PHLOX FAMILY 99 



its blue flowers in the axils of the long leaves are 

 very pretty. It is a typical representative of the 

 Spiderwort family (Commelinacece). 



Moss PINK. The Moss Pink is a pretty little 

 blossom belonging to the Phlox Family (Polemo- 

 niacece), that grows naturally on rocky hillsides 

 from New York to Florida and has escaped from 

 cultivation over a much wider area. In New r 

 England one is likely to find it wherever there is 

 an old neglected cemetery, from which it often 

 wanders to the adjacent fields and w r oods. This 

 is really a Dwarf Phlox, as a comparison of the 

 flower with the garden Phloxes will readily show. 

 Its brilliant pink blossoms make a very welcome 

 addition to the colors of the spring landscape. 



Sometimes the Moss Pink escapes from its 

 place and becomes a wayside weed. But it is not 

 likely to become troublesome in cultivated fields 

 because it is readily killed when the ground is 

 plowed. 



