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PHYLLOCLADUS. [Taxace^.] Greenhouse evergreen 

 trees. Loam. Cuttings of mature shoots in sand under a 

 glass. P. rhomhoidalis, and P. trichomanoides. 



PHYLLODOCE. [Ericacege.] Pretty little shrubs, 

 allied to Daboecia and Menziesia, and requiring the same 

 treatment. Peat. Layers. 



PHYSALIS. Winter Cherry. [Solanaceae,] A genus 

 containing a hardy perennial, ornamental in autumn on 

 account of its orange -coloured berries. Common soil. 

 Division. P. Alkekengi, which flowers white, is the prin- 

 cipal one cultivated. 



PHYSOLOBIUM. [Leguminos^, § Papilionaceae.] Green- 

 house evergreen climbers, allied to Kennedya. Peat and 

 loam. Cuttings and seeds. The best are P. caruiatum, 

 flowers scarlet ; P. Stiiiingii, flowers scarlet. 



PHYSOSTEGIA. [Lamiaceae.J Fine hardy perennials. 

 They require the same treatment as Dracocephalum, and may 

 be propagated in the same way, both being also increased 

 when requisite by seeds sown in May or June, to produce 

 blooming plants for the following year. P. imhricata, flowers 

 pale rose purple. P. speciosa, flowers rose pink. P. Vir- 

 giniana, flowers red or white. 



PHYTEUMA. [Campanulaceae.] Handsome hardy peren- 

 nials, of easy culture in a dryish situation, and in good garden 

 soil. There are about a score of species. They are many of 

 them suitable for rockwork, and may be multiplied either by 

 seeds or by division. 



PICEA. Silver Fir. [Coniferae.] Fine hardy ever- 

 green trees. Good stiff" soil. Seeds, or the rarer sorts by 

 grafting, &c. The best are P. amabilis, P. bcdsamea, P. 

 Cephalonica, P. grandis, P. nohilis, P. Nordmanniana, P. 

 pectin ata, P. Wehheana. 



PILEWORT. FiCARiA. 



PIjMELEA. [Thymelaceae.] Pretty greenhouse ever- 

 green shrubs, including some of the more ornamental objects 

 of modern culture. They are plants of a dense-branching 

 habit, with slender foliage, and bearing at the tips of the 

 branches close heads of blossoms, which, coming all over the 

 plants, are very conspicuous. They require some care in their 

 management. The proper soil for them is a mixture of three 



