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Encyclopedia Britannica



PURSLANE

This article appears in Volume V22, Page 666 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: PRE-PYR
PURSLANE , the common name for a small fleshy annual with prostrate stems, entire leaves and small yellow
flowers
 , known botanically as Portulaca oleracea. It is a native of India, which was introduced into Europe as a salad plant, and in some countries has spread so as to become a noxious
weed
 . In certainparts of the United States the evil qualities of " pussly" have become proverbial. Its juice is refreshing and is used in tropical countries as a refrigerant in
fever
 . Some of the species of the same genus, such as P. grandiflora and its varieties, are grown in gardens on
rock
 -
work
  owing to the
great
  beauty and deep colouring of their
flowers
 , the short duration of individual blossoms being compensated for by the abundance with which they are produced.


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