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Philodendron—continued. 
P. micans Ceaee): This plant is closely allied to 
P. scandens; in fact, Engler regards it as synonymous with 
that species. Colombia. 
P. nobile (noble).* 4”. axillary ; 
crimson both outside and within; limb white 
outside spotted with deep rose. /. obovate-lanceolate, acute. 
Stem climbing. South America, 1885. This resembles J. erassi- 
nervium. but is larger. 
P. notabile (notable). 
tube of the spathe rosy- 
1. deep green, cordate, 2ft. long, lobed, 
borne on long petioles. Stem short. Habitat not recorded, 1893, 
A plant of large dimensions; but until it flowers the name 
cannot be determined with certainty. 
P. Ochrostemon (yellow-stamened). /., spathe tube searcely 
distinct, green, the limb yellow, cuspidate-acuminate ; peduncle 
short. jr. yellow. /. on young plants narrow- or elongated- 
lanceolate, very long-acuminate, those on adults ovate or 
oblong-ovate, rounded at base, shortly cuspidate at apex ; 
sheaths rather broad. Internodes rather long. Rio de Janeiro. 
Syn. P. amnbiguum. 
P. ornatum (ornamental). /., spathe tube sub-cylindrical, 
twice as long as the ovate, very long-cuspidate limb; 
peduncle short, white-striolate. /, shining green, cordate- 
oyate-triangular or broadly ovate-cordate, shortly euspidate 
at apex; petioles shortly sheathing, semi-terete. Internodes 
short. Brazil. 
P. oxycardium 
P. scandens. 
P. pandurzforme (fiddle-shaped). /., spathe yellowish-white, 
almost wholly convolute, acute; peduncles short, two or 
three from one axil. ¢ pale green, variable; lower ones 
oblong, slightly cordate; upper ones pandurieform ; uppermost 
ones hastate, three- to five-lobed or parted, the terminal lobe 
long-cuspidate. Stem climbing; internodes long. Brazil. Syn. 
P. bipennifolium. 
P. pedatum (pedate). A synonym of P. laciniosum. 
P. pinnatifidum-Wendlandii (hybrid). A garden hybrid 
between the species indicated. 1899. 
P. quercifolium (Oak-leaved). A synonym of P. laciniosum. 
P. robustum (robust). This is described in Linden’s catalogue 
as a species of extraordinary vigour, with large leaves of an 
emerald-green colour, 1896. 
P. rubro-punctatum (red-dotted). 
Jjidum rubro-punctatin. 
P. sagittifolium (urow-leaved).  (j., spathe 4in. long, the 
oblong, acute limb whitish ; pedune le din. to 4in. long, 
1, 16in. to 20in. long, 6in. to 8in. broad, oblong-sagittate, sub- 
coriaceous. Stem erect-climbing ; upper internodes 1sin. to 
2in. long. South Mexico. 
P. scandens (climbing). /., young ones oblong-ovate, slightly 
cordate, long-acuminate,  glittering-silky above, reddish 
beneath ; adults rounded-cordate-ovate or somewhat tri- 
angular, distinctly cordate at base, cuspidate-acuminate 
at apex. Internodes very long, Vera Cruz and Panama. 
SyNs. P. cuspidatum, P. oxycardium. 
P. Sellowianum (Sellow’s). A synonym of P. Sellowmn. 
P. spectabile (remarkable). ‘This is described large, soft- 
wooded plant of vigorous habit, remarkable for its velvety or 
silky leaves 1ft. to 14ft. long and Ce as broad, 1869. 
P. squamiferum (scale-bearing), //., spathe 34in. to 4in. long, 
the tube reddish-purple, the AS pale greenish-yellow and 
reddish-purple outside, whitish-vellow withir spadix oblique, 
sessile, din, long ; pedune les twin, reddish, 3in. long. 7. 6in. to 
(sharply heart-shaped). A synonym of 
A synonym of P. pinnati- 
12in. long, 5in. to 10in. broad, pinnatifidly five-lobed ; young 
ones entire or three-lobed; petioles 6in. to 12in. long, Jin. 
thick, terete, reddish, densely bristly. Stem smooth. srazil 
and Guiana, 1885, (1. H. 1836, 590.) Syn. P. erinitum. 
P. tripartitum (thrice-parted), /., spathe tube oblong, the 
blade whitish, ovate, shortly acuminate, 4in. long; peduncle 
solitary, lin. long. rh tripartite, 6in. to Tin. long, the mid- 
division shortly cuspidate, the lateral ones very inequilateral 
and rather obtuse ; petioles 14in. long, terete. Stem radicant. 
Caracas, 
P. triumphans (triumphant). This species is somewhat 
similar to P. verrucosum, but it is a stronger grower, bearing 
leaves twice as large. 1898. F 
P. Wendlandii (Wen dland’s). 7, spathe oblong-lanceolate, 
6in. long, the tube about equalling the blade. 2. 1ft. or more 
in length, rather thick, shining above, slightly cuspidate at 
apex, minutely cordately auricled at base; petioles 4in. to 
Sin. long. Stem very short, thic Central America. 
P. hastatwm, P. Peareei, P. Roezlii, and P. Wallisii have also 
been introduced. 
PHILOPODIUM RIGIDUM. A garden synonym 
of Muehlenbeckia adpressa (which see). 
PHINZA. According to the Kew authorities, 
P. rubida should be classed under Niphea (which see), 
P. albo-lineata being the only species of this genus. 
yithin, the~ 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
PHLOMIS. To the species described on pp. 99-100, 
Vol. III., the following should be added: 
P. laciniata (torn). A synonym of Hremostachys laciniata. 
P. Leonurus (lion’s-tail). A synonym of Leonotis Leonurus. 
P. purpurea (purple). 7. purplish-rose ; bracts very numerous, 
densely imbricated. July. J. oblong, obtuse, erenate, truncate 
or sub-cordate at base, much wrinkled, villous above, white- 
tomentose beneath. Branches floccose-tomentose. kh. 2ft. 
South Europe, 1661. Shrub. 
P. Russeliana (Russel’s). A synonym of P. viscosa. 
PHLOX. To the species and varieties described on 
pp. 100-8, Vol. III., the following shonld be added: 
P. acuminata ler panied). A variety of P. paniculata. 
P. adsurgens (approaching). jl. rose-coloured, in lax cymes; 
corolla tube nearly twice as long as the calyx, the lobes 
obovate, about five lines long. Spring and summer. /. ovate- 
lanceolate or ovate, acute, Jin. to fin. long. Stems diffuse 
and ascending, slender, 9in. or more in length. Oregon, 1888. 
Perennial or under-shrub. (G. & F, 1888, p. 66, f. 11.) 
P. bifida (bifid). ”. pale violet-purple, scattered or barely 
cymulose ; corolla lobes twice (rarely thrice) cleft to or below 
the middle into diverging segmen Spring. /. linear, lin. or 
more in length, gle ubrous. Stems diffuse, branching, 'slender. 
h. Yin. Illinois, &e. 
P. divaricata canadensis alba (white). 
form that is a pleasing addition. 
P. Drummondii cuspidata (cuspidate).  /., corolla lobes 
three-toothed, the middle tooth four or five times as long as 
the side ones. 1888. A dwarf variety. (R. G. 1264.) It is 
also known as stellata. 
P. D. fimbriata (fringed). 7., corolla lobes three-toothed, the 
middle tooth only about twice as long as the side ones, 1888, 
(R. G. 1264.) Also known as laciniata. 
P. D. flore-pleno (double-flowered).* A pretty, double-flowered 
form. 1886. (R. G. 1886, p. 404.) 
P. D. grandiflora (large-flowered). 
with the petals rounded. 
P. D. hortensizfiora alba (Ilortensia-flowered, white).* 
jl. pure white, showy and heantiful, produced in large heads. 
Hae A close- erowing and compact form. (EF. & P. 1882, 
p. 53.) 
p. D. nana (dwarf). A dwarf race about 6in. high. 
P. nana (dwarf). 7. pink, red, white, or yellow, iin. across, 
scattered or somewhat corymbose; corolla lobes elliptic, 
A white-Howered 
jl. about 14in. in diameter, 
? Spring and summer. J, linear, lin, to Jin. long, 
spreading, those of the branches often alternate. h. 6in. to 
ying ES &c., 1888. Perennial or under-shrub; probably 
hardy. (G. & F. 1888, p. 413, f. 66.) 
P. Stellaria (starry).* /. pure white, more than lin. across, 
slightly drooping, scattered, mostly long-peduncled. May and 
June. Z. lin. to 2in. long, linear, acute, rather rigid. » Stems 
dark, wiry. Kentucky River. 
P. suffruticosa (sub-shrubby). A form of P. glaberrima. 
P. verna (spring).* /l. of a beautiful pink, very dark in the 
throat, six to eight in terminal cymes, eventu: uly 
May to July. ¢@, radical ones rosulate, obovate, mo 
sessile, hairy ; cauline ones linear-lanceolat Stems creep 
This plant, mentioned in several works as a native of 
America, is given as a hybrid in the ** Index Kewensis. 
Varieties. The following enumeration includes some of 
the best varieties : 
Alpine Varieties (Suliu/ata Section). ALBA, 
ENSIS, ANNULATA, ATROPURPUREA, BRIGHT S, COMPACT 
G. F. WILSON, GRANDIFLORA, LILACINA, LitrLe Dot, MODE 
NEWRY SEEDLING, OCULATA, PALLIDA, STELLARIS, THE BRIDE, 
VIVID. 
Early-flowering Varieties 
AL DBOROUGH- 
(Suffruticosa Section). A. 
MCKINNON, CHARI DOWNIE, FORERUNNER, KING oF 
PurecLes, LADY SGRAVE, Mrs. MILLER, PRIN ALEX 
ANDRA, PURPLE EMPEROR, SNOWDON, SUNRISE, THOMAS C 
GLOVER, WHITE SWAN. 
Late-flowering Varieties (Decussata Section), 
BEATRICE, BERANGER, BouQuet DE ST. CyR, COQUELICOT, 
ECLAIREUR, CLARMONDE, ETNA, EUGENIE DANZANVILLIERS, 
NY, FIANCEE, IRs, LA MAviLpE, LE MAnpbt, LEONARDO 
, LE SOLEIL, LE VENGEUR, LORD RALEIGH, MADAME 
MICHAEL CERVANTES, MISS PEMBERTON, 
AVALANCHE, 
ANTOINE, 
MOLIERE, BLAINE, SCHLIRMANN, ‘TORPILLEUR, WILLIAM 
ROBINSON. 
PHOENIX. ‘To the species described on pp. 104-5, 
Vol. III., the following should be added: 
P. canariensis. The correct name of PP. tenuis. 
20ft. long, gracefully arched. Syn. P. Juba. 
P. compacta (compact). ‘This is described as ‘‘a garden 
hybrid between P. leonensis and P. reclinata,” but as these 
are identical, it must be regarded as a garden synonym of 
P. reclinata. 
1. probably 
