PHOTINIA 



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PHYLICA 



P. te'nax (tough). 6. Green, white. August. New 



Zealand. 1798. 

 ,, atropurpu'reum (dark-purple). Leaves rich dark 



purple. 

 ,, ,, atropurpu'reum na'num (dwarf). Dwarf, dark 



purple-leaved variety. 1908. 

 ni' gro-pi' ctum (black-painted). Leaves edged with 



maroon-purple. 

 ,, Powerscou'rtii (Viscount Powerscourt's). Hardier 



and flowers more freely. 1907. 

 purpu'reum (purple). Leaves purple. 

 variega'tum (variegated). 6. Leaves striped with 



yellow and white. New Zealand. 

 F'fcAii(Veitch's). Leaves short, narrow, banded 



with creamy-white. 



PHOTTNIA. (From phoieinos, shining ; appearance of 

 the leaves. Nat. ord. Roseworts [Rosaceae]. Linn. 12- 

 Icosandria, 2-Di-pentagynia. Allied to Eriobotrya.) 



Half-hardy white-flowered evergreens. Seeds when 

 procurable, treated as the haws of the Hawthorn ; gene- 

 rally by budding on the Hawthorn as a stock ; rather 

 tender for the open air north of London, but deserve a 

 wall, owing to their beautiful foliage ; and where, also, 

 when established, they would generally flower freely. 

 P. arbutifo'lia (Arbutus-leaved). See HETEROMELES 



ARBUTIFOLIA. 



benihamia'na (Benthamian). White. China. 



du'bia (doubtful). See ERIOBOTRYA BEXGALENSIS. 



elli'pttia (elliptic). See ERIOBOTRYA ELLIPTICA. 



intcgrifo'lia (entire- leaved). 10. Nepaul. 1820. 



., notonia'na (Notonian). India and Java. Greenhouse. 



ova' to, (egg-shaped). Gardens. 



serrula'ta (saw-edge-leaved) . 10. May. China and 



Japan. 1804. 

 rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). Leaves short and 



broad. 

 varia'bilis (variable). China and Japan. 



PHRAGMTTES. (From the Greek, phragmites, any- 

 tliing used for making a hedge or fence. Nat. ord. 

 Gramineae.) 



A strong-growing reed or marsh grass, with purple or 

 violet plumes of flowers, suitable for the margins of ponds 

 and ornamental water. Divisions ; seeds. Wet soil. 

 P. com mu'nis (common). 6-10. Purple or violet. July, 

 August. Temperate and cold parts of the whole 

 world, including Britain. " Spire Reed." 



PHRY'MA. (Derivation not obvious. Nat. ord. 

 Verbenaceje.) 



Hardy perennial herb. Division; seeds. Ordinary 

 soil. 



P. leptosta' chya (slender-spiked). 2-3. Purple. Asia; 

 Himalaya ; N. Amer. 1802. 



PHRY'NIUM. (From phrunos, a toad; because in- 

 habiting marshes. Nat. ord. Marants [Marantaceae]. 

 Linn. i-Monandria, i-Monoynia. Allied to Canna.) 



Stove herbaceous perennials ; yellow-flowered, where 

 not otherwise specified. Seeds in a hotbed in spring, or 

 division of the roots as fresh growth commences ; rich 

 loam and a little peat. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 

 P. capita' turn (headed). 5. White, purple. July. E. 



Ind. 1807. 



colora'tum (coloured). See CALATHEA COLORATA. 

 como'sum (tufted). See CALATHEA COMOSA. 

 Danie'llii (Daniell's). See THAUMATOCOCCUS 



DANIELLII. 



,, de'nsum (dense). Brazil. 1865. 

 exi'mium (choice). See CALATHEA PROPINQUA. 

 fiave'scens (yellowish). See CALATHEA FLAVESCENS. 

 grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). See CALATHEA 



FLAVESCENS. 



Griffi'thii (Griffith's). Malacca. 



Lubbe'rsii (Lubbers's). See MYROSMA LUBBERSII. 



,, mi' cans (glittering). See CALATHEA MICANS. 



Micholi'tzii (Micholitz's) Leaves with broad white 

 stripes, and claret-red midrib. New Guinea. 1903. 



Myro'sma (myrrh-scented). See MYROSMA CANNAE- 

 FOLIUM. 



obli'quum (twisted), ij. June. E. Ind. 1824. 



Parke'ri (Parker's). See ISCHNOSIPHON PARKERI. 



parviflo'rum (small-flowered). 4. July. E. Ind. 

 1820. 



P. sangui'neum (blood-coloured). See STROMANTHB 



SANGUINEA. 



,, seto'sum (bristly). See MYROSMA SETOSUM. 



spica'tum (spiked), i. July. E. Ind. 1825. 



unilatera'le (one-sided). See MYROSMA MADAGAS- 



CARIENSE. 



Fa'rt-<fe'n-// / cfc(Van-den-Hecke's). See CALATHEA 



VANDENHECKEI. 



va'rians (varying). See CALATHEA VARIANS. 

 variega'tum (variegated). See MARANTA ARUNDI- 



NACEA VARIEGATA. 



villo'sum (shaggy). See CALATHEA VILLOSA. 



PHUO'PSIS. (From Phu, valerian, and opsis, like; 

 the flowers resemble those of some species of Valerian. 

 Nat. ord. Rubiaceae.) 



Hardy, perennial herb. Divisions in spring. Ordinary 

 soil. 



P. stylo'sa (long-styled), i. Purple or pink. July. 

 Caucasus. " Crosswort." 



PHYCE'LLA, (A diminutive of phucos, Red Alkanet ; 

 alluding to the colour of the flowers. Nat. ord. Amaryl- 

 lids [Amaryllidaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Now referred to Hippeastrum.) 



P. bifto'ra (two-flowered). See HIPPEASTRUM BICOLOR. 

 brevi'tuba (short- tubed). See HIPPEASTRUM BICOLOR. 

 Mora' era (yellow-green). See PILSDRANASSA CHLOR- 



ACEA. 



coru'sca (glittering). See HIPPEASTRUM BICOLOR. 

 cyrtanthoi'des (Cyrtanthus-like) . See HIPPEASTRUM 



BICOLOR. 



glau'ca (milky-green). See HIPPEASTRUM BICOLOR. 

 herbertia'na (Herbert's). See HIPPEASTRUM HERBER- 



TIANUM. 



i'gnea (fiery). See HIPPEASTRUM BICOLOR. 



obtu'sa (blunt). See PH.EDRANASSA CHLORACEA. 



PHYGETLIUS. (From phuge, evasion, and helios, the 

 sun ; because believed to love shade in its native country. 

 Nat. ord. Scrophulariaceae.) 



An evergreen shrubby plant, grown as a herbaceous 

 perennial. It is hardy enough to live at the foot of a 

 wall, without other protection, in the far north, and 

 flowers freely, if the leafy stems are not cut down. In 

 cold districts they should be protected with a few ever- 

 green boughs. Seeds ; cuttings under a hand-light in 

 summer, and divisions in spring. Light, well-drained 

 soil. 



P. capSnsis (Cape). 2-3. Scarlet. July to September. 

 S. Africa. 1855. " Cape Figwort." 



PHY'IICA. (From phullikos, leafy ; abundance of 

 evergreen leaves. Nat. ord. Rhamnads [Rhamnacea?]. 

 Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from South Africa, and all 

 white-flowered, unless otherwise mentioned. Cuttings 

 of young shoots in sand, under a glass, in spring, and kept 

 cool and shaded from sunshine until they have struck ; 

 sandy, fibrous peat, with nodules of freestone and char- 

 coal. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 P. bi' color (two-coloured). 2. June. 1817. 

 buxifo'lia (box- leaved). 2-10. June to August. 1759. 

 capita' ta (headed) . 2-6. June. 1800. 

 lanceola'ta (lance-shaped). Grey, white, or 



yellowish. 1800. 



corda'ia (heart-shaped) of Linnaeus. See P. BUXIFOLIA. 

 ,, cyli'ndrica (cylindrical). 2. Yellow, green. June. 

 dioi'ca (dioecious). 2-3. July. 1817. 

 ,, ericoi'des (heath-like). 3. June. 1731. 

 excf'lsa (lofty). 2-4. Floral leaves tawny or 3'ellow- 



green. 

 papilla' sa (nippled). Leaves nippled, slightly 



hairy. 



globo'sa (globose). See STAAVIA GLOBOSA. 

 imbrica'ta (imbricated). See BRUNIA RACEMOSA. 

 myrtifo'lia (myrtle- leaved). See P. PANICULATA. 

 ni'tida (shining). November. 1774. 

 ,, ,, erio'phora (woolly). 3. November. 1774. 

 oleafo'lia (olive-leaved). 2. Flowers in loose racemes. 



March to October. 

 panicula'ta (panicled). 2-10. Flowers in panicled 



racemes. 1816. 



papillo'sa (nippled). See P. EXCELSA PAPILLOSA. 

 pi'nea (pine-like). November. 1774. 

 pimfo'lia (pine-leaved). See BRUNIA PINIFOLIA. 



