PHYLLAGATHIS 



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P. plumo'sa (feathered). 2. April. 1759. 

 ,, ,, squarro'sa (spreading). Floral leaves often golden. 

 pubfscens (downy) of Alton. See P. CAPITATA 



LANCEOLATA. 



pube'scens (downy) of Loddiges. See P. PLUMOSA 



SQUARROSA. 



purpu'rea (purple). 2-3. Calyx rusty or purple on 



the inside. Autumn. 1827. 

 ,, rosmarinifo'lia (rosemary- leaved). 3. 1815. 

 ru'bra (red). 2-2$. Branches red. December. 1827. 

 spica'ia (spiked). 1-2. Blooms perennially. 

 ,, spica'ta (spiked) of Loddiges. See P. OLE^FOLIA. 

 ,, squarro'sa (spreading). See P. PLUMOSA SQUARROSA. 

 stipula'ris (stipuled-leaved). 2-3. March to July or 



August. 1786. 

 thymifo'lia (thyme-leaved). 2-3. June. Pacific 



Islands. 1824. 



PHYLLA'GATHIS. (From phullon, a leaf, and 

 agatheos, quite divine ; in reference to the beauty of the 

 leaves. Nat. ord. Melastomaceae.) 



Stove, short-stemmed, shrubby herbs, with large, thick 

 orbicular leaves. Cuttings in sand in a close case with 

 bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 P. gymna'ntha (naked-flowered) . i. Green. Borneo. 



1884. 

 hirsu'ta (hairy), i. Pink. Leaves round, green. 



Borneo. 1894. 



rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). 1-2. Pink. July. 

 Leaves bronzy purple above, red beneath. Sumatra. 



PHYLLA'NTHTJS. (From phullon, a leaf, and anthps, 

 a flower ; flowers produced on the edges of the leaf-like 

 branches. Nat. ord. Spurgeu'orts [Eupnorbiaceae]. Linn. 

 2i-Moncecia, lo-Monadelphia.) 



Annuals and biennials, by seed in a hotbed, in spring, 

 and then flowered in stove and greenhouse during the 

 summer. Shrubby species, by cuttings of the hard 

 shoots in sandy soil, in heat ; sandy loam and fibrous 

 peat, with a little broken bricks, charcoal, and dried 

 cow-dung. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 85. 



ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS. 



P. Caroline' nsis (Carolinian). J. July. N. Amer. 1803. 



Hardy. 

 gra'cilis (slender), i. Green, yellow. August. Java. 



1818. Biennial. 



Niru'ri (Niruri). . Green. July. Tropics. 1692. 

 obova'lus (reversed-egg-/0at>ed) . See P. CAROLINENSIS. 

 urina'ria (urinary). |. Green, yellow. August. 

 " worlds. 



Tropics of both 



1819. 



P. 



STOVE EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 

 angustifo'lius (narrow-leaved). 1-2. Red. July. 



W. Ind. 1789. 



Arbu'scula (little- tree). See P. SPECIOSUS. 

 atropurpu'r eus (dark-purple). 3. Leaves dark purple. 



Stems purplish. Comoro Isles. 1876. 

 calyci'nus (large-calyxed) . Australia. 

 Ca'sticum (Casticum). Mascarene Islands. 

 cera'mica (Ceramic). See EXOCARPUS CERAMICUS. 

 Chantrie'ri (Chantrier's). 2-3. Red, pale yellow. 



Cochin-China. 1882. 

 di'stichus (two-ranked). 20-25. Green. Trop. Asia. 



1796. 



donga' tus (elongated). See P. ANGUSTIFOLIUS. 

 E'mblica (Emblica). 12. Pale yellow. July. Trop. 



Asia. 1768. 

 cpiphylla'nthus (flowers-on-leaf). 4-6. Red. July. 



Cuba. 1699. 



falca'tus (sickle-shaped). See P. EPIPHYLLANTHUS. 

 fraxinifo'lius (ash- leaved). 4. Green. August. E. 



Ind. 1819. 



, glauce'scens (glaucus). See P. PULCHER. 

 gomphoca'rpus (Gomphus- fruited). Perak. 

 grandifo'lius (large-leaved). 5. S. Amer. 1771. 

 juglandifo'lius (walnut-leaved). See P. GRANDIFOLIUS. 

 Kirgane'liaCKirganelia). See P. CASTICUM. 

 lanceola'tus (spear-head-/eai;ed). 3. Green, yellow. 



Isle of Bourbon. 1822. 

 lathyroi'des (Lathyrus-like). Mexico. 

 latifo'lius (broad- leaved) . Mexico. 

 linea'ris (linear), i-i. White. August. Jamaica. 



1819. 

 , lu'cens (shining). See ANDRACHNE FRUTICOSA. 



P. mimosoi'des (Mimosa-like). 10. Green. August. 



Caribbees. 1817. 

 ,, monta'nus (mountain). 1-2. Reddish. August. 



Jamaica. 1819. 

 nivo'sus (snowy). 3. Green. Leaves variegated with 



white. Pacific Isles. 1873. 



,, ro' seo-pi' ctus (rosy-painted). 3. Leaves varie- 

 gated with crimson and white. 1877. 

 ,, nu'tans (nodding). i$. Green, yellow. August. 



Jamaica. 1820. 



,, pallidifo'lius (pale-leaved). See P. PULCHER. 

 ,, polyphy'llus (many- leaved). 3. Green. August. 



E. Ind. 1805. 

 pu'lcher (beautiful). 1-2. Green, reddish. Malaya. 



1864. 



,, racemo'sus (racemed). See P. POLYPHYLLUS. 

 ramiflo'rus (branch-flowered). See SECURINEGA 



RAMIFLORA. 



reticula'tus (netted). 3. Red. August. Tropics, 

 Old World. 



salviafo'lius (Salvia-leaved). Males greenish ; females 

 tinted red. Colombia. 1883. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 10. Green, yellow. August. 

 E. Ind. 1822. Climber. 



stemannia'nus (Seemannian). 2-3. Whitish, incon- 

 spicuous. New Hebrides. 1879. 



specio'sus (showy). 1-2. Whitish. August, Sep- 

 tember. Jamaica. 1783. 



,, turbina' tus (top-shaped). See ANDRACHNE FRUTICOSA. 



,, verruca' sus (warty). S. Africa. 



PHYLLA'RTHRON. (From phullon, a leaf, and arthros, 

 a joint ; leaflets as if jointed to the footstalks. Nat. ord. 

 Bignoniads [BignoniaceaeJ. Linn. i^-Didynamia, i- 

 Gymnospermia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of stubby side- 

 shoots, or pieces of the ripe young wood, in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, in bottom-heat ; sandy loam and fibrous 

 peat, and a little leaf-mould and charcoal. Winter 

 temp., 50 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 90. 

 P. bojeria'num (Bojerian). 3. Rose. July. Mada- 

 gascar. 1844. 



,, comore'nse (Comoran). 2-4. Comoro Islands. 

 ,, noronhia'num (Noronhian). 2-4. Madagascar. 



PHY'LLIS. (From Phyllis, the daughter of Scithon, a 

 king of Thrace. Nat. ord. Rubiaceae.) 



A greenhouse, subshrubby plant. Cuttings in sand, 



under a hand-light. Loam, peat, or leaf-mould, and sand. 



P. No'bla (Nobla). 1-2. White. Canary Islands. 1699. 



paucifto'ra (few-flowered). Flowers fewer in a 



truss. 



PHYLLOCA'CTUS. (From phullon, a leaf, and Cactus ; 

 in allusion to the flattened, leaf-like stems. Nat. ord. 

 Cactaceae.) 



Dry, warm greenhouse plants, requiring plenty of sun- 

 shine when making their growth. Cuttings, allowed to 

 dry for a few days before insertion in sand. Fibrous 

 loam, peat, some finely-broken bricks, and sand. 

 P. Ackerma'nni (Ackermann's). 2. Scarlet. June to 



August. Mexico. 1829. 



,, ma'jor (larger). Scarlet. June to August. 

 angu'liger (angle-bearing). 2$. White, dusky. 



Autumn. Mexico. 1851. 

 bifo'rmis (two-formed). 2-2^. Pink. Honduras. 



1839. 

 caulorrhi' ziis (stem-rooting). White, greenish. 



Country unknown. 1851. 

 Coope'ri (Cooper's). 2. Large yellowish- white. 



Hybrid. 1883. 



crena'tus (scolloped). 2. Pale cream. May. Hon- 

 duras. 1839. 



,, ,, cocci' 'neus (scarlet). Scarlet. 

 Darra'hii (Darrah's). 3. Yellow, white. Mexico. 



1907. 



,, gra'ndis (grand). Honduras. 1847. 

 Hoo'keri (Hooker's). 2-3. White. June. Brazil. 

 ,, la'tifrons (broad- leaved). White. August. Mexico. 

 phyllanthoi'des (Phyllanthus-like). 2-3. Rose, white. 



June. Mexico. ' 1810. 

 Phylla'nthus (Phyllanthus). 2-2 J. White. June. 



Trop. Amer. 1810. 

 Purpu'si (Purpus's). 3. Carmine, purple, rose, white, 



or yellowish-white. Mexico. 1907. 

 PHYLLO'CALYX EDU'LIS. See EUGENIA SELLOI. 



