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Stove ferns. Synonymes : 1, Polypbdium j,ug- 

 landifblium ; 2, Aspidium ndbile. 

 juglandifdlia 1 Yellow . 6, S. Her. P. li S. Aw. 1828 

 u6bilis2 . . Yellow . 5, S. Her. P. li S. Ame. 



PharbItis, Choisy. Meaning not explained. 

 Linn. 5,' Or. 1, Nat. Or. Coimolvulaceoe. 

 This is a genus of very showy climbers, 

 and tender annuals. The seeds of the 

 latter should he sown on. a hotbed, and 

 when the plants are large enough, they should 

 be planted, into pots, in a mixture of sandy 

 loam and decayed leaves ; and afterwards 

 treated as other tender annuals. Synonymes : 

 1, Ipomdea barbata; 2, /. barUgera ; 3, /. 

 cathartica, I. pudibtmda, Convolvulus pudi- 

 Hindus, 0. portoricinsis ; 4, I. cosrulescens ; ■ 5, 

 I. cuspidccta ; 6, I. DilUmii ; 7, /. hederacea; 

 8, I. Mspida; 9, /. Nil, I. cosrulea ; 10, I. 

 punctata; 11, /. scabra; 12, I. vhria. 

 barbata 1 . . Purple . 9, H. Tw. A. 10 Vrgnia. 1729 

 barbigera 2 . Blue . . 9, H. Tw. A. 10 N.Ame. 

 cathartica 3 . Blue pur. 9, S. Ev. CI. 8- Mexico. 1848 

 rosea . . Rose . . S r S. Ev. Tw. 6 S.Dmin. 1886 

 coerule'scens4 Pa. blue. 7, H. Ev. Tw. 10 E. Ind. 1820 

 cuspidata S . Purple „ 7, G. Tw. A. 6 Peru .1732 

 Dillenii 6 . Blue . . 6 t G, Tw. A. 6.mhiop. 

 diversifblia . Blue. . . 6, Q. Tw. A. 5 Mexico. 1836 

 hederacea 7 . Blue . . 8, H. Tw. A. 10 N.Ame. 1729 

 Mspida 8 . . Wht. pur. 8, S. Tw. A. 10 E. Ind. 1829 

 Learn . . .Blue. . 6, S. De. CI. 20 B,AyreslS35 

 limbata . . \'io. wht. 9, H. A. 2 Java .1849 

 Nil 9 . . . Blue . . 8, a Tw. A. 10 Amer. . 1597 

 ostrlna . . Purple . 7, 8. Ev. CL 10 Cuba . 1840 

 punctata 10 . Pur. vio. 8, G. Tw. A. 6 India . 

 ecabra 11 . . White . 9, S. Tw. A. 10 S. Ame. 1804 

 tyrianthlna . Purple . 10, 8. De. Tw. 10 Mexico. 1838 

 varia 12 . . Blue viol. 9, S. Ev. Tw. 8 S. Ame. 1816 



PhArium. See Bissera. 



pHARMACEtrriCAL, relating to the art of phar- 

 macy. 



PharnAceum, Linn. Pharnaces, king of Pontus, 

 is said to have first used it in medicine. Linn. 

 5, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Ilkcebraceoe. Plants of 

 little beauty, hardly worth cultivating except 

 in botanical collections. The stove and green- 

 house shrubby species thrive well in sandy 

 loam and peat ; and cuttings root readily, in 

 the same kind of soil, if placed under a glass. 

 The annual kinds should be sown in pots in 

 the spring, and placed in a moderate hotbed, 

 where they may remain till they are removed 

 into the greenhouse in June. Synonymes: 1, 

 Mollago bellidifdlia ; 2, M. spergila. 

 bellidifblium 1 . White . 7, S. A.JW. Ind. 1823 

 Cervianum . . White . 6, H. A. i Russia . 1771 

 cordifblium . . White . 7, F. A. i C. G. H. 1S23 

 dichbtomum . White . 7, F. A. i C. G. H. 1783 

 glomeratum . White . 7, G. A. J C. G. H. 1817 

 Hoflfmansegffi- ) ^^^ 7 s Cr A i Bradl ls29 



anum . . . j 

 incanum . . . White . 7, G. Ev. S. j C. G. H. 1782 

 lineare . . . White . 5, G. Ev. S. i C. G. H. 1795 

 MoUugo 2 . . White . 7, S. A. % E. Ind. . 1752 

 pruindsum . . White . 7, G. Ev. S. \ C. G. H. 1819 

 eperguloldes . Whito . 7, S. A. J E. Ind. . 1819 

 umbellatum . Brown . 7, H. A. i Egypt . 1820 



Phartjs, Linn. From pharos, a covering ; the 

 long broad leaves are used as wrappers for 

 various articles in Jamaica. Linn. 21, Or. 6, 

 Nat. Or. Oramin&cece. A fine stove species, 

 succeeding in rich loamy soil ; young plants 

 may be obtained from seed, 

 latifdlius . . Green . 7, S. Grass 6 Jamaica . 1793 



PhASCUM, Linn. From phaskon, an ancient 

 Greek name for a moss. Linn. 24, Or. 5, Nat. 

 Or. Bryctcece. Minute species of moss, often 

 scarcely discernible to the naked eye, and 

 varying much in appearance from each other ; 

 they grow on moist banks, in clay fields, &c. 

 Synonymes: 1, P. Schreberi&num, curvisitum; 

 2, P. striatum ; 3, P. multicapsuldre ; 4, P. 

 steloniferum — alternifdlium, apiculatum 1, 

 axillare 2, bryonies, crassinervium, crfspum 3, 

 c. rostellatum, curvifblium, cuspidatum, muti- 

 cum, m. majus, minus, patens, recurviralium, 

 piliferum, r&tum, serratum 4, subuliitum, 

 trique'trum. 



Phaseolus, Linn. From phaselus, a little 

 boat ; fancied resemblance in the pods. Linn. 

 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabaceas. The different 

 varieties of kidney-bean, belong to this genus ; 

 they all thrive in any rich light soil. The 

 annual kinds are increased by seeds, and the 

 perennials by seeds or cuttings. Synonymes : 

 1, P. trilbbus ; 2, P. hirtus ; 3, Dblichos poly- 

 stdehyos. See D6lichos. 



aconitifdlius. Pink . . 7, S. Tw. A. 2 E. Ind. 1731 

 amcenus . . Bed' . . 7, H. TW. A. 3 Socty. I. 1820 

 angulbsus . Pa. red . 7, H. Tw. A. 3 N. Ame. 1820 

 Caracalla . . Lilac . . 8, S. De.Tw. 2 India . 1690 

 chrysanthoB. Yellow . 7, H. A. 3 

 compressus. . White . 7., H. Tw. A. 2 

 derasus . . Wht. grn. 7, H 1 . Tw. A. 4 Brazil . 1818 

 gonospermus Pa. vi. wt. 7, H. Tw. A. 4 

 haBmatocar- I pa ^ T H Tw. A. 4 



pus. • . } 

 hflvolus . . Pa. red. . 7, H. Tw. A. 4 Carlina. 1732 



h lusT^ 1 ".} Eed • -6,H.Tw.A. 4 Mexico. 1820 



lathyroldes . Scarlet . 7, H. Tw. A. 2 Jamaica 1786 



lobatus . . Yellow . 9, S. Ev. Tw. 10 B.Ayres 1843 



kmatus . . Green . 7, S. Tw. A. 10 E. Ind. 1779 



Max . . . Green . 6, H. Tw. A. 2 Molucc. 1758 



"musT^.' JDrk. pur. 6, S. Tw.A. 2 Cuba .1825 



multifloru's . Scarlet '. 7, H.De.Tw. 10 S. Ame. 1633 



albiflbrus . White . 8, H. De.Tw. 10 S. Ame. 163S 



Mtingo 2 . . Yellow . 6, H. Tw. A. li India . 1790 



obl6ngus . . Pa. vio. . 8, H. Tw. A. 2 



perennis 3 . Drk. pur. 7, H.De.Tw. 3 Carolina 1824 



saponaceus . White . 8, H. Tw. A. 1 



scSber . . . Yel. grn. 7, H. Tw. A. 3 E. Ind. 



semierectus . Red . . 7, S. Tw. A. 3 W. ,Ind. 1781 



specibsus . . Scarlet . 7, S. De.Tw. 6 Orinoco. 1820 



sylvestris . Scarlet . 7, G. De.Tw. 6 Mexico. 1825 



torbsua . . Violet . 7, H. Tw. A. 3 Nepal . 1818 



tumidus . . White . 7. H. Tw. A. 2 



vexillatus . Grn. pur. 7, H. Tw. A. 2 Carlina. 1732 



violaceus.- .Violet. . 7, S. Tw. A. 8 Africa . 1800 



vulgaris . .White . 7, H.De.Tw. 1 India .1597 



fasciatus .White . 7„H.D.e.Tw. 1 India .1597 



vaiiegatus . White . 7, H.De.Tw. 1 India . 1597 



Xuaresii . . Bed . . 7, H. Tw. A. 2J S. Ame. 1818 



alatus, diversifblms], Dolichoides, farinbsus, 

 inamdenus, mcesoleueusj nanus, radidttus, stipu- 

 l&ris, sph&ricus,. subtrilobatus, trildbus. 

 PhaylcSpsis, Willdenow. From phaylos, con- 

 temptible, and opsis, appearance. Linn. 14, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Acanthacece. Plants of little 

 beauty, growing in light rich soil ; young cut- 

 tings, in the same sort of soil, placed under a 

 glass, in heat, will root in a few days. Syno* 

 nyme : 1, JEtheiUma imbricata. 

 glutinbsa. . White . 6, S. Her. P. 1 Guinea . 1824 

 imbricata 1 . White . 6, S. Her. P. 1 Maurit. . 1822 

 longifdlia . White . 1, S. Ev. S. li S. Leone. 1822 



Pheasant's eye. See Addnis autumndlis. 

 Phebalium, Vmtenat. From phibale, a myrtle j 



