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* PHLOX Di-ummondii. 



Mr. Drummond's Phlox. 



PENTANDRIA MONOGYSU. 



Nat. ord. PoLEMONIACE/i;. 



PHLOX. Supra, vol. l.fol.es. 



P. Drunimondii ; annua, patentim pilosa, crecta ; foliis oblongis acutis aristatis 

 basi subcordatis semi-amplexicaullbiis infimis subspatlnilatis, floribus corym- 

 bosis, calycis laciniis subulatis acuniinatissimis reflexis corollEeque tubo 

 (calycis tubum. ter excedente) hirsutissimis. Hooker in Bat. Mag. t. 344 1 . 



An annual Phlox is indeed a novelty ; every species of 

 that beautiful genus previously described being perennial. 

 In this instance the novelty is accompanied by a degree of 

 beauty which is hardly equalled by any annual in culti- 

 vation. 



The flowers are either light, or deep carmine, on the 

 inner snrface of their corolla, and a pale blush on the out- 

 side, which sets off wonderfully the general effect. A bed 

 of this plant has hardly }et been seen ; for it is far too pre- 

 cious and uncommon to be possessed by any one, except in 

 small quantities ; but I have had such a bed described to me, 

 and I can readily believe that it produced all the brilliancy 

 that my informant represented. 



Being an annual, it will only be propagated by seeds ; 

 and, unfortunately, the unusual wetness of last autumn was 

 exceedingly unfavourable to their ripening. I have no doubt, 

 however, that one fine dry season will render the plant com- 

 mon and accessible to every one. 



* See folio 1351. 



