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herbaceous ; P. longifolium, green- 

 house ; P. glaucum, and P. repalense, 

 half-hardy; the otliers hardy. Division 

 and seed. Sandy loam and peat. 



PHALEROCARPUS serphyllifolia. 

 Hardy evergreen creeper. Cuttings. 

 Moist bog. 



PHALOCALLISp/i/mSea. Half-hardy 

 bulb. Seed. Probably in a light soil, 

 under a south wall. 



the end of March, in pots filled with\ 

 light sandy soil, and placed on a mo- 

 derate hot-bed, or in a cucumber or a 

 melon frame. In this situation they 

 will soon germinate; and before the 

 first rough leaf appears they should be 

 potted otf, three or four together in a 

 large sixty pot, placing the plants at 

 equal distances round the side. When 

 potted, they should be returned to the 

 PHARBITIS. Twelve species, j frame, and kept close for a f(!w days, 

 Twiners, chiefly annual. P. carulescens 1 to recover from the eftVcts of their re- 

 is a hardy evergreen; and P. uar/a, a moval ; after which they should be 

 stove evergreen twiner. The others ' gradually hardened off, by giving them 



are hardy and green-house, except P 

 Z/sp/da, requiring a stove. Seed. Sandy 

 loam and leaf-mould. 



PHASKOLUS. Thirty species. An- 

 nual twiners, chiefly hardy ; a few are 

 deciduous perennials. Seed. Light 

 rich loam. See Kidney Bean. 



PllEASANT'S-EYK. Adonis au- 

 tumnalis. 



plenty of air during the day in fine 

 weather. Finally, about the beginning 

 of May, they should be removed to a 

 cold pit or frame, where they can be 

 fully exposed during the day, covering 

 them with the lights only at night, and 

 in bad or cold weather. About the end 

 of May, when all danger of late spring 

 frost is over, they may be planted in 



PHEIjALIUM. Six species. Green- the open border. The soil into which 



house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings, 

 Peat, sand, and loam. 



PlilLADELPHUS. Fourteen spe- 

 cies. Hardy deciduous shrubs. Layers 

 and suckers. Common soil. 



VniLl^F.KYlS. grandijiora. Green- 

 house evergreen twiner. Cuttings. 

 Sandy loam and peat. 



PillLLYREA. Ten species. Half- 

 hardy evergreen shrubs. Cuttings and 

 layers. Common soil. 



"PHILOTHECA australis. Green- 

 house evergreen shrub. Young cut- 

 tings. Sandy peat and sandy loom. 



PHILYDRUM lanuginosum. Green- 

 house biennial. Seed. Loam and peat. 



P H L G O C A N T H U S curviflo- 

 rus. Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings. 

 Light rich loam. 



PHLOGOPHORA meticulosa. Angle 

 shades moth. This is a night moth, 

 appearing from May to October. The 

 caterpillar is green, spotted with white. 

 Upper wings of the moth, rosy white 



they are transferred should be either 

 a light rich sandy soil or peat, with 

 which a little well-rotted <liing has 

 been mixed. The plants will require 

 to have a little water once or twice 

 after they arc planted, especially if the 

 weather is dry at the time; but it is 

 advisable not to water them after they 

 are once well established. The chief 

 causes of failure are, sowing the seeds 

 too soon, or allowing the plants to get 

 very dry, or pot-bound, before they are 

 planted out. If once they become 

 stunted, they will never make good 

 plants; and the same may be said of 

 those which have been kept in too 

 warm a place." — Card. Chron. It may 

 be liad in perfection from seed sown on 

 a rich border, latter end of spring, and 

 cultivated without transplanting. 



PIKENIX. Date Palm. Eight spe- 

 cies. Stove palms. Seed. Rich clayey 

 loam. 



P H 0^ N C O M A prclifern. Stove 



The caterpillar feeds upon the Brassica evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Peat and 

 tribe. 



PHLOMIS. Twenty-four species. 

 Hardy and half-hardy evergreens and 

 herbaceous perennials. Cuttings. Light 

 rich loam. 



PHLOX. Forty-eight species. Hardy hardy evergreen tri;es. Ripe cuttings, 

 herbaceous. Division and cuttings, j Loam and peat, and on a south wall. 

 Rich loam. P. Drumniondi is one ofj PlIYCELf.A. Eight species. Green- 

 the prettiest of the genus, and its cul- t house bulbs; but they will grow in a 

 ture is thus detailed by Dr. Lindley : — warm border if protected. Seed and 



"The seeds should be sown about offsets. Loam, sand, and peat. 



sandy loam. 



PiiOLIDOTA. Four species. Stove 

 epiphytes. Division of bulbs. Wood 

 and moss. 



PilOTIMA. Four species. Half 



