Remarks on the Phlox Family. 



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Class I. — The Early or May Phloxes. 



Phlox siibidata is often called the Moss Pink. It is a native of the 

 pine barrens of New Jersey, and covers large patches of ground, pro- 



Phlox Madame Van Houtte. 



ducing a profusion of pink flowers, completely covering its yellowish- 

 green foliage, and continues in bloom most of the month of May. There 



