PHILADELPHIA 



PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 



1299 



BBS. Fls. 1-3, occasionally 5. 



C. flowering branchlets 2 in. or more long, with 2 or 3 

 pairs of rather large h-s.: pedicels and calyx 

 glabrous. 



11. laxus, Schrad. (P. undulatus, Hort. P. specidsus, 

 Schrad.). Shrub, to 8 ft., with spreading slender 

 branches: Ivs. elliptic-ovate to oblong-lanceolate, entire 

 or sparingly denticulate, often slightly recurved and 

 pendulous, sparingly appressed pubescent beneath, 2-4 

 in. long: fls. oftener solitary, scentless, 1-1% in. across ; 

 style as long as stamens. May, June. S. C. to Tenn. and 

 Fla. B.R. 2:186. Gng. 8:340. This species is closely 

 allied to the following, and perhaps best considered a 

 mere variety of it. 



12. inoddrus, Linn. (P. grandifldrus,V?md.). Shrub, 

 similar to the former, but usually more upright and 

 more vigorous: Ivs. broadly ovate to elliptic-ovate, usu- 

 ally dentate, bearded in the axils of the veins beneath, 

 3-5 in. long: fls. 1-3, occasionally 5, 1/4-2 in. broad, 

 scentless ; calyx-lobes ovate -lanceolate, twice as long 

 as ovary; style often longer than stamens. May, June. 

 N. C. and Tenn. to Ga. B.R. 25:39 (as P. laxus). 

 B.M. 1478. The P. inodorus of Gray differs in its 

 smaller, often entire Ivs. and smaller, usually solitary 

 fls. with short ovate calyx-lobes. Some forms of this 

 species, and especially the preceding species, have 

 proved tender north, but most are hardy. ' 



cc. Flowering branchlets usually 1 in. or less long, 

 with rather small Ivs. 



13. hirsutus, Nutt. (P. trintrvius, Schrad.). Upright 

 or spreading shrub, to 6 ft. : Ivs. ovate -acuminate, ser- 

 rate, pubescent above, grayish tomentose beneath, 1-2% 

 in. long: fls. 1-3, on short branchlets with usually 1 pair 

 of Ivs., creamy white, 1-1% in. across, scentless; calyx 

 pubescent; style short, with connate stigmas. N. C. to 

 Ala. and Texas. Gn. 26, p. 375; 34, p. 138. S.B.F.G. 

 II. 2:119. B.R. 24:14.-This species is less decorative 

 than most of the others. It differs from all Asiatic and 

 most N. American species by its winter-buds being not 

 enclosed in the base of the petioles, while all others ex- 

 cept a few southwestern species have the small winter- 

 bud enclosed in the base of the petioles, and they are 

 therefore not visible until the Ivs. have fallen off. 



14. microphyllus, Gray. Shrub, to 3 ft. high, with 

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

 entire, appressed pubescent on both sides or almost 

 glabrous, glaucescent beneath, %-l in. long: fls. 1-3, 

 white, about 1 in. across, very fragrant; calyx glabrous 

 or appressed-pubescent. New Mex. to Calif, and Colo. 

 G.C. III. 2:156. Gn. 40:824. P.G. 5: 109. -One of the 

 most distinct species, deliciously fragrant; likes sunny, 

 well-drained position. 



P. acuminatus, Lange, is hardly different from P. Satsumi, 

 but Ivs. larger ;md broader. P. Billdrdi, Koehne (P. pubescens 

 Souvenir de Billard, Hort.). Lvs. broadly ovate, pubescent be- 

 neath, large : fls. in many-fld. panicles, rather large ; calyx 

 pubescent. Origin unknown. P. Chinensis, Hort. = P. Sat- 

 sumi. P. Columbidnus, Koehne. Closely allied to P. Gordon- 

 ianus, but Ivs. smaller, with only 1-4 coarse teeth on each side. 

 Calif. P. cordifblius, Lange. Closely allied to P. Californicus, 

 but panicle very mauy-fld., leafy near the base. Origin un- 

 known. P. Coulteri, Wats. Allied to P. Mexicanus, but calyx 

 and Ivs. densely covered with grayish pubescence. N. Mex. 

 G.F. 1:233. P. floribundus, Schrad. Similar to P. coronarius: 

 Ivs. more pubescent beneath, fls. larger and less fragrant. 

 Probably hybrid of P. pubescens and P. inodorus. P. Godo- 

 hbkeri, Kirchn.=P. hirsutus ; but also P. laxus is someti=i3S 

 cult, under this name. P. Kochidnus, Koehne, is a form of 

 P. Zeyheri, with the style exceeding the stamens. P. Mexi- 

 canus, Schrad. Half -evergreen shrub with spreading branches, 

 allied to P. hirsutus: Ivs. sparingly pubescent: fls. 2 in. across, 

 fragrant; stigmas not connate. Mex. to Guatemala. B.R. 28:37. 

 R.H. 1852:381. G.C. II. 19:753. B.M. 7600. Not hardy north. 

 P. Nepalensis, Koehne. Allied to P. Pekinensis: Ivs. broader, 

 pubescent in the axils of the veins beneath; petioles not pur- 

 plish. Himalayas. P. Schrenkii, Rupr. Allied to P. coronarius. 

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

 appressed pubescent at the base; petals narrow. Manchuria. 

 P. tennifblius, Rupr. Allied to P. coronarius: with slender 

 spreading branches : Ivs. almost glabrous, thin : fls. small, 

 scentless ; petals narrow. Manchuria, Amurland. P. tomen- 

 tdsus, Wall. Allied to P. coronarius : Ivs. pubescent on both 

 sides, tomentose when young. Himalayas. P. umbelldtus, 

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

 or an allied species: fls. in broad 2-15-fld. panicles, compound 



of long - peduncled cymes. Origin tinknown. P. verrucbsus, 

 Schrad. (P. pubescens, Koch, not Loisel.). Allied to P. pu- 

 bescens, bxit bark brown: Fls. smaller. Origin unknown. 



ALFRED REHDER. 

 PHILAGERIA. Consult Lapageria and Philesia. 



PHILESIA (Greek, lovely). Liliacece. A member of 

 the lily family with the general appearance of some 

 common northern shrub is certainly an extraordinary 

 thing. Philesia is such a shrub, growing 3-4 ft. high, 

 near the Straits of Magellan, and bearing showy pen- 

 dulous, red, Lapageria-like fls. about 2 in. long. It is 

 far removed from the ordinary lily types with 6 similar 

 perianth-segments, for it has a distinct calyx 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. This plant is very rare 

 in cultivation. It is said to live outdoors in the most 

 favored localities of England and Ireland. 



Magellanica, J. F. Gmel. (P. buxifblia, Lam.). Much 

 branched: Ivs. alternate, linear-oblong, 1-1% in. long, 

 leathery, evergreen, feather-veined, glabrous, glaucous 

 beneath; margins reflexed; petiole jointed at the junc- 

 tion of the blade: fls. solitary, bright rosy red; petals 

 wavy; filaments united into a tube below the middle, 

 then free: ovary 1-celled, with 3 short parietal placentae 

 which bear several ovules : fr. a berry. B.M. 4738. F 

 1854:65. G.C. II. 18:105. w> M . ' 



Philesia is too slow-growing ever to become very 

 popular. The undersigned cultivated this plant more 

 than 20 years ago, but has not seen a specimen of it for 

 many years, and does not know where to find one at the 

 present time. 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. It is an Andean species 

 closely related to Lapageria, which fact will account for 

 that bigeneric hybrid known as Philageria Veitchii. 

 Philesia is said to be found from Chile down nearly to 

 the Straits of Magellan, and should, therefore, be nearly 

 or quite hardy. In the writer's experience with it this 

 plant was grown 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 

 sparingly in the latter part of the summer. The flowers 

 were borne only singly in the axils of the leaves. Cut- 

 tings may be rooted when taken from ripened growth, 

 but require careful management in a cool temperature, 

 and are usually several months in rooting. If one tries 

 to grow Philesia in too high a temperature the general 

 result is a good crop of thrips and a case of general 

 debility, much as with Pernettya tnucronata xinder sim- 

 ilar conditions. The writer does not consider Philesia 

 extraordinarily hard to manage, provided it is kept cool 

 and in a dewy atmosphere, but it will positively rebel 

 against forcing. w H TAPLIN. 



PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, HORTICULTUBAL CAPA- 

 BILITIES OF. Fig. 1750. The Philippine Archipelago 

 occupies about 700 miles of longitude and 1,000 miles of 

 latitude (from 4.40 to 20 north lat., and from 116.40 

 to 126.30 east long.), just across the China Sea from 

 the mainland of Asia. The equatorial current passes 

 its southern border, the Kuroshiwo originates near the 

 northern limit, the eastern portion is influenced by the 

 Pacific drift, and over the whole the summer monsoon 

 bears its rain-laden clouds. Of the 1,200 or 1,300 islands 

 constituting the group, many are scarcely more than 

 mountain peaks thrust above the sea, and less than 30 

 have an area worthy of special consideration. In gen- 

 eral the mountains bear in a northerly direction and 

 rise to such height as to materially influence the rain- 

 fall. The mountains are not, in the main, abrupt and 

 forbidding, but the elevations are gradual and deeply 

 indented with valleys, affording innumerable fertile 

 plats along the slopes. The area of the islands is given 

 as 114,356 square miles, of which a large percentage is 

 arable. Luzon has about 36 per cent of the total area 

 and Mindanao 29 per cent. The temperature is not 

 extreme and is remarkably uniform on the islands of 

 the archipelago. The observatory at Manila reports 

 that the average temperature of December the coldest 

 month for the 17 years prior to and including 1896 was 



