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Ph-enog'amous, Phanerogaiious, Ph-e- 
nog'amvs, Phaxkf.ogamus (these words 
are from pkaino^ to appear j />iia7itros, 
apparent ; and (/a7/io.s, niaiTiage) — 
Plants of the two classes, dicotyledons 
and jNtonocotyleclons, in which the toale 
and female organs are apparent, in one 
shape or another, at soine period of 
their life. 
Phalaxges — B undles of stamens ; a collec- 
tion of several stameus joined more or 
less by their filaments. 
Phal'lvs — A name given to a genus of 
fungi from a supposed resemblance; 
the species are not without beauty, but 
are nearly all feetid. 
pHiExi'CEors, Phasni'ckuh— P urple ; red, 
^ very slightly tinged with grey. 
Phi'loj«— P’ ond, as m ^OMOjihUa, 
PHLEP.S— A vein. 
Phlo'ia — A ternunation used iu many of 
the specific names derived from the 
Gi’eek, and signifies bark, (See 
Encal>ipi.u8 herai/ihloia, “half-barked”; 
E. vidanopkloni, “ black barked”; E. 
ochrophlota, “ yellow barked”; E, ,sid€- 
rojjfudirif “ iron barked.” 
Photinu’hvlla iphotchm, diiniwj ; and 
phpllmi, a leaf.) 
Phragjii'gkkub — W here an otherwise wn- 
tinuous cavity is separated into 
subordinate parts by transverse i>ar- 
titions of a membranous or cellular 
character. 
Phycology — T kat i>art of Botany which 
treats of the Algae, or so-called Sea- 
weeds. 
Phyco'JIATKR — T he gelatines in which the 
sporulcs of Algaj first vegetate.^ 
Phykrn'CHYMA— T he elementary tissue of 
Algse. 
Phyllobryon — T he contracted pedicel of 
an ovary ; such as occuis in some 
’ peppers. 
Phyl'lakiks — A useles-.s term, whif;b haa 
been introduced for the bracts nr 3ca]e.s 
of the involucre of Comppsita?. 
PHYLLo'Dim— When the limb of .‘i leaf is 
aborti^■e, and the ]=el.ioJe heemnes 
developed into a flattened ^exi>anplon, 
like most of Australian Acacias, wattles, 
brigalow’, myall, &c. Puylloj>i'neuS 
— Bearin^piiyllodia. 
Phyl'loma— T lie aggregate mass of germs 
contained in a leaf-bud. 
Phyllojia'nia madness ; where a 
superabundance of icaf-buds is formed 
in comparison w ith flower-buds. 
PHYLLorAX.'i«— The manner in which leaves 
? are arranged upon the stem. 
PHYr/i.uLA— The scar left on the branch by 
the fail of a leaf. 
Phymato'deuh — S ynonym for “Verru- 
CokUS.” 
Phy'sa a bladder. 
Physe'ma, Pky^ku'ma — a ^ swelling. 
Symmyui for ‘‘Frmid” in the acqnatic 
Algf? ; .‘liso a branch of a Chara. 
Physiol'oct — T hati»art of Botany which 
treats ot the functions of plants. 
Phytoerosia— T hat t)ait of Botany which 
relates to the diseases of plants. 
Phytogelin— T he gelatinous matter of H 
Alg£e. I 
Phytog'bafhy, Phytogra'ptiia— T hat de- I 
j^artment of Botany which includes tha I 
de8cri;.)tion of plant.s. 
Pht'toltths— F ossil plants. 
PhytoPoqy, Phytoj/ogia a plant ; 
and him, a discourse)— Synonymn for 
“Botany.” i 
Phytgko'siia — S ynonym for “ Botanical } 
Physiology.” 
Phytony'jiia— S ynonym for “Organo- 
gr.aphia.” 
Pi'CEas— Black, wdth a brownish tinge ; 
red, almost concealed by admixture 
wdth intensely deep grey. 
Pio'TCs— P.ainted. Example, /ii'j'nooihjjhta. 
Pi'lecs— A cap. Pile'olum— A little cap. 
PiLiDiusi — Like a cap. (See cap of 
Mushroom.) 
Pilif'erus — Bearing hair. Pilose', 
PiLo'ses — Hairy. PrLOSiusT’ULta— 
Somewhat ha-iry, Pilus — H air. (See 
the common Carrot plant.) 
PiLO'SE. PiLO'srs— Hairy, from hair. 
PiLOSlua'cULCS— Somewhat hairy. ' 
Pin'na— A leaflet. Pixkath, PiXNA'Tp, , 
PiXN’A'rus— A compound leaf, with 
leaflets arranged along each side of 
the rhachis. When the arrange- 
ment is confined to pairs, it cun- I 
stitutes the “ c'^nally or pari-pin- 
nate”; v/hcii terminated by an odd I 
leaflet, the “unequally or ifni»aii-pin- 
nate.” Pixnat'ifu), PiNX.iTr'FJPCS— I 
When the lateral incisions of a .simple 
loaf extend towards the axis, and 
a])]n’oach the form termed Pinnati- 
sec'tus. a form of pninaiifld, w’here the 
incisions aredeei). Pinkaie — E xtend- 
ing to the axis, 
PiN'KrLE— A leaflet of a lurma or secon- 
dary leaflet. 
Pip — Til floriculture, is a single bloom, 
where several giwv upon a common 
stalk, .as in the Jf/c.panikif.’f, Pohj- 
nnth.\i>*, A‘-/'icv.(a, ike. T ho pips thus 
piTAving together are described as a 
truss. (Sec Truss.”) 
Pi'siFOKM, PisiFOR'siiH— About the size > 
an(i Biiape of a garden i^ea, 
PIS'TIL, PistiL'LVM— Either .aynonj’inous 
with “Car[>cl,” when each portion of 
the iimermosc floral organ is free ; or I 
it is comp'-'sed of the oggrrgntion of 
the carpels, when these unite and 
thus form a coinpouml organ. It is 
evsseutially com]-)osed of the ovary, 
with its oVAilcfi; and the etigma or 
stigmata, with sumeUmes an inter- 
vening style. T'lowvrs are termed 
pistillate when they bear a lustil, but 
either no staTiions at all or ooly im- 
perfect one.a. 
Medh.'la— A cylinder of cellular 
tissue, occupying the centre or longi- 
tudinal axis of the atem. It is active 
only in young steins or branches, 
becomes dried up and compressed as 
the wood Itardeiis, and often finally 
disappear.^, or is scarcely distinguishable 
in old trees. ! 
