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A CHAPTER ON PHLOXES. 



Phlox mary ann. — A superb new varie- 

 ty with striped flowers ; corolla fine shape ; 

 about one half of each segment (the centre 

 part of it) is of a clear pale purple, while 

 the margins are pure white; in dense flat- 

 tish corymbs. Leaves lanceolate. A foot 

 and a half high. August. 



Phlox breokii. — Raised by the writer ; 

 and one of the first seedlings produced in 

 this vicinity that attracted attention. A 

 very desirable variety, on account of its be- 

 ing one of the best late flowering varieties. 

 In perfection in September. In good ground 

 from five to six feet high. The corolla cir- 

 cular, light purple, with a white eye. Flow- 

 ers in long and graceful pyramidal corymbs ; 

 the lateral branches short. The foliage 

 graceful, lanceolate, acuminate-spatulate ; 

 the upper leaves very much undulated. 

 Stem reddish. 



Phlox wilderii. — Another fine variety 

 raised by the writer. Corolla very round 

 and perfect; the color a fine deep red — 

 one of the best reds in the whole family, and 

 not changeable, as is the case with some 

 of the reds and purples, in a storm of rain, 

 or when covered with a heavy dew ; in 

 elongated pyramidal corymbs. Leaves five 

 inches long, lance-ovate, acuminate. Three 

 feet and a half high. August. 



Phlox richardsonii. — A fine tall-growing 

 variety, with bright red flowers, fully equal 

 to the last in brilliancy of colour, but the 

 corolla rather too starry. Stem very much 

 branched in large p}Tamidal corymbs or pa- 

 nicles. Leaves lance-ovate, acuminate. 

 Four to five feet high. In August. 



Phlox harrisonil — A seedling raised by 

 W. E. Carter, with clear transparent white 

 flowers. Thought to be very fine when first 

 exhibited a few years since, but eclipsed by 

 P. lawrencii. Five feet high. August. 



Phlox pyR'Amidalis purpurea. Purple 

 Pijramidal Phlox. — Considered ten years 



since to be very fine ; but is now discarded 

 on account of its starry open corolla. Flow- 

 ers purple, changeable to blue in damp wea- 

 ther; flowers in pyramidal corymbs. Four 

 or five feet high. August. 



Phlox pyhamidalisalba. — Flowers white, 

 inclining to pale lilac, very §tarry and lit- 

 tle thought of now, although very rare and 

 highly prized ten or fifteen years since. 

 Habits like the last. 



Phlox wheelerii. — A pretty variety ,with 

 pink flowers and red eye, but small and ir- 

 regular in shape, and hardly worth keeping 

 in a choice collection. It has some good 

 qualities, being in flower most of the sea- 

 son. The flowers are arranged in large flal- 

 tish corymbs. Three feet high. June, 

 July and August. 



Phlox cordata grandiflora. — One of the 

 finest varieties. Corolla very large, fine 

 round shape, purplish-pink with white cen- 

 tre, in large, flattish, dense terminal pani- 

 cles. Leaves ovate-lanceolate. Five feet 

 high. July and August. We could never 

 discover any thing cordate (heart-form) 

 about it, -and have been at a loss to know 

 why that term should be attached to the 

 name. 



Phlox humanii. — A fine new variety, with 

 lilac purple flowers, good shape, in oblong 

 panicles, without lateral branches. Leaves 

 five inches long, glabrous, broad-ovate at 

 the base, almost clasping, tapering off lance- 

 form. Two feet and a half high. July 

 and August. 



Phlox decussata alba. — A very fine 

 white variety. Corolla very perfect ; flow- 

 ers in regular compact pyramidal corymbs : 

 occasionally some of the flowers incline to 

 blush. Leaves lanceolate, spatulate-acu- 

 minate, upper ones very much undulated. 

 Lateral branches short, arranged very sym- 

 metrically. Three feet high. August. 

 1 Phlox artabanus. — A new dark red va 



