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PHORMIUM 



P. ni'tida (shining). Sec P. GLABERRIMA. 

 niva'lis (snowy). See P. SUBULATA NIVALIS. 

 odora'ta (scented). Lilac. August. 

 ., ova' ta (egg-leaved) . ij. Purple. June. 1759. 

 caroli'na (Carolina), i. Pale purple. August. 



Carolina. 1728. 

 listonia'na (Lady Listen's), i. Purple. July. 



1816. 



panicula'ta (panicled). 3. Pink. August. 1732. 

 ,, alba (white). 3. White. August. 1813. 

 penduliflo'ra (drooping). See P. MACULATA PENDULI- 



FLORA. 



pilo'sa (hairy-leaved), i. Purple. May. 1759. 

 ,, amce'na (pleasing). See P. AMOJNA. 

 procu'mbens (lying-down). Flesh. May. Hybrid (?). 



1827. 

 pyramida'lis (pyramidal). See P. MACULATA and 



varieties. 



re' p tans (creeping). J. Blue, purple. July. 1800. 

 crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). 3. Purple. July. 



1825. 



revolu'ta (revolute). See P. GLABERRIMA. 

 sca'bra (rough). See P. PANICULATA. 

 seta'cea (bristly). See P. SUBULATA GRANDIFLORA. 

 Sickma'nni (Sickmann's). See P. PANICULATA. 

 Stella'ria (Stellaria). J-J. Light blue. Southern 



Illinois. 1888. 

 lilaci'na (lilac). Lilac. 

 stoloni'fera (stolon-bearing). See P. RFPTAXS. 

 suave' olens (sweet-scented). See P. MACULATA CAN- 

 DIDA. 

 subula' to. (awl-leaved). J. Dark purple. May. 1786. 



" Moss Pink." 

 atropurpu'rea (dark purple). Dark purple. Plant 



trailing. 



ccsrule'scens (bluish). J. Bluish. 1902. 

 frondo'sa (leafy). |. Rose. Plant dense in habit. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). Dark purple. Plant 



trailing. 



latifo'lia (broad- leaved) . See P. PROCUMBENS. 

 Nelso'ni (Nelson's). $. White, with five violet 



spots. Plant compact. 



niva'l is (snowy). J. Pure white. Plant compact. 

 ,, seta'cea( bristly). J. Rosy-purple. Plant trailing. 

 suffrutico'sa (shrubby), i$. Dark pui-ple. August. 



1790. 

 tardiflo'ra (late-flowered). See P. MACULATA TARDI- 



FLORA. 



triflo'ra (three-flowered). See P. OVATA. 

 undula'ta (\\aved-leaved). See P. PANICULATA. 

 ,, virgi'nica (Virginian), i. Purple. July. Virginia. 

 1812. 



PHCE'BE. (From Phcebe, the mythical moon-goddess. 

 Nat. ord. Lauraceae.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings in sand, in a propa- 

 gating case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, a little 

 peat, and sand. 

 P. antilla'na (Antilles). 15. White, yellow. W. Ind. 



1824. 

 mania 'na (mountain). 10. White, green. W. Ind. 



1810. 

 PHCENICOPHO'RIUM SEHELLA'RUM. SCCSTEVEN- 



SONIA GRANDIFOLIA. 



PHGE'NIX. Date Palm. (The Greek name of the 

 tree. Nat. ord. Palms [Palmaceae]. Linn. zz-Dicecia, 

 3-Triandria.) 



Dactyli'fera requires a greenhouse, but all the others a 

 stove. Seeds in a hotbed, in spring, or when procurable ; 

 rich, rather stiff loam, or good, fibrous loam, with a fourth 

 part of old cow-dung. 



P. acau'lis (stemless). 6. White, green. E. Ind. 1816. 

 andamane' nsis (Andaman). Andaman Islands. 

 canarie'nsis -(Canary) . Canary Islands. The hardiest 



species. 1869. 

 cycadifo'lia (Cycas- leaved). See P. DACTYLIFERA 



CYCADIFOLIA. 



dactyli'fcra (date-bearing). 49. White, green. Levant. 



1597. " Date Palm." 

 cycadifo'lia (Cycas- leaved). Tnmk 2 ft. thick. 



Athens. 1879. 

 farini'fera (mealy). 28. White, green. Deccan. 



1800. 



hancea'na (Hancean). See P. HUMILIS HANCEANA. 

 hu'milis (low). 3-4. India and China. 



P. hu'milis hancea'na (Hancean). China. 

 ,, ,, Lotirei'rii (Loureir's). 

 ,, ousleya'na (Ousleyan). India. 

 ,, ,, peduncula'ta (long-stalked). 

 ,, Rcebcli'ni (Rcebelin's). 2-4. A slender, graceful 



palm. Siam. 1889. 

 hy'brida (hybrid). Garden hybrid. 

 ,, Ju'bce (Juba's). See P. CANARIENSIS. 

 ,, leone'nsis (Sierra Leone). See P. RECLINATA. 

 ,, melanoca'rpa (black- fruited). Fruits black, edible. 



Garden origin. 

 ,, Menie'ri (Villa Menicr). A palm growing at Villa 



Menier, Cannes. 1906. 



ousleya'na (Ousleyan). See P. HUMILIS OUSLEYAN A. 

 ,, paludo'sa (marsh). 20. India; Cochin-China. 1820. 

 peduncula'ta (long-stalked). See P. HUMILIS PEDUN- 



CULATA. 



pu'mila (dwarf). Country unknown. 1871. 



,, pusi'lla (puny). See P. HUMILIS LOUREIRII. 



,, Pygma'a (pigmy). 6. Mauritius. 1823. 



,, reclina'ta (leaning). 10. White, green. S.E. Africa. 



1792. 



Rabe'lini (Rcebelin's). See P. HUMILIS RCSBELIM. 

 ,, rupi'cola (rock-loving). Himalaya. 1873. 

 ii fo'liis arge'nteo-var >j?a'<ts(silver-variegated-leaved). 



Leaves variegated with white. 1887. 

 spino'sa (spiny). W. Trop. Africa. 

 sylve'stris (wood). 14. Green. May. India. 1763. 

 ,, ,, e'xilis (feeble). A slender variety. 

 tenuis (slender). See P. CANARIENSIS. 

 ,, zanzibare'nsis (Zanzibar). See P. RECLINATA. 

 :eyla'nica (Cingalese). Ceylon. 



PHOLIDOCA'RPUS. (From pholis, pholidos, the scale 

 of a serpent, and karpos, a fruit ; in allusion to the over- 

 lapping scales of the fruit. Nat. ord. Palmace.T-.) 



Stove palm. Seeds. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 P. 1'hnr (Ihur). Malaya. 



PHOLIDO'TA. Rattle-snake Orchid. (From pholis, a 

 scale, and ous, otos, an ear ; flowers arranged like an ear 

 of wheat, with scaly bracts, as the tail of that snake. 

 Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceaj]. Linn. 2o-Gy?uindria, i- 

 Monandria. Allied to Ccelogyne.) 



Stove orchids. Division of the plant ; in a pot. See 

 ORCHIDS. 

 P. arlicula'ta (jointed). White, yellow. April. India. 



1837. 



assa'mica (Assam). Pale yellow. Assam. 1890. 

 chine' nsis (Chinese). J. Whitish. May. China. 



1844. 



clypea'ta (shield). Borneo. 1847. 

 conchoi'dea (shell-like). Yellow. February. Manilla. 



1840. 

 imbrica'ta (overlapping), i. Pale yellow, with violet 



spot. India. 1824. 

 Luga'rdii (Lugard's). White, shell-like. Western 



Burma. 1893. 



obova'ta (obversely-egg-shaped). Burma. 

 , pa'llida (pale). See P. IMBRICATA. 

 , re'pens (creeping). Flesh-pink, small. India. 1891. 

 , ru'bra (red). Pale red. April. Himalaya. 1828. 

 , undula'ta (waved-leaved). See P. RUBRA. 

 , ventrico'sa (swollen), i-ij. White. Java. 1889. 



PHORBIA CEPETORUM. The Onion Fly. See 

 ANTHOMY'IA CEPA'RUM. 



PHO'RMIUM. Flax Lily, or New Zealand Flax. 

 (From plwrmos, a basket ; one of the uses made of the 

 fibre. Nat. ord. Li/juw/s [Liliaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial. Divisions of the root; 

 rich, mellow loam. 



P. alpi'num (alpine). New Caledonia. 1890. 

 Cole'nsoi (Colenso's). See P. COOKIANUM. 

 cookia'num (Cookian). 3-6. Yellow. July, August. 



New Zealand. 1868. 

 variega'ta (variegated). Leaves variegated with 



creamy-white. 1878. 



fla'ccidum (feeble). New Caledonia. 1890. 

 forstcria'num (Forsterian). See P. COOKIANTM. 

 Hoo'keri (Hooker's). Yellow, greenish ; filaments red. 



New Zealand. 1888. 



Hurstho'nsii (Hursthons's). New Caledonia. 1890. 

 robu'stum (robust). New Caledonia. 1890. 



