DWARF PHLOXES 153 



Moss Pink, with blooms varying in colour from white to 

 crimson and purple. The Bride and Nelsoni are the 

 finest whites ; Vivid, brilliant rose ; Brightness, light 

 rose ; G. F. Wilson, mauve ; Fairy, lilac ; and Little 

 Dot, v/hite with blue centre, are other good sorts. 

 Some of these, notably The Bride and Nelsoni, seem less 

 hardy than the type, and especially liable to fail in soil 

 that is not sufficiently light and well drained. 



The dwarf Phloxes are readily increased by cuttings 

 taken as soon as the flowers are over, and inserted in 

 sandy soil beneath a bell-glass in the shade. When 

 the old plants have become straggling they may be taken 

 up, and divided in June, the pieces being set out in light 

 soil on a shady border. P. reptans is best increased by 

 pegging down the trailing shoots ; roots form at the point 

 of contact with the soil, and the pieces may be severed 

 when well rooted. These Phloxes are much improved 

 by occasional top-dressing with light sandy soil ; this 

 should be worked well among the shoots immediately 

 after the flowering season The plants may be kept 

 neat and within bounds by cutting back some of the 

 shoots in June. 



