PHLOX 



from Texas, having been collected by Druraraond. In 

 October of that year it was described and figured in 

 Botanical Magazine, by W. J. Hooker, as Phlox Drum- 

 mondii. The flower was descdbed as "pale purple with- 

 out, within, or on the upper side, of a brilliant rose-red 

 or purple, varying exceedingly on different individuals 

 in intensity, and in their more or less red or purple 

 tinge, the eye generally of an exceedingly deep crim- 

 son." Lindley described and figured it in Botanical 

 Register, 1837, describing the flowers as "either light or 

 deep carmine on the inner surface of their corolla, and 

 a pale blush on the outside, which sets off wonderfully 

 the general effect. A bed of this plant has hardly yet 

 been seen ; for it is far too precious and uncommon to be 

 possessed by any one, except in small quantities: but 

 I have had such a bed described to me, and I can readily 

 believe that it produced all the brilliancy that my in- 

 formant represented." At the present time, Phlox 

 DntmmomHi is one of the most popular annuals, and 

 it has varied into many shades. P. hortensiwflora, P. 

 ste/liila, P. Leopoldii, P. grandiflora, P. Ueynoldiana, 

 and many other names, belong here. 

 AA. Perennial Phloxes of various habit, either pubes- 

 cent or glabrous. 

 B. Flowering stems erect and usually stiffish. 

 c. Plant glabrous (exceptions in Dor. of No. 0). 

 D Inflorescence large and thyrse-like- plants tall. 

 2 paniculita, Linn { P decuisdta, Hort ). Fig. 17(j1. 

 Peklnm\l Phlox of garden*., in many forms. Plant 

 stout .iiid iieit. 2-4 tt , glabrous- Ivs. oblong lanceolate 

 and mostly tapering at 

 the base : oalvx teeth 

 awl like Woods, Pa , 

 W. and S B M 1880 

 (is P acuminata).— 

 The parent of the great 

 number of perennial 

 Phloxes of gaidens, al- 

 though some of these 

 may bo hybrids with 

 the ne\t "PK. pink- 

 purple, varwng to 

 white," according to 

 Giav. In cult varying 

 much in color. 



3. macul&ta, Linn 

 Slenderer, usually with 

 a spotted stem : Ivs. 

 very smooth and usu- 



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DD. Inflorescence small tind loose or flat-topped: plants 



4. OYkta, Linn. (P. Carolina, Linn. P. trifldra. 

 Sweet). A foot or two tall, the stems erect from a 

 short, decumbent base : Ivs. narrow-ovate to oblong- 

 lanceolate, the lower ones tapering to base and the upper 





ones somewhit claspni 

 the straight 

 more longer thin the r 

 Pa , south, 



5 glab^rrima 1 

 taller gionth 1 

 taper pointed I i 

 revolute n ir 

 calj X t 



Var s 

 nitid I I 

 Ivs c I 

 Ga and Turn south'! 



ffiuticosa, WiUd. P. 



s pubLScent above: 



rMng to flesh color. 



est B M 2155 (asP carnea). 



ally thicker than those of tne above, the upper one^ 

 usually clasping: calyx-teeth short: fls. as in above. 

 Range of the last, and in cult., but less important horti 

 culturally than P. paniculata 



PC Plant distinctly ham/ or pubescent {exceptions in 



yo 9) 



D Sloile, prostiate or tunninq •ihooti arising from the 

 bai,e of tin plant 

 r, divancata, Lii n IP r , ,1 '^woftl Wild 



parts I rttds ri h snl 



7 r^ptans, Michs {P stolontfera, Sims) Low and 

 weak, the flowering stems reaching 6-12 m , the sterile 

 ones long and prostrate, the plant thinly glandular- 

 hairy: Ivs. short-ovate or obovate, more or less obtuse: 

 fls. few in each cyme, purple or violet, the lobes mostly 

 entire, the calyx-lobes narrow and subulate. Pa. and 

 Ky. to Ga., mostly in the upper regions. B.M. 563. 

 DD. Sterile prostrate shoots none. 



8. amiena, Sims (P. proctimbens. Gray). Stems 6 in. 

 or less high from a decumbent base, pubescent or hairy : 

 Ivs. numerous, mostly in rosettes at the base, few on 



