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PHL 



twiners, from Buenos Ayres. Cuttings of firm side- 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in May, and 

 kept in a cold pit until struck; sandy loam and 

 fibry peat, well-drained. Winter temp., 40 to 

 45 ; summer, 60 to 75. 

 P. gra'cilis (slender) . 6. June. 18.36. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). June. 1836. 



PHILLY'BEA. (From phyllon, a leaf; li- 

 terally, a leafy plant, the flowers being 

 inconspicuous. Nat. ord., Oliveworts [Ole- 

 aceae]. Linn., 2-Diandria 1-Monogynia.) 



Of all our hardy evergreens the Phillyrea is the 

 best adapted for growing as dwarf standards. All 

 white-flowered, and natives of South of Europe. 

 Layers in autumn ; euttiags udeF a hand-lighjt ; 

 seeds, after being mixed with sil in the rot-heap ; j 

 good, common garden-soil. 

 P. angvstifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 8. May. 1597- 



^tiraekta'ta (forked). 8. May. 15f7- 



romarimyb'ft(rosemary-leaved). S.May. 



1597- 



Its'vis (smooth-leaved). 15. May. 159". 



lanceola'ta (spear-head-/emT). 8. June. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 15. May. 1597. 

 ~ ligustrifo'lia (privet-leaved). 15. May. 1593. 



me'dia (mediate). 15. May. 1597- 

 buxifo'lia (box-leaved). 15. May. 1/97- 



obli'qua (twisted-leaved). 15. May. 1597- 



oleafo'lia (olive-leaved). 15. May. 1597. 



pe'ndula (drooping). 15. May. 1597- 



spino'sa (spiny). June. 1597. 



PHILODE'NDRON. (From philco, to Iove 5 

 and dendron, a tree ; referring to habit of 

 the plants growing on trees. Nat. ord., 

 Arads [Aracece]. Linn., 2l-Monoetia 3- 

 Triandria. Allied to Galaclium.) 



Stove rambling -ever green s. Division of the 

 roots ; cuttings of short, stubby side-shoots in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, in peat; rich, sandy 

 loam and fibry pieces of peat. Winter temp., 

 55 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 P. arbore'scens (tree-like). June. W. Ind. 1/5Q. 



crassine'rvium( thick- ribbed). 20. Green, white. 



December. Brazil. 1835. 

 fragranti'ssimum (most fragrant). 4. Red, 



white. March. Demerara. 1834. 

 grandifo'lium (large-leaved). 6. White. March. 



Caraccas. 1803. 



tripa'rtitum (three-parted). White. Caraccas. 



1816. 



PHTLOTHE'CA. (From philos, smooth, 

 and theke, a sheath ; smooth tube of sta- 

 mens. Nat. ord., Rueworls [Rutacese]. 

 Linn., 16-Monadelphia 6-Decandria. Al- 

 lied to Crowea.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of short 

 young shoots, a little firm at the base, in sand, 

 undr a bell-glass, and placed in a cold frame in 

 May ; sandy loam and fibry peat. Winter temp., 

 40 to 45. 



P. austra'lis (southern). 2. Pale red. April. N. S. 

 Wales. 1822. 



PHI'LYDRUM. (From phileo, to love, 

 and hydor, water. Nat. ord., Waterworts 

 [Philydracese]. Linn., 1-Monandria I- 

 Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse biennial. Seeds in spring, in a warm 



place, and moved to a colder when up ; sandy 

 loam and peat ; does best in the greenhouse. 

 P. lanugino'sum (woolly). 3. Yellow. June. China. 

 1801. 



PHLEBO'DIUJM. (From phlebs, a vein. 

 Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypodiaeese]. Linn., 

 2-Cryptogamia I-Filices.) 



Stove Ferns. See FERNS. 

 P. areola'tum (areolate). 1. Yellow. May. Brazil. 



au'reum (golden). 3. Yellow. March. W. Ind. 



1/42. 



decuma'num (tall). 5-Yellow. May. Brazil.1818. 



elonga'tum (lengthened). Brown. May. W. 



Ind. 1843. 



lycopodioi'dcs (club-moss-like). $. Brown, 



yellow. March. Jamaica. 1822. 



ni'tidum (shining). Brown, yellow. May. Hon- 



duras. 1844. 



percufssum (struck). Brown, yellow. May. 



Braail. 1841. 



pulvina'tum (cushioned). Brown, yellow. May. 



Brazil. 1841. 



sporodoca'rpum (spore-fruited). 3. Brown,, 



yellow. May. Mexico. 1842. 



squamulo'sum (scaly). Brown, yellow. May. 



Brazil. 1842. 



PHLOGACA'NTHUS. (From phlox, a flame, 

 and akanthus, the type of this Nat. 

 ord. of Acanthads [Acanthacese], the 

 flowers being flame-coloured. Linn., 2- 

 Diandrial-Monogynia. Allied to Justicia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. For culture, see Jus- 

 TI'CIA. 



P. curviflo'rus (curved-flowered). 6. Red, yellow. 

 June. Sylhet. 1839. 



gutta'tus (spotted). l. Yellow-spotted. April. 



E. Ind. 1828. 



thyrsiflo'rus (thyrse-flowered) . Orange. May. 



E. Ind. 1812. 



PHLO'MIS. (From phlogmos, a flame; 

 down used for wicks. Nat. ord., Lipworts 

 [Lamiacese]. Linn., 14:-Didynamia 1- 

 Gymnospermia. Allied to Leonotis.) 



Perennials, seeds, divisions, and slips planted 

 in spring and autumn ; shrubs, by cuttings and 

 slips, placed in the open air, in a shady place, or 

 under a hand-light ; shrubs requiring protection 

 in winter, by cuttings under hand-lights, in 

 summer ; all good, mellow, well-drained soil. 



HALF-HARDY HERBACEOUS, &C. 

 P. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). Cream. July. 

 Levant. 1596. Evergreen. 



crini'ta (hair-iracfed). 2. Pale brown. June. 



Spain. 1820. 



/occo'sa (flocky). 2. Yellow. August. Egypt. 



1828. Evergreen. 



Nisso'lii (Nissole's). 2. Yellow. June. Le- 



vant. 1757. 



orienta'lis (eastern). 3. Pale brown. July. 



South Europe. 1820. 

 HARDY EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 

 P. bi 'color (two-coloured). Yellow, purple. June. 

 Lybia. 1714. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty). 2. Yellow, brown. June. 



Naples. 1823. 

 Creftica (Cretan). 3, Yellow. June. 



Crete. 1820. 

 frutico'sa (shrubby. Jerusalem Sage). 3. 



Yellow. June, Spain. 1596. 



