PACHlRA (nitne Guiana name) M.ili 

 of ibout SO spicies ot tropical Ann ii 

 0.1(1 vnd sbon\ tiowers The fls m i\ In 

 •liudie-. Then thief beauty is thtii ii i 

 st mn ns hut tlu ir petaK ire ilso vtiil n 



Fli 



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11 tult under glass abroad, but as a 

 ire not suitable for tonservatoiy cul 

 \ grow too high and require too many 

 1 I L they flow er They are of easy cul 

 use and grow rapidlj Sometimes 



red above A I 

 Diet Gard (n 



here described 

 Caiolmea mmo 





cup slnped truncate 



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PACHlSTIMA ( said to be del 1 



Shghl 111 I , I I , 



and aio h 111 I i i i I 1 1 r 



rocky slopes i i i I I i 



to grow in 111 \ I 1 HI I I 1 



tions Prop I \ I I 1 I 1 \ II in I 



half ripened wo d uiidii ^1 iss ^^\ | i u tli 

 mountains of North America, allied t 1 ii ii\niii 

 Branches somewhat quxdrangular, 1 en u 1\ wiih 



minute stipules 15s perfect, small, in ti w 111 ixilliiv 

 cymes, cahx lobes, petals and stamens 4 m xry 1 idled, 

 usualh only one cell developing into a small, oblong, 

 1 seeded capsule 



Myrsinites, Raf [itiigimla nuiitifiiUa Nutt Oie6 

 phihi nniihf II , ^utt ) V| 1 I In, I Mil f J ft Ivs 

 broidh Hi] ti t 1 I i I \ i h I ih i \ lute at 

 the HI 11,111 11! 1 SI 11 ul ii 1 hii 1 III! -1 111 long 

 fls sh II stilki 1 II I h 1, 1 1 1 111 m 1 11, May- 

 ihl ml \ ith Mi\ -hcscmblea 

 the suiill lci\ed form ot Uuovy 

 Hills ia(Ucnn%, but of more r'gid 

 and stiff growth 



C4nbyi,Gray Dwarf shrub with 

 trailing and rooting brani hes 

 Ivs narrow oblong, occasionally 

 obovate, revolute andusualh ser 

 rulate abo\ e the middle M-^ 

 in long fl stalks filiform, longer 

 than half the leaf fls reddish 

 April, Ma> Mts of Va Meeh. 

 Nit Flow I, 1 44 —This is some 

 what similar in habit and foliage 

 to E iionymus nanut , but less Mg 

 orous Sometimes called Rat 

 stripper Alfred Rehder 



PACHYKHIZUS 



Prohabh i.uh - I 

 plants with ixill it ^ 

 reddisli inn « II 

 tr I in| IS 11 



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nted) 



tgui 



They are strong twming 

 of blue or 

 pinnate Ivs . 



ic of 



troinisiit bolh 111 liilsi hi les the thick till elous root 

 Often weighs 50 to 70 lbs , and attains a length of 6-8 ft , 

 m size for four or fi\e jears Some writers 

 describe the root as turnip shaped, and it is so figured 

 in Blanco's "Flora de Filipinas." When young, the roots 

 are palatable. The Ifts. of this species are 3-4 in. across, 

 the standard of the papilionaceous fls. roundish ovate, 

 and the legume nearly smooth, straight, 6-9 inches long. 

 P. Iiihfrdsiis, Sprengel, is tropical American, producing 

 edible pods larger than those of P. angtilatus, and with 

 rather smaller tubers. l. h. B. 



FACHYSANDKA (Greek, thick stamen). Buxhcece, 

 which is often united with Utiphorbidcew. Prostrate 

 perennials from rootstocks, 6-12 in. high, scaly below, 

 with alternate, usually deeply toothed, evergreen or de- 



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