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Phlox Divaricata. Early-Flowering 

 Lychnidea. 



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Clafs and Order. 

 Pentandria Monogynia, 



Generic Cbaratler. 



Corolla hypocrateriformis. Filament a inaequalia. Stigma 3- 

 fidum. CaL prifmaticus. Cap/. 3-locularis, l-fperma. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



PHLOX divaricata foliis lato-lanceolatis : fuperioribus al- 

 ternis, caule bihdo, pedunculis geminis. Linn. 

 Syjl. Vegetab. p. 199. Ait. Hort. Kew. p. 206. 



LYCHNIDEA virginiana, alfmes aquatioe foliis, floribusin 

 ramulis divaricatis. Pluk. Mant. 121 ? 



Moft of the plants of this genus are natives of North- 

 America, and remarkable for their beauty ; they were fini 

 introduced under the name of Lychnidea, which, though a 

 Latin term, is now familiarized to the Englifh ear. 



, Mr. Aiton has given to this fpecies the name of early- 

 flowering, it coming much fooner into bloffom than any 01 

 the others, beginning to flower in May with the yeuow 

 Alyffum ; its blofToms, however, are not of fo long duration, 

 nor fo ornamental as fome others of the fame family. 



It feldom exceeds a foot in height, and, on this accoun , 

 may be regarded as a fuitable rock-plant. 



It rarely ripens its feeds with us, but is readily increale 

 either by cuttings or layers j fucceeds beft in a pure air an 

 a iituation moderately dry. 



Like mod other American plants, it is of modern jntr0 ^ 

 du&ion, was cultivated by Mr. Miller, in 1758, and fig Lire 

 in his Icones. 



