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Of all our hardy evergreens the Phillyrea is I 

 the best adapted for growing as dwarf standards. 

 All white-flowered, and natives of South of 

 Europe. Layers in autumn ; cuttings under a I 

 hand-light ; seeds, after being mixed with soil j 

 in the rot heap ; good common garden soil. 

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



brachia'ta (forked). 8. May. 



1597- 



rosmarinifo'lia (Rosemary- 



leaved). 8. May. 1597. 



Ice'via (smooth- leaved}. 15. May. 1597- 



lanccola'ta (spear-head-Jeat>ed). 8. June. 



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



ligustrifo'lia (Privet-leaved). 15. May. 1506. 



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

 buxifo'lia (Box-leaved). 15. May. 



1797- 



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



olecefo'lia (Olive-leaved). 15. May. 1597- 



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



spino'sa (spiny). June. 1597. 

 PHILODE'NDRON. (From phileo, to 



love, and dendron, a tree ; referring to 

 habit of the plants growing on trees. 

 Nat. ord., Arads [Aracese]. Linn., 21- 

 Moncecia 3-Triandria. Allied to Cala- 

 dium.) 



Stove rambling evergreens. 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. West Indies. 

 1759. 



crossing rvium (thick-ribbed). 20. Green, 



white. December. Brazil. 1835. 



fragranti 1 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. 



PHILOTHE'CA. (From philos, smooth, 

 and theke, a sheath; smooth tube of 

 stamens. Nat. ord., Rueworts [Kuta- 

 cese]. Linn., IQ-Monadelphia Q-Decan- 

 dria. Allied to Orowea.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

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

 sand, under 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. 



New South Wales. 1822. 



PHI'LYDEUM. (From phileo, to love, 

 and hydor, water. Nat. ord., Water- 

 worts [Philydracese]. Linn., l-Monan- 

 dria I-Monogynia.') 



Greenhouse biennial. Seeds, in spring, in a 

 warm place, and moved to a colder when up 5 

 sandy loam and peat ; does best in the green- 

 house. 



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

 China. 1801. 



PHLEBO'DIUM. (From phhls, a vein. 

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

 %-Cryptogamia l-Filices.} 



Stove ferns. See Ferns. 

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

 Brazil. 



au'reum (golden). 3. Yellow. March. West 



Indies. 1742. 



decuma'num (tall). 5. Yellow. May. 



Brazil. 1818. 



elonga'tum (lengthened). Brown. May. 



West Indies. 1843. 



lycopodioi'des (Club-moss-like). $. Brown, 



yellow. March. Jamaica. 1822. 



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



Honduras. 1844. 



percu'ssum (struck). Brown, yellow. May. 



Brazil. 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-Diandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Justicia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. For culture, see 

 Justicia. 



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

 yellow. June. Sylhet. 1839- 



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



April. East Indies. 1828. 



thyrsi flo'rus (thyrse- flowered). Orange. 



May. East Indies. 1812. 



PHLO'MIS. (From phlogmos, a flame ; 

 down used for wicks. Nat. ord., Lip- 

 worts [Lamiacese]. Linn., 1-L-Didyna- 

 mia \-Gymnospermia. Allied to Leo- 

 notis.) 



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 pro- 

 tection 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-6roe/<?rf). 2. Pale brown. June. 



Spain. 1820. 



flocco'sa (flocky). 2. Yellow. August. 



Egypt. 1828. Evergreen. 



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



Levant. 1757- 



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



South Europe. 1820. 

 HARDY EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 

 P. bi 1 color (two -coloured). Yellow, purple. 

 June, Lybia. 1714. 



