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P.juglandifo'lim (walnut - leaved}. 2. Green, 

 yellow. August. 1818. 



lanceola'tus (spear- head-Jeaved). 3. Green, 



yellow. Isle of Bourbon. 1822. 



lu'cens (shining). 2. Green, yellow. August. 



China. 1820. Greenhouse. 



mimosoi'des (mimosa-like). 10. Green. August. 



Caribbees. 1817. 



nu'tans (nodding). l. Green, yellow. August. 



Jamaica. 1820. 



polyphy'llus (many-leaved). 3. Green. August. 



E. Ind. 1805. 



reticula'tus (netted). 3. Red. August. E. Ind. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 10. Green, yellow. Au- 



gust. E. Ind. 1822. Climber. 



turbina'tus (top-shaped). 2. Green. July. China. 



PHTLLA'KTHROijr. (From phyllon, a 

 leaf, and arthros, a joint; leaflets as if 

 jointed to the footstalks. -Nat. ord., Cres- 

 centiads {Creseentiaceae}. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia 1-Gymnospermia. Alliance, a 

 small order next to Bignoniads.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of stubby side- 

 shoots, or pieces of the ripe young wood, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in bottom-heat ; sandy loam 

 and fibry peat, and a little leaf-mould and char- 

 coal. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 90. 

 P. Bojeria'na(Rojer'a). 3. Rose. July. Mauritius. 

 1844. 



PHYLLO'CLADUS. (From phyllon, a 

 leaf, and klados, a branch; branch-like 

 leafleted leaves. Nat. ord., Taxads 

 [Taxacese]. Linn., 21-Moncecia IQ-Mo- 

 nadelphia. Allied to Podocarpus.) 



Greenhouse cone-bearing trees, from Van Die- 

 men's Land. Cuttings of the ripe shoots in sand, 

 under a glass, in spring, and no artificial bottom- 

 heat until the cuttings swell at their base ; strong 

 loam. At Belfast, rhomboida'lis (Celery-topped, 

 or Adventure Bay Pine) bears the winter without 

 protection ; tric'homanoi'des would be equally 

 hardy in the south of Ireland and south-west of 

 England. Winter temp., 40 to 48; summer, 

 60 to 75. 

 P. rhomboida'lis (diamond-teamed). 40. 1825. 



trichomanoi 'des (maiden-hair-like). 60. Yellow. 



July. 1840. 



PHYLLO'TA. ( From phyllon, a leaf, and 

 ous (otis), an ear; shape of leaves. Nat. 

 ord., Leguminous Plants [Fsibo.cess']. Linn., 

 IQ-Decandria 1-Monogynia, Allied to 

 Aotus.) 



Greenhouse evergreen, yellow-flowered shrubs, 

 introduced from New South Wales in 1824. 

 Cuttings of young shoots getting firm (the little 

 stubby side-shoots are best), in spring and sum- 

 mer, in sand, under a bell-glass; fibry, sandy 

 peat, and a few nodules of fibry loam, to keep the 

 plants stubby. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 



P. aspe'ra (rough) ; como'sa (tufted) ; phyli- 

 coi'des (phylica-like) ; squarro'sa (spreading). 



PHYSIC NUT. Ja'tropha. 



PHYSIA'NTHUS. (From_p7w/sa, abladder, 

 and anthos, a flower; alluding to its 

 shape. Nat. ord., Asclepiads [Asclepia- 

 dacese]. Linn., 6-Pentandria 2-Digynia.} 



Stove evergreen climber. Seed sown in a hot- 

 bed in spring; cuttings of firm, stubby side. 



shoots in, summer, in sandy soil, under a glass, 

 in heat ; sandy loam and fibry peat, with plenty 

 of drainage. Winter temp., 48 to 60; summer, 

 60 to 85. Does well in a stove ; but we have had 

 it flowering beautifully, and producing its sin- 

 gular fruit, in a conservatory of medium tempera- 

 ture. A variety named a'lbicans undula'tus, from. 

 South America, lived for several years against a 

 wall in the Fulham nursery. 

 P. a'lbens (whitish-leaved). 20. White. August, 

 Buenos Ayres. 1830. 



PHYSOCHLAI'NA. (From physa, a blad- 

 der, and chlaina, an outer garment ; re- 

 ferring to the swollen calyx of some 

 species. Nat. ord., Nightshades [Solaua- 

 cese]. Linn., 5-Pcntandria \-Monogynia.) 



Hardy herbaceous. Common garden-soil. In- 

 creased by root division in autumn or early spring. 

 P. grmfr/?o'r (large-flowered). 1$. Green. May. 

 Thibet. 1850. 



PHYSOSTE'GIA. (From physa, a blad- 

 der, and stege, a covering ; formation of 

 the calyx. Nat. ord., Lipworts [Lami- 

 aceae]. Linn., 1^-Didynamla \-Gymno- 

 spermia. Allied to Melittis.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds in a little 

 heat, early, and then most of the plants when 

 turned out in May will bloom the same season ; 

 divisions of the plants in spring ; and cuttings, 

 or j'oung shoots, under a hand-light, in sandy 

 soil, in summer ; sandy loam and a little leaf- 

 mould. 



P. corda'ta (heart-teaued). Purple. July. N. Amer. 

 1824. 



denticula'ta (toothed-beared) . Striped. August. 



Carolina. 1/87. 



imbrica'ta (imbricated -flowered). 3. Pale 



purple. September. Texas. 1833. 



specio'sa (showy). Pink. July. Siberia. 1822. 



trunca'ta (blunt - calyxed). l. Pale pink. 



St. Felipe. 1834. 



variega'ta (variegated). Purple. August. Ca- 



rolina. 1812. 



Virginia'na (Virginian). l. Red. August. N. 



Amer. 1683. 



a'lba (white). 3. White. August. 



PHYSU'RUS. (From physa, a bladder, 

 and oura, a tail. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacese]. Linn., 20-Gynaiidria 1- 

 Monandria. Allied to Ansectochilus.) 



P. pi'ctus rivals the far-famed Ancectochilus in 

 the richness of its foliage. Stove orchids, in pots. 

 Division in spring. See ORCHIDS. 

 P. argefnteus (silvery-teawed). . White. June. 



Ceylon. 



Lobbia'nus (Lobb's). ?. Java. 1847- 



pi'ctus (painted). . White. June. Brazil. 1844. 



Pre'slei ( Presley's). Yellow. February. Mara- 



quita. 



rariflo'rus (few-flowered). Yellow. March. Ca- 



raccas. 



PHYTED'MA. Eampion. (An ancient 

 name of a plant. Nat. ord., Eellworts 

 [Campanulacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 

 l-Monoyynia. Allied to Campanula.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, with two excep 

 tions. Seeds and divisions in spring; common, 

 light garden-soil. Pretty little things for rock- 

 works and the front of borders. 



