PHLOX 



PHLOX 



1307 



from Texas, having been coUecteil by Drummond. In 

 October of that year it was described and ti^iired in 

 Botanical Magazine, by W. J. Hooker, as Phlox Drum- 

 monctii. Tlie flower was described as "pale purple witli- 

 out, within, or on the upper side, of a brilliaut rose-red 

 or purple, varying ex-^eedingly on different individuals 

 in intensity, and in their more or less red or purple 

 tinge, the eye generally of an exceedingly deep crira- 

 *;son." Lindley described and figured it in Botanical 

 Register, 1837, describing the flowers as "either light or 

 (Ippjt carmine on the inner surface of llieir corolla, and 

 ;i pair lihish un the outside, which sets oil' \\ cnilrrtuUy 

 III.' £,-.'11. .nil .-rtVct. Abed of this phint. lias liaially yet 

 la.'ii siM-n; t'.ir it is fartoo precious and un.-.iiiiiii.ni to be 

 possessed by any one, except in small quantities; but 

 1 have had such a bed described to me, and I can readily 

 bflieve that it produced all the brilliancy that my in- 

 f.inniint represented." At the present time, Phlox 

 I>riniinii>ndii is one of the most popular annuals, and 

 ir lias varii'd into many shades. P. hortensia>flora, P, 

 sleilattt, P. Lfvpoldii, P. (frandifJora, P. Heynoldiana^ 

 and many other names, belong here. 



AA. Perennial Phloxes of various habit, either pubes- 

 cent or glabrous. 

 B. Floivering stems erect and usually stiffish, 

 c. Plant glabrous {exceptions in var. of No. 5). 

 11. Inflorescence large and thyrse-lilte: plants tall. 

 2. panicuiata, Linn. (P. decussAta, Hort.). Pig. 17(U. 

 PEKf:NNiAL Phlox of gardens, in m.any forms. Plant 

 stout and erect. 2-4 ft., glabrous: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate 

 and mostly tapering at 

 the base ; calyx-teeth 

 awl-like. Woods, Pa., 

 W. and S. B.M. 1880 

 (,is P acuminata). - 

 The parent of the great 

 nnmiier of perennial 

 Phloxes of gardens, al- 

 though some of these 

 niav be hybrids with 

 the next. "Fls. pink- 

 purple, varying to 

 white," according to 

 Gray. In cult, varying 

 much in color. 



3. macul&ta, Linn. 

 Slenderer, usually with 

 a spotted stem : Ivs. 

 very smooth and usu- 



DD. Inflorescence small and loose or flat-topped: plants 

 lower. 

 4. ov4ta, Linn. (P. Carolina, Unn. P. triflbra. 

 Sweet). A foot or two tall, the stems erect from a 

 short, decumbent base : Ivs. narrow-ovate to oblong- 

 lanceolate, the lower ones tapering to base and the upper 



1759. Phlox D 



ally thicker than those of rue above, the upper ones 

 usually clasping; calyx-teeth short: fls. as in above. 

 Range of the last, and in cult., but less important horti- 

 culturally than P. panicuhita 



1761. Phlox paniculata. 



ones somewhat clasping: fls. pink or light red, about 1 

 in. across, the straight or slightly curving tube twice or 

 more longer than the rather short and broad calyx-teeth. 

 Pa., south, mostly in elevated regions. B.M. 528. 



5. glab^rrima, Linn. Fig. 17G2. Differs in somewhat 

 taller growth, liuear-lanceolate to narrow-lanceolate, 

 taper-pointed, firm, nearly veinless Ivs. which have 

 revolute margins, and in the narrow, very sharp-pointed 

 calyx-teeth. Va. to Wis., and south. 



Var. suffruticdaa. Gray (P. suffruticbsa, Willd. P. 

 nitida, Pursh). Stiffer, sometimes pubescent above: 

 Ivs. considerably broader: fls. varying to flesh color. 

 Ga. andTenn., south and west. B.M.'2155 (as P. carnea). 

 B.R. 1:68. 



.■r. Plant distinctly hairy or pubescent (exceptions in 



No. 9). 

 n. Sterile, prostrate or running .fhoots arising from the 

 base of the plant. 

 G. divaricita, Linn. {P. Canadensis, Sweet). Wild 

 Sweet William. Stems slender, pubescent, 10-18 in. 

 tall : Ivs. varying from linear-oblong to ovate-lanceolate, 

 mostly acute: fls. in small cymes terminating short 

 branches, 1 in. across, blue or pinkish blue, handsome 

 and somewhat fragrant, the corolla-lobes often notched, 

 the calyx-lobes narrow and subulate. Woods and copses, 

 in lowish grounds western Ontario, west and south. 

 B.M. 163. G.P. 7:256. — A very attractive early spring 

 flower, often coloring the fields in Michigan and other 

 parts. Prefers rich soil. 



7. r6ptans, Michx. (P. stolonifera, Sims). Low and 

 weak, the flowering stems reaching 6-12 in., the sterile 

 ones long and prostrate, the plant thinly glandular- 

 hairy: Ivs. short-ovate or obovate, more or less obtuse: 

 fls. few in each cyme, purple or violet, the lobes mostly 

 entire, the calyx-lobes narrow and subulate. Pa. and 

 Ky. to Ga., mostly in the upper regions. B.M. 503. 



DD. Sterile prostrate shoots none. 



8. amoena, Sims (P. procumbens. Gray). Stems G in. 

 or less high from a decumbent base, pubescent or hairy: 

 Ivs. numerous, mostly in rosettes at the base, few on 



