POL POL 
POL PON 
PhylUtldls . . Brown . 7, S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1793 
ph^atddes . . Brown . 7» S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1823 
piloselloldes . . Brown . 8, S. Her. Cr. W. Ind. . 1793 
plantHginium, 2 Brown . 7i S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1817 
plumOla . . . Brown . 7, S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1824 
polyantbum . . Brown . S. Her. P. Brazil . . 1824 
pro’jlferum . . Brown all S. Her. P. Madeira 
pruinStum . . Brown . 9, S. Her. P. Jamaica . 1793 
pustul^tum . . Brown . 6, G. Her. P. N. ZeaL . 1820 
quercifOlium . .Brown . 9, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1824 
repandttm . . Brown . 8, S. Her. P. Jamaica . 1820 
TSpens .... Brown . 5, S. Her. Cr. W. Ind. . 1810 
EalicifOlIum . . Brown . 8, S. Her. Cr. Brazil . . 
a&nctflin . . .Brown . 7i S. Her. P. W. Ind- . 1820 
Schukhrn . .Brown . 7, »• Her. P. Brazil . .1824 
zcolopendrioldes Brown . 5, S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1820 
serpens . . . Brown . S. Her. Cr. W. Ind. . 1816 
almile .... Brown all S. Her. Cr. 
stigmosum . . Brown . 5, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1823 
tsnidsum . . .Brown . 8, S. Her. Cr. S. Amer. . 1815 
tenelltim . . .Brown . S. Her. Cr. N. HolL . 1823 
tetrag6num . . Brown . 6. S. Her. P. Brazil . . 1827 
tricliomanoldes . Brown . % S. Her. P. \V. Ind. . 1822 
trifurcatum . . Brown . 7i S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1820 
tuberOsQm . . Brown all S. Her. P. W. Ind. 
vacciniifbllum . Brown . 9, S. Her. Cr. W. Ind. 
▼irgini&num . . Brown . 7i H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 
vul^re . . . Brown . 7. H. Her. P. Britain . . 
cambiicam . Brown . 7i H. Her. P. Britain . . 
Polypody, see PolypOdiQm. 
PoLYPooS.N, Desfontaiues. From poly, many, and 
pogon, a beard. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminex. 
Grasses, thriving in any common soil, and increEised 
by seeds or divisions of the roots. Synonymet : 1. 
Agrottis tetosa. 2. A. littoralis. 
littoralls, 2 . . A petal . . 7, Grass. Britain 
monspeliensis . . A petal . . 7, Grass. Britain . . 
1, marUimus, tatirlcHs. 
PolypOrvs, Michaux. Derived from foly, many, and 
poroa, a pore ; the under surface is full of pores. 
Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. These species of 
Fungi are found in pastures, trunks of trees, &c. Sy- 
nonyme : 1 . BoUtua velutinua — P. abietlnUa, adOtiut, 
amOrphus, armenlicita, betullnUa, brumdlia, cdalQa, 
Carmichalidnua, castdniOa, cTnctfts, cuticulClrla, fer- 
ruginOsua, fomentSriQa ,fraxlnlila, frondOaua, gigdn- 
ilUa, heterOclUua, hispidua 1, igniJrlfta, incarndtHa, 
llntHa, leptocephdlAa, laddua, medfilld-panla, mollOa- 
ciia, nigricdna, pach^pua, P. olivdciua, palllacina, 
pellOcidda, perlnnia, radidtda, reticuldtiia, RTbla, 
acoticda, apongiOada, apOmdna, aguamOafia,auaviOlena, 
S. aaliclnda, aulphdriua, atrobiliftrmla, ulmdriua, un- 
ddtua, vdrJda, V. laterdlia, V. nummuldrla, velutJ- 
nda, veralcbldr, vulgdrla. 
PolyptSkTs, Nutiall. From po/y, many, and pteron, 
a wing. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Compoaitx. A 
pretty little plant, requiring the same treatment as 
other rather tender annuals. Sy nonyme: 1. Hyme- 
nopappua integrifoHua. 
Integrifolia, 1 . • White . . 7, H. A. Georgia . . 1823 
PolyrhIza, having many roots. 
PolysiphOnIa, Greville. From poly, many, and aiphon, 
a tube ; in Elusion to the numerous little canals by 
which the coloured matter is carried through the 
different parts of the plant. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. 
Or. Alga. Very singular plants, found in the 
ocean, on the sea-shore, rocks, &c — P. Agardhidnd, 
allochrOi, atrorubeaclna, bddid, BrodiaJ, byaaddia, 
eoccinfd, C. denudatd, C. tendlOr, criatdtd, divaricdtd, 
elongdtd, E. denuddtd, E. aanguinolfntd, elongllld, 
faaiigidtd, jHamentOad, fruticuldad, furcelldtd, grd- 
cllia, macrocdrpd, nigrlaclna, N. pectindtd, paraaJ- 
ticd, recdrvd, RichardaOni, apinulOad, thuyoldSa, ur- 
ceoldtd, violdcid, V. major. 
PolyspOra, Sweet. From poly, many, and apora, a 
seed ; many seeds in a capsule. Linn. 16, Of. 8, 
Nat. Or. Ternatramiacea. This handsome shrub 
requires a mixture of loam and peat ; and cuttings, 
when the wood is not too ripe, will root in sand, 
under a glass, in heat ; it may likewise be increased 
by grafting on the single red Camellia Japonica. 
Synonyme: 1. Camellia axillaria. 
axill&rit, 1 . . White . . 3, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1818 
PoLYSTACH?X, Hooker. From poly, many, and ata- 
chya, a spike. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacea. 
Rather interesting plants ; for culture and propa- 
gation, see Burlingtonia. 
ajBFloIs .... White . . S. Epi. 6. Leone . 1838 
grandiflOrA . . . Grn. pur. . 9, S. Epi. S. Leone . 1837 
lutMlS .... YeL gm. . 7, S. Epi. Mexico . . 1818 
puberaia .... Green . . S. Epi. S. Leone . 1822 
ramulOsa .... Green . . 9, S. Epi. S. Leone . 1837 
zeyl&nlc4 .... Yellow . . 9, S. Epi. Ceylon . . 
PoLYSTiGMA, Peraoon. From poly, many, and atigma, 
a mark. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. Very 
minute species of brown Fungi, found in autumn 
on live sloe and bird-cherry leaves — P. fdlvfim, 
rdbrdm. 
PolythrincTOm, Kunze. From poly, many, and 
thrikoa, a little division. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 
Fungi. A very small species, growing on clover- 
leaves, in the form of numerous black spots of 
unequal size— P. TrifOlil. 
PolytrIchOm, Linn. From poly, many, and thrix, 
a hair; in allusion to the hairy calyptra. Linn. 
24, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Muaci. Very pretty species of 
moss, with rigid leaves, and the theca of a square 
form, mostly covered with a hairy calyptra ; found 
on moist banks, among heath, &c. Synonymea ; \. 
P. rubellum. 2. P. gracile. 3. P. atrictum. 4. P. 
aubrotundum. 5. P. aexangulare — P. aloidSa, A. Dick- 
aOnJ, A. mdjda 1, alpindm, commQni, C. attenudtdm 2, 
C. yuccafolidm, hercynlcOm, junipertnOm, J. gra- 
cilliia 3, ndniXm 4, pillfitOm, aeptentriondli 5, undu- 
IdtQm, urniggrOm. 
PoMADERRis, LabUlardUre. From poma, a lid, and 
derria, a skin ; alluding to the membranous cover- 
ing of the capsule. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rham- 
nacea. A beautiful early-flowering genus, very 
nearly akin to Willemetia, which genus see for cul- 
ture and propagation. Synonymea: 1. Ceanothua 
capaularia. 2 C. globuloaua. 3. C, apatulatua. 4. C. 
Wendlandianua. 
acuminSU . . . Pa. y-eL . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1816 
andromedaefOlU . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. N. H..11. . 1824 
apetsU .... Greenish . 6, G. Ev. a N. HolL . 1803 
Ssperfi .... Cream . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1825 
betuUn* . . . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1823 
cape.iUrls, 1 . . Pa. yeL . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1820 
discolor. . . . Whitish . 4, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1814 
eUlpUci ... Pa. yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1805 
globulOsi, 2 . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1803 
intetmOdU ... . 4, 0. Ev. S. N. HoU. . 1825 
lanlgOri ... Pa. yel. . 4, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1806 
ledifoUi . . . Pa. yeL . 4, 0. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1824 
phillvreoldos . . Pa. yeL . 4, 0. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1818 
phylicifOlU . . Pa, yel. . 4, G. Ev. S. N. HolL .1819 
spatulSta, 3 . . Pa. yel, . 4, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1826 
WendlandUni, 4 Pa. yel. . 4, G. Ev. S. N. HolL .1810 
POmXx, Solander. From poma, an operculum ; allud- 
ing to the operculum to the fruit. Linn. 4, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Cinchonacea. For the culture and pro- 
pagation of this species, see Opercularia. Syno- 
nyme: 1. Opercularia umbellata. 
hlrtA. 1 , . . . Wht. grn. . 7. 0. Ev. 8. N. HolL . 1828 
PombXlIX, Vandelli. In honour of S. J. de Carvalho, 
Marquis de Pombal, a famous Portuguese states- 
man. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Violacea. An inter- 
esting plant, growing best in an equal mixture of 
sandy loam and peat ; it may be increased by young 
cuttings in the same kind of soil, under a glass, in 
heat, or by seeds. Synonyme: 1. lonidium Ipeca- 
cuanha. 
Ituba, 1 ... White . 7, S. Her. P. Brazil . . 1822 
POMBciRANATB, See Pfiulcd. 
PoMiBBROus, apple -bearing. 
PoncelktIa, R. Brown. After Mr. Poiicelet, author 
of a Treatise on Wheat. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Epacridacea. A very pretty plant ; for culture 
and propagation, see Epacria. 
sprengelioldes . . . 5, G. Ev. S. N. 8. W. . 1826 
PoND-WBBD, see PotamogitOn. 
PoND-WBBD, see Zannichellid. 
PdNkRA, Lindley. From poneroa, miserable ; alluding 
to the wretched appearance of the species. Linn. 
20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacea. This is a plant of 
no beauty, and will perhaps be found to succeed 
best when attached to a piece of wood, in the same 
manner as the species of Pleurothallia. Synonyme : 
1, Nemaconia graminifolia. 
graminifdlli!, 1 . S. Epi. Mexico . . 1837 
PonoamTa, Lamarck. Pongam is the Malabar name 
of P. glabra. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Leguminoaa. 
Handsome stove trees ; for culture and propagation, 
see Dalbergia. Synonymea: 1. Datbergia arSorea, 
Robinia media. Z R. uliginoaa, Galedupa uliginoaa. 
glabra, 1 . . . White . . 8. Ev. 8. E. Ind. . .1699 
grandiflOra . . . tVliito . . 8. Ev. 8. E Ind. . .1818 
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