PHLOX 



PHLOX 



1307 



from Texas, having been collected by Druramond. In 

 October of that year it was described and figured in 

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

 mondii. The flower was described 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 



nssessed by any one, except in small quantities; but 

 lave 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 

 Drummondii is one of the most popular annuals, and 

 it has varied into many shades. P. hortensice flora, P. 

 stella ta, P. Leopoldii, P. grandi flora, P. Heynoldiana, 

 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 var. of No. 5). 



D. Inflorescence large and thyrse-like: plants tall. 



2. paniculata, Linn. (P. decussata, Hort.). Fig. 1761. 



PERENNIAL PHLOX of gardens, in many forms. Plant 



stout and erect. 2-4 ft., glabrous: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate 



and mostly tapering at 

 the base : calyx-teeth 

 awl-like. Woods, Pa., 

 W. and S. B.M. 1880 

 (as P. acuminata). 

 The parent of the great 

 number of perennial 

 Phloxes of gardens, al- 

 though some of these 

 may be hybrids with 

 the next. "Fls. pink- 

 purple, varying to 

 white," according to 

 Gray. In cult, varying 

 much in color. 



3. maculata, Linn. 

 Slenderer, usually with 

 a spotted stem : Ivs. 

 very smooth and usu- 



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



lower. 



4. ovata, Linn. (P. Carolina, Linn. P. triflbra, 

 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 



1759. Phlox Drummondii. 



(X %.) 



1760. Phlox Drummondii. 



(XKJ 



ully thicker than those ot tue above, the upper ones 

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

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

 culturally than P. paniculata 



1761. Phlox paniculata. 



ones somewhat clasping: fls. pink or light red, about 1 

 in. across, the straight or slightly curving tube twice or 

 more longer than the rather short and broad calyx-teeth. 

 Pa., south, mostly in elevated regions. B.M. 528. 



5. glaberrima, Linn. Fig. 1762. Differs in somewhat 

 taller growth, linear-lanceolate to narrow-lanceolate, 

 taper-pointed, firm, nearly veinless Ivs. which have 

 revolute margins, and in the narrow, very sharp-pointed 

 calyx -teeth. Va. to Wis., and south. 



Var. suffruticdsa, Gray (P. suffruticbsa, Willd. P. 

 nitida, Pursh). Stiffer, sometimes pubescent above: 

 Ivs. considerably broader: fls. varying to flesh color. 

 Ga. and Tenn., south and west. B.M." 2155 (as P. carnea). 

 B.R. 1:68. 



cc. Plant distinctly hairy or pubescent (exceptions in 



JTo. 9). 



D. Sterile, prostrate or running shoots arising from the 

 base of the plant. 



6. divaricata, Linn. (P. CanadSnsis, Sweet). WILD 

 SWEET WILLIAM. Stems slender, pubescent, 10-18 in. 

 tall : Ivs. varying from linear-oblong to ovate-lanceolate, 

 mostly acute: fls. in small cymes terminating short 

 branches, 1 in. across, blue or pinkish blue, handsome 

 and somewhat fragrant, the corolla-lobes often notched, 

 the calyx-lobes narrow and subulate. Woods and copses, 

 in lowish grounds western Ontario, west and south. 

 B.M. 163. G.F. 7:256. A very attractive early spring 

 flower, often coloring the fields in Michigan and other 

 parts. Prefers rich soil. 



7. r6ptans, Michx. (P. stolonifera, Sims). Low and 

 weak, the flowering stems reaching 6-12 in., 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. amoena, 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 



