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Fh.yllanth.ns continued. 



petioles very short. Java. A small and very ornamental shrub. 

 SYN. Reidia glaitceseens (B. M. 5437). 



P. salviaefolius (Salvia-leaved). jl., males greenish, small, on 

 long, filiform pedicels ; females tinted with red, larger, on 

 short pedicels. Summer. I. close-set, distichous, sub-sessile, 

 ovate-oblong, pubescent above, tomentose beneath. Branches 

 much spreading. New Grenada, 1883. Greenhouse shrub. See 

 Fig. 130. (B. H. 1883, 34-36.) 



FIG. 129. PHTLLANTHDS CHANTRIERI. 



P. Seemannlanus (Seemann's). fl. whitish, inconspicuous but 

 s, axillary. Branches long, leaf-like, * 



curious. 



stalked, alternate leaves. 



interesting, erect shrub. 



bearing shortly. 

 A. 2( New Hebrides, 1879. An 





Fhyllanthus continued. 



6ft. to 8ft. high. Branches deciduous, cylindrical or sub-com- 

 pressed ; branchlets 2in. to 3in. long, distichous, lanceolate, 

 striated only by the principal, somewhat distant veins. Jamaica, 

 1818. Shrub. (B. M. 1021, under name of Xylophylla latifolia^ 



FHYLIiAB.THB.ON (from phyllon, a leaf, and 

 arthros, a joint; in allusion to the leaflets, which were 

 considered to be jointed to the leaf-stalk). SYN. Arthro- 

 phyllum. ORD. Bignoniacece. A genus com- 

 prising about five species of glabrous, stove 

 trees, confined to Madagascar. Flowers 

 disposed in short, sub-sessile cymes at the 

 tips of the branches ; calyx campanulate, 

 very shortly or acutely five-toothed; corolla 

 tube enlarged above; limb sub-bilabiate, 

 the lobes all ample, rotundate, spreading. 

 Fruit one - valved ; seeds almost round. 

 Leaves opposite, whorled, or scattered two 

 to five from the joints, oblong- cuneate or 

 almost obovate, flat, coriaceous, shining, 

 compound. The only species in cultiva- 

 tion is the under-mentioned. It thrives in 

 a compost of sandy loam or fibry peat, to 

 which may be added a small quantity of 

 leaf mould and charcoal. Propagation is 

 effected by cuttings of stubby side shoots, 

 inserted in sand, under a bell glass, in 

 bottom heat. 



P. Bojerlana (Bojer's).* /., corolla funnel- 

 shaped, IJin. long, velvety without ; lobes five, 

 pink, very obtuse, broad ; raceme terminal, sub- 

 corymbosely trichotomous. July. Branches tri- 

 gonal or sub-ancipital ; true leaves absent, but 

 rachis developed into a leaf-like expansion, which 

 is constricted above the middle ; lower portion 

 obovate-cuneate, upper one elliptical, h. 3ft. 

 1844. SYN. Arthrophyllum madaqascariense. 

 (B. M. 4173.) 



FHYIiIiAUBtEA. A synonym of Co- 

 diceum. 



PHYLLIS (from phyllon, a leaf; the 

 beauty of the species resides in its leaves). OED. 

 RubiacecB. A monotypio genus. The species is a glabrous 

 or pilose, ornamental, greenhouse under-shrub, with terete 

 branchlets. It succeeds in a strong, rich mould. Pro- 

 pagation may be effected by cuttings, which will root 

 freely if inserted in sand, under a glass 



P. Nobla (Nobla). Bas 



dlte or polygamous, mi . . 



many-flowered panicles ; calyx tube ovoid, compressed, the limb 

 two or five-toothed ; corolla rotate-campanulate, with a four 

 or five-parted valvate limb ; floriferous pedicels erect ; fruit- 

 bearing peduncles nodding. June. L opposite, or in whorls of 

 three or four, ovate-lanceolate, acute ; stipules connate, with the 

 petiole in a sheath, entire, h. 3ft. Canary Islands and Madeira, 

 1699. P. tf. pauciflora, is a variety in which the flowers are less 

 freely produced. 



FHYLLOBIUS. A genus of small beetles, belong- 

 ing to the great family of Weevils. The form, size, 



Bastard Hare's-ears_. Jl. white, hermaphrc- 

 inute, disposed in terminal and axillary, 





FIG. 130. PHYLLANTHUS SALVI.EFOUUS. 



P. speciosus (showy), fl. fasciculate ; calyx whitish ; pedicels 

 three or four tunes as long as the flowers. September. Stem 



Fro. 131. PHYLLOBIUS OBLONGDS. (Lower figure is natural size ; 

 upper figure is enlarged.) 



and general appearance are shown in Fig. 131. It will 

 be observed that the beak is short and thick, and that 

 the antenna arise not far from the eyes, and are sharply 

 elbowed. The body is often ornamented with scales of 

 metallic lustre. The very numerous species are to be 

 found on trees and bushes. One of the commonest is 

 Phyllobius oblongus (see Fig. 131). This insect has 



