ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
young shoots inserted in sandy soil in temp. 55° in April, or in close 
cold frame outdoors in May; suckers or layers in spring. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: P. coronarius (Mock Orange), white, June, 10 ft., S. 
Europe; and its varieties, foliis aureis (golden-leaved), argenteo-variegatis (silver- 
leaved), flore pleno (double), and nanus (dwarf); microphyllus, white, summer, 3 ft., 
Colorado; grandiflorus, white, June, 6 ft., U. States; gordonianus, white, June, 
10 ft., N.W. America; Lemoinei, white, June, 3 ft., hybrid. 
Philesia. — Ord. Liliacee. Half-hardy evergreen flowering 
shrubs. First introduced 1853. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, loam, & coarse silver sand. 
Position, against walls, or in pots, in cold or cool greenhouse ; against 
walls or in sheltered nooks outdoors, S.W. of England or Ireland. Pot 
or plant, Feb. to April. Water freely, March to Oct., moderately 
afterwards. Syringe foliage daily in greenhouse, March to Oct. 
Prune directly after blooming. Apply weak stimulants once a week, 
May to Sept. Propagate by cuttings inserted in sandy peat under bell- 
glass in greenhouse in summer; suckers in spring. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: P. buxifolia, pink, June, 3 ft., Valdivia. 
Phillyrea (Jasmine Box; Mock Privet).—Ord. Oleacee. Hardy 
evergreen shrubs. Flowering & ornamental foliage. First intro- 
duced 1597. Leaves, lance or egg-shaped, dark green. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny borders; sheltered 
corners N. England. Plant, Sept. to April. Prune straggly shoots 
only in April. Propagate by cuttings of firm shoots inserted in sandy 
soil in cold frame in Sept.; grafting on common privet in March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: P. augustifolia, white, May, 8 to 10 ft., Mediterranean 
Region; angustifolia rosmarinifolia, rosemary-leaved; decora, white, May, 8 to 10 
ft., Lazistan; latifolia, white, May, 20 ft., Mediterranean Region; latifolia ilici- 
folia, holly-leaved; latifolia rotundifolia, round leaved; media, white, May, 10 to 
Ae it Mediterranean Region; media buxifolia, box-leaved; media olesfolia, olive- 
eaved, 
Philodenadron. — Ord. Aroidee. Stove evergreen dwarf or 
climbing plants. Orn. foliage. First introduced 1759. Leaves, heart, 
egg, or arrow-shaped, oblong; green. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, leaf-mould, loam, & silver 
sand. Pot or plant, Jan. to April. Position, dwarf kinds in pots; 
tall ones in beds or borders, with shoots trained up walls or pillars 
Water freely all the year round. Syringe daily. Temp., March to 
Sept. 65° to 75°; Sept. to March 55° to 65°. Propagate by cuttings 
of stems inserted in hght soil in temp. 75° at any time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: P. andreanum, climber, spathe black, purple, and 
creamy white, Brazil; verrucosum (Syn. Lindenii), dwarf, Colombia. Many other 
species of little interest. 
Phlebodium.—-See Polypodium. 
Phlomis (Jerusalem Sage).—Ord. Labiate. Hardy perennials & 
evergreen shrubs. First introduced 1596. 
CULTURE OF PERENNIAL SPECIES: Soil, ordinary. Position, 
sunny beds, borders, rockeries, or banks. Plant, Oct. to April. Lift, 
divide, & replant every three years. 
CULTURE OF SHRUBBY SPECIES: Soil, good ordinary or sandy 
loam. Position, sunny well-drained borders or rockeries. Plant, Oct. 
to April. Mulch with decayed manure in March. Propagate by seeds 
sown in light soil in warm greenhouse in March, or sunny spot out- 
doors in April; herbaceous kinds also by division, Oct. or March; 
shrubs by cuttings inserted in cold frame in Aug. 
PERENNIAL SPECIES: P. cashmeriana, lilac, July, 2 ft., Himalayas; Herba. 
venti, purple and violet, summer, 12 to 18 in., S. Europe. 
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