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392 THE NURSERY-MANUALPhilodendrsn; il K!C~CF.Propagated 1,~. divicling the stems, allowing two or three jointsto C:K~I piece, struck under glass ; also by seeds when they areobtainablth. Serb ,-1 ~~~W~~, page- 239.Phlomis. Labiuflr.Seeds usually grow readily ; cuttings of green wood may also beemploJ,ed ; tlivision of strong stools.Phlox. z’olmIo~/ itrr*cYu.TOW ~~nnlli~l~ art’ grown from seeds sown in the open or sometimesstarted in5iclch. ‘Rw pt~rennials are grown from seeds, divisions,cuttings Of SttLlllS iL!i(l lV)OtS. C’ut.tings made in summer, and handledin 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 showysui~~mt~r-l~looi~~in~x~rrnnial pl~losc~s (of the I-‘. clvcussuta type) areg,pi’OWIi frm~ cutting,rs 01 side sl1oots in summer and also of strongerand 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 purposesthe spring of tile follo\x-ing j’ear. Also increased by division of thecrowns l~fore growth l+ns in spring.P’notinia. H~SCWCT.Propagiited by sec~cls and by cuttings of half-ripened wood underglass and by layers ; :~lso bq grafting on hawthorn or quince. Thegenus 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 lateautumn shoots of outdoor plants, or from growths arising fromstock 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.