P^O PAL 
PAL PAN 
nniflorS . . . Pink . , 5, H. Her. P. Sib«ria . . 
ve>talls . . . White . . 5, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 
Wliitlejl . . Blush . . 5, H. Her. P. China . . 1808 
annmaH, 2 . . Crimson . 5, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1 788 
arietinS . . . Purple . H. Her. P. Levant . . 
AndersonI . . Rose . . 6, H. Her. P. 
oxonignsis . . Pa. blush . 6, H. Her. P. 
Brownil . . . Red . . 5, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1826 
coralhnd . . . Crimson . 5, H. Her. P. England 
Corsica .... Purple . 6, H. Her. P. Corsica . . 
cretk-a .... White . . 6t H. Her. P. Crete . . 
decora .... Purple . 6, H. Her. P. Turkey . . 
elatidr . , . Purple . 5, H. Her. P. Crimea . . 
PaUasH . . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. Crimea . . 
hQmilis .... Purple . 5, H. Her. P. Spain . . 1633 
hybrida .... Red . . 5. H. Her. P. Siberia . . 
lobata . . . .Purple . 5, H. Her. P. Spain . .1821 
mdllis .... Purple . 5, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 
Moutan . . . Purple . 5, H. Be. S. Cliina . . 1789 
albida-plena . AVhite . . 5, H. De. S. China . . 
Anngsigi . . Pink . . 5, H. De. S. China . . 
Banksu . . . Purple . 5, H. De. S. China . .1794 
carnga-plena . Flesh . . 5, H. De. S. Clrina . . 
lacgra . . . Rosy red . 6, H. De. S. Hybrid . . 1831 
Humgl . . . Purple . 5, H. De. S. China . . 1817 
papaveracga . White. . 5, H. De. S. China . . 1789 
punlcea . . . Carmine . 5, H. De. S. Hybrid . . 1831 
Rawesu . . . Pa. pink . 5, H. De. S. CUna . . 1820 
rOsga .... Pink . . 5, H. De. S. China . . 
rgsga-plena . . Red . . 5, H. De. S. China . . 1 804 
rbsga-semiplgna Red . . 5, H. De. S. China . . 1794 
speciosa . . . Pink . . 5, H. De. S. China . . 1825 
variegaU . . Wht. pur. 5, H. De. S. Hybrid . . 
officinalis . . . Red . . 5, H. Her. P. Europe . . 1548 
albicans . . . ^Vhite . . 6, H. Her. P. 
anemoniflora . Pink . . 5, H. Her. P. . 1830 
Baxterl . . . Crimson . H. Her. P. Oxford . . 
blanda . . . White . . 5, H. Her. P. 
camescens . . %Vhite . . 5, H. Her. P. 
pol3rp6taIa . . Crimson . 6, H. Her. P. 
rdsea .... Red . . 5, H. Her. P. 
rubra . . . Red . . 5, H. Her. P. 
Sabini . . . Crimson . 6, H. Her. P. Seedl. . . 
variegata . . Crimson . 6, H. Her. P. 
paradoxa . . . Purple . 5, H. Fii. P. Levant . . 
fimbriata, 3 . Purple . 5, H. Her. P. 
peregrina . . Drk. pur. . 5, H. Her. P. Levant . . 1629 
compacta . . Purple . 5, H. Her. P. 
Grevilin . . Purple . 5, H. Her. P. 
pubens . . . .Red . . 6, H. Her. P. 
Keevesiana . . Crimson . 5, H. Her. P. China . . 
Riis''-i .... Crimson . 5, H. Her. P. Sicily . . 
tenuifdlia . . . Red . . 5, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1765 
flure-plenO . . Red . . 5, H. Her. P. Russia . . 1831 
latifdiia . . . Crimson . 6, H. Her. P. 
triternata,4 . . Purple . ^ H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1790 
versledldr . . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. Scotch seedl. 
villosa, 5 ... Red . . 5, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1816 
P.«ONY, see Pcednid. 
Palafoxia. Named by Lagasca in honour of Palafox, 
a Spanish general. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Com- 
potitae. This is an ornamental species, growing 
about two feet high, with rather pretty white 
flowers ; it flourishes in any common soil. Syno- 
nyme; 1. Stevia lincarU. 
linearis, 1 . . . White. . 6, G. Her. P. Mexico. . 1821 
Palatb, the mouth of a ringent flower. 
PalavIa, Cavanilles. In honour of A. Palau y Ver- 
dera, once professor of botany at Madrid. Linn. 
16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Malvaceae. Plants only worth 
cultivating in botanical collections. Seeds sown 
on a hotbed early in spring, and the plants trans - 
planted into the open border in May, will produce 
their flowers and seeds in abundance. Synonyme ; 
1. P. prostrata — malvccfiAia, moschatd \,rhombifulid. 
Palf.acfx>us, abounding with chaffy scales. 
Palicourka. Named by Aublet, who does not give 
the meaning of the word. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Cinchonacece. A genus of pretty shrubs, from four 
to six feet high ; for culture and propagation, they 
may be referred to Psychotria. Synonymes : 1 . 
Psychotria lineata. 2. P. crocea. 3. P. rigida. 
apicata, 1 . . . Yellow . 7. S. Ev. S. Caraccas . 1824 
crw^a, 2 . . . Charge . 7, S. Ev. S. W. Ind- . 1823 
rIgIda, 3 . . . Yellow . 8, S. Ev. S. Caraccas . 1820 
Pai.Imbia, Besser. Derivation not known. Linn. 5, 
Or. 2, Nat. Or. Umbelliferae. These plants are not 
possessed of much beauty ; for culture and propa- 
gation, see Peucedannm. Synonymes: 1. Selinum 
Chabroei. 2. S. podolicum, 3. Sison salsum. 
Chabrsi, 1 . . . Grn. veL . 7, H. Her. P. France . . 1791 
podolica, 2 . . White . . 7, H. Her. P. Podolia . . 1791 
salsa, 3 . . . . Cream . . 6, H. Her. P. Russia . . 1804 
Paliurus, Tournefort. The name of a town in Africa. 
Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rhamnaceae. Very hand- 
some plants, well fitted for shrubberies. The fruit 
of P. aculeatus is very singular, appearing some- 
thing like a head with a broad-brimmed hat on. 
This is the shrub of which it is by many persons 
supposed the crown of thorns which was put on our 
Saviour’s head was made ; and this assertion is 
borne out by many travellers of credit, who say 
that it is one of the most common shrubs in the 
country of Judaea, and from the pliability of its 
branches, which may be brought into any figure, 
it may afford a probability. They will grow in 
any common soil, and may be increased by layers, 
cuttings of the roots, or seeds. Synonymes: 1. P. 
australis. 2. Zizyphus incurvus. 
aculeStus, 1 . . Gni. yel. . 6, H. De. S. S. Eur. . .1596 
vlrgfitus, 2 . . . Grn. yeL . 8, H. De. S. Nepal . . 1817 
Palmatk, or palmatbd, divided so as to resemble a 
hand spread open. 
Palmatelv-parted, parted in a palmate manner. 
PalmeliA, Lynehye. From palrnas, vibration; jelly- 
like nature of the species. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. 
Or. Algce. Minute species, found in marshy or 
inundated places ; they consist of very small glo- 
bules, supposed by some naturalists to be the 
ova of animalcules — adndtd, botryoddSs, ctuSntd, 
grumOsd, hyallnd, livldd, montdnd, protubirans, ri- 
vularis, rOsed. 
Tav^ia, Lindley. Meaning not explained. Linn. 
19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Compositae. This is described 
as being a beautiful little annual. The flower- 
heads are of the red-gold colour of Elichrysum brac- 
teatum. 
fulva .... Yellow . 5, G. A. Swan R. . 1837 
Panary, used for making bread. 
#*ANAx, Linn. From pan, all, and akos, a remedy ; 
in allusion to the miraculous virtues ascribed to 
P. quinquefolia. Linn. 23, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Araliaceae. 
The species thrive well in a mixture of peat, loam, 
and sand, and cuttings root readily under a hand- 
glass. The root of P. quinquefolium, or Ginseng of 
the shops, is much esteemed by the Chinese for its 
beneficial influence upon the nerves, and for other 
supposed virtues ; but our physicians have not dis- 
covered any proofs of its efficacy in Europe. Sy- 
nonymes : \. P. conchifolia. 2. P. chrysophyllum. 
aculefitum . . .Green . 11, S. Her. P. Cliina '. . 1773 
arbareum . . . Green . G. Ev. T. N. Zeal. . 1820 
attenuatum . . Green . & Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1823 
cochleatam, 1 . . Green . S Ev. S. Moluccas . 1820 
fragrans . . . Green . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1816 
fruticOsum . . . Green . 8, S. Ev. S. Temnte . 1800 
MorOtdni, 2 . .Green . S. Ev. T. Cayenne . 1822 
quinquefolium . Lgt. yel. 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1740 
trifollum . . . Green . 5, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1759 
Pancratium, Herbert. From pan, all, and kratys, 
potent; supposed medicinal virtues. Linn. 6, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. Amaryllidacece. These are handsome, 
well-known bulbous plants, requiring to be grown 
in a composition of three- parts light sandy loam, 
and one-part vegetable mould ; they are increased 
by offsets from the roots, or by seeds, from which 
the new varieties are obtained. The bulbs of P. 
maritimum are emetic. Synonyme : 1 . P. mexicanum, 
acutifollum, 1 . Wliita . 6, S. Bl. P. Mexico . . 1824 
americanum . . 'White . 6, S. Bl. P. Jamaica . 1820 
amdenum . . . White . 6, S. Bl. P. Guiana . . 1790 
angustum . . . 'W’hite . 6, S. Bl. P. 
biflorum . . . White . 6, S. Bl. P. E. Ind. . .1820 
canariensg . . . White . 6, G. Bl. P. Canaries .1815 
carib«um . . . White . 6, S. Bl. P. W. Ind. . 1730 
caroliniAnCm . . White . 6, F. Bl. P. Carolina . 1759 
crassifollum . . White . 6, S. Bl. P. S. Amer. . 
declinattim . . White . 6, S. Bl. P. W. Ind. . 1825 
distlchQm . . . White . 6, S. Bl. P. S. Amer. . 
Drj andri . . . White . 6, S. Bl. P. 
expSnsum . . . White . 6, S. Bl. P. W. Ind. . 1820 
frSgrans . . . W'hite . 5, S. Bl. P. W. Ind. . 1819 
guianense . . . White . 11, S. Bl. P. Guiana . . 1813 
illj-rlcum . . . White . 6, H. Bl. P. S. Eur. . .1615 
liUoraJe . . . White . 6, & Bl. P. S. Amer. . 1758 
longiflOrum . . White . 6, S. BL P. E. Ind. . .1810 
maritimum . . White . 6, H. BL P. S. Eur. . . 1597 
mexicanum . . White . 8, S. BL P. Mexico . . 1732 
ovStum .... 'White . 6, S. BL P. W. Ind. 
patens .... White . 7, S. Bl. P. W. Ind. . 1822 
pedals .... 'White . 8, S. BL P. Brazil . . 1820 
plicatum . . . 'White . 7^ S. Bl. P. Macao . . 1827 
rotatum .... \Yhite . 8, F. BL P. Carolina . 1803 
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