322 BREC'K'S NEW BOOK OF FLOWERS. 



Henry Dierval, purple; Rival) white; Hoi Leopold, 

 white, striped with rose, etc., etc. 



LATE PHLOXES. The earlier varieties of the late Sum- 

 mer Phlox commence flowering about the middle of Ju- 



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ly, and from that time to the first of September the dif- 

 ferent sorts succeed each other. The period of bloom of 

 each variety is about six weeks, and the panicle is in per- 

 fection in about a fortnight from the time the flowers be- 

 gin to expand. Some varieties continue to bloom as late 

 as the first of November ; the flowers lose their brilliancy 

 after heavy frosts. Thus, with a collection of vernal, 

 early and late Summer Phloxes, there will be a continuous 

 display in the flower-garden for. more than six months." 



The varieties in this class are numbered by hundreds, 

 and new ones are added each year by our own and foreign 

 florists. Among the author's named seedlings are Amer- 

 ica, rose with pink eye ; Mrs. Webster, large white flower, 

 with small eye ; Mont Blanc, pure white. For the others 

 we must refer to the florists catalogues. 



" The Phlox flourishes with very little care in almost any 

 soil, succeeding better, however, in a deep rich, rather 

 moist soil. 



" The best time for dividing the roots, for new plantations, 

 is about the first of August. The old stools should then 

 be taken up, the flower-stems cut down to one foot, al- 

 lowing the leaves that are attached to them to remain ; 

 separating the roots, making a plant of each stem, with 

 portions of the root connected. These pieces of roots 

 should be planted in highly manured and deeply dug soil. 

 They will acquire strength during the fall, and flower bet- 

 ter than the large stools the following season. 



" Choice varieties are propagated from cuttings taken off 

 in June or July, and make fine plants the next season." 



P. Drummdndi* This beautiful species was first raised 

 at the Botanical garden, Manchester, England, from seeds 



