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cannacfdlia . . . Apetal . 6, Epiphy. W. Ind. . 1789 
cordata .... A[»eUl . 4, Epiphy. America . 1770 
coriaced . . . Apetal . 6, Epiphy. Brazil . . 1824 
crassinervis . .Apetal . Epiphy. S. Amer. . 1796 
crenatd .... Apetal . 5, Epiphy. W. lud, . 1823 
decurslT^ ... Apetal . S. £v. Cr. £. lud. . . 1822 
digitau . . . .Apetal . 5, Epiphy. W. lud. . 1820 
gigautea . . . Apetal . 6, S. Ev. Tr. E. Ind. . . 1824 
glaiica .... Apetal . Epiphy. Mexico . . 1829 
gracilis .... Apetal . 5, Epiphy. Trinidad . 1825 
Harrlsli .... Apetal . 6, Epiphy. Brazil . . 1824 
hcterophylla . . Apetal . S. Ev. Cr. £. Ind. . . 1824 
lanceolata . . . Apetal . 6, Epiphy. Barbadoes . 1790 
LasTa .... Apetal . Epiphy. £. Ind. . . 1819 
longifOlia . . . Apetal . Epiphy. Mexico . . 1829 
macroph5'lla. 1 . Apetal . 5. Epiphy. W. Ind. . 1794 
micropin'lla . . Apetal . 9, Epiphy. Brazil . . 1829 
obtusifol'ia . . . Apetal . 6, Epiphy. Barbadoes . 1790 
officinalis . . . Apetal . 6, S. Ev. Tr. E. Ind. . . 1820 
palmata . . . Apetal . 6, Epiphy. S. Amer. . 1803 
Peeplea .... Apetal . 6, S. Ev. Cr. E. Ind. . . 1820 
pentaphylla . . Apetal . 10, Epiphy. Cayenne . 1803 
pertusa .... Apetal . 6, S. Ev. Cr. £. Ind. . . 1824 
pinnata .... Apetal . S. Ev. Cr. E. Ind. . . 1820 
reflexa . . . .Apetal . 9, S. Her. P. Brazil . .1828 
reptans .... Apetal . 9, S. Ev. Cl. Brazil . . 1828 
rubescens . . . Apetal . 9. 8. Her. P. Brazil . . 1828 
rubrinervia . . Apetal . Epiphy. S. Amer. . 1820 
sagittata . . . Apetal . 8, Epiphy. W. Ind. . 1800 
scandens . . . Apetal . 5, S. Ev. Cr. £. lud. . . 1821 
violacaa .... Apetal . 5, Epiphy. Jamaica . 1793 
PoT-MAKiGOLD, sce Calendula officinalis. 
Pouch, a little sack or bag at the base of some petals 
and sepals. 
PoupARTiA, Commerson. The tree is called Bois de 
Poupart, in the Island of Bourbon. Linn. 10, Or. 
4, Nat. Or. .RArrmreacete. An ornamental tree. For 
culture and propagation, see Spondias. Synonymes : 
1. Spondias dulcis. 2. S. mangifera. 
borbdnica . . . Purple . S. Ev. T. Bourbon . 1825 
dulcis, 1 . . . S. Ev. T. Java . . 1793 
mangifera, 2 . . White . . S. Ev. T- E. Ind. . . 1820 
PouRRETiA, Rtliz and Pavon. In honour of Abbd 
Pourret, a French botanist and traveller in Spain. 
Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Bromeliacece. An orna- 
mental genus of plants, growing freely in a mixture 
of sandy loam and peat; they are increased by 
suckers, or by seeds. 
coerulea . . . Blue . . 6, S. Her. P. Chile . .1827 
coarctata . . . Yellow . 5, S. Her. P. Chile . . 1822 
magnispatha . . Grn. wht. . 5, Epiphy. S. Amer. . 1820 
pyramidata . . Yellow . 6, S. Her. P. Peru . . 1822 
nibricardls . . . Blue red . 6, S. Her. P. Chile . . 1827 
PR.ffi»NANS, swollen, protuberant. 
Pr.®morse, appearing as if bitten oflF. 
Prasinate, of a green colour. 
Prasium, Linn. The Greek name for Horebound. 
Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Labiatae. Plants of little 
beauty, and of the simplest culture, 
majus .... White . . 7, F. Ev. S. Spain . . 1699 
minhs .... Wliite . . 7> F. Ev. S. Sicily . . 1751 
Prasoph7i.l0m, R. Brown. From prason, a leek, and 
phyllon, a leaf; similarity in the leaves. Linn. 
20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. The species of 
this genus are not possessed of much beauty. A 
mixture of loam, peat, and sand, in equal quan- 
tities, suits them best ; they are increased by 
divisions of the roots. They must be sparingly 
watered. 
elatilm .... Brown . G. Ter. N. HoU. . . 1824 
fimbriatam . . . Brown . G. Ter. N. Holl. . .1824 
flaviim .... Yellow . G. Ter. N. Holl. . . 1825 
fuscum .... Brown . G. Ter. N. Holl. . .1824 
patens .... Brown . F. Ter. N. Holl, . . 1823 
rufum .... Rufous . G, Ter. N. Holl. . .1824 
striatum .... Green . . G. Ter. N. Holl. . . 1824 
Pratia, Gaudichaud. In memory of M. Prat Bernon, 
of the French navy. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lobe- 
liaceae. Pretty plants when in flower. They grow 
well in a mixture of Ipam, peat, and sand ; and are 
easily increased by division at the root, or by seed. 
Synonymes : 1. Lobelia begonUefolia. 2. L. corymbosa. 
3; L. concolor. 
begonisefblia, 1 . Blue . . 7» G* Her. P. Nepal . . 1827 
corymbosa, 2 . . White . . 6, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1824 
erecta, 3 . . . Blue . . 6, G. Her. P. N. Holl. . 1819 
Precocity, becoming ripe before the usual time. 
Premna, Linn. Fiom prentnon, a stump of a tree, 
Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Verbenacece. Dwarf trees, 
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growing freely in a mixture of loam and peat, and 
increased by seeds, or cuttings, 
asperrima ... S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1832 
esculenta . . . White. . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1824 
integrifolia . . . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . .1821 
reticulata ... S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1819 
Prknanthes, Linn. From prenes, drooping, and 
anthos, a flower. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Com- 
positce. Aloslly uninteresting plants, growing in 
common garden soil, and increased by divisions, or 
seeds. Synonyms : 1. P. hispida. 
aspera .... . 7. H. Her. P. . 1831 
deltoidea . . .Yellow . 7, H. H er. P. Iberia . .1825 
purpurea . . . Purple . 8, H. Her. P. Germany . 1658 
chondrillotdSs. hispidd, muralis, racemOsd, rubicUndd, 
tenuifdlid, tuberOsd 1. 
Prkscottia, Lindley. Named in compliment to John 
Prescott, Esq., a learned and indefatigable English 
botanist, resident at St. Petersburgh. Linn. 20, 
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. Herbaceous plants, 
requiring precisely the same treatment as the 
Ponthievas, 
colbrans .... Green . . 6, S. Ter. Braz I . . 1034 
plantaginea . . Grn. wht. . 6, S. Ter. Brazil . . 1822 
Preslia, Opiz. In honour of C. B. and I. S. Presl, 
of Prague ; authors of “ Flora Sicula,” Deliciae 
Pragenses,” and other works. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Labiatae. This species succeeds well in any 
moist soil, and is readily increased bj' divisions. 
Sytionyme : \. Mentha cervina. 
cervina, 1 . . .Pa. pur. . 7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1684 
Prestonia, R. Brown. After C. Preston, Al.D., a 
correspondent of Ray. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Apocynaceae. These pretty species grow well in a 
mixture of sandy loam and peat; and cuttings, 
thinly' planted in a pot of sand, with a glass over 
them, root readily. 
glabrata . . .White. . 7» S. Ev. Tw. S. Amer. . 1823 
t'omentOsa . .White. . 7, S. Ev. Tw. Brazil . . 1820 
Pricki.v cedar, see CyathOdSs OxycSdrfis. 
Priestleya, Decandolle. In honour of the great Dr. 
Priestley. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Leguminosa. 
Elegant flow'ering plants, growing well in a mixture 
of sandy loam and peat. They do not require to be 
watered so freely as most plants belonging to Legu- 
minosae ; if they are watered loo much over their 
leaves, it is sure to kill them ; cuttings of the very 
young wood will strike in seind, under a gla.ss, kept 
free from damp Synonymes : 1. Borhonia axillaris. 
2. Liparia capitata. 3. B. ericcefoVia. 4. Liparia 
graminifolia. 5. L. hirsuta. 6. L. Ixvigata. 7- L. . 
myrtifolia. 8. L. sericea. 9. L. teres. 10. L. tomen- 
tosa. 11. L. umbellifera. 12. L. vestita. 13. L. 
villosa. 
axillaris, 1 . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1822 
capitata, 2 . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1812 
elliptiea . . . Yellow . G. Ev. S. G G. H. . 1825 
ericzefdlia, 3 . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. G G. H. . 1812 
irramiDifOlia, 4 . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. G G. H. . 1800 
hirsuta, 5 . . . Yellow . 8, G. Ev. S. G G. H. . 1792 
laevigata, 6. . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. G G. H. . 1820 
myrtifdlia, 7 • . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. G G. H. . 1823 
sericea, 8 . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. G G. H. . 1794 
tares, 9 . . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. G G. H. .1816 
tomentosa, 10 . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. G G. H. . 1812 
umbellifera, 11 . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. G G. H. . 1826 
vestita, 12 . . . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. G G. H. . 1800 
villosa, 13 . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. «. C. G. H. . 1774 
Primrose, see Primdld. 
Primula, Linn. From primus, the first; in allusion 
to the early flowering of the plants. Linn. 5, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. Primulacece. This is an extensive genus 
of small, but very pretty and desirable plants. All 
the species of Primrose succeed best in a mixture 
of loam and peat ; and increase readily' by seeds, 
or by dividing the plants, which should be done as 
soon as they have flowered. Synonymes : 1. P. 
grandijlora. 2. P. intermedia. 3. P. norvegica. 4. 
P. calycina. 5. P. crenata. 6. P. nivalis. 7- P. 
sinensis. 8. P. villosa. 9. P. rotundifolia. 10. P. 
villosa Jlore-albo. 11. P. Homemanniana. 12. P. 
Columnoe. 13. P. acaulis. 
AllionI . . . .Red . . 4, H. Her. P. France . 1818 
aliaica Red . . 4, H. Her. P. Altai . . 1819 
amdena .... .Purple . 4, H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1823 
auricula . . . .Yellow . 4, H. Her. P. Switzerl. . 1596 
caUrcanthi . . . Yellow . 4, H. Her. P. Switzerl. . 1596 
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