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PHASE'OLUS. Kidney Bean. (From 

 phaselus, a little boat; fancied resem- 

 blance of the pods. Nat. ord., Legu- 

 minous Plants [Fabacere]. Linn., 17- 

 Diadelphia -i-Decandria. ) 



For culture of annuals, see Kidney Beans; 

 perennials by division and cuttings, and usual 

 greenhouse or stove culture. 



STOVE DECIDUOUS TWINERS. 

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

 India. 1690. 



loba'tus (lobed-leaved). 6. Yellow. Septem- 



ber. Buenos Ayres. 1843. Evergreen. 



spemo'sus (showy). 6. Scarlet. July. Ori- 



noco. 1820. 



GREENHOUSE DECIDUOUS TWINER. 

 P. sylve'sMs(vfood). 6. Scarlet. July. Mexico. 

 1825. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS TWINERS. 

 P. muUiflo'nis (many-flowered). 12. Scarlet. 



July. South America. 1633. 

 albiflo'rus (white-flowering). 12. 



White. August. South America. 1633. 



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



Carolina. 1824. 



vulga'ris (common). 1. White. July. India. 



1597- 

 fascia' tus (banded- seeded). White. 



July. India. 1597. 

 variegu'tus (variegated - seeded}. 



White. July. India. 1597. 



TWINING ANNUALS. 



P. aconitifo'lius (Aconite-leaved). 2. Pink. 

 July. East Indies. 1731. 



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



Islands. 1820. 



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



July. 



gonospe'rmus (angled- seeded). 4. Pale 



violet, white. July. 



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



June. Mexico. 1820. 



lathyroi'des (Lathyrus-like). 2. Scarlet. 



July. Jamaica. 1786. 



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



purple. June. Cuba. 1825. 



semiere'ctus (half-erect). 2. Red. July. 



West Indies. 1781. 



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



1818. 



viola' ceus (violet). 3. Violet. July. Africa. 



1800. 



Xuare'fiii (Xuares's). 4. Red. July. South 



America. 1818. 



PHEASANT'S EYE ADONIS. Ado'nis 

 aiitumnu'lis. 



PHEBA'LIUM. (From phibale, a myr- 

 tle ; the appearance of the plants. Nat, 

 ord., Rucivorts [llutacere]. Linn., 10- 

 J)ecandria \-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Crowea.) 



Greenhouse evergreen, yellow-flowered, New 

 Holland shrubs. Cuttings ot half-ripened shoots, 

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

 40 



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 (Lachneea-like). 3. May. 1824. 



linea're (u&rro\v-leaved) . 3. June. 1825. 



salicifo'lium (Willow-leaved). 3. June. 1825. 



squnmulo 1 sum (scaly). 2. May. 1824. 



PHILADE'LPHUS. Syringa or Mock 

 Orange. (Athenian name for a shrub. 

 Nat. ord., Syrlnyas [Philadelphiacese]. 

 Linn., 12 - Icosandria \-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Deutsia.) 



Hardy deciduous, white-flowered sbrubs. 



Layers and suckers, and dividing the plant, in 



spring; common soil, deep loam is best. Many 



of the species would present a beautiful appear- 



ance if grown as single dwarf specimen trees, 



with a clean stem. 



P. corona 1 Tins (garland). 8. May. S. Europe, 

 1596. 



flo're ple'no (double-flowered). 8. 



May. S. Europe. 



fo'liis variega'tis (variegated- 

 leaved). 8. May. S. Europe. 



na'nus (dwarf). 2. May. 



vulga'ris (common). 8. May. 



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



N. America. 



Gordonia'mis (Gordon's). 10. July. N. 



America. 



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



Carolina. 1811. 



hirsu'tus (hairy). 3. June. N. America. 1820. 



inodo'r-us (scentless). 4. June. Carolina. 1/38. 



lutifo'lhts (broad-leaved). 4. June. N. 



America. 



la'xus (loose-growing}. 4. June. N. Ame- 



rica. 1830. 



Len v sii"(Lewis's). 6. June. N.America. 173Q. 



Mexica'nus (Mexican). 2. June. Mexico. 



1839. 



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



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



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



t'en-wco'sMs(warted). 4. June. N.America. 



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



PHILIBE'RTIA. (Named of J. C. Phi- 

 libert, a botanical author. Nat. ord., 

 Asclepiads [Asclepiadacese] . Linn., 5- 



I Penfandria 2-Diyynia. Allied to Per- 



! gularia.) 



Stove, yellowish-white-flowered, evergreen 

 twiners from Buenos Ayres. Cuttings of firm 



,' side-shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, in May, 



I and kept in a cold pit until struck ; sandy loam 

 and fibry peat well drained. Winter temp., 



j 40 to 45 ; summer, 60 to 75 

 P. gra'cilis (slender). 6. June. 1836. 



! grundifio'ra (large-flowered). June. 1836. 



PHILLY'REA. (From phyllon, a leaf; 

 ! literally, a leafy plant, the Sowers being 

 I inconspicuous. Nat. ord., Oliveworts 

 1 [Oleaceee]. Linn., 2-Diandria, l-Mono- 

 I rjynia.} 



