FOI POL 
POL POL 
French botanist and traveller in Barhary. Linn, 
16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Legnminosae. A pretty species ; 
for culture and propagation, see Pictetia. Syno- 
nytnes ; 1. Glycine punctata, Turpinia punctata. 
sc&ndens, 1 . . . 3, S. Ev. CL Caraccas . 1823 
PoisoN-BULB, see Bmnsvigia toxicSriS. 
Poison-bulb, see Crinum asiatlcHm. 
PoisoN-NUT, see Strychnds Niix-vomicd. 
Poison oak, see Rhfis Toxicodendron. 
PoivRKA, Commerson. N^ed in compliment to N. 
Poivre, intendant of the Mauritius, in 1766. Linn. 
10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Combretaceas. This is a very 
elegant genus of plants, all well worthy of being 
cultivated for ornamenting the pillars or back of 
the stove. They grow best in a mixture of sandy 
loam and peat, and most of them strike with 
ease from young cuttings, planted in sand, under a 
glass, in heat. Synonym es : 1. Combretum Afzelii. 
2. C. barbatum. 3. C. purpureum. 4. C. comosum. 
5. C. decandrum. 6. C. intermedium. 
Afzeln, 1 . . . Scarlet . 4, S. Ev. CT. S. Leone . 1826 
barbau, 2. . . Wliite. . S. Ev. CC Maranh. . 1820 
eoccinaa, 3 . . Scarlet . 9, S. Ev. Cl. Madagas. . 1818 
eomosa, 4 . . . Purple . S. Ev. Cl. S. Leone . 1822 
decandra, 5 . . White . . 4, S. Ev. Cl. E. Ind. . .1826 
intermedia, 6 . . Scarlet . 4, S. Ev. CL S. Leone . 1823 
PoLANisiA, Rajinesque. From poly, many, and aniaoe, 
unequal; stamens numerous and unequal. Linn. 
11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Capparidacece. A genus of 
pretty plants, growing about a foot and a half high. 
They require to be sown in a hotbed frame, and 
turned out into a sheltered situation in the open 
border, about the middle of May. Synonymes : 1. 
Cleome cheladonii. 2. C. dodecandra. 3. C. dode- 
candra canadensit. 4. C. uniglanduloaa. 5. C. vis- 
cosa. 6. C. icosandra. 
CheladOnn, 1 . . Rose . . 6. H. A. E. Ind. . .1792 
dodecandra, 2 . White . . 6. H. A. E. Ind. . . 1795 
gravCOlans, 3 . . Pinlcsh. . 6, H. A. Canada . . 
uniglandulOea, 4 . Who red . 6, H. A. Mexico . . 1823 
viscosa, 5 . . . Yellow . 6, H. A. E. Ind. . . 1730 
icosandra, 6 . Yellow . 6, H. A. Ceylon . . 1730 
PolkmoniOm, Linn. From polemos, war ; Pliny says 
this plant gained its name from having caused a 
war between two kings, each of whom claimed the 
honour of having first discovered its virtues. Linn. 
5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polemoniaceoe. Ornamental 
border plants. P. caruleum is one of long standing. 
They are all of the easiest culture and propagation. 
Synonyme : 1 . P. bursifolium. 
cceruUum . . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. BriUin . . 
album . . . White . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
maculatum . . Striped . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
pillferum . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 
variegatum . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
graclla .... Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. Dahuria . 1818 
humUa .... Blue . . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1826 
lacWum . . . White . 6, H. Her. P. . 1829 
mexicanum, 1 . Blue . . 4, H. Her. P. Mexico . . 1817 
moschatum . . Black . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1827 
pulcherrimum . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1827 
reptans . . . . LL blue . 4, H. Her. Cr. N. Amer. . 1758 
Richardsdnl . . Pa. blue . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1826 
sibiricum . . . White . 6, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1800 
viliosum ... Pa. blue . 8, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1826 
PoLiANTHEs, Linn. Prom jish[v*JQaany, and anthos, a 
flower; abundance of flowers. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Liliacex. Highly odoriferous plants. P. t%tbe~ 
rosa is the well-known Tuberose. The bulbs are 
imported annually, principally from Italy; they 
flower well if planted in a mixture of sandy loam and 
rotten dung, or leaf-mould, with a moderate supply 
of water; they require to be brought forward in a 
hotbed frame or pit; when in flower, they may be 
placed in a greenhouse or warm room, where they 
will remain a considerable time in blossom, 
gracilis .... Pa. yeL . 8, S. Tw. P. Brazil . . 1822 
tuberOsA . . . W^le . . 8 G. Tw. P. E. Ind. . 1629 
flor^.pleno . . White . . 8, G. Tw. P. 
Pollen, powder contained in the anthers, composed 
of globules, and containing ^e fecundating fluid; 
also the bloom of leaves. 
PoLLicHiA, Linn. In honour of John Adam Pollich, 
M.D., author of a History of the Plants of the 
Palatinate of the Rhine. Linn. 1, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Illectbracece. An obscure plant, of the simplest 
culture. 
campsbtris . . . Apetal . 9, F. Her. P. C. 0. H. . 1780 
PoLLiNiA, Linn. After Cyrus Pollini, a professor of 
botany at Verona. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Gra- 
mincie. A genus of worthless grasses, growing in 
any common soil, and increased by dividing the 
root. Synonymes: \ . Andropogon distachyos. 2. A. 
striatus. 3. A. undatus — P. distdckyd 1, stridtd 2, 
undutd 3. 
PoLVANDRous, having more than twenty stamens in- 
serted in the receptacle. 
PoLYANGiuM, Link. From poly, many, and angium, 
a capsule ; many piridiums. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. 
Or. Fungi. A species of Fungus, about the size of 
a grain of sand, found on damp trunks of trees — 
P. vitellinum. 
PoLYBOTRYA, Humboldt. From poly, many, and 
botrys, a raceme; fertile division of frond. Linn. 
24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polypodiacea. Handsome spe- 
cies of Fern, delighting in a hot humid atmosphere, 
and turfy peat soil ; increased by division at the 
root, or by seeds. 
acumlnatA ... S. Her. P. . 1831 
cervinA .... Brown . 4, S. Her. P. Jamaica . 1823 
vivIpArA . . . Brown . 6, S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1823 
PoLYCARPoN, Lcpjffling. From poly, many, and 
karpos, a fruit ; numerous seeds. Linn. 3, Or. 3, 
Nat. Or. Illecebraceie. Worthless annuals, merely 
requiring to be sown in the open border, 
diphyllum . . . Wliite . . 6, H. A. Spain . . 1821 
tetraphyllum . . White . . 7, H. A. England 
PoLYCNEMUM, Linn. From poly, many, and kneme, 
a knee- Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Chenopodiaceae. 
The seeds of the diflFerent species only require 
sowing in the open ground. 
atvenfi .... Apetal . 7, H. A. S. Eur. . . 1640 
malacophyllOm . Apetal . 7. H. A. Caucasus . 1823 
oppositifullum . Aj-etal . 7, H. A. Siberia . . 1826 
recur vum . . . Apetal . 7, H. A. France . . 1820 
sclernspermum . Apetal . 7, H. A. Tauria . . 1818 
idblrlcum . . . Apetal . 7, H. A. Siberia . . 1826 
Poi.yoALA, Linn. From poly, much, and gala, milk ; 
reputed effects of the plant on cattle that feed upon 
it. Linn. 17, Or. 3, Nat Or. Polygalacece. All the 
species of this genus are very showy. The green- 
house kinds thrive well in one part turfy loam, and 
three parts peat, with a quantity of sand mixed 
in it. To obtain cuttings fit for planting, the 
shoots should be topped, which will cause them to 
push out numerous ^oung ones ; these should be 
taken off close when in agrowii^ state, about three 
inches long, planted in pots or sand under glass, 
and placed in the propagating house ; the glasses 
must be occasionally taken off and wiped. The 
hardy perennial kinds thrive in a peat soil, and 
increase freely by seeds or divisions of the roots. 
The annual kinds require sowing in the open 
ground, preferring a peat soil. The root of P. 
Senega is diuretic, expectorant, purgative, emetic, 
and sudorific ; it has been used with success in 
croup, and as a cure against the bite of venomous 
reptiles. According to Barton, P. sanguinea pos- 
sesses similar qualities. Synonymes: 1. P. oppositi- 
folia. 2. P. cordifolia. 3. P. grandijlora. 4. P. 
viridescens. 5. P. sanguinea. 
amArA .... Blae . . 6, H. Her. P. Europe . . 1775 
ambIguA . . . Purpsh. . 6, H. A. N. Amer. . 1824 
attenuAtA . . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1820 
austiiAcA . . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P, Germany . 
borboniaefOliA, 1 Purple . G. Ev. 8. C. G. H. . 1790 
bracteolAtA . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. .1713 
brevifbWA . . . Red . . 6, H. A. N. Amer. . 1824 
BurmAnnI . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1800 
Chamaebux&s . Yellow . 5, H. Ev. Tr. Austria. . 1658 
coidifOlIA . . . Purple . 6. G. Ev. S. C. 0. H. . 1791 
cruciAtA . . . Red grn. . 6, H. A. N. Amer. . 1739 
fastigiAtA . . . Red . . 6, H. A. N. Amer. . 1824 
GarciuH . . . Purple . 7, 0. Ev. 8. C. G. H. 
genistoides . . Purple . 7> G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1823 
graminifOlIA . . Li. yeL . 6, H. Her. P. Carolina . 1824 
incaroAtA . . . Pink . . 6, H. A. N. Amer. . 1812 
intermAdIA . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. 8. C. G. H. 
lanceolatA . . Purple . 7, 0. Ev. 8. C. G. H. . 1820 
latiftSlIA, 2 ■ . . Purple . 5. G. Ev. 8. G G. H. . 1820 
ligularis . . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. 8. C. G. H. . 1820 
liliifoUA . . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. 8. C. G. H. . 1823 
lutAA .... Yellow . 6, H. A. N. Amer. . 1739 
major . . . .Red . . 7, H. Her. P. Austria . 1/39 
monspeliAcA . . Blue , . 6, H. A. Mediter. 
myrtifOllA . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1707 
grandiflorA, 3 Purple . 7, 0. Ev. 8. C. G. H. . 1818 
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