PHILESIA—PHORMIUM. 



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abundance of water, and weak liquid manure benefits those that have not recently been 

 re-potted. Prune after flowering. It is half hardy and may bo wintered in a cool 

 greenhouse. 



phormium. — P. tenax, or the common New Zealand Flax and its varieties atro-pur- 



Fig. 101. Philesia bttxifolia. 



pureum, nigro-pictum, variegatum, and Veitchianum are frequently utilised with good 

 effect in the sub-tropical garden during the summer, and for greenhouse and conser- 

 vatory decoration during the rest of the year. They may be raised from seeds sown 

 in a pan, and placed in a cool greenhouse or frame to germinate. Propagation is usually 



