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New Phlox for Rock Gardens. — Phlox Frocmnbens 

 Coerulea is a tiny blue phlox that can boast of two well 

 known hardy parents — P. (Uvaricata and P. rcpens. It com- 

 bines the features of both in a remarkable degreee. A clump 

 of it has come through tliree winters in my New Jersey gar- 

 den, perched on a rock with about 2 inches of soil. During 

 the winter the rosettes of spatulate gray green leaves, scarce- 

 ly an inch long, seem to be immune to the severest weather. 

 By spring the flower stalk shoots up rather rapidly to 4 and 

 5 inches and gives rise to a cluster . of the daintiest blue 

 blooms similar to those oi dk'aricata but with the yellow 

 stamens showing clearly, giving the impression of a yellow 

 eye. After flowering, side shoots develop, somewhat like 

 tlie strawberry and the tips of these finally root and become 

 separate individuals though still retaining a hold on the par- 

 ent plant. A colony of these plants is quite a treasure and 

 should, when known, become as popular as the Canadian blue 

 phlox. Indeed it should be held in greater esteem as it is 

 free from the two objectionable features tliat characterize the 

 latter namely "legginess" and unsightliness after flowering. 

 — Roderick M. Crocket, Cranford, N. J. 



NaTure-KnovvIvEdge Needed. — Nature-knowlege, what- 

 ever you call it, must be brought back into the home — 

 and this ought to be through the kindergarten and the pri- 

 mary school. Teachers in these schools ought to be helped 

 in high school to "know" the plants and birds and the com- 

 mon denizens and insects of field and forest. A high school 



