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PHILADELPHIA 



PHILESIA 



BB. Pedicels and calyx densely hairy to tomentose (some- 

 times glabrate): Ivs. more or less densely hairy to 

 tomentose beneath. 



c. Fls. white or cream-colored. 



23. hirsiitus, Nutt. (P. hirsiitus var. grddlis, Schrad. 

 P. inodbrus var. hirsiitus, Wood. P. trinervius, Schrad. 

 P. inodbrus, Schrad.). Upright or spreading shrub, to 

 8 ft.: Ivs. lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 1-2% in. long, 

 Mrl/^ in. wide, acuminate, regularly serrate (rarely 

 denticulate), usually with more or less numerous short, 

 rough hairs above, closely silvery-gray coated beneath, 

 thin and papery when young. April-June. Rocky 

 river banks, Tenn., N. C., Ga., Ala. Gn. 26, p. 375; 

 34, p. 138. B.R.24:14. B.M. 5334. 



24. mexicanus, Schlecht. (P. guatemalensis, and P. 

 sempervirens applied to this in Calif, are apparently gar- 

 den names). Evergreen shrub, to about 63^ ft.: Ivs. 

 ovate ; \Y% in. long, iHr-1^ in. wide, acute to short- 

 acuminate, distantly blunt-toothed, glabrous or spar- 



2905. Philadelphia Coulteri. ( X %) 



ingly hairy above, scabrous beneath with short stiff, 

 closely appressed hairs, in general pointing toward the 

 apex: fls. occasionally in short leafy racemes (a transi- 

 tion to the first great subdivision of the genus, see A in 

 key on p. 2579), 2 in. across, cream-colored, fragrant. 

 Mex. and, it is said, Guatemala. B.M. 7600. B.R. 28: 

 37. R.H. 1852:381. G.C* II. 19:753; 34:218. 



25. microphyllus, Gray. Erect, to 6 ft. (usually not so 

 tall), or in its native habitat sometimes sprawling, with 

 spreading slender or rigid branches: Ivs. oblong-ovate, 

 ;H?-1 in. long, YvY$&- wide, acute or subacute (rarely 

 obtuse), entire, scarcely if at all revolute more or less 

 densely covered with silky hairs beneath, glabrous or 

 with short hairs above: fls. M~%in. across, white, 

 exquisitely fragrant: caps. J4-/^in. long, ^g-^m. wide, 

 glabrous or slightly hairy. June, July. Utah and Colo, 

 to Ariz., N. Mex., and Calif. G.C. III. 2:156; 11:86; 

 51:225. Gn. 40:288. P.G. 5:109. 



cc. Fls. with a purple spot at base. 



26. Cdulteri, Wats. (P. mexicanus var. Coulteri, 

 Burb.). Fig. 2905. Shrub, to about 10 ft.: Ivs. 

 ovate, 1^-2 in. long, %-%in. wide, obtusely to sharply 

 pointed, on young succulent shoots and suckers, larger 

 toothed, those of both young and old covered with 

 rough hairs above and very white-tomentose beneath, 

 the whole like a rough piece of felt: fls. white, very 

 fragrant; petals with red spot at the base; calyx cov- 

 ered with silvery white silky hair: caps, unusually 

 large, about J^in. long. States of Nuevo Leon and 

 Hidalgo, Mex. G.F. 1 :233 (adapted in Fig. 2905). B.R. 

 14. Very distinct, desirable for southern latitudes, 

 and one of the most pleasing of the genus. 



P. argenteus, Rydb. Low straggling shrub, with handsome 

 silvery calyx, and Ivs. silvery beneath. Fort Huachuca, Ariz. 

 Rare plant for southern rockeries or borders. Because of rarity, 

 only one plant, or preferably seeds, should be got, to prevent 

 extermination. P.brachybdtrys, Koehne (P. pekinensisvar. brachy- 

 botrys, Koehne). Of uncertain standing, allied to P. coronarius. 

 The following variety is of greater merit. Var. purpurdscens, 

 Koehne. With purple calyx and pedicels. B.M. 8324 (as P. De- 

 la vayi). P. chinensis=P. coronarius var. acuminatus. P. corona- 

 rius var. nikoensis, A. H. Moore (P. satsumanus var. nikoensis, 

 Rehd.). Related to var. acuminatus, differing in greater pubescence, 



especially on the veins of lower If.-surfaces. P. coronarius var. 

 semiplenus. Uncertain, probably=P. coronarius flore-pleno. P. 

 coronarius var. tenuifdlius, Maxim. A variety differing but slightly 

 from the type, of no advantage to horticulture. P. Delavayi, L. 

 Henry. Chinese, with fragrant fls., and generally more or less 

 fringed petals, often marked with purple on the back. R.H. 1903, 

 p. 13. Var. melanocalyx, Hort., is a variety with dark purple calyx. 

 P. Dresden. Hybrid of P. Lemoinei erectus and P. pubescens. 

 Desirable. P. floridus, Beadle. Desirable shrub, erect, to 6% ft.; 

 with attractive large, white fls., and calyx appressed silky. Suitable 

 for S.E., and perhaps hardy N., like other southern species of this 

 genus. P. Godohdkeri. Name said to stand for P. hirsutus and 

 P. laxus in gardens. P. grandiflorus aiireus. Not possible to 

 determine, because of confusion existing in regard to name grandi- 

 florus. P. grandifldrus laxus fldre-pleno. See note on preced- 

 ing name. P. inodorus sanguineus. Unknown. Name P. inodorus 

 also variously applied. P. Lemdinei. Of many varieties recently 

 produced, but not yet intro. into American trade, the following 

 seem worthy of mention. (See also derivatives of P. phantasia, 

 originally treated as varieties of P. Lemoinei, under the former 

 name.) Albdre. Branches more graceful than in the variety Vir- 

 ginal: Ivs. smaller: fls. full double as in that variety. Banniere. 

 Branches arched with the weight of the fls., which are about 

 IMin. across. Dame Blanche. Fls. creamy white, very fragrant; 

 petals fringed. Norma. Profusely flowering: fls. large, white. 

 Ophelia. Gracefully arching branches: fls. white, fragrant. P. 

 magntficus, Rehd. Garden hybrid of P. inodorus and P. pubescens. 

 P. mdximus, Rehd. Garden hybrid of uncertain origin; resemb- 

 ling P. coronarius (perhaps hybrid of that with P. pubescens), but 

 with the Ivs. of young succulent shoots and suckers very large, hairy 

 beneath. Not of horticultural merit. P. nepalensis variegdtus. Name 

 of unknown application. P. phantdsia. The following varieties 

 not yet in the American trade are of interest: Oeil de Pourpre. Fls. 

 fragrant; petals with black-purple spot at base. Romeo. Profusely 

 flowering: fls. creamy white, with a purple blotch. Sirene. Fls. 

 large, fragrant, white, with a very slight suggestion of rose in 

 the lower corners of the petals. Surprise. Fls. fragrant; petals 

 spotted carmine-purple. Sibylle. Shrub with long curved branches, 

 of pretty habit; fls. white, slightly fringed; petals pale pink spotted 

 toward base. P. purpurdscens, Rehd.==P. brachybotrys var. pur- 

 purascens. P. Schrenkii, Rupr. Closely related to P. coronarius. 

 Upright: Ivs. large and thin: fls. scentless, smaller; style appressed 

 pubescent at base. Var. Jdckii. Of uncertain hybrid parentage 

 and doubtful merit. P. sempervirens, Hort., offered in Calif., is 

 P. mexicanus, described in No. 24; the name appears to have no 

 botanical standing. P. serpyllifdlius, Gray. Closely related to P. 

 microphyllus, than which it is more straggling, and less attractive, 

 although perhaps good for rockeries. The only species with leath- 

 ery revolute Ivs. P. splendens. Supposed garden hybrid, said to 

 be worthy of cult. P. stenopetalus, Carr. This is a species whose 

 description in important particulars suggests P. Falconeri, for 

 which it may prove to be an older name. P. tenuifdlius, Rupr.= 

 P. coronarius var. tenuifolius, Maxim. Not of horticultural merit. 

 P. umbellatus, Koehne. Probably hybrid of P. coronarius and 

 P. inodorus: fls. in broad 2-5-fld. panicles, compound of long- 

 peduncled cymes. Parentage unknown. P. venustus, Koehne. 

 Closely related to P. coronarius var. tomentosus. Perhaps dis- 

 tinct. P. Wilsonii, Koehne. New Chinese species of the group 

 of P. incanus. Value unknown. 



ALBERT HANFORD MOORE. 



PHILAGERIA (a name composed from the parent 

 genera). Liliacese. A hybrid genus between Philesia 

 buxifolia and Lapageria rosea. A smooth climbing 

 shrub: sts. flexuous, rigid, cylindrical: Ivs. alternate, 

 petiolate, leathery, smooth, oblong-acute, 3-nerved: 

 fls. pendulous; sepals glaucous, pale rose-purple; petals 

 imbricate, scarcely open at the apex; anthers 6; ovary 

 free, 1-celled. One species, a greenhouse hybrid, P. 

 Veitchii, Mast. G.C. 1872:358; III. 55:399. Appar- 

 ently not in cult, at the present time. See Lapageria. 



PHILESIA (Greek, lovely}. Liliacese. An interest- 

 ing shrub of extra-tropical South America, little grown. 

 See Lapageria and Philageria. 



Species one, a woody plant bearing showy pendulous 

 red lapageria-like fls. about 2 in. long. It is unlike the 

 ordinary lily types with 6 similar perianth-segms., for it 

 has distinct calyx and corolla parts of 3 sepals and 3 

 petals. It is closely allied to Lapageria, but differs in 

 habit, in the calycine character of the outer perianth 

 and the monadelphous stamens. It is said to live out- 

 doors in the most favored localities of England and 

 Ireland. 



Philesia is too slow-growing ever to become very 

 popular. It is a short-jointed hard-wooded shrub, 

 with rather leathery box-like leaves, and will grow to 

 about 4 feet in height in time. The writer's experience 

 with this plant was in a camellia house, in which a night 

 temperature of 45 was maintained, the plants being 

 firmly potted in a light peaty soil. It flowered but 



