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Perfoliatum Folium, when the base of the leaf ent-irely surrounds 

 the stem, or when the stalk grows through the centre of 

 the leaf, as in Crassula Perfoliata. 



Perforati Cotyledones, pierced through, a species of the Motfo- 

 cotyledones, exemplified in the Germina; also an order 

 of plants in the Fragnienta Method i Naturalis of Linnceus. 



Peri anthium, a kind of calyx so called when contiguous to the 

 fructification. 



Pericarpium, a species of pod that contains the seed. 

 PericHjETium, a modification in the receptaculum in the Musci 

 and Algje. 



Perpendicularis Radix, a perpendicular, or downright root. 

 Personatje, masked, an order of plants in the Fragmenta Metho- 



di Naturalis of Linnceus. 

 Pes, a foot. 



Petaliformia Stigmata, a stigma resembling the shape of a 



petal. , 

 Petalodes Flos, a flower having petals. 

 Petalum, the corollaceous teguments of a flower. 

 Petiolaris Cirrhus, a tendril proceeding from the foot-stalk of 



a leaf. > 

 Petiolatum Folium, a leaf growing on a foot-stalk. 

 Petiolus, a little foot-stalk. 



Pileus, a hat or bonnet, the orbicular expansion cf a mushroom, 

 which covers the fructification. 



Pili, hairs. . 



Pilosum Folium, leaves whose surface is covered with long di- 

 stinct hairs. 



Pinnatifidum Folium (a winged leaf), applied to simple leaves 



whose lacinias are transverse to the rachiae. 

 Pinnatum Folium, a winged leaf. 



PiPERiTae, pepper, an order of plants in the Fragmenta Method! 

 Naturalis of Linnceus. 



Pjstillum, or female organ of generation, whose office is to re- 

 receive the farina fecundans. 



Pixidatum Folium, a kind of foliage, where one leaf is let intfc 

 another by a joint, as in Equisetum. 



