Phlogacanthus 



( 188 ) 



Phlox 



Britain, including the common pratense, the Cat's 

 Tail or Timothy Grass. Propagation, by seeds. 

 Any fairly fertile soil. 



PHLOGACANTHUS (syn. LOXANTHUS). 



Tall stove shrubs and herbs (urd. Acanthacese) 

 with showy flowers. Propagation, by cuttings 

 rooted in heat in spring. Soil, loam two parts, 

 leaf mould one part, sand one-sixth. 



Principal Species : 

 asperulus, 3', Jan., st. Justicia quadraugularis 



shr., pur. red (sytis. and asperula). 



curviflorua, '3' to 6', Nov., 

 st. shr., yel. 



Other Species : 

 guttatus, 2', spr., st. herb, yel. 



PHLOMIS. 



A large genus of hardy or half-hardy herbs and 

 shrubs of easy culture (ord. Labiata,'), with purple, 

 yellow, or white flowers. Propagation is by cuttings 

 for the shrubs, by root division for the herbs. Any 

 ordinary garden soil. 



Principal Species : 

 cashmeriaua, '2', Jy. , hdy. fruticosa, 2' to 4', Je., 



per. herb, lil. , close to hdy. shr., yel. Jeru- 



puugens. salem Sage. 



feiTUginea, 2' to 3', Je., Herba-veuti, 1'tolV, Jy., 



hdy. shr. , yel., branches Sep., hdy. per. herb, 



clothed with rusty wool. pur., vio. 



Other Species : 

 armeniaca, 6" to 12", Je., vio. ; probably a var. of 



Jy., hdy. per. herb, yel. Herba-venti. 



floccosa, 'i' , Jy., Oct., hlf- purpurea, 2', Jy., hdy. 



hdy. sub-shr. , yel. shr., pur. ro. 



laciniata (w Eremo- samia, 2' to 3', sum., 



stachys laciiiiata). hdy. herb, cream, yel., 



Leouurus (see Leonotis pk. 



Leonurus). tuberosa, 3' to 5', Je., hdy. 



lychnitis, 2', Jy., Aug., per. herb, pur. ro., 



hdy. per. herb, yel. roots tuberous. 



Lamp-wick. viscosa. 3' to 5', Je., hdy. 



pungeus, li' to 2', Jy., per. herb, yel. (tynt. 



hdy. per. herb, pur. lunarifolia russelliana 



and russelliaua). 



PHLOX. 



Description. The Phlox (ord. Polemoniacese) in 

 all its forms is one of the most valuable of garden 

 ilovvers, and is an indispensable occupant of beds, 

 borders, or rockeries. The spring-flowering species 

 and their varieties make charming dwarf plants 

 for rockeries, edgings, or the front of the borders ; 

 the annuals are very showy and beautiful as 

 bedding plants, and the later perennial species and 

 varieties are among the most brilliant of border 

 flowers, and look exceedingly handsome massed 

 together in beds. The late species are almost 

 superseded by the garden varieties and hybrids, 

 and few need be named here. 



Propagation. The spring Phloxes of the subulata 

 type are propagated by cuttings taken after 

 flowering and inserted in light soil in pots under 

 glass ; the annuals, varieties of Drummondii, 

 by seeds sown in March in boxes under glass, 

 or in a slight hotbed, or in April and May in 

 the open. When large enough, prick off a few 

 inches apart and keep in frames until May, giving 

 air when the weather is favourable. The peren- 

 nials are propagated by seeds sown on a gentle 

 hotbed in spring, or in pots in a greenhouse when 

 ripe. Named varieties are increased by division 

 in spring or autumn, or by cuttings of the young 

 shoots in spring or summer. Root cuttings are 

 sometimes used. 



Soil. Spring Phloxes like a light, sandy loam 

 with a little peat. The annuals and later flowering 

 perennials should ha.ve a rich soil, with plenty of 

 manure and a copious supply of water. Mulching 

 with manure is also beneficial. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



[N.B. All are hardy perennials unless otherwise 

 marked.] 



divaricata, 9" to 15", spr., maculata, 2', Jy., pur. 

 lil. or hi. Many forms. 



alba, wh. ovuta, 1 to H', spr., red, 



caiiadensis, bl. pur. (xi/n, triflora). 



caiiadensis alba, wh. caroliniana, taller. 

 Drammoiidii, 1', Aug., paniculata, 3' to 4', Aug., 



red, ro., pur., or wh. pur. to wh. Ov/". 



A charming hlf -hdy. aeuminata). 



aim. Many vars., in- reptans, 4", spr., creep- 

 eluding the following : ing, pur. or vio. 



cuspidata, pointed Stellaria, 1}', My., trail- 



petals ; nmbriata or in^, wh. 



laciniata, fringed; rlore- subulata, 1', Ap., trailing, 

 pleiio, double ; grandi- pk. (syn. setacea ; for 

 flora, hortensia-floru, vars. wv Selections). 



wh., and uana, dwarf. (titr p. 189). 



Other Species : 



adsurgeus, 9" to 1;3", linearifolia, 9" to 12", 

 spr., ro. Jy.,palcpk. 



ameena, 3" to 6", Je., pilosa, 1' to 2', My., pk., 

 pur., pk., or wh. pur., ro. 



bih'da, 9" spr. , vio. pur. procumbens, sum., trail- 



glaberrima, 1' to 2', Jy., ing, lil. 



red. verna, 6", spr., pk. 



suffruticosa, 2', Je., ro. 

 (S//H. suffruticosa). 



Selections : 



Spring-flowering varieties of subulata : 

 alba, wh. lilaciua, lil. 



unuulata, lil., dark eye. Little Dot, pale lil., dark 



atropurpurea, pur. ro. centre, 



compacta, pk. Model, ro. 



f roudosa, ro. red. Newry Seedling, lil. 



grandiflora, pk.,crim.eye. The Bride, wh., ro. eye. 

 Vivid, bright ro. 



Early Summer Phloxes of suffruticosa section 

 (supposed to have been derived from glaber- 

 rima suffruticosa) : 

 Attraction, wh. , ro. crim. Magnum Bonum, ro. 



eye. magenta, ro. eye. 



General Roberts, wh.,pk. Miss Liugard, wh., lil. 



eye. eye. 



Harry Veitch, cream wh., Mrs. Forbes, pure wh. 



crim. eye. Mrs. Hunter, wh., crim. 



James Hunter, ro. pk. eye. 



Luna, wh., pk. eye. Mrs. May, wh., pk., crim. 



Magnificence, ro. pk., eye. 



crim. eye. The Shah, ro. pur. 



Late-flowering Phloxes of decussata section 

 (supposed to have been derived from macu- 

 lata and paniculata) : 



New Varieties : 

 Antonin Mercie, wh., lil. L'Aiglon, ro. car., deeper 



edge. eye. 



Archibald Forbes, ro. Lord Kelvin, bright red. 



salmon, crim. eye. Mrs. Burn, or. sc., crim. 



Charles Flahault, lil., wh. eye. 



centre. Mrs. Oliver, salmon. 



Countess Grey, ro. vio., Put. Robertson, ro. car., 



wh. centre. crim. eye. 



John Fraser, light sc., Roger Marx, car., pur. 



paler centre. eye. 



Tapis Blanc, wh., dwarf. 



Older Varieties : 

 Artaxis. heliotrope, wh. Cameron, wh., mauve 



centre. centre. 



