March.'] GREEN-HOUSE — REPOTTING. 247 
VARIOUS, CURIOUS, AND FIXE Maculatuin, 
sorts. Sanguineum, 
Bipinnatifidum, Tricolor, 
Comptonianurn, Tricolor major. 
Echinatum, 
There are several others very recently introduced, which 
have not bloomed so as to allow us to judge of their merits ; 
but their foreign characters are highly flattering. The re- 
potting of the geranium tribe should be done as early in the 
month as possible, or even about the end of last month would 
be advisable in some seasons. (Soil No. 12, with a little 
more manure.) 
Phdrmium tenax, New Zealand flax lily, the only species ; 
foliage resembling an Iris, and very thready. In New Zea- 
land and Norfolk Island the natives manufacture from this 
plant a kind of stuff like coarse linen, cordage, &c. ; the 
plant is very hardy, and we would be nowise surprised to see 
it stand the severity of our winters. It bears exposure to 
the open air in Europe in the fifty-sixth degree of north 
latitude. The flowers are said to be yellow and lily-like ; of 
the easiest culture. (Soil No. 7.) 
Pht/licas, above twenty-five species. Several of them are 
very pretty-growing evergreen shrubs, and of easy culture. 
P. horizontdlis, P. squarrdsu, P. imhricdta, P. myrtifolia, P. 
callosa, P. hicolor, and P. ericoides, are all neat-growing; 
flowers small white, in heads : drain the pots well, and keep 
them in an airy situation. The foliage of several of the 
species is downy. (Soil No. 6.) 
Phascdlus caracdlla, or snail flower, is a very curious 
blooming plant, with flowers of a greenish yellow, all spirally 
twisted, in great profusion when the plant is well grown. 
(Soil No. 12.) 
Phoenix dactylifera, common date palm ; a plant that 
attains a large size and of rather a rugged appearance ; it's 
fruit is the common well-known date. (Soil No. 12.) 
Pimilcas, about fourteen species. Most of them are highly 
esteemed, and are not often seen in our collections. P. 
decussdta is the finest of the genus, both in foliage and 
flowers, which are red, and in large terminal clusters. P. his- 
jpula, P. rosea, P. Unifulia, P. spicdta, and P. spcctdbi/is, 
are all fine species. The latter has very beautiful lanceo- 
