PHLOX FAMILY 



Stamens. — Five, inserted on the tube of the corolla and 

 alternate with its lobes, included. 



Pistil. — Ovary three-celled; style slender; stigmas 

 three. 



Fruit. — Ovoid capsule, three-celled, three-valved, sev- 

 eral-seeded. 



Moss-Pink. Phlox subulata 



The Moss-Pink under cultivation sets the garden 

 ablaze ^vith brilliant bloom and lights up the desola- 

 tion of early May. The depressed stems with their 

 little sharp-pointed leaves make dense mats of moss- 

 like foliage, and when in flower these mats are trans- 

 formed into a mass of rose-purple, pink, or white, so 

 perfectly does the bloom hide the foliage. Rocky hill- 

 sides and rocky banks are its natural home, but any 

 light soil will serve. 



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