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lulia . . . 
luten-plena . 
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brevistyla • . 
versicolor 
estmiolica, 1 . 
ciliata . . . 
purpurata . 
cortusoldea 
davurica, 2 . 
decora . . . 
denticulata . 
dentiflora . . 
elaiiur . . . 
calycantha . 
florO-pleoo . 
polyantha . 
farinOsa . 
finmarchica, 3 
gigtntea . . 
glaucescens, 4 
glutinOsa . . 
Helvetica . . 
alba . . . 
inflata . . . 
inteRrifOlia . 
latifOlia . . 
longiflora . . 
longifOlia . . 
marginata, 5 . 
major . . 
minima . • 
mistassinica . 
nivalis . . . 
nlroa, 6 . . 
PalinQiI . . 
Pallasn . . 
Perriniana . 
piedmontana 
prienltecs. 7 • 
fimbriata-alba 
fimbriata rosoa 
flore-AlbO 
pubescens, 8 . 
pusllla . . . 
scotica . . . 
slblrlca, 9.. . 
integerrima • 
Slms'il, 10 . 
stricta, 11 . 
suavOOlens, 12 
truncata . . 
venusU . . 
rubra . . 
verticillata 
villOsa . . 
riscOsa 
vulgaris, 13 
alba . . 
plena-Blba 
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plena-atropurpurSa Purple 
plena-camoa 
plena-cuprea 
plena-rubru . 
plena-sulpliuraa 
plena-violacOa . 
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P. Europe . 1596 
P. Switzerl. . 1 596 
P. Switzerl. . 1596 
P. Gardens . 
P. S. Eur. . 1823 
P. France .1818 
P. Franco . 1818 
P. Carniola . 1826 
P. Switzerl. . 1700 
P. Hybrid . 1833 
P. Siberia . 1794 
P. Siberia . 1K06 
P.S. Eur. . 1800 
P. 
P. Siberia 
P. Britain 
P. Britain 
P. Britain 
P. Britain 
P. Britain 
P. Norway 
1806 
gard. 
gard. 
gard. 
1798 
1820 
1826 
P. Siberii 
P. SwitzerL 
P.S. Eur. . 1824 
P. SwitzerL . 
P. 
P. Hungary . 
P. Pyrenees . 
P. Pyrenees . 
P. Europe , 
P. Levant . 
P. SwitzerL . 
P. 
Eur. 
P- N. Amer. 
P. Dahuria 
P. Siberia 
P. Naples 
P. Altai . 
P. Spain . 
P. Piedmont 
P. China . 
P- Gardens 
P. Gardens 
P. China . 
P. S. Eur. 
P. N. Amer. 
P. Scotland 
P. Siberia 
P. Altai . . 1833 
P. Switzerl. . 1768 
P. Denmark . 1 822 
P.IUly . 
P. S. Eur. 
P. Hungary 
P. Britain 
P. Britain 
P. Egy pt . 
P. SwitzerL 
P. Piedmont 
P. Britain 
P. Britain 
P. Britain 
P. Britain 
P. Britain 
P. Britain 
P. Britain 
P. Britain 
P. Britain 
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PrIncf.ps, chief, principal. 
Princes’ feather, see AmarSnthftt hypochondria cUs. 
P RINGS, Linn. Prinos is the Greek name of the 
Holly, which the present mentis much resembles. 
Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aquifoliacete. Ornamental 
plants. The stove species will grow in loam and 
peat; and ripened cuttings root in sand, under a 
glass, in heat. The hardy kinds are well adapted for 
shrubberies; they will grow in any soil, but thrive 
best in peat, and are easily increased by layers, or 
by seeds, which do not vegetate till the second year. 
' . Ilex prinoides. 2. I. canadensis. 
Synonymes 
amhiguiis . 
atomarlus . 
coriaceus . 
deelduQs, 1 
dliblus . . 
giabar . . 
faevigatus . 
lanceolat&s . 
Iucidii8,2 . 
montanus . 
verticillatua 
Prismatic, formed like a prism. 
Prism ATOCAR pPs, L’Heritier. From prisma, a prii 
. Whi( 
White. 
White. 
, White. 
, White. 
, White. 
White. 
, White. 
, White. 
, White. 
, White. 
H. De. S. Carolina . 1812 
7, H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1822 
6, H. De. & N. Amer. . 1820 
6, H. De. S. Virginia . 1736 
7, H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1736 
7, H. De. S. Canada . .1759 
6, H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1812 
7, H. De. S. Carolina . 181 1 
6, H. Ev. S. N. Amer. . 1778 
S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1820 
H. De. S. N. Amei. . 1736 
and karpos, a fruit ; long prismatic form of the 
fruit, iinij. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Campanulacece. 
These plants grow well in sand, loam, and peat ; 
and cuttings of the young wood, planted in the 
same kind of soil, under a glass, will root freely: 
they are also easily increased by seeds. The spe- 
cies are showy when in flower. Synonymes; 1. 
Trachelium dlffusiim. 2. Campanula fruticosa. 3. 
C. interrupta. 4. C. Prismatocarpus. 
diflFueus, 1 . . . Blue . . 8, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 178/ 
frutie6sus,2 . . Blue . . 8, H. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1787 
interruptus, 3 . . Blue . . 6, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1818 
nitidus, 4 . . . White . . 6, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1787 
PrismatocXrpus, see Speculdrid. 
PrIva, Adanson. Derivation unknown. Linn. 14, 
Or. 2, Nat. Or. Verbenacece. A genus composed of 
small verbena-looking plants, with insigniflcant 
flowers ; loam and peat suits them well, and 
cuttings root readily under a glass. Synonymes : 1 . 
P. echinala. 2. P. hispida. Verbena mexicana. 
lappulacsa, 1 . . Blue . . 7, S. Her. P. W. Ind. .1817 
mexicana, 2 . . Violet . . 8, S. Her. P. Mexico . . 1726 
Privet, see LigHstrfim. 
Processes, protrusions either natural or monstrous. 
Prockia, Linn. A name of unknown meaning. Linn. 
13, Or. I, Nat. Or. Bixacex. Ornamental shrubs, 
thriving in a mixture of loam, sand, and peat ; 
cuttings root freely if planted in sand, under a glass, 
in heat. Synonyme : 1. Ludia heterophylla. 
cruel . 7, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . . 1822 
seirata .... Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. Mont>errat . 1823 
theaefurmls, 1 . . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. Bourbon . . 1820 
PrOcrTs, Commerson. Procris was the wife of Cepha- 
lus. Linn. 21, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Urticacex. Herba- 
ceous plants, of no interest, growing in any common 
soil, and increased by divisions — P. integrifbllil, 
punctata. 
Proliferous, when a plant produces young plants 
about its root in abundance, or when the inflores- 
cence bears shoots instead of flowers, contrary to 
the usual course of things. 
Pronava, Huge}. In honour of M. Pronay, a French 
naturalist. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Pittosporacea. 
This species will be found to succeed in a mixture 
of loam, peat, and sand. 
alagans . . - 3 '3. Sv.T Swan R, 1837 
Pr5nus, having the face downwards. 
PnopENnENT, hanging forwards and downwards. 
Proserpinaca, Linn. From proserpo, to creep ; nature 
of the species. Linn. 3, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Onagracex. 
These plants should be grown in large pans of 
water, with a little mould for the roots to run in ; 
or they may be grown in ponds. They require 
shelter in winter. 
palustrls . . . White . . 7, H. Aq. A. Canada . . 1818 
pectinata . . .White. . 7, H. Aq. A. N. Amer. .1821 
ProsOpTs, Linn. From prosopis, a mask; but why 
applied is unknown. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Leguminosx. Fine stove trees. For culture and 
propagation, see Inga. Synonymes: 1. Acacia 
cumanensis. 2. A. edulis. 3. A. falcata. Mimosa 
pil\flora. 4. Adenanthera aculeata. 
mmanen.sla, 1 . . Wht. gm. S. Ev. T. Cumana . 182^ 
domingensis . . YeL grn. . S. Ev. T. St. Domin. 1818 
dulcis, 2 . . . Wht. gm. 
juliflura, 3 . . . Yellow 
spiclgera . . . YeL grn. . 
adenanthara, 4 Yel. grn. . 
. Ev. T. N. Spain . 1818 
S. Ev. T. Jamaica . 1800 
S. Ev. T. Coromandel 1812 
S. Ev. T. Coromandel 1820 
Peostanthkra, Labillardikre. From prostheke, ap- 
S endage, and anthera, an anther. Linn. 14, Or. 1, 
lat. Or. Labiatae. Pretty greenhouse plants, re- 
quiring a sandy peat soil, and the pots carefully 
drained, as the plants are apt to damp off; they 
may be increased by cuttings of the young shoots, 
in sand, under a glass. 
denticulaU . . . 7, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. .1824 
incisa .... . 7, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 
lasianthOs . . . P.ir. IL .6,0. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1808 
linearis .... . 7, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1824 
rhombea ... . 7, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1823 
rotundifdlia . . - 7, G. Ev. S. V. D. L. . 1824 
violacea .... V'iolet . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1820 
ProsthemTum, Kunze. Derived from prosthema, an 
addition. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. A very 
minute black fungus, found in autumn on the 
trunks of trees — P. betullnfim. 
Protea, Linn. From Proteus, a self-transforming 
sea-god; in allusion to the diversity of appearance 
of the species. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Proteacex. 
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