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Two years later John Lindley (Edward's Botanical are 
: 1949) remarked that ‘‘a bed of this plant has hardly yet b 
seen; for it is far too precious and uncommon.’ 
phlox also only in its reddish colors as a plate accompanying 
is article shows. As y (Synoptical Flora of North 
America, 1878), describing the wild hi ummondii, says 
e co is red, varying to rose, purple or white rom 
sent home no seeds of plants bearing the ha flowers or that 
Drummond did not see flowers of that typ 
Mr. H. Ness, State Horticulturist - a xas, informs the 
writer that in a limited area near College Station, Texas, he has 
“never noticed any other color a flower except dark red with a 
darker tinge toward the center.” 
Dr. cAllister recently made observations on a large 
number at wild plants of this species near Austin, Texas. He 
describes the flower as “p ome ie or lavender.” He di 
not observe any that were a or 
Professor W. L. Bray, who for ner years was connected 
with the University of Texas, makes the following statement: 
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were quite brilliant over large patches with Phlox Drummondii. 
impression is vivid of a great abundance of this species along 
several miles of Oe railway, and that the color scheme varied as 
above indica 
t appears ne that there i is, at the present time, some varia- 
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time. Yet the variations in the wild species are slight compared 
