PHASEOLUS 



PHELLODENDRON 



2577 



the seeds, are now recognized by botanists as dif- 

 ferent varieties of P. vulgaris, Linn. For cult., see 

 Bean. For descriptions of commercial varieties see H. 

 C. Irish, "Garden Beans Cultivated as Esculents," - 

 Missouri Bot. Garden, 12th Ann. Kept. (1901), pp. 

 81-165; W. W. Tracy, Jr., "American Varieties of 

 Garden Beans," U. S. Bur. 

 Plant Ind., Bull. No. 109 

 (1907), pp. 5^73; C. D. 

 Jarvis, "American Varieties 

 of Beans," Cornell Bull. No. 

 260 (1908), pp. 

 149-245. 



DD. Fl.-bracts small, in- 

 conspicuous, lanceolate. 

 11. lunatus, Linn. 

 SIEVA or CIVET BEAN. 

 Figs. 2898-2901. Small 

 and slender, usually 

 not climbing very high : 

 Ifts. thin, short and 

 broad, ovate pointed 

 (except in special forms 

 as the Willowrleaf ) : fls. 

 of medium size, wings 

 and keel white or 

 whitish, banner green- 

 ish, containing chloro- 

 phyl, of different tex- 

 ture from the wings 

 and keel, in axillary 

 racemes: pods small 

 and papery, 2-3 in. 

 long, much curved on 

 the back and provided 

 with a long tip, split- 

 2900. Henderson Dwarf Lima, a form ting open when ripe and 

 of Phaseolus lunatus. (X 1 A) the valves twisting; 



beans small and flat, 



white, brown or mottled, conspicuous lines radiating 

 from the hilum, more than Ypn.. long: primary Ivs. not 

 lobed, in form ovate or cordate, bases deeply auriculate, 

 upper surfaces smooth and somewhat shiny, their pet- 

 ioles almost perfectly glabrous. Trop. Amer. Widely 

 cult, in warm countries, and prized for its earliness and 

 prolificacy. It gives rise to dwarf or bush forms, as 

 the Dwarf Carolina, Henderson Bush Lima. Com- 

 mon in American gardens Var. macrocarpus, Benth. 

 (P. inamoenus, Linn. P. hmensis, P. sacchardtus, P. 

 fcecundus, P. latisiliquus, Macfadyen. P. puberulus, 

 HBK. P. Xuarezii, Zucc.). LIMA BEAN. Figs. 2898, 

 2899. Distinguished from the Sievas by tall, robust 

 growth and late ripening: Ifts. large and thick, ovate- 

 lanceolate: pods fewer to the raceme, straight or nearly 

 so, without a prominent tip, not readily splitting at 

 maturity; beans very large, white, red, black, or speck- 

 led. S. Amer. Widely grown in the tropics, and one 

 of the richest of beans. Unreliable in the northern 

 states because of the short, cool seasons. There are 2 

 forms cult, hi the U. S.: Flat or Large-seeded limas, 

 with seeds very flat and veiny and more or less lunate 

 in shape, and very broad flat pods, with a distinct but 

 not prominent point, and broad ovate Ifts.; Potato 

 limas, with smaller tumid seeds, shorter and thicker 

 pods, with a very short point, and long-ovate, tapering 

 Ifts., with angular base. In both these groups there are 

 dwarf or bush forms, Burpee Dwarf Lima in the 

 former, and Kumerle Dwarf Luna in the latter. The 

 lima bean is perennial hi the tropics. See Bean, Lima. 



GEO. F. FREEMAN. 



PHAYLOPSIS (Greek, worthless, and appearance). 

 Also spelled Phaulopsis. Syn., Micrdnthus, Wendl., not 

 Eckl. Acanthacese. Small shrubs, probably not now in 

 cult.: Ivs. often oblique, those in one opposite pair 

 unequal, elliptic, entire, or crenate: infl. in cylindric or 



ovoid spikes, each broad floral If. inclosing a contracted 

 cyme of usually 3 fls.; calyx 5-lobed nearly to the base; 

 corolla small, 5-lobed; stamens 4: caps, ellipsoid, com- 

 pressed, usually 4-seeded. About 15 species, Afr., 

 Mascarene Isls. and India. P. parviflora, Willd. Pubes- 

 cent: st. 1-2 ft. high, branched: Ivs. acuminate at both 

 ends, nearly entire: calyx hairy, 2 anticous segms. 

 linear-ligulate; corolla white or purplish, tube funnel- 

 shaped at the top; ovary glabrous. Trop. and S. Afr., 

 Mascarene Isls., and India. B.M. 2433 (as P. longifolia). 



PHEGOPTERIS (Greek, beech-fern). Polypodidceae. 

 BEECH, OAK or SUN FERN. A group of ferns like Dryop- 

 teris in habit and latterly usually included in that 

 genus, but with no indusia, the sori being entirely 

 naked. There are numerous Trop. American and Sand- 

 wich Island species worthy of cult, in warmhouses. 

 There are 3 native hardy species sometimes offered in 

 the trade, the first, second, and fourth in the following 

 list. For cult., see Ferns. 



A. Lvs. small or medium-sized, at most tripinnatifid. 



(Native hardy species.) 

 B. The Ivs. bipinnatifid, broadly triangular. 



hexagonoptera, Fee (Polypodium hexagondpterum, 

 Michx.). Lvs. 9-15 in. long, usually broader than long, 

 pale green; lower pair of pinnae deflexed and set forward; 

 sori marginal. E. U. S. Suitable for shaded banks with 

 good soil and fair moisture. 



polypodioides, Fee. Lvs. 5-;9 in. long, longer than 

 broad, dark green, slightly hairy beneath; sori nearer 

 the margin than the midrib. Eu. and N. E. N. Amer. 

 G.M. 58:297 (as Polypodium phegopteris). Like pre- 

 ceding in cultural requirements. 



BB. The Ivs. tripinnatifid, lanceolate. 



alpestris, Mett. Lvs. 1-2 ft. long, 6-8 in. wide, with 

 numerous finely cut lanceolate pinnae, the lobes toothed; 

 thinly herbaceous. Eu. and N. W. Amer. Habit of 

 Athyrium (or Asplenium) Fttix-foemina and is probably 

 an Athyrium. 



BBB. The Ivs. ternately tripinnatifid. 



Dryopteris, Fee. OAK FERN. Lvs. triangular, 3-9 

 in. each way, the lowest pinnae nearly equal to the 

 terminal, giving the If. a ternate appearance Eu. and N. 

 Amer. Grows in damp places in nearly pure leaf -mold. 



AA. Lvs. several feet long, decompound. 



Keraudreniana, Mann. Lvs. several feet long, decom- 

 pound, with light brownish polished stalks and straw- 

 colored rachides; texture herbaceous; sori near the 

 margins of the segms. Sandwich Isls. A greenhouse 

 species. This species has also 

 been advertised under the name 

 of Polypodium. 



L. M. UNDERWOOD. 



R. C. BENEDICT.! 



PHELLOD^NDRON (Greek, 

 for cork, and tree, alluding to the 

 corky bark). Ruldcese. CORK 

 TREE. Ornamental trees, grown 

 for their handsome foliage. 



Deciduous: winter buds naked, 

 inclosed by the base of the petiole : 

 Ivs. opposite, petioled, without 

 stipules, odd-pinnate, with oppo- 

 site crenulate Ifts.: fls. direcious, 

 in terminal panicles, or the stami- 

 nate fls. nearly corymbose; sepals 

 and petals 5-8, ovate-lanceolate; 

 stamens 5-6, longer than petals; 

 ovary 5 -celled, with a short 

 thick style: fr. a black drupe with 



5 small 1-seeded stones. Five or 



6 closely related species in E. Asia. 



2901. Sieva bean. 

 Phaseolus lunatus. 



