PHP property's scope overridden by passing as reference?

class foo
{
  protected bar = array();
  getBar()
  {
    return &bar;
  }

}

class foo2
{
  blip = new foo().getBar(); // i know this isn't php
}

<?php
class foo {
  protected $bar;

  public function __construct()
  {
    $this->bar = array();
  }

  public function &getBar()
  {
    return $this->bar;
  }
}

class foo2 {

  var $barReference;
  var $fooInstance;

  public function __construct()
  {
    $this->fooInstance = new foo();
    $this->barReference = &$this->fooInstance->getBar();
  }
}
$testObj = new foo2();
$testObj->barReference[] = 'apple';
$testObj->barReference[] = 'peanut';
?>
<h1>Reference</h1>
<pre><?php print_r($testObj->barReference) ?></pre>
<h1>Object</h1>
<pre><?php print_r($testObj->fooInstance) ?></pre>