Phyllarthron 



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Phyllocactus 



roseo-pictus, st., Ivs. gin., 

 crim., wh. ; probably a 

 gardeu var. 



salvia'folius, like glauces- 



cens inhabit, sum., grh. 

 shr., male flowers gin., 

 female red. 



/ lioto: Camell <t Company, Lt,l. 



PmLLOCACTL'S CooPEKI (step. 



Xylophylla latifolia of 



Botanical Jlni/:iiie 



1021). 

 linearis, 1' to 2', st., calyx 



wh. 

 moutanus, st., branches 



persistent, calyx ro., a 



dwarf tree. 



pallidifolius (see pulcher). 

 seemauniauns, 2', wh., 



branches long, 

 speciosus (see latif olius) . 



Other Species : 



angustifolius, 2', Jy., shr., 

 red, branches narrow, 

 deciduous (//. elou- 

 gatus, and Xylophylla 

 montana and elongata) . 



elongatus (nfe angusti- 

 folius). 



epiphyllanthus, G", Jy., 

 shr., red, branches de- 

 ciduous (?/. falcatus 

 andXylophyllafalcata) . 



latifolius, 6' to 8', Sep., 

 st. shr., calyx wh. (.</. 



PHYLLARTHRON (*?/. ABTHROPHYL- 



LUM). 



Glabrous stove shrubs (ord. Bignoniacese), all 

 from Madagascar. Propagation is by cuttings of 

 the short side shoots, in sand in a close frame, with 

 bottom heat. Soil, sandy loam two parts, peat and 

 leaf mould one part each, a few pieces of charcoal, 

 and sand. 



Principal Species : 

 bojeranum. 8', Jy., pk., funnel shaped (syn. Arthro- 



phyllum madagascariense). 



PHYLLERIUM. 



A species of Phytoptus. Vitis preys upon the 

 A'ine, and causes a dense cushion of light coloured 

 hairs to appear on the under surface of the leaves. 

 At one time it was thought that these hairy 

 patches were due to the action of a fungus to 

 which the name Erineum, or Phyllerium Vitis, was 

 given. (For treatment, see MITES.) 



PHYLLIS. 



The solitary species is a small greenhouse shrub 

 (ord. Rubiaceoe), propagated by cuttings, in sand, 

 in a gentle heat. Soil, good loam, with sand. 



Only Species : 



Nobla, 8', Je., wh. ; pauciflora is a less floriferous 

 var. Bastard Hare's Ears. 



PHYLLOBIUS. 



A genus of tiny beetles, belonging to the Weevil 

 family, destructive to the young buds and leaves of 

 fruit trees. The commonest species is oblongus, 

 which has a black body and red or brown legs and 

 wing cases. Pyri is equally voracious but scarcely 

 so plentiful, and the same may be said of viridi- 

 collis, with the addition that it is smaller in size. 

 Trees and bushes attacked should be shaken in the 

 early morning, a white cloth being spread beneath 

 to catch the beetles -as they fall. They are thus 

 quickly destroyed. 



PHYLLOCACTUS. 



Description. Stove epiphytal succulent plants 

 (tirtl. Carter). Many hybrids and varieties have 

 been raised, and this, combined with the peculiarly 

 rich and soft hues of the flowers, has done much to 

 bring Phyllocacti into prominence. The flowers 

 are all large, and, with one or two exceptions, open 

 by day; they are rather ephemeral, but li<-;dlhy 

 plants provide a succession of blooms over a fairly 



Photo: CassellA' Compmiit. t.t/L 



PHYLLOCACTUS J. T. PEACOCK IMPROVED (see p. i3j. 



long period. Although naturally stove plants, 

 many will do in the greenhouse and in the windows 

 of an ordinary dwelling room. They will do 

 outdoors in summer ; in winter they need a dry 

 atmosphere. 



Propagation. By cuttings and by seeds. Cut- 

 t Sums about ti" long may be inserted in spring in 

 well - drained, shallow pots, in sandy soil, and 



