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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING. 
Phalenopsis—continued. 
at the lower outer margin, spotted purple, the middle one white, 
spotted red and marked orange. 1887. A cross between 
P. Schilleriana and P. Aphrodite. 
P. Ruckerianum (Rucker’s). 
unguiculatus. 
P. Schilleriana advena (stranger). (/l. almost spotless; sepals 
and petals pale purple; lip white, with a yellow callus and 
side lobes, and two rose-purple spots in front of the callus. 
1885. 
P. S. alba (white). ”. white, with the exception of the yellow 
See and a few yellow spots on the upper portion of the lip. 
P. S. splendens (splendid). /. rose, washed with a darker 
colour; side lobes of the lip white, spotted pipe and washed 
rose. 1886, A handsome variety. (R. H. 1886, p. 396.) 
P. S. vestalis (vestal). . white. Philippine Islands. 
P. Stuartiana Hrubyana (Hruby’s). j., sepals and petals 
purple at back, the upper sepal narrowly, the petals broadly, 
ce dae white, the inner border of the lateral sepals also 
white. 
P. S. nobilis (noble). . longer in its parts than in the type; 
callus of the lip orange, 1882, 
P. S. punctatissima (much-dotted). Jjl., upper sepal, and 
upper and inner sides of the lateral ones, and petals dotted with 
mauve. 1882. 
P. S. punctulata (slightly dotted). 
marked with numerous red dots. 1885. 
P. violacea Bowringiana (Bowring’s). fl. pure, light yellow, 
with a broad dash of purple inside the lateral sepals, and some 
purple bands and freckles at the bases of the upper sepal and 
petals. Malayan Archipelago. 
P. v. Schroderi (Baron Schréder’s). fl. larger than in the type; 
sepals and petals wholly purple, broad ; lip of a deeper amethyst- 
purple than in the type; raceme short, erect. J. bright green. 
PHILODENDRON. To the species described on 
pp. 96-8, Vol. III., the following should now be added: 
P. Andreanum (André’s). /. pendulous, 2ft. to 3ft. long, 10in. 
broad, elongate-cordate-lanceolate, acute, dark, shining green, 
with coppery reflections. Columbia, 1886. A fine climber. See 
Fig. 56, p. 587, for which we are indebted to Messrs. James 
Veitch and Sons. (R. H. 1886, p. 36.) 
P. nobile ‘noble). jl. axillary; tube of the spathe rosy-crimson 
both outside and within; lamina white within, the outside 
spotted with deep rose. Jl. obovate-lanceolate, acute. Stem 
climbing. South America, 1885. This resembles P. crassi- 
nervium, but is larger. 
P. squamiferum (scale-bearing). /l., spathe 3}in. to 4in. long, 
the tube reddish-purple, the lamina pale greenish-yellow and 
reddish-purple outside, whitish-yellow within ; spadix oblique, 
sessile, Sin. long p pecuneles twin, reddish, 3in. long. 7. 6in. to 
12in. long, Sin. to 10in. broad, pinnatifidly five-lobed ; young ones 
entire or three-lobed; petioles 6in. to 12in. long, }in. thick, 
terete, reddish, densely bristly. Stem smooth. Brazil and 
Guiana, 1886. (I. H. 1886, 590.) 
PHLOX. To the species and varieties described on 
pp. 100-3, Vol. III., the following should now be added: 
P. Drummondii cuspidata (cuspidate). 
with peculiarly pointed flowers. 
P. D. flore-pleno (double-flowered). 
form. 1886. (R. G. 1886, p. 404.) 
P. D. hortensizflora alba (Hortensia-flowered, white). 
jl. pure white, showy and beautiful, produced in large heads. 
aS) A close-growing and compact form. (F. & P. 1882, 
p. 53. 
P. stellaria (starry). /. white, more than lin. across. March to 
June. J. lin. to 2in. long. Stems dark, wiry. 
A garden synonym of Sarcochilus 
jl., sepals and petals 
(L. i. ee) 
A dwarf variety, 
A pretty, double-flowered 
Varieties. Perhaps in no previous season have Phloxes 
been finer than in the summer and autumn of 1888. They 
grew most vigorously, producing long, branched spikes 
of richly-coloured, brilliant flowers. The late-flowering 
varieties have quite superseded the early-flowering section 
in the drier and warmer climate of the South of England; 
but the Suffruticosa section are much esteemed in the 
cooler, moister districts of the North. The Decussata 
varieties are also more numerous, but it may be fairly 
said they are too numerous. Of good and distinct forms 
that have been recently introduced, the best are here 
given. 
Phlox—continued. 
Early-flowering Varieties (Su//ruticosa Section). Burns, 
deep rosy-purple, well-formed. CLIPPER, white, with lilac tint ; 
well-formed spike. CONQUEROR, pure white, lilac eye; fine 
spike. EMPRESS, white, beautiful rose centre. JOHN C. DUKE, 
fine white, rose centre. KING OF PURPLES, dark purple, crimson 
eye. Lapy KEITH MURRAY, pure white; handsome spike. 
MaGNuM BonwM, rosy-red, large, fine. Mrs. JAMES Watt, 
white, pale purple eye ; fine spike. Mrs. J. Hope, white, witha 
suffusion of rosy-lilac. Mrs. KELWAy, white, rosy-lilac centre; 
good spike. Mrs. MILLER, purplish; large spike. Mrs. W. 
RICHARDS, white, with slight purple shade. NETTIE STEWART, 
white, with distinct lilac shade. PERFECTION, pure white, pale 
rose centre. PURPLE EMPEROR, rich purple; very large. Key. 
Dr. HORNBY, white, striped rose, purple eye. Rosy Germ, 
pleasing dark rose-colour, fine form. STANLEY, deep rose, 
dark red eye; fine spike. WALTER GRAY, rosy-purple, dark 
eye. 
Late-flowering Varieties (Decussata Section). AMBASSADOR, 
white, dark red centre, large. AMMONITE, lilac-rose, white 
centre, large. AUSTIN WITHERS, lilac, reddish eye; distinct. 
BaciLLE, purplish-mauve, large, fine. BERLET, white, carmine 
centre. Canrot, white, fine, large. CHARLOTTE SAISSON, white, 
crimson centre. CORTAMBEKT, white, deep red centre; tine 
spike. DIANA, white, purple eye, good form, DON JUAN, rosy- 
tinted, dark centre. EMPREss, white, pinkish centre; fine spike. 
ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN, bluish-purple; compact spike. EUGENE 
TUNNER, white, crimson eye, tine. FREDERIC FAILLIE, white, 
tinged rose, carmine eye. GENERAL FROLOW, rosy-purple, fine, 
large. Gipsy QUEEN, rosy-lilac, crimson centre. JAMES 
Dickson, lilac; fine form and spike. JOHN ALEXANDER, deep 
salmon, crimson eye. JOHN BRUNTON, rich, dark vermilion. 
Lucie BaLTet, pale purple-lilac; large spike. M. MaREy, deep 
rose, purplish-violet centre, fine. Mrs. JAMES CLARK, lilac; 
large, handsome spike. Mrs. R. MONRO, rosy-lilac, crimson 
centre. Mrs. WHITEHEAD, rosy-lilac, carmine centre. NEIL 
GLAss, rosy-violet, dark purplish centre. P. NEILL FRASER, 
purplish-rose, fine form. ROBERT KNOX, deep salmon; large 
and fine spike. SHERIFF Ivory, pale rose, crimson eye. THE 
DEACON, rosy-purple, crimson eye. THE MCNEWMAN, rosy-crim- 
son, dark eye. ToMBOUCTOU, pale rose, rich reddish centre. 
TOREADOR, rosy-salmon, darker centre. 
PHGNIX. To the species described on pp. 104-5, 
Vol. IlI., the following hybrid and variety should now 
be added: 
P. hybrida (hybrid). A hybrid between P. dactylifera and 
P. farinifera. The stem is short and stout, while the leaves 
resemble those of P. farinifera. The fruits, when mature, are 
of a glaucous-red. Greenhouse. 
P. rupicola foliis argenteo-variegata (silvery-variegated 
leaved). A beautiful variety, having leaves variegated with green 
and white. 1887. (I. H. ser. v. 3.) 
PHORMIUM. This genus now embraces three 
species. ‘To the species and varieties described on 
pp- 105-6, Vol. III., the following should now be 
added: 
P, Hookeri (Hooker's). jl. on slender pedicels; sepals orange, 
linear-lanceolate, acute; petals green, linear-oblong, rounded 
and recurved at apex; tilaments blood-red; scape inclined. 
July. J. ensiform, flaccid, recurved, torn at apex. h. 5ft. 
New Zealand. Hardy in the South-west of Britain. (B. M. 
6973.) 
P. tenax nigro-limbatum (black-bordered). J. glaucous- 
green, erect, rather broad, margined blackish-purple ; the points 
split, both sides of each of the divided portions having the 
blackish-purple margin. ‘ 
PHRYNIUM. To the species described on p. 109, 
Vol. III., the following should now be added: 
P. variegatum (variegated). 7. 5in. to Jin. long, ljin. to din. 
broad, oblong, sub-acuminate at apex, rounded- sbtuse at base, 
beautifully and irregularly variegated in dark and light 
and greenish-yellow ; petioles 6in. to Tin. long, striped with 
green and white. Singapore, 1886. (I. H. 1886, 601.) See 
Fig. 57, for which we are indebted to Messrs. James Veitch 
and Sons. 
PHYLLOCACTUS. To the species and varieties 
described on pp. 112-3, Vol. III., the following should 
now be added. They are well worth a place in collections 
of Succulents. 
reens 
P. Cooperi (Cooper's), of gardens. 
florus, 
P. crenato-grandifiorus (hybrid). The handsome plant, with 
large, yellowish-white flowers, figured in R. G. 1176 under this 
name, is known in gardens as P. Cooperi. 
See P, crenato-grandi- 
