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P. Carolina (Carolina). A form of P. ovata. 



P. cordata (heart-shaped). A synonym of P. paniculata. 



P. corymbosa (corymbose). A synonym of P. paniculata. 



P. crassifolia (thick-leaved). A synonym of P. reptans. 



P. decussata. See P. maculata. 



P. divarioata (spreading).* /. pale lilac or bluish, in forked 

 corymbs, the lobes of the corolla obcordate or cuneate, notched 

 at the end, or sometimes entire, equalling or longer than the 

 tube. Spring and early summer. I. oval-lanceolate, superior 

 ones alternate, h. 9in. to 16in. North America, 1746. (B. M. 

 163.) SYN. P. canadensis (S. B. F. G. 221). 



P. Drummqndli (Drummond's).* fl. red, varying to rose, purple, 

 or white, with a darker eye, on very short pedicels ; panicle tri- 

 chotomously corymbose. August. I. ovate-lanceolate, half 

 stem-clasping, all mucronate and downy, lower ones opposite, 

 upper ones alternate. Stems erect, simple at bottom, but a little 

 branched at top, beset with spreading hairs. A. 1ft. Texas. &c 

 1835. A lovely half-hardy annual. See Fig. 112. (B. M. 3441 ; 

 B. B. 1949 ; S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 316.) 



FIG. 113. INFLORESCENCE OF PHLOX PANICULATA. 



P. frondosa (leafy). A synonym of P. subulata frondoia. 



P. glaberrima (very glabrous).* fl. red, disposed in a corymbose, 

 few-flowered panicle ; calyx teeth very acute. July. I. lanceo- 

 late or linear-lanceolate, the uppermost ones narrowly ovate- 

 lanceolate, firm in texture, almost veinless, bright green and 

 glossy above, often with revolute margins. Stem slender, erect, 

 1ft. to 2ft high. Ohio to Florida, 1725. (S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 36.) 



P. g. suffruticosa (sub-shrubby).* fl. rose, disposed in a clus- 

 tered, few-flowered, corymbose panicle ; lobes of corolla ovate, 

 entire. April. I., upper ones broadly lanceolate, somewhat 

 rigid, slightly pilose or glabrous. Stem more rigid than those 

 of the type, smooth or scabrous, 2ft. high. South United States, 



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1834. (B. M. 1344 and S. B. F. G. 190, under name of P. Caro- 

 lina.) SYN. P. sufruticosa (B. B. 68). P. cornea (B. M. 2155) is a 

 smooth form. 



P. linearlfolia (linear-leaved). JL flesh-colour, corymbose; 

 corolla tube slightly exceeding the calyx, the lobes obovate- 

 cuneate, entire, rarely retuse. July. I. very narrow-linear, lin. 

 to 2in. long. Stem suffruticose at base, erect or adsurgent, slightly 

 rigid. A. 9in. to 12in. Columbia Elver, &c., 1826. (B. B. 1351, 

 under name of P. speciosa.) 



P. longiflora (long-flowered). A synonym of P. maculata Candida. 



P. maculata (spotted).* fl. purple in the type, disposed in oblong- 

 thyrsoid or sub-pyramidal panicles ; corolla tube more or less in- 

 curved, the segments orbiculate, obtuse or retuse. July. L, lower 

 ones lanceolate, uppermost ones ovate, cordate at base, rather 

 thick, glabrous or slightly scabrous. Stem erect, almost simple. 

 A, 2ft. Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Florida, 1740. This species 

 is very near P. paniculata, differing in its narrower oblong 

 panicle and scarcely-pointed calyx lobes. The stems are dwarfer, 

 and spotted with purple, and the flowers sweet-scented. The 

 normal tint of the flowers is purple, but they vary in colour. 

 Then there is the form with a more pyramidal inflorescence, 

 called P. pyramidalis (S. B. F. G. 233). The garden varieties 

 of this and P. paniculata, generally referred to in nursery 

 catalogues under the name of P. decussata, are so blended and 

 intermixed that it is now impossible to refer them to their 

 respective species. Moreover, the typical plants are almost 

 unknown out of botanical collections. Other forms are : P. 

 odorata (S. B. F. G. 224), P. pendulijiora (S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 46). 

 P. reflexa (S. B. F. G. 232). P. Candida is a white-flowered 

 form, generally with a spotless stem. SYNS. P. longiflora 

 (S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 31), P. suaveolens. 



FIG. 114. PHLOX REPTANS. 



P. Nelson! (Nelson's). A form of P. subulata. 



P. nivalis (snowy). A form of P. subulata. 



P. ovata (ovate-leaved).* fl. reddish-purple, in small, terminal, 

 crowded cymes, with undulated, retuse petals. Spring. L, radical 

 ones ovate, acute, rather fleshy ; cauline ones ovate-oblong. A. 1ft. 

 to lift. North America, 1759. Plant erect, glabrous or nearly 

 so, never viscid. (B. M. 528.) SYN. P. triflora (S. B. F. G. 293). 

 P. Carolina is a taller form, with narrower, more tapering leaves, 

 and pointed calyx teeth, approaching P. glabemma. (B. M. 

 1344.) 



P. paniculata (panicled).* fl. pink-purple, varying to white, in 

 large, terminal, pyramidal-corymbose panicles ; the segments of 

 the corolla roundish ; calyx teeth subulate setaceous. August. 

 I. oblong-lanceolate and ovate-lanceolate, tapering at the base, or 

 the uppermost more or less cordate. Plant erect, smooth, rough, 

 or hairy, A. 3ft. to 4ft. United States, 1732. See Fig. 113. SYNS. 

 P. cordata (S. B. F. G. ser. ii 13), P. corymbosa (S. B. F. G. 

 ser. ii. 114), P. scabra (S. B. F. G. 248). 



P. p. acumlnata (acuminate). A variety with the stems and 

 under side of the leaves hairy ; the latter are also broader and 

 more pointed. (B. M. 1880.) 



P. pilosa (pilose).* /. pink, purple, rose, or sometimes white, in 

 nearly sessile fascicles ; corolla lobes ovate, entire. May. I. linear 

 or lanceolate, short, villous, pilose or pubescent, sometimes 



