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PHALJENOPSIS 



P. seri'cea (silky), i-ij. Blue. N.W. Amer. 1827. 



tanacetifo 'lia (tansy-leaved). 2. Blue. June. Cali- 

 fornia. 1832. 



Whitla'via (Whitlavia). 1-2. Blue. June. Cali- 

 fornia. 1854. 



vinifo'lia (vine- leaved), ij. Light blue. September. 

 Texas. 1834. 



vi'scida (clammy). 1-2. Bright blue, with grey eye. 

 July, August. California. 1834. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



P. A'ldea (Aldea). See P. CIRCINATA. 

 bipinnati'fida (doubly-leafleted). 2. Blue. June. 



N. Amer. 1824. 

 ,, circina'ta (rounded), ij. Pink. June. Magellan. 



1817. 

 Frankli'nii (Franklin's), i. Pink. May. N. Amer. 



1827. 



PH2EDRANA'SSA. (From phaidros, gay, and anassa, 

 queen. Nat. ord. Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceae]. Linn. 

 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Coburgia.) 



Peruvian bulbs, requiring the protection of a green- 

 house, and succeed best in a strong, yellow loam, like 

 Coburgia ; they rest in winter, or may be made to rest 

 in summer. For culture, see COBU'RGIA. 

 P. Carmio'li (Canniol's). 2. Tube bright red ; limb 



green, with pale edge. Costa Rica. 1867. 

 chlora'cea (greenish- yellow). i. Crimson, green. 



December. 1844. 



obtu'sa (obtuse). December. 1844. 

 eucrosioi'des(Eucrosia.-like). i. Green, red. Ecuador. 



1878. 

 Lehnta'nni (Lehmann's). Tube green ; limb deep red. 



Andes of Colombia. 1883. 

 obtu'sa (blunt). See P. CHLORACEA OBTUSA. 

 ru'bro-vi'ridis (red-green). See EUSTEPHIA COCCINEA. 

 schiza'ntha (cut-flowered), i. Tube green; limb 



bright red. Andes of Ecuador. 1880. 

 iriridiflo'ra (green-flowered). i. Greenish-yellow. 

 Andes of Ecuador. 1877. 



PHffiNOCO'DON. See LAPAGERIA. 



PH2ENO'COMA. (From phaino, to shine, and konte, 

 hair ; colour of involucrum. Nat. ord. Composites 

 [Compositae], Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2-Superfl.ua. Allied 

 to Helichrysum.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of young side- 

 shoots, getting firm at the base, in sand, over peat, in 

 pots three-parts filled with drainage, under a bell-glass, 

 and kept near the glass of a house or pit in summer ; 

 sandy peat and a little fibrous loam. Winter temp., 

 40* to 48. 



P. proli'fera (proliferous). 4. Crimson. September. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1789. 



PHffiNOGAMS or PHANEROGAMS. Flowering plants, 

 or those having stamens, pistils, and ovules, which be- 

 come seeds as a result of fertilisation, in contradistinction 

 to cryptogams, like Ferns, Selaginellas, &c., which do 

 not have flowers. 



PH53NOSPE'RMA. (From phaino, to shine, and sperma, 

 a seed ; referring to the colour of the seeds. Nat. ord. 

 Gramineae.) 



A hardy grass. Seeds in spring. Ordinary soil. 

 P. globo'sa (globose). China. 1874. 



PHAIOCALA'NTHE. A set of hybrids between Phaius 

 and Calanihe. 



PHAI'US. (From phaios, shinine ; referring to the 

 flowers. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. 20- 

 Gynandria, i-Monandria. Allied to Bletia.) 



Stove orchids. Division of the pseudo-bulb-like shoots, 

 as growth commences, in spring ; grown in pots. See 

 ORCHIDS. 

 P. (Thu'nia) a'lbus (white). 2. White. July. Sylhet. 



1836. 

 fia'vo-ti'nctus (yellow-tinted). Lip with a yellow 



area in front. 1883. 



gigante'us (giant). Flowers larger; lip golden- 

 yellow. 1896. 



., supe'rbus (superb). Colours richer. 

 amboine'nsis (Amboyna). White, with veins on the 

 lip. Malaya. 1907. 



P. angustifo'lius (narrow- leaved). Green. July. Trini- 

 dad. 1821. 

 ,, (Thu'nia) Benso'ncf (Mrs. Benson's). 2. Purple, 



yellow. July. Burma. 1867. 



,, Berna'ysii (Bernays'). See P. BLUMEI BERNAYSII. 

 bi' color (two-coloured). 2. Maroon, white. July. 



Ceylon. 



,, ,, Owe'nict (Mrs. Owen's). A rich dark variety. 1894. 

 ,, Blu'mei (Blume's). 2-3. Brownish-red, white. April. 



Java. 1879. 

 ,, assa'micus (Assamese). Varying in colour, yellow. 



with mauve or purple shades. Assam ; Burma. 



1882. 

 ,, ,, Berna'ysii (Bernay's). 2-3. Sulphur-yellow 



Australia. 1873. 

 ,, ,, sanderia' nits (Sanderian). Yellow-brown; lip 



white and purple. Java. 1905. 

 (Thu'nia) brymeria'nus (Brymerian). 2. White; lip 



yellow, with crimson lines. Burma. 1894. 

 callo'sus (thick-lipped). Reddish-brown. March. 



Java. 1848. 

 (Thu'nia) candidi' ssimus (whitest). Wholly white. 



1888. 

 ,, Coope'ri (Cooper's). Red-brown, pale yellow; lip 



white changing to light yellow. Malaya (?). 1910. 

 (Thu'nia) Dodgso'nii (Dodgson's). White ; lip yellow, 



veined with red. India (?). 1877. 

 fla'vus (yellow). Yellow. India. 1837. 

 ,, fra' grans (fragrant). Rose, white, red. Madagascar. 



1901. 

 ,, grandifo'lius (large-leaved). White, brown. April. 



China. 1778. 

 Humblo'tii (Humblot's). Rose, with white and red 



blotches. Madagascar. 1880. 

 inquili'nus (strange). Creamy, with yellow ridges. 



Hybrid. 1867. 



interme'dius (intermediate). India. 1839. 

 ,, irrora'tus (besprinkled). A synonym of Phaiocalanthe 



irrorata. 

 macula' tus (spotted-leaved). 2. Yellow. June. 



Nepaul. 1823. 



Ma'nnii (Mann's). See P. WALLICHII MANNII. 

 (Thu'nia) Marsha'llia (Mrs. Marshall's), a. White, 



lemon. Moulmein. 1871. 

 a'lbus (white). White, with sulphur- yellow disc. 



1906. 

 . Purpura' tus (purple). White, spotted with purple ; 



lip with purple veins outside. 1888. 

 tri'lobus (three-lobed). Lip with reddish-brown 



veins and darker crests. 1888. 

 mishmie'nsis (Mishmian). ij. Pale rose, with white 



spots. Himalaya. 1893. 

 ,, pauciflo'rus (few-flowered). Java. 

 Philippine' nsis (Philippine). Reddish orange-brown ; 



lip white. Philippines. 1889. 

 Robe'rtsii (Robert's). Brownish- red, streaked yellow. 



New Caledonia. 1884. 

 Rcebli'ngii (Rcebling's). Reddish Indian yellow, 



fragrant. Khasia" Hills. 1895. 

 ,, ro'seus (rosy). See P. MISHMIENSIS. 

 ,, si'mulans (resembling), ij. White, lip yellow and 



rosy, spotted with purple. Madagascar. 1881. 

 tetrago'nus (four-angled). 2. Brown. Mauritius. 1837. 

 ,, tuberculo' sus (tubercular). Colours as in P. simulans. 



Crest reduced. Madagascar. 1901. 

 (Thu'nia) veitchia'nus (Veitchian). White, mauve. 



Hybrid. 1885. 

 Walli'chii (Dr. Wallich's). 2. Orange, yellow. April. 



Khasia. 1837. 

 flave'scens (yellowish). Sepals and petals light 



yellow; front of lip paler. 1900. 

 ,, Ma'nnii (Mann's). Larger and darker than the 



type. Assam. 1889. 

 villa'sus (shaggy). 2. Brown. December. Mauritius. 



1837- 



Warpu'ri (Warpur's). See P. TUBERCULOSUS. 

 (Thu'nia) ivinnia'nus (Winnian). Rosy-lilac ; lip 



maroon. 1895. 



PHALZENO'PSIS. Butterfly-Plant. (From phalaina, 

 a moth, and opsis, like ; the appearance of these handsome 

 flowers. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. 20- 

 Gynandria, i-Monandria.) 



Stove orchids, grown in baskets or on blocks. Pieces 

 of offset shoots, kept dry at the base, for a day or two, 

 before setting them growing. See ORCHIDS. 



