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aanos, dry or burning, aiiuding to the quali- 
ties of the root.^ 
terria'tum, (sulphur- wort, 11.) leaves tor- 
uate, long-petioled ; leaCets entire, long- 
linear, acute, alternated below ; involucrum 
nearly wanting ; involuoel very short, 5-6- , 
leaved ; fruit obloug-oval. 3 f. S. i 
TFIA'CA. 16—10. (Legnminosm.) [A Greek 
vjoid signifying lentil.] 
v'dlo'sa, (y. Ju. 2^.) nearly stemless, vil- 
lose ; leaCets oval, glabrous above ; pedun- 
cles as long as the leaves ; legumes hoary ; 
viHo.se, oblong. 
Iri-ph.yl"ln, [IX-] stemless, assurgent ; 
leaves ternate ; leafets lanceolate, sessile ; 
scape none; legumes sessile, oblong. 
Leaves of silvery hue. S. 
PIIACE'LIA. 0— I. {BoroginrcB.) [From 
phtikelos, bundle, alluding to the fascicled 
spikes. J 
hi]niinat"ifi'd/i,, (b. M.) erect; leaves 
piunatifid ; segments incisely lobed ; ra- 
cemes mostly bifid, oblong, many-llowered ; 
divisions of the corolla entire. 6 f 
fimhna'ba, (b. M. 0.) leaves pinnatifid, 
the lobes undivided ; segments of the co- 
rolla fimbriate. 6-12 i. 
parvijlo'ra, (b. M. 0.) stem diffuse, pu- 
bescoit; leaves sub-sessile, pinnatifid ; seg- ' 
ments oblong, rather obtuse, entire; ra- 
cemes solitary ; pedicels short ; segments 
of the corolla round, very entire. 6-8 i. | 
intearifo'lia, erect, pube.scent ; leaves 
petioled. ovate, crenate-serrate ; racemes . 
numerous, denf5e-flowered. ] 
heterophyl'la, (b. Ju. erect, hispid ; ^ 
leaves petioled, pinnatifid ; divisions lanceo- : 
late, entire, nerved, terminal one elongated ; \ 
floral leaves simple, lanceolate, petioled ; ; 
racemes 2-cleft, dense-flowered ; divisions 
of the corolla entire. S. 
PIIALAN"GIUM. 6—1. (Asphodeli.) [From 
phalasx, tarantula, whose bite it was sup- 
posed to cure.] 
esculeu"tum, (b. M. 2^.) root bulbous;! 
leaves all radical, linear, connate ; stigma i 
minutely 3 cleft. 12-18 i. 
cro'cenm, (y. 2^.) root bulbous; scape j 
much longer than the grass-like leaves ; ' 
epike pyramidal ; bracts short ; seed sub- 1 
globose, smooth. ;S. i 
PHALA'RIS. 3—2. (GraminecB.) [From pha- \ 
los, shining, so named from the appearance ] 
of its seed.] ! 
america'na, {riband-grass, wild canary- j 
grass, Ju. 2^.) panicle oblong, spiked;' 
glumes of the calyx boat-shaped, serrulate ; i 
eovolla unequal ; rudiments hairy. Var. ' 
pVta.leaves variously striped. This varie- i 
tj" is the riband grass of the gardens. 2-5 f \ 
canarien"ds, (canary-gras.s, Ju. 0.) pan- i 
icle sub-spiked, ovate; glumes boat-form, 
entire at the apex ; rudiments smooth. In- 
troduced, 18 i, 
PHASEO'LUS. 16—10. (LeguminoscE.) [From 
phasclos, a little boat, which its pods were 
thought to resemble.] i 
pereti"nis, (wild kidney-bean, p. Ju. 24^-) i 
twining, pubescent; leafets ovate, acumin- ; 
ate, 3-nerved ; racemes 1-3, axillary, panic- 
olate, longer than the leaves ; bracts mi- 1 
nute ; legumes pendulous, broad, falcat»;x 
mucronate; flowers large. Diy woods. 
luno'ius, (Carolina bean, Lima bean, g-w 
Ju. @.) twining; legumes cimeter-form, 
sub-lunate, smooth ; seeds compressed. Ex. 
vulga'ris, (common pole-bean, p. w. Ju. 
^.) stem twining ; r% remes solitary, short- 
er than the leaves; peduncles in pairs; 
bracts smaller than 1 le calyx, spreading; 
legumes pendulous. From the East In- 
di'es. 
na'ims, (bush-bean, six-weeks-bean, @.l 
stem erect, smooth ; 1 racts larger than the 
calyx; legumes penlulous, compressed 
rugose; seeds varioutly colored. Ex. 
mraltijlo'rus, (scarlet runner, r. w. Ju. 
twining, sub-glabrous ; leafets ovate, acu- 
minate ; racemes pedancled, longer than 
the leaves ; peduncles in pairs; bracts close- 
pressed, shorter than the calyx legumes 
sub-scabrous. South America. 
PHILADEI/'PHUS. 11-1. (Myni) [From 
philco, to love, adelpkos, a brother. Tli.s 
name was first given t » the Galium or bed 
straw, because by its r-jughness it attached 
itself to what was nea ] 
iiiodo'rus, (scentless syringa, w. J. 
leaves acuminate, oval, entire ; divisions of 
the calyx acute ; styltj undivided, longer 
than the stamens ; stigmas 4, oblong ; flow- 
ers large. S. 
corona'nus, (mock-orange, false syringa 
w. J. ^ .) styles distinct ; leaves ovate, sub- 
dentate. Ex. 
grandijio'rus, (w. M. ^ .) leaves short 
petioled, opposite, ovate, acuminate, den 
ticulate, a little hairy ; segments of the ca- 
lyx acuminate; style undivided, longer 
than the stamens ; stigmas 4, linear. Culti' 
vaied. 8. 
hirsu'tns, (w. leaves oblong-ovate 
acute, sharply angular-denticulate, hireute 
above, whitish-villose beneath; style ana 
stigma undivided ; peduncles 2-bracted nea/ 
the summit. IS. 
PinLOX"ERUS. 15—5. {Amaranthi.) [From 
philos, love, and xeros, dry or burnt ; a'lu 
ding to the kind of soil in which it is found. 
verviicf'vlaris, (J. 2J[.) glabrous; stem 
creeping ; leaves sub-terete, fleshy ; flow- 
ers in terminal, solitary, oblong heads. S 
PHLE'UM. 3—2. (Graminem.) 
pratenf'se, (timothy grass, J. 11. and ^ .) 
spike cylindric, calyx mucronate-awned; 
keel ciliate ; awn shorter than the calyx ; 
culm erect. Introduced. 2-3 f. 
alpi'num, (Au.) spike ovate or cylindric* 
ovate, hirsute or villose ; spike often black- 
ish or dark purple. 
PHLOX 5—1. (Polemonea.) [A Greek woru 
.signifying flame, from the bright color of the 
flowers of some of its species.] 
paiiiciila'ta, (smooth stem lichnidia, r. w 
J. 21.) glabrous, erect; leaves lanceolate, 
narrowing gradually, flat ; margins rough , 
corymbs panicled ; divisions of the corolla 
rounded ; calyx awned. Cultivated. 2-3 f 
macula' ta, (spotted lichnidia, r. w. Ju. 2X.) 
stem erect, scabrous and spotted ; leaves 
oblong-lanceolate, smooth ; panicle oblong, 
many-flowered: segments of the corolla 
