WANING SUMMER 119 



The best of the July-blooming Phloxes (which belong 

 to the Suffruticosa group) is Miss Lingard, white with 

 pale eye. 



An important new race of Phloxes has been recently 

 introduced, called P. Arendsi. They are the result of 

 a cross between the charming P. divaricata and P. de- 

 cussata. The plants are of strong branching habit, from 

 one to two feet tall, and bloom the latter part of May. 

 The flowers are large and the colour frequently that of 

 the lovely P. divaricata clear lilac. 



Sea Hollies and Globe Thistles are particularly ef- 

 fective with the August-flowering Phloxes, and another 

 plant happy with the pink and salmon sorts is Clematis 

 davidiana, with opaque lavender blossoms, which last a 

 long time in good condition. The great Sea Lavender, 

 Statice latifolia, with its huge heads of mauve-coloured, 

 mistlike bloom, is lovely with P. Mad. Paul Dutrie, or 

 Mrs. Oliver. This Sea Lavender grows about two feet 

 high, sending up its flower spikes from a tuft of rather 

 coarse leaves. It requires a rich soil, and frequent di- 

 vision is neither necessary nor desirable. 



Groups of white and lavender Phlox are much im- 

 proved by sheaves of flaming Montbretias, or orange- 

 scarlet Snapdragons. The gray-f oliaged plants are lovely 

 with groups of pink and scarlet Phloxes, and many 

 other harmonious associations will suggest themselves 

 to the designer of August pictures. 



The great mass of summer and autumn flowering 



