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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 pro- 

 ducing its singular fruit in a conservatory of 

 medium temperature. A variety named albicans 

 undulatus, from South America, lived for several 

 years against a wall in the Fulham nursery. 

 P. a'lbens (\\hitish-leaved). 20. White. August. 

 Buenos Ayres. 1830. 



PHYSOSTE'GIA. (From phy set, a blad- 

 der, and steye, a covering; formation 

 of the calyx. Nat. ord., Lipworts [La- 

 miacens. Linn., 1-i-Didynamia l-Gym- 

 nospermia. 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 young shoots, under a hand-light, 

 in sandy soil, in summer ; sandy loam and a 

 little leaf-mould. 



P. corda'ta (heart- leaved) , Purple. July. N. 

 America. 1824. 



denticula'ta (toothed-leaved). Striped. 



August. Carolina. 1787. 



imbricu'ta (imbricated-^owered). 3. Pale 



purple. September. Texas. 1833. 



speciu'sa (shewy). Pink. July. Siberia. 1822. 



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



St. Felipe. 1834. 



variega'ta (variegated). Purple, August, 



Carolina. 1812. 



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



N. America. 1683. 

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



PHYSU'RUS. (From physa, a bladder, 

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

 [Orchidacese]. Linn., 20-Gynandna 

 1-Monandria. Allied to Ansectochilus.) 



P. pict-us rivals the far-famed Aneetochilus in 

 the richness of its foliage. Stove orchids ; in 

 pots. Division in spring. See Orchids. 

 P. arge'ntens (silvery-leaved). $. White. June. 

 Ceylon. 



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



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



1844. 



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



Maraquita. 



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



Caraccas. 



PHTTEU'MA. Rampion. (An ancient 

 name of a plant. Nat. ord., Bellworts 

 [Campanulaceae.J Linn., 5-Pentandria 

 l-Monogynia. Allied to Campanula.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, with two ex- 

 ceptions. Seeds and divisions in spring ; com- 

 mon light garden soil. Pretty little things for 

 rockworks and the front of borders. 

 P. betonicifo'lium (Betony-leaved). 2. Pale 



blue. June. South Europe. 1818. 



campanuloi'des (Campanula-like). 1. Blue. 



July. Caucasus. 1804. 



Sibthorpia'num(Sil>tliorp's). 



July. Mount Olympus, 1804. 



P. cane'scens (hoary). 2. Lilac. July. Hun- 

 gary. 1804. 



Charme'lii (Charmeli's). 1. Blue. June. 



Pyrenees. 1823. 



como'sum (tufted). $. Blue. June. Aus- 



tria. 1/52. Biennial. 



globular if o' Hum (Globularia- leaved). |. 



Blue. June. South of France. 1820. 



Halle'n (Haller's). . Violet. May. South 



of France. 1822. 



hemisphcE'ricum (half-globed). 1. Blue. 



July. Switzerland. 1752. 



hi'spidum (bristly). 1. Blue, June. Switzer- 



land. 1825. 



hu' milis (humble). 5. Blue. June. Switzer- 



land. 1825. 



incequa'tum (levelled). 1. Blue. June. 



Austria. 1820. 



lanceola'tum (spear - head - leaved], $, 



White. June. Armenia. 1826. 



limoniifo'lium (Limonium-leaved). Switzer- 



land. 1832. Evergreen. 



Miche'lii (Michelli's). . Red. June. 



Switzerland. 1822. 



ni'grum (black). . Red. July. Bohemia. 



1820. 



orbicula're (round-headed). 1. Violet. July. 



England. 

 deci'piens (deceiving). Blue. 



July. Switzerland. 181Q. 

 giga'nteum (gigantic). Blue. 



July. France. 1817. 



pauciflo'rum (few-flowered). . Blue. May. 



Switzerland. 1823. 



pulche'llum (pretty). 1836. 



Schenchze'ri (Schenchzer's). . Blue. May. 



Switzerland. 1813. 



scorzonerifo'lium (Scorzonera-leaved). 1. 



Blue. July. Alps. 181Q. 



Sibi'ricum (Siberian). 1. Blue. July. Si- 



beria. 1817. 



Siebe'ri (Sieber's). 1. Blue. June. Py- 



renees. 1826. 



spica'tum (spiked). 2. Blue. May. Europe. 



1597- 



PHYTOLA'CCA. (From phyton, a plant, 

 and lacca, lac ; the crimson colour of 

 the fruit. Nat. ord., Phytolaccads [Phy- 

 tolacaceee]. Linn., 10-Dccandria 5- 

 Decagynia.} 



There are many tender species, but the fol- 

 lowing hardy herbaceous ones are all that are 

 deserving notice. Seeds and divisions, in 

 spring; light sandy soil, and leaf- mould. 

 P. acino'sa (kernel-like). North India. 1844. 



deca'ndra (ten-stamened. Virginian Poke}. 



5. White, green. August. S. America. 



PICK-AXE, should have a handle three 

 feet-and-a-half long, made of ash ; and 



the points or edges of the head should 



