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another new type of Phlox shia the radiaia, in which 
the flower presents the appearance of a five- or six-pointed star 
due to the lobes being long-lanceolate we acute. A tendency 
to produce something like this type must have been present as 
‘and., 1848, p. 337, and six of the eleven kinds shown had eorollas 
with their ines “écartées,"” 4. e., with lobes so narrow as to leave 
distinct angles between them. 
e first generation of Phlox Drummondii grown in cultivation 
was in 1835. It came from a rather simple wild plant with a 
limited variability. That nee lot showed rose-red or ees 
serve any striking variations that were observed. The literature 
shows that these variations were not infrequent and have given 
numerous varieties now in cultivation 
All these two hundred varieties as not possess unique and 
widely distinguishing characteristics. For example, among the 
many tall small-flowered varieties is atropurpurea; among the 
many half-double varieties is semi-plena atropurpurea; among 
the large-floweted sorts is grandiflora atropurpurea, etc. The 
varieties all group themselves about certain types and it is very 
