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PHLOMIS 



A. Fls. yellow. 

 B. Plants fihrnbby: bracts tiot sharp and rigid at the 

 apex. 

 c. Wliorls SOSO-fhl. 

 frnticdsa, Linn. Shrub, 2^ ft. high, divaricately 

 much-brancbed : Ivs. rounded or wedge-shaped at the 

 base: bracts broadly ovate or ovate-lanceolate. S. Eu. 

 B.M. ISW.-In the East it bloom.s from J«ne to July. 

 In S. Calif., according to Franceschi, it blooms in win- 

 ter, and has the merits of withstanding drought and 

 heavy sea winds. In New England it needs protection 

 in winter. 



cc. WwrU about IG-tld. 

 viscdsa, Poir. Lvs. truncate or subcordate at the base: 

 bracts lanceolate-linear. Syria. Not in the trade, but 

 inserted to show the differences between this and P. 

 Busselliana as recognized by DeCandolle. 

 BB. Plants herbaceous: bracts very sharp and rigid at 

 the apex. 

 BiiS8elIi&,na, Lag. Herb, 3-5 ft. high: lowest lvs. 

 deeply cordate: whorls 40-50-fld. Syria. B.M. 2542 (as 

 P. lunarifolia, var. Busselliana) . 

 AA. Fls. purple. 

 tuberdsa, Linn. Herb, 3-5 ft. high: lvs. deeply cor- 

 date; lowest ones 6 in. or more long; floral lvs. 2-3 in. 

 long, 6-8 lines wide: whorls 30-40-fld. S. Eu., eastern 

 and northern Asia. B.M. 1.555. w jj 



1758 Oucdlmbure or Star Phlox 



A hortKultural fiim i f rilo-i: Drummondii 



Natural bize 



FHL6X (Greek for flame, once applied to species of 

 Lychnis) Polemomdceee. Phloxes are amongst the most 

 satisfactory of garden plants Their neat habit, bright 

 colored flowers, profuseness of bloom, and ease ot cul 

 ture make them fd% orites everywhere The Phloxes are 

 herbs, of about -10 species all North American (fxtept 

 perhaps one Chill n iltl n 'li P Sibii ica ixl^o growo 

 in Asiatic Rus-, I v classes of Phloxes, 



the annuals and t I I ( annuals are dcriva 



fives of Phlox l> I > \as, which has now 



risen to first pi i i mi il It has been ira 



mensely modihcd b\ d iin stn ition, so that the named 

 garden varieties are numbeied by scores These garden 

 forms differ in stature, coloi, size and shape of flower 

 Some are semi double \.n ( ff it li is 1 1 1 ii ni i b ti) pio 

 duce a \( 11 w fl \M 1 1 lit 1 11 ii i il 1 M 1 is 



yet bpf II s 111 1 II III 



PHLOX 



of its bloom, is an important reason for its popularity. 

 It needs a warm, sunny place. It will grow even in 

 jioor soil, but in order to develop to its highest perfec- 

 tion it must have rich soil and the individual plants 

 must be given room (say 1 ft. apart each way). Seedsare 

 usually sown in the open as soon as the weather is 

 settled; sometimes they are sown indoors, but the plants 

 bloom so young that this is rarely practiced. If the 

 ground is poor and dry, the plants usually cease bloom- 

 ing by midsummer, but if plant-food and moisture are 

 abundant they may be expected to continue their bloom 

 until late fall. 



The perennial Phloxes comprise many species. P. 

 paniculala and P. maculata have given rise to the 

 common perennial Phloxes, whereas most of the other 

 species are planted sparingly and have not been greatly 

 modified by domestication. The garden perennial Phlox 

 (of the P. paniculafa and P. maculata type) is 

 amongst the most showy of garden herbs. The terminal 

 panicles have become 1 ft. long in some forms, and as 

 densely filled as a hydrangea. The colors are most fre- 

 quent in reds, but there are many purple, wliitn, salmon 

 and parti-colored varieties. Thisperomii:.! PMmv "iM.iild 



have a rich and rather moist soil if it i- i" i ' n i" 



perfection. Let each clump have as) i.i^ ! i — .:.- 

 veloped, of 2-3 ft. across. Theplants:i ; in 



nurseries usually do not come into lull ft. i .n mss 

 until their third or fourth y. ;ir. 11,. -.ntinut- to 



thrive for several yiiirs hhIi Im ri i ii.ii, us is at- 

 tested by the fine cltiirip^ I'l ' i ' I'liiis about 



homesteads. For the liii;lH-i ..n- ihm in blooms, 



er, the plants should be n-lutively young or at 

 least often renewed by dividing the cluin 

 gradually enlarges outwards. From the y 

 oils shoots on the outside of the clump tin 

 should be reared, if one desires to pr"p:v!i! 

 to any extent. Old stools sliouM \„- iil ■ ■ , 

 or two, and divided and tr:iii>|1;inii ,, 

 done in the fall, after the gr.nMh I,;, 

 process, the plants do not bi-runn \m iI. 

 Inferior and vigorous seeillui. i' . ' 

 about the old plant, c.-ni 

 runout." The perennial l-i . i 



p. The stool 



^w pl.-i 



(7 1/(7 )( Phlox, pubescent, uppe> Us often 



