PHL 



[ 632 



PHO 



P.lta'Kca (Italian). 2. Purple. July. Italy. 1661. 



lana'ta (woolly). 1. Yellow. June. Candia.l696. 



lychni'tes (lychnitis). 2. Yellow, brown. 



July. South Europe. 1658. 



purpu'rea (purple). 2. Purple. July. South 



Europe. 1661. 



visco'sa (clammy). Yellow. June. Levant. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 P. agra'ria (field). Purplish. July. Siberia. 1830. 



alpi'na (alpine). 1. Purple. July. Siberia. 1802. 



Armeni'aca (Armenian). 1. Yellow. July. 



Armenia. 1834. 



Cashmeria'na (Cashmere). 2. Pale lilac. July. 



Cashmere. 



he'rba-ve'nti (wind-herb). 2. Red. August. 



South Europe. 1596. 



lacinia'ta (jagged-teaed). 3. Purple. July. 



Levant. 1731. 



lunarifo'lia (honesty-leaved). 3. Yellow. 



June. Levant. 1818. 



pu'ngens (stinging). 3. Brown. July. Ar- 



menia. 1820. 



Russellia'na (Russell's). 3. Brown. June. 



Levant. 1821. 



Sa'mia (Samian). 3. Purple. N.Africa. 1714. 



si'mplex (simple). Purple. May. Himalayas. 1838. 



tubero'sa (tuberous). 4. Purple. August. 



Siberia. 175Q. 



PHLO'X. (From phlox, flame; bril- 

 liancy of the flowers. Nat. ord., Phlox- 

 worts [Polemoniacese]. Linn., 5-Pen- 

 tandria l-Monogynia.) 



Herbaceous perennials, natives of North Ame- 

 rica, except where otherwise mentioned. Divi- 

 sions, and cuttings under a hand-light, in a shady 

 place, in summer ; sandy loam and leaf-mould ; 

 the low trailing ones are beautiful on knolls and 

 reek-works. Drummo'ndi by seed sown the first 

 week in April, in gentle heat. 



HALF-HARDY. 



P. arista' ta (awned). $. White. April. Caro- 

 lina. 1828. 



Florida'na (Florida). 1. Rose. April. 1S34. 



specio'sa (showy). 1. Flesh. Columbia. 1826. 



HARDY. 



P. acumlna'ta (pointed-leaved). 4. Pale purple. 

 July. 1812. 



acutifo'lia <acute-leaved). 4. Purple. Au- 



gust. 1825. 



Cnnade'nsis (Canadian). 1. Blue. April. 1825. 



ca'rnea (fleshy). 1. Pink. August. 181 6. 



Caroli'na (Carolina). 1. Pale purple. Au- 



gust. Carolina. 1728. 



corda'ta (heart-leaved). Pale purple. Caro- 



lina. 1827. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). 3. Rose. April. 1825. 



di'sticha (two-rowed). 5. Red. August. 1826. 



divaricu'ta (spreading). 1. Light blue. March. 



1746. 



Drwnmo'ndi (Drummond's). 1. Purple. July. 



Texas. 1835. Annual. 



eZa'to (tall). 6. Lilac. September. 1828. 



exce'lsa (tall). 4. Purple. August. 1824. 



glake'rrima (smoothest). 3. Red. July. 1725. 



interme'dia (intermediate). 2. Purple. July. 



involucra'ta (involucred). 1. Lilac. June. 1830. 



lee'ta (charming). 3. White. August. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 3. Purple. July. 



Carolina. 1812. 



macula'ta (spotted-stalked). 4. Purple. July. 



1740. 



ni'tida (shining). 2. Purple. July. 1SOO. 



niva'lis (snowy). $. White. April. 1820. 



P. odora'ta (scented). Lilac. August. 



ova' ta (egg-leaved). 1$. Purple. June. ITr 



Listonia'nn ( Lad 



Julv. 1816. 



(Lady Listen's), l. Puruu 



panicula'ta (panicled). 3. Pink. August. 1/32. 

 u'lfja (white). 3. White. August. 1813. 



penduliflo'ru (drooping). 3. Rose, purple. 



October. 1823. 



pilo'sa (hairy-leaved). 1. Purple. May. 1700. 

 amce'na (pleasing). . Pink. June. 1809. 



procu'mbens (lying-down). Flesh. May. lyj,~. 



pyrnmidu'lis (pyramidal). 4. Flesn. July. 1800. 



a'lba (white-lowered). 4. White. June. 



coryrnbo'sa (corymbed). 4. Purple. July. 



pendul'flo'ra (drooping-fiowered). 4. Pur- 

 ple. July. 



re'ptans (creeping), i- Blue, purple. July. 1600. 

 crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). 3. Purple. July. 



1825. 



sca'bra (rough). Lilac. August. 



setu'cea (bristly). . Flesh. April. 1786. 



SicArm'nm(Sickman's). White. August. 1826. 



suave'olens (sweet-scented;. 2. White. July. 



1766. 



variega'ta (variegated). 1. White. July. 



1/66. 



subula'ta (awl-leaved). . Dark purple. Mar. 



1/86. 



stiff rutico'sa (shrubby). l. Dark purple. 



August. 1790. 



tardiflo'ra (late-flowered). 2. White. Sep- 



tember. 1825. 



triflo'ra (three-flowered). 1. Pale lilac. Au- 



gust. Carolina. 1816. 



undula'ta (\\a\eA-leaved). 3. Purple.July.:759. 



Virgi'nica (Virginian). 1. Purple. July. 



Virginia. "l812. 



PHCE'NIX. Date Palm. (The Greek 

 name of the tree. Nat. ord., Palms 

 [Palmacese]. Linn., 22-Dioscia 3-ZVi- 

 andria.) 



Ductyli'fera requires a greenhouse, but all the 

 others a stove. Seeds in a hotbed, in spring, or 

 when procurable ; rich, rather stiff loam, or good, 

 fibry loam, with a fourth part of old cow-dung. 

 P. c / /is((stemless) .6.White,green.E.Ind.l8l6. 



dactyli'fera (common. Date-bearing). 40. 



White, green. Levant. 1597. 

 farini'fera(mealy). 28. White, green. E. Incl. 

 1800. 



Leone'nsis (SierraLeone).30.SierraLeone.T823. 



paludn'sa (marsh). 20. E. Ind. 1820. 



pygmce'a (pigmy). 6. Mauritius. 1823. 



reclina'ta (leaning). 10. White, green. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1792. 



sylve'stris (wood). 14. Green. May. E. Ind. 1/63. 

 PHOLIDO'TA. Eattle - snake Orchid. 



(From pholis, a scale, nnd ous (otis), an 

 ear; flowers arranged like an ear of wheat, 

 with scaly bractes, as the tail of thatsnake. 

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

 2Q-Gynandria 1-Monandria. Allied to 

 Coelogyne.) 



Stove orchids. Division of the plant; in a 

 pot. See ORCHIDS. 



P. articula'ta (jointed). White, yellow. April. 

 Khooseea. 1837. 



CMnc'nsis (Chinese). 4. Whitish. May. China. 



1844. 



conchoi'dea (shell-like). Yellow. February. 



Manilla. 1840. 



undula'ta (waved-teaued). Pale red. April, 



E. Ind. 1828. 



