Philageria 



( 186 ) 



Philodendron 



Principal Hybrids : 



Avalanche, 3' to 6', long, 



slender branches, wh., 



fragrant. 

 Boule d' Argent, double, 



wh., sweet scented (co- 



ronarius X Lemoinei). 

 Candelabre, dwarf habit, 



wh., large, sweet 



scented. 

 Fautaisie, wh., centre 



tinted ro. (Coulteri X 



Lemoinei var.). 



PHILAGERIA. 



One plant (prd. Liliacea;), of hybrid origin, its 

 parents being Philesia buxifolia and Lapageria 

 rosea albiflora. It is a straggling, half-hardy shrub, | 



Gerbe de Jfeige, arching 



h:iltit. large, wh. 

 Lemoinei, 6', wh., free 



bloomer (see p. 185). 

 erectus, taller than 



Lemoinei, wh. 

 Manteau d'Hermiue, 



double, creamy wh., 



free bloomer. 

 Mont Blanc, 4' to G', pure 



wh., large. 



trellises, pillars, or the roofs of plant houses. 

 Propagated by cuttings in sand, under a bell-glass, 

 with bottom heat. Soil, loam and peat in equal 

 parts, with sand. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 

 rampiiiiulata, (!'. Oct., gracilis, 6', grh., shrubby, 

 grn., yel. (.</. Sar- yel., red striped. 



'grandittora, grh. shrub- 

 by, Je., pur. (*//. 

 grandiflora) . 



(JASMIXE Box. MOCK 



costeimna campanu- 

 latum of the JtotaniCdl 

 /!H/ itei- 1S40 1 , 3(3). 



PHILLYREA. 

 PRIVET.) 



Pretty, hardy evergreen shrubs (tird. Oleace;e). 

 They make nice plants for the shrubbery, and are 

 propagated by cuttings, struck under a hand-light. 

 Common soil. 



I'lwLo: Ctixscll (C Coiuinniif, Mil. 



PHILADELPHIA MICKOI-HYLLUS (seep. 185). 



with flexuous branches. Propagation, by cuttings, 

 in a cool moist house. Soil, peat. 



Only Member : 



Veitchii, flowers solitary, pendulous, ro. 



PHILESIA. 



An ornamental shrub (nrd. Liliacea:), with fine, 

 Lapageria-like flowers. It is hardy in favoured 

 localities in the south and south-west, but should 

 generally be grown where it can be protected with 

 glass in winter. Propagated by suckers. Soil, 

 sandy peat. 



Only Species : 

 buxifolia. 4', Je.,red (st/ii. rosea (see Lapageria rosea). 



magellanica). 



PHILIBERTIA. 



Stove or warm greenhouse twining shrubs and 

 sub-shrubs (prd. Asclepiadeas), suitable for clothing 



(si/. media angusti- 

 fo'lia). 

 lanceolata, Ivs. lance- 



rosmarinifolia,lvs. awl- 

 shaped. 



decora, 10', My., wh. 

 (W/H.V. laurifolia, Med- 

 wedewi, vilmoriniana, 

 and vilmoriensis). 



latifolia, 20' to 30', My., 



Principal Species and Varieties 



angustifolia,10', My., wh. wh. (KI/IIK. media lati- 



folia and spinosa). 



ilicifolia, 10' to 120', 

 My., Je., greenish wh. 



rotunclifolia, Ivs. 

 rounded. 



media, 1.5', My., wh. 

 (>//;/. variabilis media). 



buxifolia, Ivs. oval- 

 obloug. 



olesefolia, 10' to 12', 

 My., Je., greenish wh. 

 (A//;/, oleafolia). 



PHILODENDRON. 



Description. Stove shrubs, trees, and herbs, 

 many of them climbers (ord. Aroidese). The leaves 

 are large and fleshy, and some are curiously cut, 

 while many of the species are highly ornamental 



