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FLORA. 



minate, about one-fourth the length of the tube; corolla-lobes rounded, shorter than 

 the tube. In moist woods and along streams, N. J. to Fla., Minn, and Tenn. 

 Occasionally escaped from gardens further north. June-Aug. 



4. Phiox ovata L. MOUNTAIN PHLOX. (I. F. f. 2970.) Stems simple, 

 ascending from a decumbent base, 3-6 dm. high. Leaves rather firm, the upper 

 ovate or ovate-lanceolate, sessile by a rounded or subcordate base, acute, 2-5 cm. 

 long, the lower and basal ones longer, oblong or ovate-oblong, acute, narrowed into 

 slender petioles; flowers short-pedicelled; calyx.teeth one-third to one-half the 

 length of the tube; corolla pink or red, its lobes obovate, rounded, entire. In 

 woods, Penn. to N. Car. and Ala. May-Aug. 



5. Phlox glaberrima L. SMOOTH PHLOX. (I. F. f. 2971.) Stem simple 

 3-6 dm. high. Leaves lanceolate or linear, mostly I -nerved, acuminate, narrowed 

 at the base, 3-10 cm. long, sessile, or the lowest linear or oblong, obtusish, and 

 short-petioled; flowers short-pedicelled, the cymules corymbed; calyx-teeth one- 

 third to one-half the length of the tube; corolla commonly pink, its lobes obovate, 

 longer than the tube. In open woods and on prairies, Va. to Wis., Fla. and Ky. 

 May-July. 



6. Phlox pilosa L. DOWNY PHLOX. (I. F. f. 2972.) Soft-downy or hairy, 

 often glandular; stem slender, 3-6 dm. high. Leaves linear or lanceolate, spread- 

 ing, long-acuminate, 2-8 cm. long, sessile; cymules corymbed; flowers short- 

 pedicelled ; calyx glandular, viscid, its teeth setaceous-subulate, longer than the 

 tube; corolla-lobes obovate, entire, the tube usually pubescent; capsule shorter 

 than the calyx. In dry soil, Ont. to Manitoba. N. J., Fla., Kans.. Ark. and Tex. 

 April June. 



7. Phlox amoena Sims. HAIRY PHLOX. (I. F. f. 2973.) Usually quite 

 hairy; stems 1.5-5 dm. high- Leaves linear-oblong, sessile, nearly erect, 1-4 cm. 

 long, the lowest much shorter; flowers nearly sessile in a dense cyme, which is 

 subtended by the uppermost pair of leaves; calyx hirsute, its teeth subulate; 

 corolla pink or white, its lobes obovate, shorter than the glabrous tube. In dry 

 soil, Va. to Term., Fla. and Ga. April-June. 



8. Phlox divaricata L. WILD BLUE PHLOX. (I. F. f. 2974.) Finely viscid - 

 pubescent; stems ascending or diffuse, with creeping or ascending leafy shoots. 

 Leaves of the sterile shoots obtuse, 2-5 cm. long, those of the flowering stems 

 lanceolate, ovate-lanceolate, or oblong, mostly acute; flowers in open corymbed 

 cymules, faintly fragrant; calyx-teeth subulate, longer than the tube; corolla bluish, 

 its lobes not much longer than the tube; capsule oblong-globose. In moist woods, 

 Ont. to Minn., Penn., Fla., Kans., La. and Ark. April-June. 



9. Phlox reptans Michx. CRAWLING PHLOX. (I. F. f. 2975.) Stems 

 slender, diffuse, producing sterile creeping leafy shoots. Leaves of the sterile 

 shoots, obtuse, 2-8 cm. long, narrowed into petioles; flowering stems 1-2 dm. 

 high, their leaves oblong or lanceolate; flowers slender-pedicelled; calyx-teeth 

 linear subulate; corolla pink, purple, or violet, its lobes rounded, about one-half 

 the length of the tube. In woods, Penn. to Ga. and Ky. April-June. 



10. Phlox blfida Beck. CLEFT PHLOX. (I. F. f. 2976.) Puberulent or 

 pubescent; stems much branched, often 3 dm. long, the branches 1-2 dm. high. 

 Leaves of sterile shoots linear, sessile, 2-5 cm. long, acute, those of flowering 

 branches much shorter; flowers slender-pedicelled ; calyx-teeth lanceolate-subulate; 

 corolla pale purple, its lobes shorter than the tube, cuneate, 2-3-cleft to about the 

 middle into obtuse diverging segments. In dry places, Ind. to Tenn. and Mich. 

 April -June. 



ix. Phlox Stellaria A. Gray. CHICKWEED PHLOX. (I. F. f. 2977.) Gla- 

 brous or puberulent; stems, much branched, the branches 0.7-2 dm. high. Leaves 

 linear, or linear-lanceolate, sessile, acute, 2-5 cm. long; flowers slender-pedi- 

 celled; calyx- teeth subulate -lanceolate, shorter than the tube; corolla pale blue or 

 nearly white, its lobes cuneate, 2-lobed, nearly as long as the tube. On cliffs, 111. 

 and Ky. April-May. 



12. Phlox Kelseyi Britton. KELSEY'S PHLOX. (I. F. f. 2978.) Many- 

 stemmed from a woody root, the stems sometimes 2 dm. long, glabrous, or slightly 

 pubescent above. Leaves oblong, or linear-oblong, sessile, glabrous, or nearly so, 

 6-25 mm. long, 2-4 mm. wide, or the upper longer and narrower, rigid, the apex 

 spinose-mucronate, the revolute margins ciliate; flowers sessile, or short-ped uncled ; 



