnidearum, MSnthw, Poli/goni, 

 Primulas, Prunbriim, pulveruUnta, Saniculw, 

 Scoroddnice, Syngenesiarum, thmida, Ulinarice, 

 Unibelliferarum, Valdnlice, variabilis, Veroni- 

 carum, Vincce, Vlolce. 



Puccoou. See Sanguindria. 



Pucha-pat, or Pachotjli. See Plectrdnthus. 



PudIca, modest, humble. 



PuerAria, De Candolle. In honour of Si. M. 

 N. Puerari, a professor at Copenhagen. Linn. 

 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Fabacece. Ornamental 

 plants. For culture and propagation, see 

 Clitdria. Synonyme: 1, Hedgsarum tube- 

 rosum. 



Puff-ball. See Lycopirdon. 



Pulegium. See MMha PuUgium. 



PuLlCARIA, De Candolle. See Inula. 



Pulmokaria,Zmi». So named from its supposed 

 medical properties in diseases of the lungs. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. BoragincXcece. Very 

 pretty flowering plants, well adapted for orna- 

 menting the front of shrubberies. They thrive 

 in any common soil, and are readily increased 

 by divisions. Synonymes: 1, P. oblongata. 

 See Mertinsia. 



tuberbaa 1 

 Wfilichii 



. Yel. . e, G. Ev. CI. 3 E. Ind. . 1806 

 . Yel. . 6, G. Ev. CI. 3 Nepal . 1826 



Pulque, a liquor made from the sap of several 

 species of Agave. 



Pulsatilla. . See Anemdne Pulsatilla. 



Pulse. See Fabacece. 



PultenAa, Smith. In honour of "W. Pulteney, 

 M.D., a botanical author. Linn. 10, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Fabacece. The beautiful little shrubs 

 of this genus succeed best in a compost of 

 loam, peat, and sand, and placed in an airy 

 part of the greenhouse or conservatory. Cut- 

 tings of the half-ripened wood root readily in 

 sand, under a glass. • Synonymes: 1, Micr6- 

 stylis Luberi, Dillwljnia cuneata. 



argentea . . Yel. . 4, G. Ev. S. 1 N. Hoi. . 1824 

 aristata . . . Yel. . 5, G. Ev. S. 1J N. Hoi. . 1824 

 aspera . . . Yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. if N. Hoi. . 1824 

 brachytrdpa . Pur.or. 2, G. Ev. S. 2 P.Augsta. 1888 

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