138 THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 



eastern limits for most of them. Plilox iiiaailata and P. pan- 

 iculata, the progenitors of our garden phloxes are rather 

 southern in distribution while P. auwcna, P. orata and P. sto- 

 Icnifcra are disposed to haunt the Alleghanies. Phlox pilosa, 

 P. argiUacca and P. bifida favor prairies and dry hills. Phlox 

 glaberrinia is reported to be a prairie species but it occurs only 

 where the soil is quite moist. PJilox pilosa, on the other hand, 

 is found only in dry places and P. bifida almost demands sand. 

 The prairie species are fond of growing together in close-set 

 and extensive colonies and when in bloom light up the land- 

 scape in a manner well justifying the generic name which 

 means flame. 



Phlox subulata is the moss ])ink, well known for its pre- 

 dilection for rocks and stony hillsides. One of tlie handsom- 

 est species of the Rocky Mountains is P. Stansburyi which 

 delights in dry banks in the open sun or light shade. The 

 large magenta flowers are among the largest in the genus. 

 Phlox Hoodii is another widespread species that suggests the 

 eastern P. subulata. There are a number of other Western 

 forms that are well known but in general they have not im- 

 pressed themselves upon the attention of the plant lover to a 

 degree sufficient to make tliem the subject of much botanical 

 discussion. All, however, are so strongly marked with the 

 phlox characteristics as to rarely be mistaken for something 

 else. 



BOTANIZING IN SOUTH-EAST GEORGIA 



By Mrs. Mary W. Diddei,!.. 



''HEN, not long ago, I had to take a trip beyond the 

 Satilla river which bisects our county about half a 

 mile from my home, I welcomed the opportunity to make a 



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