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GREENHOUSE TWINING ANNUALS. 

 P. cuspidu'ta (sharp-pointed). Purple. July. 

 Peru. 1/32. 



Dille'nii (Dillenius's). Blue. June. Ethiopia. 



diversifo'lia (various-leaved). 5. Blue. June. 



Mexico. 1836. 



nW (nil). Blue. August. America. 1597- 



puncta'ta (dotted). Purple, violet. August, 



India. 



STOVE TWINING ANNUALS. 

 P. hi'spida (bristly). White, purple. August. 

 E. Ind. 1629. 



sca'bra (scurfy). White. September. 1823. 



EVEBGEEEN TWINEKS. 



P. catha'rtica (purgative). Blue, purple. Sep- 

 tember. Mexico. 1848. Stove. 



carule'scens (blue). Pale blue. July. E. Ind. 



1820. Hardy. 



Lea'rii (Lear's). Blue. June. Buenos Ayres. 



1835; Stove deciduous. 



ostri'na (purple). 20. Purple^ July. Cuba. 



1840. Stove. 



tyrianthi'na (purple). Purple. October. 



Mexico. 1838. Stove deciduous. 



va'ria (variable). Blue, violet. September. 



1816. Stove. 



PHASE'OLUS. Kidney Bean. (From pha- 

 selus, a little boat ; fancied resemblance of 

 the pods. Nat. or A., Leguminous Plants [Fa- 

 bacese] . Linn. 17-Diadelphia k-Decandria.} 

 For culture of annuals, see KIDNKY BEANS; 

 perennials, by division and cuttings, and usual 

 greenhouse or stove culture. 



STOVE DECIDUOUS TWINEES. 

 P. Caraca'lla (Caracalla). l. Lilac. August. 



India. 1690. 



loba'tus (lobed-Zeawed). 6. Yellow. September. 



Buenos Ayres. 1843. Evergreen. 



specio'sMs(showy). 6. Scarlet. July. Orinoco.1820. 



GREENHOUSE DECIDUOUS TWINEE. 

 P, sylve'stris(vtood). 6.Scarlet. July. Mexico. 1825. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS TWINEES. 

 P. multlflo'rus (many-flowered). 12. Scarlet. July. 

 S. Amer. 1633. 



~ albiflo'rus (white-flowering). 12. White. 



August. S. Amer. 1633. 



pere'nnis (perennial). 3. Dark purple. July. 



Carolina. 1824. 



w- vulga'ris (common). 1. White. July. India. 1597. 

 fascia'tm (banded-seeded). White. July. 



India. 1597. 

 variega'tus (variegated-seeded). White. 



July. India. 1597. 



TWINING ANNUALS. 

 P. aconitifo'lius (aconite-leaved). 2. Pink. July. 



E. Ind. 1731. 



amce'nus (pleasing). 4. Red. July. Society 



Islands. 1820. 



chrysa'nthos (golden - flowered). 3 Yellow. 



July. 



speVrotts (angled-seeded). 4. Pale violet, 

 white. July. 



heterophy'llus (variable-leaved). 4. Red. June. 



Mexico. 1820. 



lathyroi'des (lathyrus-like). 2. -Scarlet. July. 



Jamaica. 1736. 



microspe'rmus (small-seeded). 1. Dark purple. 



June. Cuba. 1825. 



se'mi-ere'ctus (half-erect). 2. Red. July. W. 



Ind. 1781. 



toro'sus (uneven). 4. Violet. July. Nepaul. 1818. 



oiola'ceus (violet). 3. Violet. July. Africa. 1800. 



, Red. July. S.Amer. 1818. 



PHEASANT'S EYE ADONIS. Ado'nis au- 

 tumn a' Us. 



PHEBA'LIUM. (From phibalc, a myrtle ; 

 the appearance of the plants. Nat. ord., 

 Rueworts [Kutacese]. Linn., I0-Decandria 

 \.-Monogynia. Allied to Crowea.) 



Greenhouse evergreen, yellow-flowered, New 

 Holland shrubs. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots, 

 or short, stumpy side-shoots, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, in May ; sandy peat, with a third portion of 

 fibry loam. Winter temp., 38 to 48. 

 P. au'reum (golden). 6. May. 1823. 



ela'tum (tall). 10. May. 1825. 



lachnoi'des (lachnsea-like). 3. May. 1824. 



linea're (narrow-feared). 3. June. 1825. 



salicifo'lium (willow-leaved). 3. June. 18i5. 



squamulo'sum (sealy). 2. May. 4824. 



PH-TLADE'LPHUS, Syringa, or Mocjc 

 Orange. (Athenian name for a shrub. 

 Nat. ord., Syringas [Philadelphaceaej. 

 Linn., \1-Icosandria \-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Deutzia.) 



Hardy deciduous, white-flowered shrubs. Lay- 

 ers and suckers, and dividing the plant in spring ; 

 common soil; deep loam is best. Many of the 

 species would present a beautiful appearance if 

 grown as single dwarf specimen trees, with a 

 clean stem. 

 P. corona'rius (garland). 8. May. South Europe. 



1596. 

 flo 're-pie 'no (double-flowered). 8. May. 



South Europe. 

 fo'liis variega'tis (variegated-leaved). 8. 



May. South Europe. 

 nu'nus (dwarf). 2. May. 



vulga'ris (common). 8. May. 



floribu'ndus (bundle-flowered). 6. June. N. 

 Amer. 



Gordoniu'nus (Gordon's). 10. July. N. Amer. 



grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). 6. June. Caro- 



lina. 1811. 



Mrsu'tus (hairy). 3. June. N. Amer. 1820. 



inodo'rus (scentless). 4. June. Carolina. 1738. 



latifn'lius (broad-leaved). 4. June. N. Amer. 



la'xus (loose-growing). 4. June. N. Amer. 1830. 



Lewi'sii (Lewis's). 6. June. N.Amer. 1739. 



Mexicu'nus (Mexican). 2. June. Mexico. 1839. 



specio'sus (showy). 10. June. N.Amer. 



tomento'sus (downy). 3. June. Nepaul. 1822. 



trifio'rus (three-flowered). 4. Himalaya. 



vemtco'sus (warted). 4. June. N. Amer. 



Zeyhe'ri (Zeyher's). 3. June. N. Amer. 



PHILE'SIA. (From philesios, lovely. Nat. 

 ord., Sarsaparillas [Smilacese]. Linn., 6- 

 Hexandria I-Monogynia. Allied to La- 

 pageria.) 



This evergreen is probably hardy. Prune after 

 it has bloomed early in the summer. Propagated 

 by cuttings. Peat and loam in equal proportions ; 

 requires to be kept moist, 



P. buxifo'lia (box-leaved). 3. Pink. June. Val- 

 divia. 1853. 



PHILIBE'ETIA. (Named of J. C. Phili- 

 bert, a botanical author. Nat. ord., Ascle- 

 piads [Asclepiadacese]. Linn., 5-Pentan- 

 dria 2-J)igynia. Allied to Pergularia.) 



Stove, yellowish - white flowered, evergreen 



