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woods in the South. P. divaricata, very beautiful, larger 

 than the last named ; leaves broadly lanceolate ; flowers 

 large, pale blue, lilac, or white, in loose corymbs on pedun- 

 cles six or eight inches high. A beautiful woodland plant. 

 The last two are fine for naturalizing in woods and thick- 

 ets. The following are tall, autumn-flowering perennials : 

 P. paniculata, from two to four feet high, with ovate-lanceo- 

 late leaves and large terminal panicles of highly colored 

 flowers. The numerous garden varieties raised from this 

 species and P. maculata, a similar but dwarfer species, 

 vary in height, in the size of the inflorescence, and in color, 

 which ranges from the purest white to the most intense 

 crimson and purple tints. They are generally grown as bor- 

 der plants but may also be used sparingly to produce beau- 

 tiful effects in wild gardening and in shrubberies. Thrive 

 best in sunny positions and in a light but rich soil. 



Phlox Drummondl is a valuable annual having flowers 

 of all colors except blue and yellow. It is very floriferous, 

 and useful for summer bedding. 

 Seeds may be sown either in a 

 frame or in the open ground. 



Jacob's Ladder, Polemonium 

 cceruleum. An old- fashioned 

 border plant with long, narrow, 

 pinnate leaves forming a dense 

 mass of foliage, and blue flow- 

 ers in a long panicle. Flowers 

 in early summer. May be grown 

 in borders or rockeries or natur- FIQ. 155 PHLOX (PHLOX DRUMMONDD. 

 alized on grassy banks. P. reptans forms a tufted mass of 



