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SCHOOL AND HOME GAKDENS 



PHLOX 



Phlox amoena is a very pretty plant that may be found 

 native on the dry hills and barrens from Virginia west 

 to Kentucky and south to Florida. Its deep-pink flowers 



make their ap- 

 pearance in May, 

 and the flat clus- 

 ters almost com- 

 pletely cover the 

 plant. In a bor- 

 der that is to con- 

 tain a succession 

 of blooms it may 

 be used as one of 

 the medium early 

 flowers. Another 

 excellent 

 native va- 

 riety, well 

 suited to 

 the condi- 

 tions of borders or rockeries in the northern part of 

 the United States, is the ground pink, or moss pink 

 (Phlox subulatd). It sends out creeping stems with nar- 

 row leaves, forming a mat over the surface of the soil ; 

 it spreads vigorously where taller plants do not crowd it. 

 The flowers are sometimes pink-purple or rose color, with 

 a dark center, and sometimes white. The plant grows 



FIG. 70. Moss Pink (Phlox subulata) 



