put 
bilOba . . 
candidfl . . 
canescSns , 
capitellau . 
combsS . . 
cordbta . . 
crassifolia . 
cuneat& . . 
daphnoldes . 
dentata . . 
eclfintiU . 
elliptlt-a 
euchila . . 
fermglnea . 
flexiUs . . 
hypolampri 
incarnSta . 
incurvata . 
iiiniperina . 
linopliylla . 
micropliylla 
miicrona'ta . 
obcordaU . 
oxalidifOlia 
paleap^a 
parrifibra . 
pedunculata 
phylicoldes 
plumbsa 
poHfOiia 
polyg-'ilifbUa 
procumbbns 
racemulbsa . 
retfisa . . 
rosmarinifblia 
•cabra . . 
sqiiarrbsa . 
staphyleoide* 
ttpnopbylla 
stipufarls . 
•tricta . . 
Siibumbrilata 
tenuifblia . 
tliynnifOlia . 
veatiU . . 
Tilllfira . . 
>illbsa . . 
, 5, G. Ev. S. 
. Yellow . 4, G. Er. ‘ 
Yellow 
Yellow 
. Yellow 
. Yellow 
. Yellow 
Yellow 
. Yellow 
. 4, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. 
■ ~ ~ N. HolL 
N. Holb 
N. Holl. 
N. Holl. 
V. D. L. 
N. Holl. 
N. HolL 
. 4, G- Ev. & 
. 5, G. Ev. S. 
. 5, G. Ev. S. 
. 5, G. Ev. S. 
. 6, G. Ev. S. 
. 4, G . “ ~ 
. 4, G. El 
. Yellow . 6, G. Ev. 
. Yellow . 6, G- E 
. Yellow 
. Yellow 
• Yellow 
. Yellow 
! Yellow 
. Yellow 
. Yellow 
. Yellow 
. Yellow 
. Yellow 
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. Yellow 
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, 5, G. Ev 
. 5, G. Ev 
. 5, G. Ev 
. 5, G- Ev 
. 5, G. “ 
N. S. W. .1792 
1820 
1823 
1810 
S. N. HolL . 1820 
S. N. HolL .1810 
S, Pt-Jack. . 1801 
G. Ev. S. N. Holl. 
N. HolL 
N. Holl. 
N. HolL 
;N. Holl. 
N. Holl. 
, 6,' G. Ev. & N. Holl. 
, 4, G. Ev. S 
, 5, G. Ev. S 
, 5, G. Ev. g 
, 6, G. Ev. g 
N. S. W. 
N. Holl. 
N. HolL 
V. D. 
1824 
. 1824 
. 1823 
. 1824 
. 1789 
. 1810 
. 4, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1826 
N. S. W. . 1789 
. 5, G. 
. 6, G. Ev. S. 
. 5, G. Ev. S. 
. 5, G. Ev. S. 
. 4, G. Ev. S. N. HolL 
. 5, G. Ev. S. N. HolL 
. 6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. 
. 4, G. Ev. Ti N. Holl. 
. 4. G. Ev. S. N. Holl. 
. 4, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 178» 
. 6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1824 
, 4, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1803 
N. Holl. 
N. Holl. 
N. Holl. 
1824 
1820 
1822 
. 1824 
. 1824 
. 1817 
. Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL 
. YeUow . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HolL 
! Yellow . 4, G. Ev.’ & N. S. W. 
. Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. 
. Yellow . 4, G. Ev. .S. V. D. L. 
. Yellow . 4, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. 
. Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. N. HolL 
. Yellow . 4, G. Ev. S. N. HolL 
. Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. 
. YeUow . 5, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. 
1792 
1803 
1831 
1817 
1810 
PoLVKRULKNT, powdery, downy. 
Pfi.viNATB, convex and flattened, cushion-shaped. 
PuMPKi.N, see Cucurbitd PSpO. 
PunctarIa, GrevilU. From punc/wm, a dot ; numer- 
ous dotted fructiflcatiuns. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. 
Or. Alt'oc. These plants are generally found on 
marine rocks — P. latifdlld, plantaginiu, tenuUtlmd. 
PuNCTATK, dotted. 
Pungent, pricking or stinging. 
POnTca, Linn. From punicua, of “ Carthage,” near 
which city it is said to have been first found ; or 
from puniceua, scarlet : alluding to the colour of 
the flowers. Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Mxfrtacea. 
Theve is no tree more showy than the Pomegranate. 
P. granatum and its varieties produce their splendid 
flowers and fruit very plentifully when planted 
against a south wall. They all grow well in a 
light rich loam, and strike root freely from cut- 
tings or layers ; the rarer varieties are sometimes 
increased by grafting cn the common kinds. Sjjuo- 
nyntes ; 1. P. G. album. 2. P. G. plenum. 
Granfitiim .... Red . . 8, H. De. S. S. Eur. . 1548 
albescens .... Wliitish . 8, H. De. & Cliina . . 
albescens fl. plenb 1 Wliitish . 8, H. De. .S. 
fliivum .... Yellow . 8. H. De. S- 
rubrum fl. plenb, 2 Red . . 8, H. Dg S. S. Eur. 
nine Red . . ft G. De. S. W. Ind. . 1723 
PunTckus, red, or scarlet. 
PC’RshIa, Decandolle. In honour of Frederick Pursh, 
author of “ Flora Americae Septentrionalis,” 1817. 
Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Roaacea. A dwarf shrub, 
requiring to be grown in a dry, light, sandy soil. 
It may be propagated by cuttings, but is easier 
increased by seeds. Synonyme: 1. Tigarea triden- 
tata. 
tridentata, 1 . . Yellow . H. Ev. S. N. Amer. . 1826 
PoR'^LANE, see Portulded. 
Pursi.ane-tree, see Portulacdrid. 
PoscHKiNiA, Adams. Named in honour of Count 
M. Puschkin, a Russian botanist. Linn. 6, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Liliacece. This plant requires to be cul- 
tivated in sandy loam, and is increased by offsets. 
Synonyme : 1. Adamsia acilloides. 
scilloldes, 1 . . Ph. blue . 5, F. BL P. Siberia . . 1819 
PusiMXJus, weak, diminutive. 
PusTur.ATE, covered with glandular excrescences. 
PycnanthemOm, MichauT. From pyknos, dense, 
and anthemis, a flower; the flowers' are produced 
in dense whorls. Linn. 14, Or. 1. Nat. Or. Labiatae. 
White-flowering plants of little beauty , but fragrant 
in a high degree. A peat border suits them best, 
and tl»ey are readily increased by divisions. Syno- 
nymes: 1. P. verticillatum. 2. Thymus virgin'icus. 
3. Monardella caroliniana. 
m^^Utum, 1 
lanceolatum 
liuifbllum, 2 
MonardelU, 3 
. ^\^lite . 
. While . 
. White . 
. White . 
. White . 
. White . 
. White. 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1 752 
H. Her. P. N. Am 
7) H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1312 
7, H. Her. P. NT. Amer. . 1739 
7» H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1816 
7, H. Her. P. Carolina . 1824 
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1 829 
Pycnostachvs, Hooker. From pyknos, dense, and 
stachys, a spike; the spikes are ^nse -flowered. 
Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Labiatae. This plant 
requires the same treatment as other stove annuals, 
coerulbi . . . Blue . . 8, S. A. Madngas. . 1825 
Pygmaia, dwarf. 
Pyramidal, formed like a pyramid. 
Pyraster, see Pyrils communis Pyrdstir. 
PyrenIum, Prtcr. From pyrcn, aKeinel ; appearance 
of the plants. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi, 
This species is found on dead wood — P. lignutlie. 
Pyrenula, Acharius. From a diminutive of pyren, a 
kernel; the receptacle is enclosed in thethalamium 
as a kernel in its shell. Linn. 24, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 
Lichenes. These plants are to be met with on 
rocks, and the bark of beech-trees, at all seasons of 
the year — P. nigrlscSns, nltldd,tesselldtd, ttmbondld. 
Pyr^thrOm, Smith. From pyr, fire; the roots are 
hot to the taste. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Com- 
positee. A genus of very interesting plants. The 
greenhouse kinds grow in any rich light soil, and 
young cuttings root readily when planted under a 
glass. The hardy kinds are increased by divisions 
or seeds ; any common soil suit? them. Synonymes : 
1. Chrysanthemum coccineum. 2. P. grand\iiorum. 
3. P. grand{florum. 4. Achillea aambucifolia. 
achillefbliam . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. Cauca-sus . 1823 
7, H. Her. P. SwitzerL . 1759 
7, H. Her. P. Switzerl. . 1819 
G. Ev. S. TeneriflFe . 1815 
7, H. Her. P. Levant . . 1779 
7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1820 
6, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1796 
7, H. Her. P. Spain . . 1823 
. Yellow . 7i H. A. . 1818 
. White . 7, G. Ev. S. Canaries . 1817 
. Pink . . 8, H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1804 
. White . 7, H. Her. P. Caacasus . 1804 
. White . 6, H. Her. P. Piedmont . 1819 
. White . 7, H. Her. P. Dalmatia . 1826 
. White . G. Ev. S. Canaries 
. White . 7i H. Her. P. German' 
White “ 
latifblluE 
leptophyllum 
macrophylluD 
Mundianfim 
marltlmum 
maximum . 
millefbliatum 
palustrb 
parthenifblium 
Parthenlum 
flbri-plenb 
parviflorum 
pinnatifidum 
prsecbx . . 
ptarmicaefbllum 
pulverulentum 
rbsCiim . . 
sericbum . . 
serotinum . , 
simplicifbh'um 
specibsum . . 
. White 
. White , 
. White , 
. White , 
. While 
Yellow . 
Yellow . 
alpinum 
pube.scens 
anethifbllum 
Balsamita . 
Barrelibrl . 
bipinnatum 
Buocuoi 
breriradiatua 
BniussbneU 
carneum, 1 
caura»Icum 
ceratiiphylloldes 
cinerariefbllum 
coronopifbll&m 
corymbbsum 
crithmifbllum 
diversifbllum 
elbgans . . 
fccniculacbum 
frutescens . 
fuscatum . 
grandiflbrum 
Hallerl . . 
incanum 
indicum . 
inodbrum . 
flnribus plena's, 2 White 
. White 
. White 
. White 
. White 
. White . 7, 
. White 
. White 
n. Her. r. Uermany 
G. Ev. S. Tenerirfe 
7 , F. Her. P. N. Holl. 
7, H. Tr. B. Mt. Baido 
G. Ev. S. Teneriffe 
G. Ev. S. Canaries 
_ Eur. . 
G. Ev. S. Canaries 
6, H. Her. P. Switzerl. 
H. Her. P. Siberia . 
7, H. A. E. Ind. . 
8, H. A. Britain . 
7. H. Her. Tr. 
6, H. Her. P. Pyrenees 
8, H. Her. P. Cauca-sus 
7, H. Her. P. Hunirary 
7, H. Her. P. France . 
8, H. Her P. Britain . 
7, H. Her. P. 8. Eur. . 
. Yellow . 7. K. Her. P. Siberia . 
. White . 6, H. Her. P. Armenia 
. White . 7» R Caucasus 
. White 
. White 
White 
White 
. AVhite 
. ^Vhite 
. White 
. White 
. White 
. White 
. Pa. red 
. White 
. White 
. ^Vhite 
. White 
. Wliite 
. White 
. 7, H. Her. P.- Britain . 
. 7, H. Her. P. 
. 7, H. A. 
. 7, H. Her. P. 
. 6, H. A. Caucasus 
. 7, H. Her. P. Caucasus 
. 5, H. Her. P. Caucasus 
. 6, H. Her. P. Caucasus 
. 7, H. Her. P. Iberia 
. 9, H. Her. Cr. N. Amer. 
. 6, S. Ev. Tr. W. Ind. 
. G. Ev. S. Canaries 
. 7, H. Her. P. Caucasus 
. H. Her. P. Corsica . 
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. 1596 
. 1815 
. 1823 
. 1816 
• 1815 
. 1699 
. 1821 
. 1815 
. 1819 
. 1K31 
. 1810 
.* 1825 
. 1820 
. 1821 
. 1803 
. 1818 
. 1731 
. 1820 
. 1804 
. 1820 
. 1823 
. 1818 
. 1803 
. 1806 
. 1826 
. 1823 
. 1731 
. 1817 
. 18)5 
. 1806 
. 1818 
