A pocket botanical dictionary comprising the names, history, and culture of all plants known in Britain; with a full explanation of technical terms / By Joseph Paxton ... assisted by Professor Lindley. A new edition. With supplement containing all the new plants since its appearance.

Joseph Paxton

Date:: 1849

Credit: A pocket botanical dictionary comprising the names, history, and culture of all plants known in Britain; with a full explanation of technical terms / By Joseph Paxton ... assisted by Professor Lindley. A new edition. With supplement containing all the new plants since its appearance. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$PRO QUE PuosOpis. Iiorrida . . . White . S. Ht. 8. S. Amer. . 1826 Biliquistrum . . Wliite . 8. Ev. 8. Chili . . . 1827 PftOSTANTUKBA. cocrul^a . • . . Blue . . 5, Q- Be. S Australia. 1824 prunellnidea. . . Purple . 4, li. Ev. 8. Australia. 1826 marifolia . . . White . 4, 0. Ev. 8. Australia. 1827 saxicOla .... White . 4, U. Ev. S. Australia. 1828 PsACALiUM, Cass. See Cacaliaj^eltata. PsEUDOsopuoRA, Ds Caiidulle, See Astragalus. PsiDiUM. nrflca ..... Wliite . 5, S. Ev. S. Brazil . . 1820 cliineDse . . . White . 5. S. Ev. S. Chioa . . 1828 indloum . . . White . 6. S. Ev. S. E. Indies . 1824 ulgrum .... White . 5, S. Ev. S. China . . pumilum . . . White . 5, S. Ev. S. E. Indies . 1824 nibrum .... Wliite . 5, 8. Ev. S. China . . 1820 PsiLOKEMA, Meger. 'FTom psilos, naked, and nema, a filament. Linn. 15, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cruci/era. For culture, &c., see Alyssum. Synonyme: Alyssuin dusycarjmm. dasycurpuui . Yellow . 6, H. A. Siberia. . . 1827 PtarmIca. De Candolle. See Achillea. Pteris. felosina . . . Brn. yel. . 6, .S. Her. P. Jamaica . 1822 Kingi&oa . . . Brn. yel. . (>, 0. Her. P Norfolk I.. 1831 lAta. Bru. yet. . 6, 8. Her. P. Brazil . . 1841 sulc&ta . . . . Brn. yel. . 6, S. Her. P. Jamaica . 1841 Ptkbocaupds. davus . . . . Yellow 4, S. Ev. T. China . . 1826 PteuocarPa, Kutt. See Juglanspterocarpa. Ptekocaulon, l)e Candolle. See Conyzu. Ptekocladus. See liaccharis. PTRBODlsctfs, Hooker. From jtteron, a winsr, and diseus, a disk. Linn. 14, Ur. 2, Nat. Or. Scro2}hula- riacete. For cultivation, see Calceolaria. ipeciOhus . . , Lil. pur. . 5, O, Her. P. Africa . . 1844 pTBnOrais, Desv. From jiferis, a fern, and opsis, reseniblaijce; fronds. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Ur. Pvlypodiacea. Stove feni. Hynonyme: Tanitis furcata. furcflta. . . . Brown . C, S. Her. P. Trinidad . 1824 PterostIgria, From pferon, a winff, and stigma, in reference to its bciiiK generally girded by a wing. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrojinulariaceic. A plant of no particular merit. It succeeds in the stove or warm grccuUouse, and is easily increased by cuttings. graudilldra . . Pur. blue. 6, G. Her. P. Ciiina . . 1845 PTE QUI PTEROSXfLIS. barbflta .... Yellow . 3, 0. Tet. Swan R. pyramidfilis. . . . 4. G. Ter. Swan R. . scAbra .... Yellow . 4, 0. Ter. Swan H. viitAta .... Striped . U. Ter. Swan R. Pterotueca, De Candolle. From pteron, a wing, and fAeca, a spore-case. Linn. 19, Ur. 1, Nat. Or. Com- 2W8ita. Sow the seeds in any common garden soil. nemausensia . . Yellow . 6, H. A. S. Europe . 1794 PtilotrIchum. Synonymes: 1. Alyssuin canescens. 2. A. elongatum. canescens, 1 . . White . 4, H. De. S. Siberia . . 1823 elongatum, 2 . . White . 4, H. De. S. Altaia . . 1886 PulicarIa, De Candolle. See Invla. Pulsatilla. See Anemone Pulsatilla. PULTEN^A. brachyirdpa . . Pur. or. . 2, 0. Ev. S. P. Augusta 1838 PcpalTa. See Desmochata. PuRGosEA. See Crassula. PutobTa, De Candolle. See Ernodea montana. PuTRANjfVA, fyallich. See Nageia Putranjiva. POya, Molina. This name is substituted for the genus Pourretia, as being the most ancient. Puya carulea is identical with Pourretia cterulea. P. he- ierophylla is a very pretty and curious plant, bear¬ ing two distinct kinds of leaves, one with tough, broad, horny petioles, which overlie each other, forming a kind of bulb, extended into narrow, ser¬ rated processes, about two inches long; the others which are last formed, are thin, bright green and lanceolate, more than eighteen inches long. For culture, &c., see Tr/Zandsia. Synonymes: 1. Pifcair- nta undulatifulia. 2. Pourretia lanuginosa. AltensteiDli . . While S. Her. P. Columbia 1836 gi^antC'S, 1 . . Car. whu 4, S. Her. P. Brazil 1845 . Blue . 6. G. Her. P. Chili . . 1827 helerophj'lla . . Pink . . 5, S. Her. P. Mexico . 1838 lanuginbiia, 2 • Green . . 4, S. Her. P. S- Amer. 1826 recurvAta . . . White . 4, S. Her. P. Brazil 1843 PYRdLA. chlor&ntha . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 1822 destAla. . . . Yellow C, H. Her. 1*. N. Amer. 182* occidentdlia . . Yellow 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 1827 PybolirTon. flAvum . . . . Yellow . 0. Bl. P. Peru . PythTon, Mart. See Arum companu/afum. FttuonIum. See I'AonisoKia. Q. QUAMdCLIT. grandlflArn . . Scarlet 1 8. Her. Cl. Mexico . 1826 aeroitim . . . Orange 7, S. Cl. A. Mexico . 1824 Quebcus. ncutifolla . . . A petal. . fi, F. Ev. S. Mexico 1841) agrifolla. . . . A polnl. . 5, H. De. T. Mexico 11137 tionplniuliAniv . . Apetai. . 6, F. Ev. 8. Mexico 1824 callosa • . . . Apetsl. . I'*. Kv. Mexico 184U calyclnn . . . Aptal. . 6. H. Do. T. a. Europe caatellAiiA • . A petal, . 5, H. De. '1. Europe cunfertilullft . Aiiolal. . !••. Kv. 8. Mexico cra><Nl]i<.'s • . . Apelul, . !•'. Kv. S. Mexico 1840 crenAta . • . A petal. . 6, H. De, T. I’ortiiKul cutiiiilAta • . . ApeUil, . 1’. Kv. S. Japan . . Api'tnl. . 5, ll. De. i'. iVepnvil . 1828 digilAla . • • . A|>oIhI. . 4, H. De. T. S. Euriipo. . Api-lal. • 5, n. De. '1. S. Kuropo. . A|m>(ii]. . II. He. T. S. Kuiope . 1824 . 11. De. T. Japan . , 1822 . Apetai. . 1<. Kv. S. Mei^icM) . 1H4U . Ajielnl. . 4, II. De. T. Krniicti. liuiiuspherlca . . ApetaL . 5, II. De. 1. Mexico 1816 infectorla . . Apetai. H. De. T. IfOvant. 1819 LezermiAua . . A petal. . 5. H. Do. T 8. Europe innei folia , . A petal. . F. Ev. 8. Mexico 1839 maritIniK . . A|>etiiU . 5. H. De. T. N. Amer. IHII mexictna , . Apetai. . F. Ev. 8. Mexico 1824 petiolArie . . Apetai. F. Kv. S. Mexico 1839 pruklna . . . . Apetai. , 5, H. D*s T. Spain . 1824 pumiln ■ . . . Apetai. . 6, H. Da. T. 8. Europe 1845 1849 \luexlKO . . reticulAla . . . AtwUl. . . A|>elai. . H. De. T. F. Ev. S. Spain . ^^oxico rulunditolla . . A prtaL . 6, H. De. T. Sp.vm . 1818 aeriAla . . . . ApeUl. . F. Kv. 8. Japan . 1839 sidrroxJ^Kin . . . A)>etal. F. Kv. 8. Mexico spicAtn . . , , Apetai. F. Kv. S. Mexico 1824 Turner) . . . . Apct.tl. . H. De, r. l.fvnnt. 1812 xalnpCiisis . . . Apetai. K. Ev. S. Mexico 1837 OuillXja. Don. Qin7/ai or Cullay is the nnmc of (^ «G/ionaria. Linn. 10, Or. 4, Nftt Ur. QuiUnjete. For cuUurt’, see Kaueneckia. gapiuiarla . . . White . 4> H. Ev. S. Chill . . 1833 QuisquXlis. sinensis . . . . Roeo . . 7, 8. Kv. Cl. Canton. . 1841 villosa . . 8. Ev. C). I’egu . . 1818 [58]$