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P.gla'bra (smooth). 1. White. July.France. 1818. 



Lappo'nica (Lapland). ^. Purple. July. 



North Europe. 1816. 



lu'tea (yellow). 1. Yellow. July. Siberia. 1827. 



oroboi'des (orobus-like). 1. Purple. July. 



Norway. 1820. 



tr languid' ris (three-cornered). 1. Blue. July. 



Siberia. 1824. 



PHACE 'LIA. (From phakelos, a bundle ; 

 the disposition of the flowers. Nat. ord., 

 Kydrophyls [Hydrophyllacese]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria \-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Eutoca.) 



. Annuals, by seeds ; perennials, by seed and 

 division in April ; sandy, common garden-soil. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



P. conge'sta (cro\\ded-rucemcd). l. Purple, 

 blue. June. Texas. 1835. 



fimbriu'ta (fringed). Lilac, white. N. Arner. 



tanacetifo'lia (tansy-leaved). 2. Blue. June. 



California. 1832. 



vinifo'lia (vine-leaved). l. Light blue. Sep- 



tember. Texas. 1834. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 P. A 1 Idea (Aldea). l. Pink. June. Peru. 1824. 



lipinnati'fidu, (doubly-leafleted). 2. Blue. 



June. N. Amer. 1824. 



cirdna'ta (rounded). l. Pink. June. Ma- 



gellan. 1817. 



PH^EDRANA'SSA. (From phaidros, gay, 

 aad anassa, queen. Nat. ord., Amo.ryllids 

 [Amaryllidacese], Linn., 6-Hexandria 

 I-Monogynia. Allied to Coburgia.) 



Peruvian bulbs, requiring the protection of a 

 greenhouse, and succeed best in a strong-, yellow 

 loam, like Coburgia ; they rest in winter, or may 

 be made to rest in summer. For culture, see 

 COBU'KGIA. 



P, chlora'cra (greenish-yellow). 1. Crimson, 

 green. December. 1844. 



obtu'sa (blunt). December. 1844. 

 PILENO'COMA. (From phainos, bloody, 



and home, hair; colour of involucrurn. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 

 19-Syngenesia 2-Superflua. Allied to 

 Helichrysum.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of 

 young side-shoots, getting firm at the base, in 

 sand, over peat, in pots three-parts filled with 

 drainage, under a bell-glass, and kept near the 

 glass of a house or pit in summer ; sandy peat 

 and a little fibry loam. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 P. proli'fera (proliferous). 4. Crimson. Sep- 

 tember. Cape of Good Hope. 1789. 



PHA'IUS. (From phaios, shining ; re- 

 ferring to the flowers. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacese]. Linn., 2Q-Gynandria 1- 

 Monandria. Allied to Bletia.) 



Stove orchids. Division of the pseudo-bulb- 

 lUce shoots, as growth commences, in spring; 

 grown in pots. See ORCHIDS. 

 P. a'lbus (white). 2. White. July. Sylhet. 1836. 



angustifo' lius (narrow-leaved). Green. July. 



Trinidad. 1821. 



bi'color '(two-coloured). 2. Maroon, white. 



July. Ceylon. 



callo'sus (thick- lipped}. Reddish-brown. 



March. Java, 1848. 



P. flu'mis (yellow). Yellow. India. 1837. 



grandifo'lius (large-leaved). White, brown. 



April. China. 1773. 



interme'dius (intermediate). India. 1839. 



macula' tus (spotted-leaved). 2. Yellow. June. 



Nepaul. 1823. 



Walli'chii (Dr. Wallich's). 2. Orange, yel- 



low. April. Khooseea. 1837. 



PHAL^NO'PSIS. Butterfly-Plant. (From 

 phalaina, a moth, and opsis, like ; the 

 appearance of these handsome flowers. 

 Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., 

 20-Gynandria l~jonandria.) 



Stove orchids, grown in baskets or on blocks. 

 Pieces of offset shoots, kept dry at the base, for a. 

 clay or two, before setting them growing. See 

 OKCHIDS. 

 P. ama' bills (lovely). 13. White, pink. June. 



Manilla. 1836. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved). White. Year. 



Manilla. 1842. 

 rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). White. 



Year. Manilla. 183". 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). White, pink. 



September. Java. 1847. 



ro'sea (rosy). l. Deep vermilion. Manilla. 1848. 



PHA'LARIS. Canary Grass. (From 

 phalaros, shining; referring to the shining 

 seeds. Nat. ord., Grasses [Graminaceoe]. 

 Linn., 3-Triandria 2-Digynia.} 



P. Canarie'nsis produces the Canary-seeds of 

 commerce. Seeds ; common soil. 

 P. appendicula'ta (appendaged). 1. June. Egypt. 

 1820. 



Canarie'nsis (Canary). 2. July. Britain. 



commuta'ta (changed). 1. June. Italy. 1823. 



PHALEROCA'KPUS. This hardy ever- 

 green creeper should have been added 

 toGaultheria. 



P. serpyllifo'lia (wild-thyme-leaved). White. 

 April. N. Amer. 1815. 



PHALOCA'LLIS. (From phaios, a cone, 

 hallos, beautiful ; beautifully cone-crested. 

 Nat. ord., Irids [Iridacere]. Linn., 3- 

 Triandria 1-Monoyynia. Allied to Pby- 

 cella.) 



Half-hardy Mexican bulb. The flower lasts 

 only a few hours in the morning. Seeds and off- 

 sets in spring ; requires a little protection from, 

 wet and cold in winter ; sandy loam and a little 

 leaf-mould. 



P. plu'mbea (lead-coloured). 1$. Lead-coloured. 

 July. Mexico. 183". 



PHARBI'TIS. (From pharbe, colour; 

 deep and varied colours of the flowers. 

 Nat. ord., Bindweeds [Convolvulacese], 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria \-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Ipomsea).* 



For culture, see IPOM.S/A. 



HARDY TWINING ANNUALS. 

 P. barba'ta (bearded). September. Virginia. I79? 



barbi'gern (beard-bearing). Blue. September. 



N. Amer. 



hederu'cea (ivy-leaved). Blue. August. N. 



Amer, 1729. 



