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PHLOX PHYGEL1US. 



Leaves, oblong or ovate, opposite, 

 stalkless ; lower ones about 1| in. 

 long ; upper ones alternate ; stems 

 downy, spreading, or ascending from 

 a prostrate base. North America. 

 Borders and rockWork, in ordi- 

 nary light soil. Division. 



Phlox ovata (Ovate-leaved P.] A 

 dwarf, neat perennial, considered by 

 some to be a variety of P. Carolina ; 

 1 ft. high. Flowers, from July to 

 August ; few, large, fine rose-colour, 

 with a short tube, which is much ex- 

 ceeded in length by the sepals. Leaves, 

 opposite, broadly-oval, pointed, sel- 

 dom heart-shaped at the base, some- 

 times tinged with red. North 

 America. Borders, and the rock- 

 garden, in well-drained, fine sandy or 

 peaty ground. Division. 



Phlox paniculata (Panlded P.] A 

 showy and noble kind, the parent of 

 many of our garden varieties, with 

 smooth, erect stems ; 2 to 4 ft. high. 

 Flowers, in summer ; very fragrant, 

 varying from pale purple to white, in 

 a pyramidal panicled corymb ; lobes 

 of the corolla entire, rounded ; teeth 

 of calyx awn-pointed. Leaves, oppo- 

 site, broadly - lance - shaped, smooth, 

 pointed, tapering at the base, 3 in. 

 long, and 1 in. wide in the centre, 

 the upper ones often heart-shaped at 



the base. North America. Borders 



and beds, in good sandy loam. Divi- 

 sion. 



Phlox procumbens (Procumbent P.) 

 A dwarf, hardy alpine perennial, 

 forming straggling tufts ; 4 or 5 in. 

 high. Flowers, in summer ; about 

 f in. across, lilac, with violet marks 

 near the eye, in clusters of 3 or 4 

 blooms on the upper part of the stems. 

 Leaves, small, opposite, linear-lanceo- 

 late, sessile ; stems slightly downy. 



North America. Rock work, front 



margin of mixed border, in sandy 

 loam. Division. 



Phlox reptans (Creeping P.) P. 

 verna, P. stolonifera. A neat, dwarf, 

 creeping, very showy kind ; 4 to 8 in. 

 high. Floivers, in spring, showy, 

 reddish - purple, in few - flowered 

 corymbs ; tube of corolla 1 in. long ; 

 limb about 1 in. broad. Leaves, of 

 root roundish - ob ovate, somewhat 

 smooth and thick ; those of the flower- 

 stems oblong or ovate, obtuse, often 



clammy. North America. Borders, 



the rock-garden, edgings, in tufts, 

 round beds of shrubs, etc., in any 

 rather moist soil. Division. 



Phlox subulata (Moss;/ P.) A 

 pretty dwarf kind, with creeping, tufted 

 stems, densely clothed with narrow 

 moss-like leaves. Flowers, in April 

 and May, in great profusion ; pinkish 

 purple, with a darker centre, (some- 

 times white), in few-flowered corymbs ; 

 lobes of corolla wedge-shaped, notched, 

 rarely entire ; tube of corolla arched. 

 Leaves, from i to 4 m - lng, awl- 

 shaped, or narrow - lance - shaped, 

 fringed on the edges, pubescent, rigid. 

 A variety, P. setacca, has smaller 

 flowers, with a straight tube, and a 

 paler centre ; its leaves also are not 

 ciliated on the margin ; the white - 

 flowered form is grown under the 

 name of P. Nelsoni. North America. 



The rock - garden, borders, in 



tufts, on the edges of beds of low 

 shrubs, in the small rings at the base 

 of standard Roses, and in many 

 like positions, in rather moist, sandy 

 loam. Division. 



Phygelius capensis (Cape P.) A 

 tall and showy perennial ; 1^ to 3 ft. 

 high. Flowers, in summer and au- 

 tumn ; numerous, pendent, with a 

 vermilion, elongated, rather curved 

 tube, and a yellowish throat ; limb of 

 the corolla very oblique, divided into 

 5 small rounded lobes. Leaves, oval, 

 or oval-lance-shaped, notched, resem- 

 bling those of Scrophularia nodosa. 

 Cape of Good Hope. Borders, on 



