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Most of the species are handsome plants. The following 

 are the best varieties: Light. — Uargoit, Donaria, Kcte- 

 ierii, Louis Mezard, Madame Aiirelie Duriez, Madame dc 

 Brobeqices, Madame Guldenschu/i, Madame Marseau, Madame 

 Suoeur^ Mrs. Sta?tdish, Roi Leopold., Speculum., Triomph de 

 Twickel. Dark. — President Morel, Neptune, Madame Houl- 

 let, Madafne Henricq, Madame Amazile Pothier, Henry Lien- al. 

 Evening Star, Dugueslin, Cromwell, Milk Prial. 



Phygelius. [Scrophulariaceae.] A ver\- prett)' bedding 

 plant, flowering freely towards autumn in the border. Prop- 

 agated by cuttings. 



P. Capensis (Cape) ; greenhouse perennial ; i foot ; flowers 

 red and orange, in September ; Caifreland ; 1854. 



Phyllodoce. [Ericaceae.] Pretty little shrubs, allied to 

 Dabcecia, and Menziesia, and requiring the same treatment. 

 Peat soil. Propagated by layers. 



P. ejnpetriformis (empetrum-like) ; hardy evergreen shrub ; 

 6 inches ; flowers pale red, in July ; North America ; 1810. P. 

 taxifolia (yew-leaved) ; hardy evergreen shrub) ; 6 inches ; flow- 

 ers red, in July ; North America, Europe, and Scotland. 



Physalis. Winter Cherry. [Solanaceas.] A genus con- 

 taining a half-hardy perennial, ornamental in autumn on 

 account of its orange-colored berries. Common soil. Pro- 

 pagated by division. 



P. Alkekengi(^P^t}^tng\) ; half-hardy perennial ; i foot; flow- 

 ers white, in July ; south of Europe ; 1548. 



Physianthus. [Asclepidaceae.] A greenhouse climber 

 which, however, does finely planted out in summer in a 

 rich warm border. Flowers, freely produced, white, with 

 green and pink lining. The flowers have the curious pro- 

 perty of catching the honey tubes of moths and butterflies, 

 so that the insects cannot escape. Propagated by seeds and 

 cuttings. 



