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rolla neither so long nor so deep-coloured as the preceding 

 It flowers in June and July. Native of the Cape. See the 

 preceding species. 



21. Phlomis Chinensis. Leaves ovate-serrate, tomentose 

 <ilky ; calices in whorls, ten-toothed. Stem shrubby,- will 

 Tour-cornered hispid branches ; corolla white, with the uppei 

 ip compressed, hirsute on the outside. Native of China. 



22. Phlomis Biloba. Leaves ovate-oblong, tomentose, 

 "rom four to six flowers in a whorl ; calices half five-cleft 



-r, wool-bearing; upper lip of the corollas two-parted. 

 Mrms herbaceous, upright, branched, villose, woolly, with 

 iiunt corners; flowers sessile, or on very short pedicels ; co- 

 rolla the size of that in the eighth species, purple, villose, 

 tnmentose on the outside. It is a very beautiful species, and 

 quite distinct from the rest. Native of Algiers. 



Phlox ; a genus of the class Pentandria, order Monogynia. 

 GENERIC CHARACTER. Calix: perianth one-leafed, cy- 

 lindrical, ten-cornered, five-toothed, acute, permanent. Co- 

 rolla: one-petalled, salver-shaped; tube cylindrical, longer 

 than the calix, narrower below, curved in ; border flat, five- 

 parted ; segments equal, blunt, shorter than the tube. Sta- 

 nuna : filamenta five, within the tube of the corolla, two 

 longer, one shorter ; antherhue in the throat of the corolla. 

 Pistil : germen conical ; style filiform, the length of the sta- 

 mina; stigma trifid, acute. Pericarp: capsule ovate, three- 

 cornered, three-celled, three-valved. Seeds: solitary, ovate. 

 ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. Corolla: salver-shaped. Fila- 

 menta : unequal. Stigma : trifid. Calix: prismatical. Cap- 

 <sule : three-celled, one-seeded. -The plants of this genus 

 delight in a moist rich soil, not too stiff, in which they will 

 ^row tall, and produce much larger bunches of flowers than 

 n dry ground ; for when the soil is poor and dry, they fre- 

 quently die in summer, unless frequently watered. They are 

 generally propagated by parting their roots, because they do 

 lot often produce seeds in England. The best time for this 

 is in autumn, when their stalks begin to decay; these roots 

 should not be divided into small heads, if they are expected 

 to flower well the following summer, nor should they be 

 parted oftener than every other year, because when they are 

 often removed and parted, it will greatly weaken the roots, 

 so that they will send out but few stalks, and those will be 

 so weak as not to rise their usual height, and the bunches of 

 flowers will be much smaller. When the roots are trans- 

 planted and parted, it will be a good way to lay some old 

 tan or other mulch upon the surface of the ground about 

 their roots, to prevent the frost from penetrating the ground; 

 for as they will have put out new fibres before winter, the 

 Frost when severe often kills the fibres, whereby the plants 

 suffer greatly, and are sometimes destroyed. The first, sixth, 

 and seventh species, propagate pretty fast by their spreading 

 roots, but the others increase but slowly this way; therefore 

 the best method to propagate them is by cuttings, and these, 

 as well as the fourth sort, may be obtained in abundance in 

 that manner. The best time to plant the cuttings is about 

 the end of April or the beginning of May, when the shoots 

 from the roots are about two inches high ; these should be 

 cut oft" close to the ground, and their tops should be short- 

 ened, then they must be planted on a border of light loamy 

 earth, and shaded from the sun until they have taken root; 

 or, if they be planted pretty close together, and covered 

 with bell or hand glasses, shading them every day from the 

 sun,<hey will put out roots in five or six weeks; but when 

 they begin to shoot, the glasses should be gradually raised 

 .to admit the free air to them, otherwise the,y will draw up 

 weak, and soon spoil : as soon as they are well rooted the 

 glasses should be taken off and the plants inured to the 

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open air ; then they should be soon after removed into a bed 

 oi" good soil ; phuiting them about six inches' distance everv 

 way, observing to shade them from the sun, and water them 

 duly till they have taken new root; after which, if they arc 

 kept clean from weeds, they will require no other care till 

 autumn, when they should be transplanted into the borders 

 of the flower-garden, where they are designed to remain. 

 If some of the plants be put into pots, and sheltered under a 

 hot-bed frame in winter, they will flower strong the following 

 summer, and these may be placed in court-yards, or other 

 places near the habitation, when they are in beauty, and 



being mixed with other flowers will be very ornamental. 



The species are, 



1 . Phlox Paniculata ; Panicled Lychnidca. Leaves lanceo- 

 late, flat, rugged at the edge. Stem even; corymbs pani- 

 cled ; segments of the corolla rounded ; flowers in a terminat- 

 ing corymb, composed of many smaller bunches, which 

 have each a distinct foot-stalk, and support a great number 

 of flowers of a fine lilac hue, without scent, which stand on 

 short slender pedicels. It is a large lofty plant, requiring 

 frequent supplies of water. It flowers in August and Sep- 

 tember. Native of North America. 



2. Phlox Undulata ; Waved-leaved Lychnidca. 7,eaves 

 oblong, lanceolate, somewhat waved, rugged on the edge. 

 Stem even; corymbs panicled; segments of the corolla some- 

 what retuse ; flowers blue, appearing in July and August. 

 Native of North America. 



3. Phlox Suaveolens ; White-flowered Lychnidea. Leaves 

 lanceolate all over. Stem very smooth ; raceme panicled ; 

 flowers white, moderately sweet-scented. It flowers in July 

 and August. Native of North America. 



4. Phlox Maculata ; Spotted-stalked Lychnidea. Leaves 

 oblong, lanceolate, smooth. Stem somewhat rugged ; racemes 

 corymbed. Towards the upper part of the stalks are small 

 branches, opposite, each terminated by a small bunch of 

 flowers; but on the top of the principal stalk is a long loose 

 spike of flowers, composed of small bunches from the axils 

 at each joint ; each cluster having one common peduncle, 

 near an inch long, but the pedicels are short. The flowers 

 are of a bright purple colour, and appear late in July ; if 

 the season be temperate, or the soil moist, they will continue 

 in beauty a great part of August, but rarely perfect seeds in 

 England. Native of North America. 



5. Phlox Pilosa ; Hairy-leaved Lychnidca. Leaves lan- 

 ;eolate, villose. Stern upright; corymb terminating; flowi r 

 light purple, appearing at the end of June, but seldom ure 

 followed by seeds in England. Native of North America. 



6. Phlox Carolina; Carolina Lychnidea. Leaves lanceci- 

 ate, even. Stem rugged; corymbs subfastigiate. TK 



resembles the next species, but the stem is three times as 

 ligh, and somewhat rugged. Native of Carolina. 



7. Phlox Glaberrima ; Smooth Lychnidea. Leaves linear- 

 anceolate, smooth. Stem upright; corymb terminating; 

 :ube of the corolla twice the length of the calix ; segments of 

 :he border roundish, spreading, of a light purple colour. The 

 lowers appear in June, but, unless the season prove warm, 



are not succeeded by seeds in England. Native of North 



America. 



8. Phlox Divaricata ; Early -flowering Lychnidea. Leaves 

 )road-lanceolate, the upper ones alternate. Stem bifid ; pe- 

 duncles in pairs; corollas pale blue, with a crooked tube. Sir, 



urtis says itflowers in Maywith the Yellow Alyssum, but that 

 t is neither of so long duration, nor so ornamental, as soiiie 



f the other species: and as it seldom exceeds a foot in height, 

 t may on this account be regarded as a suitable rock-plant, 

 t flowers from April to June. Native of North America. 

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