PHRYNIUM 



PHYLLANTHUS 



1317 



allied to Ca 

 with thi-iii. 

 seed-lM-;inii: 

 Phryiimiii u 



!•; in IM.i 

 i,'r.,«ii til. 



and is often confused 

 w World plants with 1 

 whereas Calathea and 

 :tring loeules. In Cala- 

 uil on a leafy stem or 

 c (lirectlv from the rhi- 



(whii'h v.- I. It i^ i.n.l.al.le that there are no true Hhry- 

 nium-j ill tl,,- Amrr. tra.le. P. variegiltum, N. E. Browui, 

 is JUiiniii/<i <t riiihli i:n,-,;i , var. variegata. It is a stove 

 plant of dwarf haliit with ovate-lanceolate acuminate 

 green leaf-blades which are marked with cream-white 

 or white stripes and bands. I.H. 33:606. F.R. 3:469. 

 Gt. 46, p. 581. J.H. III. 28:27. It is a worthy plant, 

 now coming to be popular. For Phrynmm ejiinium, 

 see Calathea eximea. L_ H. B. 



PHYGfiLIUS {fliyht and sun, because it was said to 

 love the shade). Scrophularidcew. Two species of 

 south African shrubs, one of which is in the trade. 

 The flowers are long and tubular, not unlike those of a 

 Pentstemon in looks, scarlet, with exserted stamens in 

 2 pairs, and a long, filiform declined style: fr. a many- 

 seeded capstile. The Ivs. are opposite and petiolate, 

 crenate-dentate. 



Cap§nsis, Meyer. Cape Fuchsia. Fig. 1770, Erect, 

 becoming woody at the base, glabrous, the stem with 4 

 angles or narrow wings: Ivs. ovate, rounded at the base, 

 firm and veiny, bluntly small-toothed: fls. slender, 2 in. 

 long, somewhat curved, 2-lipped, purple - scarlet, 1-4 

 together on the ends of straight-spreading peduncles, 

 drooping. Cape of Good Hope. R.H. 18.'j7, p. 599; 1886, 

 p. 473. B.M. 4881. F.S. 11:1111. -A fine subshnib 

 blooming in su nraer and hardy in protected places as 

 far north as Philadelphia. In the North it is lately 

 becoming known as a greenhouse plant. It is excellent 

 for planting out, enduring heat and dry weather as well 

 as geraniums, or even better. It is propagated by seeds 

 and also bv cuttings. The cuttings may be taken from 

 the late fall shoots of outdoor plants. Phygelius is a 

 showy plant, deserving to be better known, l H. B. 



PHYLLA.GATHIS (Greek, diinne leaf). Melnslo- 

 micew. Four species of herbs from the Malay Archi- 

 pelago belonging to a family noted for its numerous 

 stove foliat;.- |ilauts. Tlir Ivs. ..f P. rctmi.HMui are 



praised for tli.'ii lors, l.oth abovo and l.rlow. their 



venation, tli.-ii- |,hutr.l clKira.-in-, ■.,iv\ ilnir sii-.m;; shad- 

 ows and rrilrrfcd Inrlir~, 'I'lir l\^. ar-r ^lovsy green 

 above, tint. m1 hIoult tIm' w'-vy- with ini-inUic blue and 



purple 



li thrv .-Mv a n-h ,,,,.. ...rv red, with the 



\-..^ ..r :i hriirlii'r- ' r AlMiut 10 Strong 



nerves v\v....|, «rh -m.-.inl lurvi-^ Irom base to apex. 

 These |il:i'ii > li:i\-i- -li..,r , rill 'k -t.in^ : l\ s. opposite or 

 the terminal -oiilar\. I:ir-i--li.l iolnl , ronnilish. cordate 

 at the l.a-i. .liliro or iloni im hit,. : |1,. ,rovv,l,.,l into a 

 short-|ii-iliini'lril Ininl. i-o,v. alnmr '.III, ac-ro-^s: petals 

 6, rarely :i: stannns ,s, rarolyd: ovary 4 .■.•li,.,l. rarely 

 3-celled; capsule top-shaped, 4-valved. The nearest 

 ally in cult, is Sonerila, which ordinarily has 3 stamens. 



■inrlifnlifi belongs to the same family 



, S',i/,,r,v„,,,„, hiflMin and Ci/min- 



h -oni.vvli.ii rosonihles the former 



I :,t Wiishington, D. C, 



phi/lhi 



test out- ,.!..,_ 

 in 18;i',1. Ill a |.... 111. .11 ].:ir:l vli;,,l,.,| from the sun. 

 They behaved will, ami in siirli a sitiiaMon, where 

 the surface of the soil is covered with some low-grow- 

 ing plant, as Hydn. tyle or Lysimachia, to keep the 



sun from the roots, it may become a valuable feature 

 for outdoor decoration. But for indoors, it may be used 

 as a substitute for the more gaudy-leaved Sphaerogyne, 

 as it succeeds in an atmosphere in which the majority of 

 greenhouse plants can be grown. Propagation for small 

 plants is by the l"af. the petiole of which is inserted in 

 sand, the blade Iving flat on the surface, and the ribs 

 severed in several places. Prom the cut parts nearest 

 the petiole, numerous small growths are made; these 

 may be potted when an inch or so high. For making 



specimen plants quiokly, old subjects which have been 

 encouraged to braucli' may be cut up, and the pieces 

 inserted in pots in bottom heat. Thev send out roots 

 very quickly."— Oliver's "Plant Culture." 



rotundifolia, Bluine. Stem rooting at intervals, 4-sided, 

 dark purple: Ivs. 6 in. or more by 4K in., roundish ovate, 

 abruptly acuminate, denticulate: floral parts in 3's or 



Sumatra. B.M. 5282. 



W. M. 



1770. Phygelius Capensis 



:K). 



PHYLLANTHUS (Greek,p;ij//;o«, leaf, on»ios, flower; 

 becan-^o tilt- tlowers are apparently borne on leaves). 

 Eniih.:rhiri,-r„ . Herbs or shrubs, without milky juice: 

 Ivs. siinill. alt.riiati-, entire, usually in 2 lateral rows on 

 the Miiall iiianililits wliii'h then appear like pinnate 

 Ivs.: IK. iixilLiiv. a|. rial. Ills, monoecious or dicecious, 

 tlio ^taniiiiiii. Ill viiKill iln-<ters without a rudimentary 

 liistil. [,i-nlLiii ^ohiiiry: sepals 4-6, separate from the 

 disk, iniliriiiii.il: stamens 2-6 or more, usually 3: cap- 

 siilo Willi,; to iiiaiiv 2-seeded cells, often fleshy; embry» 

 lari.'i-: ....t vl...|.iiis broad. 



Moll- iliaii mil species, mostly in tropical regions. A 

 few iiiilv are cult., mostly for their graceful foliage. 

 Monographed by Mueller in DC. Prod. 15, 11:274, where 

 he divided the genus into 44 sections, some of which, 

 as Emblica, Cicca and Xylophylla, have been considere.l 

 by others as separate genera. 



