—parnassii. PTERC-3. 40¢ 
Purplish pink composite-like headr, 1” 
across; 4 inches; HHP. 
PEUMUS. 
Monimiaceae. Evergreen deciduous trees 
from Chile. 
—Boldus. PEUM-1. 40¢ 
Boldo. Valuable tree for South; (IX). 
PHACELIA. (fas-SEEL-ee-uh) 
Hydrophyllaceae. Hardy annuals and per- 
ennials with flowers in lavender to blue, in 
clusters or racemes; very pretty in mass plant- 
ings. Start early indoors or plant later in 
the open; the perennials can be started as 
late as August. 
—campanularia. PHAC-2. 25¢ 
Brilliant deep blue fis; dry soil; sun; 9”; 
RG; HHA. f 
PHAC-7. 25¢ 
—leucophyllia. 
Spikes of white or pink fis; showy in 
KiGes tyits HP. r 
—Musgrave. PHAC-lI1. 20¢ 
—tanacetifolia. PHAC-15. 25¢ 
Bee Food; blue fis, especially grown for 
bees: sow in April; HA. Oz. 40¢; Ib. $2.50. 
—Whitlava. PHAC-17. 25¢ 
California Bluebells. Blue, bell-shaped 
ASenS se As. : 
—Phacella Blend. PHAC-X. 20¢ 
PHAEOMERIA. 
—magnifica. PHAE-S. 40¢ 
Collected in Brazil. 
PHASEOLUS. (fas-SEE-ol-us) 
Leguminosae. Bean. Tender twining an- 
nuals mainly grown for their edible pods. 
—Caracalla. PHAS-3. 40¢ 
Snail Flower, Corkscrew Fl. Twining; 
20 inches; light purple fis; fragrant; (X). 
—Mungo. PHAS-15. 30¢ 
Black Gram. Yellow fis; 3 ft; TA. 
PHELLODENDRON. (fel-lon-DEN-dron) 
Cork Tree. Rutaceae. An East Asian tree 
hardy in the North; flowers greenish, small, 
in terminal panicles or corymbs, followed by 
berry-like fruits ornamental. 
—amurense. PHEL-1. 40¢ 
Tree native of China; to 50 ft.Oz. 80¢. 
PHILADELPHUS. (fil-ad-DELF-us) 
—grandiflorus. PHIL-20. 25¢ 
Mock Orange. Hardy shrub with Orange 
like fls; (IV); seed saved from named _var- 
ieties; fall sown seed germinates freely in 
the spring. 
PHILOGACANTHUS. (flo-gah-K AN-thus) 
Acanthaceae. Somewhat shrubby plants 
with spikes of attractive flowers; related to 
Acanthus. Best grown in the greenhouse 
in a warm damp atmosphere and in rich soil. 
—tryrsiflorus. PHLK-1. 25¢ 
Moderate sized shrub. 
PHILYREA. (fil-LIHR-ee-uh) 
—angustifolia. PHLL-1. 30¢ 
Ornamental; 15 ft; (VII). Oz. 60¢. 
PHLOMIS. (FILOH-miss) 
Labiatae. Perennial plants suitable for 
the border and wild garden. They are rather 
course in growth and should be in the back 
ground planting. 
—Purple. PHLO-1. 25¢ 
87 
Showy, easy; vivid urple fis; 
above whorl; 4 ft; HP Fake ints 
meres PHLO-5. 25¢ 
erusalem Sage. Yellow fis i ; 
4 ft; (VID; HSh. Thee aie 
—tuberosa. PHLO-13. 2 
Purple iS te Ometb sed bs 2 
—Mixed. PHLO-X. 20¢ 
PHLOX 
_ Polemoniaceae. Annuals and_ perennials, 
in ey forms. They are easily grown from 
seed. 
—decussata: see P. paniculata. 
DRUMMONDII grandiflora: 
Large flowers on 2-3 ft. plants; robust. 
—Isabellina. PHLX-1B. 20¢ 
Buff-yellow flowers. 
—Leopoldii. : PHLX-IL. 20¢ 
Rose-pink with white eye. 
—Mixed. PHLX-1X. 20¢ 
DRUMMONDII nana compacta: 
Dwarf compact plants extra choice for 
bedding. 
—Mixed. PHLX-2X. 20¢ 
—Globe Mixed. PHLX-2GX. 25¢ 
Uniform very compact ball-shaped habit. 
DRUMMONDII BEAUTY: 
An extra dwarf strain of compact and 
uniform habit; large bright flowers. 
—Beauty Mixed. PHLX-3X. 25¢ 
—paniculata. 
Perennial Phlox. 
across 4e1t; tie: 
PHOENIX. (FEE-nix) 
Date Palm. Palmaceae. ‘They are grown 
in the North as tub plants but are hardy in 
the South. Seed should be ordered early 
with delivery usually in late fall when seeds 
are fresh; C-45. 
—canariensis. PHOE-2. 40¢ 
(Jubae tenuis) Palms to 50 ft; very strik- 
ing and one of the hardiest. 
PHLX-37. 25¢ 
In many colors; fis 1’ 
—dactylifera. PHOE-5. 50¢ 
Date Palm. (IX); ornamental. Oz. 75¢. 
—hybrids. PHOE-10. 50¢ 
100 seeds $2.50; 1,000, $3.50. 
—reclinata. HOE-12. 75¢ 
Best known of the African Palms. 100 
seeds $3.00; 1,000, $9.00. 
—sylvestris. PHOE-15. 75¢ 
Wild Date Palm. Ornamental; (X). 100 
seeds $3.00; 1,000, $9.00. 
PHOENOCOMA. 
South African shrubs. 
—prolifera. PHOC-10. 40¢ 
Pink everlasting flowers; fine; 2 ft; TSh. 
PHORMIUM. (FORM-ee-um) 
Liliaceae. New Zealand natives, hardy in 
warm sections; sow seed in February either 
out doors or in pots in rich sol. 
—Colensoi. PHOR-2. 25¢ 
Mt. Flax. Excellent for an exposed bank 
or large rockery; 3-4 ft; (V); Nine 
—tenax. PHOR-4. 50¢ 
Well known N. Z. plant; unrivalled as a 
graceful drooping specimen plant; its fiber 
is also of HO Ree pense fis dull red on, 
ikes; 8 ft; TING 
delaeP vy PHOR-4R. 50¢ 
Colored leaves of rich coppery bronze to 
brownish purple; most distinctive; 4 ft; 
(VI); N. Z 
