208 PHACELIA 



Phace'lia^ — continued. 



P. ms'cida- — continued. 



gummy matter. 18 ins. high. California, 

 1834-1835. Syn., Euto'ca ms'cida. 



Sow outdoors in patches where they are 

 required to grow about |- in. deep either in autumn 

 or April. Thin to 3 or 4 ins. apart. Ordinary 

 rich soil in sunny borders. 



Pharbi'tis. See IpoMiEA. 



Pheasant's Eye Ado'nis. See Adonis autumnalis. 



Phlox — (From Gr. phlox, a flame, in allusion to the 

 many bright colours of the flower). Nat. Ord. 

 Polemoniacece. 



P. Drummond'i. This annual Phlox, with its 

 many varieties, is one of the most charming 

 flowers of the garden, used either as a carpet 

 for taller plants, such as roses, or in a bed by 

 itself. It is not hardy in this climate, being a 

 native of Texas, so that it has to be reared 

 under glass and planted out. The flower 

 clusters are produced in infinite variety of 

 colour, while one variety is star- shaped with 

 long points. In chalky well-drained soils it is 

 at its best, while in stagnant ground it never 

 flourishes. It will not flourish either in shade, 

 but loves the full glare of the sun. The usual 

 height is about 1 ft. 



P. D. compac'ta na'na is a dwarf shrubby strain, 

 comprising all the colour of the taller kinds. 



