322 NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 



PELARGONIUM (gERANIUm) CROSS. 



A delicate rose-pink flowered "geranium" having single blooms 

 in large heads, has been crossed with the dark red double flowered 

 "Marquis Castellane." Thei blend is an unusually attractive 

 plant in stem and leaf, with the single flowers a pure brilliant red, 

 borne in a fine large ball. 



THE WHITE STAR PHLOX. 



The cross between the colored fringed ("cuspidata") "Drum- 

 mond Phlox" and the plain white (''alba'') form was so far de- 

 veloped that fifty-six packets of its seed were sent out for general 

 testing. From the reports still coming in as this report goes to 

 press, the following are given : 



(1) "Grew finely; blossomed continuously until late." (2) 

 "The flowers were white without exception. Plants strong; con- 

 tinuous bloom from the first. The starry character varied gi-eatly ; 

 the petals sometimes so dwarfed as to be nothing but white rays," 

 (3) "Fairly vigorous; blooming profusely with mostly star-shaped 

 flowers." (4) "Flowers pure white — a distinct novelty; am well 

 satisfied with it." (5) Blossomed freely; all except three plants 

 had star-shaped flowers." (6) A very prolific bloomer; some of 

 the flowers were like spiders; that is, long narrow petals and small 

 centers; blooming regardless of the cold." (7) "Flowers rather 

 small, but considerably admired because of unique shape." (8) 

 "Fully OS per cent, germinated. I observed three distinct forms ; 

 one very deeply notched, another six-pointed and third a plain 

 kind. This phlox might take the piace of ^Alyssum.' " 



Several report that the plants were destroyed by the dry weather. 

 One tester of the Phlox writes, that in connection with it, "By 

 mulching and irrigation, [I] laughed at the dry season." 



