not having so dark a centre as the similar species. 

 The Phlox setacea has, with us, withstood the se- 

 verity of the last winter in an exposed situation. 

 This circumstance may be adduced as evidence of 

 its hardy nature. It will, however, be occasionally 

 lost, which accounts for its not being more common. 

 A few cuttings, therefore, should be planted in a 

 pot in June, and covered over with a small bell 

 glass. These should be watered whenever the soil 

 becomes dry, and they will strike root without the 

 assistance of artificial heat. The glass should be 

 taken off for half an hour three or four times a week, 

 whilst in the shade, and may be entirely removed at 

 the end of six weeks. Plants propagated in this 

 way may, with convenience, be placed for protection 

 during the winter, within a cold frame. This in- 

 dulgence will, however, render them somewhat more 

 susceptible of cold than those which have weathered 

 the severity of the season ; and if they be turned 

 into the borders before flowering, the keen winds 

 which sometimes occur in March and April will 

 partially dry up the juices of the plant, and render 

 it brown and unsightly. 



The slugs are determined enemies of this plant, 

 and great vigilance is necessary to protect it from 

 their depredations. They eat out the tender ends 

 of the shoots, and disappoint our hopes of a lux- 

 uriant blossom. Complete protection from these 

 invaders of our pleasures is sometimes rather diffi- 

 cult : if, however, vegetable refuse of almost any 

 description, under which they can easily retreat, be 

 laid near to their haunts, they may generally be 

 captured. 



Hort. Kew. 2, v. 1, 327. 



