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disked phlox of bygone days. In trntli, I might add 

 that star phlox (called Star of Quedlinbiirg) is one 

 of the curiosities of the modern garden. The seed is 

 slow to germinate, and the little plants take a long 

 time to grow, but eventually they reward us with a 

 plentiful and continuous bloom 

 which is more than a liberal 

 payment for the small amount 

 of care bestowed upon them. 

 They begin to flower in June, 

 and about the last of October 

 Jack Frost claims the last lin- 

 gering blossoms. P. decussata, 

 the perennial variety under cul- 

 tivation, is not quite so brilliant 

 in coloring, but it is refined and 

 delicate, and has the advantage 

 of permanency. Its strongest 

 and best hues are crimson, ma- 

 genta, and pink. P. maculata 

 is a wild variety of the South 

 and West, with a pyramidal clus- 

 ter of pale magenta or white 

 flowers, and purple-brown spotted, lance-shaped lower 

 leaves ; it flowers in summer. P. divaricata is a 

 graceful variet}^ which is found in the same part of 

 the country, but in moist localities, and has loose 



White Phlox Drummondii. 



