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herbaceous ; P. longifolium, greenhouse
; P. glaucum, and P. repalense,
half-hardy; the otliers hardy. Division
and seed. Sandy loam and peat.
PHALEROCARPUS serphyllifolia.
Hardy evergreen creeper. Cuttings.
Moist bog.
PHALOCALLISp/i/mSea. Half-hardy
bulb. Seed. Probably in a light soil,
under a south wall.
PHARBITIS. Twelve species, j
Twiners, chiefly annual. P. carulescens 1
the end of March, in pots filled with\
light sandy soil, and placed on a moderate
hot-bed, or in a cucumber or a
melon frame. In this situation they
will soon germinate; and before the
first rough leaf appears they should be
potted otf, three or four together in a
large sixty pot, placing the plants at
equal distances round the side. When
potted, they should be returned to the
frame, and kept close for a f(!w days,
to recover from the eftVcts of their re-
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is a hardy evergreen; and P. uar/a, a moval ; after which they should be
stove evergreen twiner. The others gradually hardened off, by giving them
are hardy and green-house, except P plenty of air during the day in fine
Z/sp/da, requiring a stove. Seed. Sandy weather. Finally, about the beginning
loam and leaf-mould.
PHASKOLUS. Thirty species. An-
of May, they should be removed to a
cold pit or frame, where they can be
nual twiners, chiefly hardy ; a few are fully exposed during the day, covering
deciduous perennials. Seed. Light them with the lights only at night, and
rich loam. See Kidney Bean.
in bad or cold weather. About the end
PllEASANT'S-EYK. Adonis au- of May, when all danger of late spring
tumnalis.
frost is over, they may be planted in
PHEIjALIUM. Six species. Green- the open border. The soil into which
house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings,
Peat, sand, and loam.
PlilLADELPHUS. Fourteen species.
Hardy deciduous shrubs. Layers
and suckers. Common soil.
VniLl^F.KYlS. grandijiora. Greenhouse
evergreen twiner. Cuttings.
Sandy loam and peat.
PillLLYREA. Ten species. Halfhardy
evergreen shrubs. Cuttings and
layers. Common soil.
"PHILOTHECA australis. Greenhouse
evergreen shrub. Young cuttings.
Sandy peat and sandy loom.
PHILYDRUM lanuginosum. Greenhouse
biennial. Seed. Loam and peat.
P H L G O C A N T H U S curviflorus.
Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings.
Light rich loam.
PHLOGOPHORA meticulosa. Angle
shades moth. This is a night moth,
appearing from May to October. The
caterpillar is green, spotted with white.
tribe.
PHLOMIS. Twenty-four species.
Hardy and half-hardy evergreens and
herbaceous perennials. Cuttings. Light
rich loam.
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they are transferred should be either
a light rich sandy soil or peat, with
which a little well-rotted