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pencil and lay it on the pistil of the one you wish to cross, 

 of a different variety. By this means your object may be 

 obtained; it will be useless to expect a hybrid unless ths 

 fecundation takes place. This will necessarily require a 

 great nicety to perfect. If by cuttings the stem should be 

 cut in lengths of about three joints, taken any time before 

 the flowers show ; or take the lateral shoots, which will 

 do as well, always cutting close under the joint ; if by 

 division of the roots, it should be done in the spring 

 or fall. 



The Phlox generally flowers best the second season 

 after removal. To be grown well the plant should -be 

 removed every three or four years. The soil should be a 

 rich loam, not too dry, as the plant delights in moderately 

 moist situations. By following this rule the cultivator 

 will find himself amply remunerated for his trouble by a 

 profusion of very desirable flowers. The late Mr. Drum- 

 mond, in his travels through Mexico, discovered a very 

 splendid annual variety, much esteemed and cultivated to 

 great extent ; it has been named P. drummondii, in honor 

 of that botanist. This variety will strike readily from cut- 

 tings; and it seeds freely in any common garden soil. 



PJ]ONY. 



Of this species there are two varieties, both magnificent 

 plants, and worthy of cultivation. There are about fifty 

 sub-varieties, shrubby and herbaceous. The herbaceous 

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