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392 THE NURSERY-MANUAL
Philodendrsn; il K!C~CF.
Propagated 1,~. divicling the stems, allowing two or three joints
to C:K~I piece, struck under glass ; also by seeds when they are
obtainablth. Serb ,-1 ~~~W~~, page- 239.
Phlomis. Labiuflr.
Seeds usually grow readily ; cuttings of green wood may also be
emploJ,ed ; tlivision of strong stools.
Phlox. z’olmIo~/ itrr*cYu.
TOW ~~nnlli~l~ art’ grown from seeds sown in the open or sometimes
started in5iclch. ‘Rw pt~rennials are grown from seeds, divisions,
cuttings Of SttLlllS iL!i(l lV)OtS. C’ut.tings made in summer, and handled
in a frarnc~, (IO well. ‘1‘1~ roots are sonMinx cut into short pieces,
ilIltl tll’v tllt’ll ll~lll~~llt?~l in pUlH Or flats llntler Cover. The showy
sui~~mt~r-l~looi~~in~x~rrnnial pl~losc~s (of the I-‘. clvcussuta type) are
g,pi’OWIi frm~ cutting,rs 01 side sl1oots in summer and also of stronger
and more mature shoots.
Phcenix. z+l~l IllUCi’u?.
The ~pwies ~,PI‘OWII for ornament are generally increased by’
suckers and sc~tls;, tllr seeds usually lx4ng imported. SW also Date.
Phormium (New %t~iL1:~nd Flax). L~~~~ucvc~.
Seeds sown in Ft~I,ru;tr~ will make good plants for bedding purposes
the spring of tile follo\x-ing j’ear. Also increased by division of the
crowns l~fore growth l+ns in spring.
P’notinia. H~SCWCT.
Propagiited by sec~cls and by cuttings of half-ripened wood under
glass and by layers ; :~lso bq grafting on hawthorn or quince. The
genus is now usuall>* defined separateiy from Eriobotrya ; seeLoqztat.
Phragmopedilum (part of the group of greenhouse cypripediums).
Orrh idurrw.
Propagated lj)- rfivision and seeds. See. Qrrhitls, page 372.
Phygelius. LIIcroph ~iltrriacr~,
Propagated 1)~ seeds ; also by cuttings, taken from the late
autumn shoots of outdoor plants, or from growths arising from
stock plants.
Phyllanthus. Z~liphorhiuc~xr.
Propagated by cllttings of ripe shoots taken in August or before,
which will root in sand if placed under a glass and in bottom heat.