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8. piimila, Ilort. Stem sleiuler, graceful. 6-10 ft.: Ivs. 

 lO-li: ft. loTig, recurved, drooping; Ifts. S-12 in. long, 

 4-raiiliiil. (it. 20, p. 173 (description). Fla. Farm. & 

 Pr. Gr. lS'.)S:li7. 



9. Canarifinsis, Hort. (P. tenuis. Versch. P. Jubm, 

 Webb). Resembling P. dactylifera, but more slender 

 and graceful in all its parts : Ivs. more numerous. Ca- 

 nary Islands. R.H. 1888:181. G.C. III. 15:405. V. 

 19:51. Ong. 5:215. Gn. .57, p. 255. K.H. 1893, pp. 126, 

 127. -Var. macroctirpa is cult, in Florida. 



10. sylvfistris, Roxb. Stem solitary, stout, 25-40 ft. 

 high, clothed with per.sistent petiole bases: Ivs. 10-15 

 ft., glabrous; petiole spiny: sogmonts 1-2 ft., fascicled, 

 2-4-rauked, rigid, light L-f—n \'.-vv .'lo-f \n I', ihictijl- 



t7«c(t and perhaps the >'ii t li.ii i-imi. India. I.H. 



10:351. V.16:101. P. 1 - , i ' < l.p 117. G.C. 



III. 10:105.-A hybrid ■•'. /' hmI r.,„„nen- 



«("s secured by E. H. ilai I i- lii,:lil> iM:ii-.a I. y Ameri- 

 can connoisseurs. 



11. daotylifera, Linn. (P. cycadifdlia. Hort.). Date- 

 palm. Pig. 1764. Stem tall, erect : Ivs. glaucous, 

 arcuate-ascending ; Ifts. linear-lanceolate acuminate, 

 strongly complicate, the lower 4-raTiked, the upper 2- 

 ranked irregulaily and remotely aggregate: fr. cylin- 

 drical elliptical 1-2 in long \rabia,N Afr. R.H. 1893, 

 p 127 -\ ir excSlsa 1^ ult iiillonli See Date. 



, I I Hurt. Sruil,1893, is 

 cult by H. Nehrling, is an 

 Jared G. Smith. 



PHOLIDOTA (Greek, scale and ear; the scales of the 

 unopened raceme are said to recall the rattle of a 



snake). Orchid Acece . A small k'riiu< itainiiig about 



20 species, natives of India, S. (Ihili ;iri.| iIh- Malay 

 Archipelago. Mostly of the lial'ii -il ( 'u 1ml'\ iif, with 

 creeping rhizomes and pseudolmihs rnn^i^tini.' nf a sin- 

 gle internode. Fls, small, short-pedio-llrii. m slfiider 

 racemes, each with a large bract ; sepals and p.tals ^li..rf, 

 broad; labellum excavated or sac-like ; coliiniii very 

 short, winged around the top. For cultivation, use 

 strong, light, rich potting material, broken pots, old dry 

 cow manure, plenty of drainage. Do not allow to be- 

 come very dry. Temperature, 55-65°. 



imbrioita, Lindl. Pseudobulbs oblong .sulcate: Ivs. 

 oblong-lanceolate, plicate, 6-12 in. long: raceme long- 



20:19:14. 



Chin6nsia, \A 



(led on 

 ' violet. 

 L.B.C. 



Wm. Mathkws and Heinkich Hasselbriso. 

 PHORADfiNDKON flavgscens, Xntr.. is the Mi^itli-toe 



decidllou- ' I ■•. -, •! I ,-! r-i" !; 'i \ •■■ .1, r . • :i-;.| .,iill|. 



ern Indi.-n . ,. : • i . • i . i,.i , :,.. .. i h , .| ■., i ,,; , , ;,|]d 



across, wii.li i. Ii;'-I. ..■- .:il .ir _ i . •! ..v ,t- 



green Ivs. Tin* f(.)rkin,i; i i - ii , .md Ipriak 



easily at the base. The 11^. i i ■ i. inn in v.ry 



short spikes or catkins: Imm -Idmhir. 



small. The plant is colle.'trd !.■ i n i > .i ni:,~ unvms i ^n,. 

 Greens, Christmas). The OM World .Mistletoe is Vis- 



PHORMITJM (Greek, phormos, basket; referring to 

 one use to which this iiber plant is put! . hilHtciic. New 

 Zealand Flax. The New Zealand Flax, Plmrminm 

 teiKW, is a tender herbaceous plant, 3-fi ft. hiizh. with a 

 tuft of 2-ranked, sword-shaped Ivs. and panicdis id' li- 

 lobed fls. varying from red to oranire. It i^ a .dioi.-c 

 plant for conservatory decor.Liimi ;inH hn -ui.i i ,.|,i,-al 

 bedding. It is a very f,nni:d j.! i i i ' . ii.in'; 



strong, stately and rather still .- |M ': I i-iiii 



immalure specimens. Tln;.'.iin-i - . ii~li.cl 



the apex, as in rlnirin riniinminis Imvc a short, 



thick rhizome and <lnsirrsid ilmk. n, d lihrous roots. 



There are three s]i. ,i,.s. nil tr N. « /..aland. The 



common species, I'. I, i,,t.r. is ili.. inll.si plant and gen- 

 erally has rrddcr lis. than /'. ( ■..../.;„,/„,„ . 'I'h,. ran-st 

 species, /'. Iln^hn-i l mil in tradi'i. 'lilTi-rs in liaving 



Phorniinni^ ,ilr limliMps too .-low ot |n-o]i,i-:il ion I,, be 



ranked ani..<i ■ ;!;.• f. .• i !...;Mii,ir |.l,i.i' - r.-i' ■ .diii-opi- 



calbeildin . ■ ! ' ' ' , ', roll. 



establish - m l \'l n. n l;,.. :iro to 



be prop. h\ dn isnni li. W. Oli , ur nvomunnds ihnl. tiii'V 

 be planted outdoors in very sandy soil during May ami 

 divided during September. sx, M. 



For certain combinations and in places where it can 

 have plenty of moisture Plmrmiiim teiiu.r is a valnahlo 

 plant, having a very distinct and nTinsnal character idl 

 its own. The type is easi.r of .nltivation than the 

 variegated kinds. Much bntirr n-sulis ran he <d»taint-d 

 by raising the typical form from sirds ihan hy division. 

 Seed sown in Feb. and grown on ra]Mdl\ will tn.iko trood 

 plants for bedding purposes the sinini; of th,. i.dlowing 

 year. The seedlings maybe either phinti d ,Hit or i^rown 

 in pots; in the latter case give a rii-h compost and 

 plenty of water after the plants have taken hold. Witli 

 good treatment one may expect at the end of a year and 

 a half a well-furnished specimen 3-3K ft. high in a 

 6-in. pot. If one can afford room in a warm house, so 

 much the better. The variegated forms require partial 

 shade and even moisture; they do not come true from 

 seed. J. F. Cowell. 



A. Za-s, 2S in. wide, split at apex. 



tdnaz, Linn. New Zealand Flax. Fig. 1767. Ro- 

 bust: Ivs. attaining 4 ft. or more, 2-3 in. wide, dark 

 green, margin and keel bright red or brownish : scape 

 5-7 ft. high, much overtopping the Ivs.: fls. typically 



