No. 711. 
PHLOX CARNEA, 
Class. Order. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This is an elegant 1567 perennial plant: 
it grows about two feet in height, and flow- 
ers in August and September. It will thrive 
in any good soil, and may be increased by 
parting the roots in spring; they may either 
be planted in the ground or in pots. 
We received it from our kind friend, 
Mr. Shepherd. It is a native of the banks 
. of the Missouri, a river which in its long 
extended course, passes through countries, 
the very names of which, if they have any, 
are unknown to the European ear. How- 
ever difficult of access, or distant from 
the abodes of men, those unmeasured 
tracts may be, they are not beyond the 
bounds of their Creator's infinite benefi- 
cence. Those vast solitudes which com- 
prehend the western part of North America, 
abound in trees and plants, which are pro- 
bably destined to employ the powers and 
enchant the minds of botanists who are yet 
