Pheasant,S-Eye

Adonis au-tumnalis.

Phebalium

Six species. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Peat, sand, and loam.

Philadelphus

Fourteen species. Hardy deciduous shrubs. Layers and suckers. Common soil.

Philibertia

Philibertia grandiflora. Greenhouse evergreen twiner. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Phillyrea

Ten species. Half-hardy evergreen shrubs. Cuttings and layers. Common soil.

Philotheca

Philotheca australis. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Young cuttings. Sandy peat and sandy loom.

Philydrum

Philydrum lanuginosum. Greenhouse biennial. Seed. Loam and peat.

Phlogocanthus

Phlogocanthus curviflo-rus. Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Light rich loam.

Phlogophora

Phlogophora meticulosa. Angle shades moth. This is a night moth, appearing from May to October. The caterpillar is green, spotted with white. Upper wings of the moth, rosy white. The caterpillar feeds upon the Brassies tribe.

Phlomis

Twenty-four species. Hardy and half-hardy evergreens and herbaceous perennials. Cuttings. Light rich loam.

Phcen'IX

Date Palm. Eight species. Stove palms. Seed. Rich clayey loam.

Phcenocoma

Phcenocoma prclifera. Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Peat and sandy loam.

Pholidota

Four species. Stove epiphytes. Division of bulbs. Wood and moss.

Photinia

Four species. Half hardy evergreen trees. Ripe cuttings. Loam and peat, and on a south wall.

Phycella

Eight species. Greenhouse bulbs; but they will grow in a warm border if protected. Seed and offsets. Loam, sand, and peat.

Phylica

Thirty species. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs.

Phyllis

Phyllis nobla. Green-house evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Rich clayey loam.

Phyllocladus

Phyllocladus rhomboida-lis. Green-house evergreen tree. Ripe cuttings. Loam and peat.

Phylloma

Four species, all evergreens. P. aloiflorum is a stove tree; the others, green-house shrubs. Suckers. Sandy loam.

Physematium

Two species. Stove herbaceous. Division. Peat and loam.

Physianthus

Physianthus albens. Stove evergreen climber. Seed and cuttings. Loam and peat.

Physoclaina

Two species. Hardy herbaceous. Seed and division. Common soil.

Physopiphon

Four species. Stove epiphytes. Division of bulbs. Wood and moss.

Physostegia

Physostegia Seven species. Hardy herbaceous. Division. Rich light loam.

Physurus

Physurus pictus. Stove shrub. Cuttings, Light rich loam.

Phytelephas

Phytelephas macrocarpa. Stove evergreen shrub. Seed. Peat and loam.

Phyteuma

Twenty-three species. Hardy herbaceous. Seed and division. Common soil.

Phytolacca

Nine species. Chiefly stove herbaceous. P. decandra is hardy and wide spreading. Seed and cuttings. Rich light soil.

Piaranthus

Seven species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in the spring. Sandy loam and lime rubbish.

Pick-Axe

Pick-Axe, should have a handle thrree feet and a half long, made of ash; and the points or edges of the head should be of well-steeled iron. There are three varieties: - 1. The pick with two points, for loosening hard surfaces. 2. The pick-axe, for cutting through roots of trees when felling. 3. The mattock, with one pointed and one flat edge, for loosening surfaces, and grubbing up roots.