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now lost, and I have not been able to obtain it from any 

 nursery in the country ; the foliage is shining deep-green, 

 more bristly ; the flowers are pure white with yellow eye, 

 and I think it is more tender than the other. 



P. rlptans, sometimes called P. stolonifera, is a beauti- 

 ful dwarf species, running upon the ground like those just 

 described, sending up innumerable clusters of deep-crim- 

 son flowers, blooming in May ; the flowers are nearly as 

 large as in the late flowering species. The leaves are oval 

 and not so abundant as those of P. subulata. 



P. divaricata. This species, with its varieties, flowers 

 late in May and beginning of June ; one foot high. The 

 varieties are those with white, lilac, light-purple, or blue 

 flowers, with intermediate shades. 



P t maculata* From this species (and probably P. 

 paniculata^ and others also), have been produced a great 

 number of fine varieties known in the gardens under the 

 term Perennial Phloxes. They are divided into two clas- 

 ses, early and late. These were fully described in a com- 

 munication to the chairman of the Flower Committee of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society a few years ago, 

 from which I present the following extracts : 



"EARLY PHLOXES. These commence flowering about 

 the first week in June ; the different varieties successively 

 coming into bloom to the middle of July; and continue in 

 bloom, more or less profusely, until October, particularly 

 when the flower-stems are cut down to the ground as the 

 trusses or spikes of flowers begin to fade. This class of 

 Phloxes range in height from one and one-half to three 

 feet, according to the richness of the soil ; some few vari- 

 eties are rather more dwarfish in their habits. The early 

 sorts all differ in their foliage from the later. The leaves are 

 generally glossy, with a smooth surface, and mostly oblong- 

 lance shape, sometimes with a heart-shaped base." Among 

 the varieties of this class are Madame Duboulet, pink ; 

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