PHYLLOCACTUS 



lanceolate, often very long and large, undulate branches : 

 fls., including the tube, nearly 1 ft. long, 5-6 in. in ex- 

 pansion, opening, according to Schumann, in the day- 

 time. Honduras; also said to be found in Cuba. 



cren&tns, Lem. In cult, commonly not much more 

 than 3 ft. high, freely branching from the lower part of 

 the stem: branches thick, with a strong 

 midrib, but thinning to the edges, which 

 are rather deeply crenate : fls greenish 

 yellow outside, 6-10 in. long, and about 

 as much in expansion, day blooming 

 Honduras. 



angiUiger, Lem. About 3 ft high 

 many-stemmed; basal stems cjlmdrical 

 hard and woody, the large leafy branches 

 deeply cut in the margins, like the teeth 

 of a very coarse saw: fls. 5-8 in long 

 the tube very slender. South Mexico 

 B.M. 5100. 



BB. Style red. 



stonopfitalus, Salm-Dyck. (P lalifiou'!, 

 Zucc. '{). Branches very long and lar„'e 

 crenate or somewhat serrate, acute or 

 acuminate: midrib and usually side rilis 

 evident; areolfe with rather large s( ales 

 and dark bristles: fl. 8-10 in long, 

 spreading and in full bloom bent back 

 wards; petals narrow. Perhaps from 

 Mexico. — Much advertised as the Queen 



Ho6keri, Salra-Dyck. Branches long 

 but narrow, crenate-serrate, in age dark or 

 bluish green, often reddish on the mar 

 gins; midrib strong and side ribs e\i 

 dent: fls. 6-8 in. long, yellowish white 

 within, reflexed in full bloom Brazil 

 and Guiana. 



strfctus, Lem. Erect, b r s n li i n cr 

 reaching a height of 10 ft.. \ iili I r 

 cylindrical branches and .sli n i I i 

 like secondary branches: cr' i nii t 



teeth rather deep, unequal on tli | [ 

 site sides; bristles wanting: tul t of the 

 fl. very long and slender, outer sepals 

 brownish, inner pure white ; the floiAer 

 opens late in the evening and closes be 

 fore dawn; in full bloom the sepals are 

 very strongly recurved. Said to come 

 from the island of Cuba. — Often found 

 in collections under the name of P 

 latifrons. 



AA. Tube of f! . very short ■• ft 1 leJ 

 Day bloomers. 



Ackermaimi, Salm-Dyck. Fig 17H 

 Stems numerous, sometimes reaching 

 3 ft., somewhat recurved : branches usu 

 ally less than a foot lOng, with evident 

 middle and side ribs; areolae on the lower and younger 

 shoots bearing short bristles : fls. scarlet-red ' " 



carmine-red within, the throat greenish yellow, tube 

 very short, the limb wide-spreading, 4-6 in. in diam. 

 B.B. 16:1331.— Not known in the wild state. 



phyllantlloldeB, Link. Branches at length hanging, 

 cylindrical at base, lanceolate above: serratures obtuse; 

 middle and side ribs evident; bristles few; fl.-tube 2 in. 

 long or less, with spreading scales, the limb somewhat 

 longer, often striate. South Mexico. 



bif6nnis, Lab. Soon pendulous, the branches cylin- 

 drical; short branches leaf-like, the lower e.gg-shaped, 

 the upper more lengthened; fls. small, purpfe-red, le.ss 

 than 2 in. in expansion: ovary without scales or angles. 

 Honduras. B.M. 6156. V. 2:159. 



Tn addition to the species described above, the following are 

 recognized by Schumann: P. acuminatus, caularrhizus, Gt^rt- 

 neri. phyllanthus. Russelianu^ and Thotmisianus. Of these, 

 P. Qcertneriaiid Busseliaiius .ire usually included in Epiphyl- 

 lum: P. caulorrhizns is perhaps .in unusual state of some other 

 species j P. Thnmnsinnns dfic-ribpcl from a garden plant is 

 almost certriinly a hylirid. £pipltythitn Gtudneyri is by some 

 referred to Phyllocaetus. Kathakine Bkandegee. 



PHYMATODES 



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FHTLL6STACHTS is treated under Bamboo. P. 

 heteroeycla, now in the trade, is in the supplementary list 

 on page 130. Since the Bamboo article was printed, 

 P. Marliacea has been introd. to American trade. It 

 is a rare bamboo, hardy in England, of which Mitford 

 says; "It presents such a marked resemblance to Phyt- 

 lo^tachys Qiiilioi that I do not think any 

 expert could tell them apart without ex 

 aniining the wrinkled base of the stem, to 

 vhich Phi/lln-.t(ichii!, Marlia. 



PHTLLOTJINIUM. 



Xrnitho 



FHYMATdDES (Greek, a close network). Polypo- 

 didcem. A genus of ferns allied to Polypodium and 

 sometimes united with that genus, but differing in the 

 fine copious irregular areolse formed by the anastomos- 

 ing veinlets and the free included veinlets spreading in 

 every direction. For culture, see Fern. 

 a. Lvs. simple. 



Sw&rtzii, Underw. (Polypbdium Swdrtzii, Baker). 

 Lvs. 2-4 in. long, H-l in. wide, narrowed gradually 

 toward both ends: sori in a single row each side of the 

 midrib. Florida Keys and tropical America. 



mussefiliom, Blume. Lvs. 1-3 ft. long, 3-4 in. wide, 

 with an acute point, the lower part winged to the base; 

 main veins very distinct, with numerous small sori 

 almost coverine the whole surface. East Indies. — Known 

 also as Drytiaria and Polypodium mus(efolium. 



