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PHY 'LIC A. (From phyUikos, leafy; 

 abundance of evergreen leaves. Nat. 

 ord., Rhamnads [Rhamnaceoe]. Linn., 

 b-Pcntandria \-Monoyynia..') 



Greenhouse evergreens from the Cape of 

 Good Hope, and all white-flowered, unless 

 otherwise mentioned. Cuttings of young shoots, 

 in sand, under a glass, in spring, and kept cool 

 and shaded from sunshine, until they have 

 struck ; sandy fibry peat, with nodules of free- 

 stone and charcoal. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 P. bi'color (two-colored). 2. June. 1817- 



capita' ta (headed). 1. June. 1800. 



cyli'ndrica (cylindrical). 2. Yellow, green. 



June, 



ericoi'des (Heath-like). 3. June. 1731. 



globo'sa (globose). 3. June. 1800. 



'imbrica'ta (imbricated). 1. October. 1801. 



ni'tida (shining). November. 1/74. 

 eriopho'ra (woolly). 3. November. 



1/74. 



papillo'sa (nippled) . 3. Pale yellow. June. 



1820. 



jufnea (Pine-like). November. 1//4. 



pinifo'lia (Pine-leaved). 2. July. 1789. 



plumo'sa (feathered). 2. April. 1/59. 



rosmarinifo'lia (Rosemary-leaved). 3. 1815. 



squarro'sa (spreading). 2. September. 1800. 



PHYLLA'NTHUS. (From phyllon, a 

 leaf, and anthos, a flower; flowers pro- 

 duced on the edges of the leaves. Nat. 

 ord., Spurgcworts [Euphorbiacece]. 

 Linn., 21-Moncccia \Q-Monadclphia.} 



Annuals and biennials by seed, in a hotbed, 

 in spring, and then flowered in stove and green- 

 house during the summer. Shrubby species, 

 by cuttings of the hard shoots, in sandy soil, in 

 heat ; sandy loam and fibry peat, with a little 

 broken bricks, charcoal, and dried cow-dung. 

 Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 85. 



ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS. 



P. gra'cilis (slender). 1. Green, yellow. Au- 

 gust. E. Indies. 1818. Biennial. 



Niru'ri (Niruri). . Green. July. E. 



Indies. 1692. 



obova'tus (reversed-egg-eyeZ). 3- July. 



N. America. 1803. Hardy. 



urina'ria (urinary). . Green, yellow. Au- 



gust. E.Indies. 1819. 

 STOVE EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 



P.fruxinifo'Hus (Ash-leaved). 4. Green. Au- 

 gust. E. Indies. 1819- 



gi-andifo'lius (large-leaved). 5. America. 



1771- 



juglandifo' liits (Wdbtxat-leanedf, 2. Green, 



yellow. August. 1818. 



lanceola'ttis (spear-head-fcaued). 3. Green, 



yellow. Isle of Bourbon. 1822. 



lu'cens (shining). 2. Green, yellow. Au- 



gust. China. 1820. Greenhouse. 



mimosoi'dcs (Mimosa - like). 10. Green. 



August. Caribbees. 1817- 



tin' tans (nodding). 1$. Green, yellow. 



August. Jamaica. 1820. 



polyptiy'ltus (many - leaved). 3. Green. 



August. E. Indies. 1805. 



P. reticula'tus (netted). 3. Red. August. 

 E. Indies. 



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



August. E. Indies. 1822. Climber. 



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



China. 



PHYLLA'RTHRON. (From phyllon, a 

 ! leaf, and arthros, a joint; leaflets as if 

 j jointed to the footstalks. Nat. ord., 

 ' Crcscentiads [Crescentiaceas]. Linn., 

 i 1-1-Didynamia 1-Gymnospe-rmia. Alli- 

 ance, a small ordermext 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 charcoal. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 90. 



P. Bojeria'na (Bojer's). 3. Rose. July. Mauri- 

 tius. 1844. 



PHYLLO'CLADUS. (From phyllon, a 

 leaf, and klados, a branch ; branch-like 

 leafleted leaves. Nat. ord., Taxads 

 [Taxacece]. Linn., 21-Moncccia 10- 

 Monadelphia. Allied to Podocarpus.) 



Greenhouse, cone-bearing trees, from Van 

 Diemen's Land. Cuttings of the ripe shoots, 

 in sand, under a glass, in spring, and no arti- 

 ficial bottom-heat until the cuttings swell at 

 their base; strong loam. At Belfast, Rhom- 

 boidalis (Celery-topped, or Adventure Bay Pine) 

 bears the winter without protection ; Tricho- 

 munoides would be equally hardy in the south 

 of Ireland and south-west of England. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 48 ; summer, 60 to 7o 

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



trichomanoi'dus (Maiden - hair - like). 60. 



Yellow. July. 1840. 



PHYLLO'TA. (From phyllon, a leaf, 

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

 I Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabaceae] . 

 ! Linn., IQ-Decandria \-Monoyynia. Al- 

 | lied 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 

 j the plants stubby. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 



P. a'spera (rough) ; como'sa (tufted) ; phyli- 

 \ coi'dcs (Phylica-like) ; suuarro'sa (spreading). 

 PHYSIC NUT. Jy'tropha. 

 PHYSIA'NTHUS. (From physos, a 

 bladder, and anthos, a flower ; alluding 

 to its shape. Nat. ord., Asdepiads 

 [Asclepiadacese]. Linn., 5 Pentandria 

 2-Diyynia.} 



Stove evergreen climber. Seed, sown in a 

 hotbed, in spring; cuttings of firm, stubby, 

 side-shoots in summer, in sandy soil, under a 

 glass, in heat ; sandy loam and fibry peat, with 



