1308 



PHLOX 



nil. ol.l 



the flowering stems 

 oblong, mostly obtuse but >..iiicliiii.s n.-; 

 acute: fls. numerous foi- tlir -i: . ..f tin- | 

 pink or white, the lobes u~ii:ilh .niii.. tli 

 narrow and sharp-acute. i)i\ lamls. \'a 

 south. B.M. 1308. 



9. pildsa, Linn. (P. nWs/(i(a, Michx.). S 

 but erect, 2 ft. or less tall, pubescent or 1 

 glabrous forms occur) : Ivs. small, linei 

 lanceolate, widest near the base. 



rly or quite 

 laut, purple, 

 ■ calyx-lobes 



1762. Phlox Elaberrima ( 



us in rather loose cymes, varying through purple, pink 

 and white, the lobes entire, the calyx-lobes awn-like. 

 Dry fields, woods and prairies, British Araer. to Fla. 

 and Tex., growing as far east as New Jersey. B.M. 

 1307. L.B.C. 13:1251. 



BB. Flowering stems diffuse and branching, often 

 creeping, low; plants of more or less tufted 



c. C'oi-oUa-lobes 4-parted or very strongly notched. 



10. bifida, Beck. Low, the stems stiff and sometimes 

 almost woody and often 1 ft. long and rising 3-8 in. 

 from the ground, minutely pubescent: Ivs. linear and 

 rigid, 2 in. or less long: Hs. scattered, violet-purple, the 

 lobes 2- or 3-cleft as far as the middle or farther into 

 narrow spreading segments. Prairies, III. and Mo.— 

 Rarely cultivated. 



11. Stell4ria, Gray. Glabrous: Ivs. linear, sparingly 

 ciliate towards the base: fls. scattered, usually 

 long-peduncled, pale blue to whitish, the lobes 

 cleft only at the apex into short oblong parts 

 Lexington, Ky., to southern 111. G.P. 1:257 



cc. Corolla-lobes very shallow-notched or entile 



LI. Peduncles usually henrinq few to sevetal 



slender-pedicelled fls. 



12. Bubuiata, Linn. (P.nirdlis, Ijodd.). Ground 

 Pink. Moss Pink. Fig. 17(33. Tufted or matted, 

 the depressed stems more or less pubescent 

 Ivs. crowded or fascicled (except on the flower- 

 ing stems), narrow-linear to linear-lanceolate, 

 very sharp and usually stiff, ciliate: fls. nearh 1 

 in. across, light blue, pink or white, in small 

 clusters standing 2-G in. above the ground, the 

 lobes obcordate or entire. Dry banks and fields, 

 New York W. and S. B.M. 411; 415 (as P -../a 

 ceo). L.B.C. 8:780; 18:1731 (as P. ari.sf»/ M 

 A much prized old garden plant, useful f i I 

 onizing where it is desired to cover tbi- i iili 

 with a mat. It is much used in cemeteii.s. Ii 

 blooms profusely in spring. The plant is \<i.v 

 variable. P. Nelsoni, Hort., and P. niralis. I..i,l, 

 white-fld. forms. Var. Alba is a (■i.iiiiii..ii wliiti' 

 There are striped forms. Var. frondosa is a vij 

 garden form with rose-colored fls. 



DD. Peduncles chiifli/ njillary and mostly 1- to S-fld., 



or the fls. nearly sessile. 



E. Li's. crowded or fascicled: plant forming a dense 



eferyreen mat or tuft. 



13. Doiglasii, Hook. Very low and densely tutted, 

 pubescent or nearly glabrous : Ivs. very narrow, pointed, 

 the margins at base often ciliate: fls. small and short- 

 stalked, purple, lilac or white, about Hin. across, the 

 lobes obovate and entire, the tube little exceeding the 

 calyx. Utah and Mont., W. 



EE. Lis. little if at all fascicled: plant only loosely 



tufted 



T. Style nearly or quite equaling the corolla-tube. 



14. adsurgens, Torr. Stems 3-6 in. long, diffuse and 

 as(■t■n^liIl^^ glabrous except the peduncles and calyx: 

 Ivs. ovate-lanceolate or ovate, acute, less than 1 in. 

 lung: fls. rose-colored or whitish, nearly or quite 1 in. 

 across, the obovate lobes entire, the tube nearly twice 

 longer than calyx. Oregon. G.F. 1:06. 



FF. Style very short. 



15. speci6sa, Piirsb. V:irialilo in size, sometimes as- 



obcurdute, the tube little suipussilife' the L-aly.N. Calif., 

 north. 



16. n4na, Nutt. Only a few inches high, glandular- 

 pubescent: Ivs. 2 in. or less long, linear, sometimes 

 alternate: fls. light red or rose to white, scattered or 

 somewhat corymbose, about 1 in. across, the lobes usu- 

 ally entire and roundish, the tube somewhat surpassing 

 the calyx. Colo., New Mex., Tex. G.F. 1:413. 



L. H. B. 



PHffiNICOPHdRIUM Sechellarum. See SIrrensonia 



PHCENIX (Theophrastus gave this name to the Date- 

 pilm peihaps thmkmg of Phcenicii wheie tl e Greeks 

 were supposed first to ha\e seen it or of the I 1 luician 

 purple or of the fabled bud ot Eg\pt) Pih » An 

 exceedingly distinct and popular gei us of pain s whose 

 hoiticultuialmeiits aie li ci sed below 



Spineless palu with ut tiunks oi with stout or 

 slen ler hort or Icn., often cespitose elect or inclined 

 tiunks clothed alo\c with the persi t it 1 f 11 e 



leases 1 s termu al sircaling i Ily 



pinnate segmei ts somewhat ta c 

 distant eloi git 1 I iiiceol te cr 



rigid inserte I 1 > the wide b c i 



folded m then entire lei t,tl r 1 

 pressed con\ es. n the 1 i k j eti 1 v 1 i i x u 

 ally spmj with verj short rigi 1 j inuse si eath shoit 



hbioub lahccs usu llj n an> ere t oi i li 

 fruit or pendent peduncle sfiongly comj res el 

 branches usually somewhat umbellate, spathe basilar, 

 entire, long, compressed, 2-edged, coriaceous, ventrally 



