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stenopttflla . Yel. . S, G. Ev. 8. 2 N. Hoi. . 1837 

 sttpularis . . Tel. . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S. W. 1792 

 strlcta . . . Tel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 ST. S. W. 1803 

 subumbellata . Tel. . 4, Q. Ev. S. 1 V. D. L. 1831 

 tenuifdlia . . Tel. . 4, G. Ev. S. 1$ N. Hoi. . 1817 

 thymifdlia . . Tel. . 5, G. Ev. S. 1 N. Hoi. . 1810 

 vestlta "... Tel. . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . 1803 

 villifera . . . Yel. . 5, G. Ev. 8. 2 N". Hoi. . 1824 

 villbsa . . . Tel. . 5, G. Ev. 8. 2 N. 8. W. 1790 



Pulverulent, powdery, downy. 



Pulvinate, convex and flattened, cushion- 

 shaped. 



Pumos. See Corypha Pilmos. 



Pumpkin. See Cuc&rbita Pipo. 



Punctaria, Qreville. From punctum, a dot ; 

 numerous dotted fructifications. Linn. 24, 

 Or. 7, Nat. Or. Fuc&eew. These plants are 

 generally found on marine rocks — lalifblia, 

 plantaginea, tenuissima. 



Punctate, dotted. 



Pungent, pricking or stinging. 



Funica^ Linn. From punicus, of "Carthage," 

 near which city it is said to have been first 

 found ; or from pwniceus, scarlet : alluding to 

 the colour of the flowers. Linn. 12, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Myrt&cece. There is no tree more 

 showy than the Pomegranate. P. grancttum 

 and its varieties produce their splendid flowers 

 and fruit very plentifully when planted against 

 a south wall. They all grow well in a light 

 rich loam, and strike root freely from cuttings 

 or layers ; the rarer varieties are sometimes 

 increased by grafting on the common kinds. 

 Synonyrnes : 1, P. G. dlbum ; 2, P. Or. pli- 

 nwm. 



Granatum . Bed . . 8, H. De. 8. 20 S. Era. . 1548 

 albescens 1. Whitish . 8, H. De. 8. 10 China . 

 alb&cens l WMtisll . 8 H . De . g. 10 g. Eur . . 



fl. pleno ( - * 



flavum . . Tel. . . S, H. Be. S. 10 S. Eur. . 



rubrum fl. 



Red 



pleno 2 

 nana . . '. Red 



. 8, H. De. S. 10 S. Eur. . 



. 8, G. De. S. 4 W. Ind. . 1723 



Puniceus, red, or scarlet. 



Pupalia . See Desmochdsta. 



Purging-nuts. See Jdtropha pHrgans. 



Purg6sea. See Ordssula. 



Purple of Amorgus is obtained from MoccSlla 

 tinetbria. 



Purple-heart tree. See Copaifera pubifldra 

 and bracledta. 



PursAtha. See Ent&da Purs&tka. 



PtJRSHlA, Be Candolle. In honour of Frederick 

 Pursh, author of " Flora Americas Septentrio- 

 nalis," 1817. Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Rosacea;. A dwarf shrub, requiring to be grown 

 in a dry, light, sandy soil. It may be propa- 

 gated by cuttings, but is easier increased by 

 seeds. Synonyme : 1, Tigarea tridentata. See 

 Onosmbdium. 

 . tridentata 1 . Tel. . 6, H. Ev. S. 2 N. Amer. 1S26 



Purslane. See Portuldca. 



Purslane-tree. See Portulaearia. 



PuscHKfNiA, Adams. Named in honour of 

 Count M. Puschkin, a Russian botanist. 

 Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliaeecs. This plant 

 requires to be cultivated in sandy loam, and is 

 increased by offsets. Synonyms: 1, Addmsia 



scilloldes 1 . Pa. blue 5, P. Bl. P. 1 Siberia . 1819 



Pusillous, weak, diminutive. 



Pustulate, covered with glandular excres- 

 cences. 



Put6ria, Be Candolle. See Ernbdea montana. 



PutranjIya, Wallich. See Nageia Ptitranjiva. 



PuttY'Root. See ApMctrum hyemale. 



PtrYA, Molina. This name is substituted for the 

 genus- Pourrilia, as being the most ancient. 

 P&ya ccerMea is identical with PourrUia 

 ccsrtilea. P. Aeterophflla is a very pretty and 

 curious plant, bearing two distinct kinds of 

 leaves, one with tough, broad, horny petioles, 

 which overlie each other, forming a kind of 

 bulb, extended into narrow, serrated processes, 

 about two inches long ; the others which are 

 last formed, are thin, bright green and lanceo- 

 late, more than eighteen inches long. For 

 culture, &c, see Tilldndsia. Synonyrnes: 1, 

 PitaArnin undulatifblia ; 2, Pourretia cceritlea; 

 3, Pourretia lanuginbsa. 



Altenstelnii . White . 5, 8. Her. P. 2 Columbia 1836 

 gigantea 1 . Car. wt. 4, S. Her. P. 4 Brazil . 1845 

 chilensis . . Yel. . 5, S. Her. P. li Chile . . I860 

 casrtilea 2 . Blue . 6, G. Her. P. 4 Chill . . 1827 

 Punkiana . Pink . 4, S. Her. P. 2 8. Amer. 1S50 

 grandiflbra . Gn. or. 12, 8. Her. P. 2 Mexico . I860 

 heterophils Pink . 5, 8. Her. P. 1} Mexico .1833 

 lanuginosa 3. Green . 4, S. Her. P. 1\ 8. Amer. 1826 

 longifblia .Pink . 5, S. Her. P. J 8. Amer. 1850 

 maidif61ia . Cream . 5, S. Her. P. 2 Caraccas 1848 

 recurvata . White . 4, S. Her. P. 4 Brazil . 1843 

 sulphurea . Yel. . . 12, 8. Her. P. 2 Chile . . 1850 

 virescens . Gn. wht. 4, 8. Her. P. 2 N. Gren. 1856 

 Warzewiczli. Yel. pur. 3, S. Her. P. L} Guatem. 1860 



PycnXnthemum, Michaux. From pyJsiws, dense, 

 and arithemis, a flower ; the flowers are pro- 

 duced in dense whorls. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Lamidcece. White-flowering plants of 

 little beauty, but fragrant in' a high degree. 

 A peat border suits them best, and they are 

 readily increased by divisions. Synonyrnes: 1, 

 P. verticillatum ; 2, Thfjmiis virginicus ; 3, 

 Monardilla carolinidna. 



aristatum 1 . White . 8, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1752 



inctaum . . White . 8, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 1732 



lanceolatum. White . 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1812 



linifdlium 2 . White . 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1739 



Monardala3 White . 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1816 



nudum . . White 7, H. Herr P. 2 Carolina . 1824 



ovatum . . White . 8, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 1829 



Pycnostachys, Hooker. From pyhnos, dense, 

 and stachys, a spike ; the spikes are dense- 

 flowered. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lami- 

 aeece. P. ccerUea requires the same treatment 

 as other stove annuals. 



ccerulea . Blue . . 8, S. A. 3 Madagas. 1825 



urtieifblia '. Blue ; . 8, 8. Ev. S. 3 Africa . 1862 



PygmAa, dwarf. 



Pyn-boom. See Pimis. 



PyracXntha. See Oratcbgus Pyracdnffia. 



Pyramidal, formed like a pyramid. 



Pyraster. See Pj)mis communis Pyrdster. 



Pyrenium, Pries. From pyren, a kernel ; ap- 

 pearance of the plants. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. 

 Or. Botryt&ceas. This species is found on dead 

 wood — ligndtile. 



Pyrenula, Acharius. From a diminutive of 

 pyren, a kernel ; the receptacle is enclosed in 

 the thalamiura as a kernel in its shell. Linn. 

 24, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Graphidaceas. These plants 



