PERENNIALS AND BIENNIALS 



are quite as attractive, and it begins to bloom as 

 early as the 15th of June. In this case also 

 there are a large number of named varieties. Its 

 cultivation is the same as that of P. paniculata. 



Phlox subulata, the Moss Pink, has little re- 

 semblance to its tall and stately brethren. Its 

 foliage is moss-like, and its delicate branches, ly- 

 ing prostrate on the ground, bear pinkish-purple 

 flowers in profusion, almost hiding the foliage. 

 It is a true mountain plant, and rejoices in a 

 home on some rocky ledge. A variety bears a 

 white flower, making the ledge in spring look 

 like a drift of belated snow. I have never tried 

 to raise this plant from seed, but bought the 

 plants themselves, increasing them by cuttings, 

 which quickly take root. It is one of the very 

 best plants for rock work, blooming on the island 

 from June 15 th to July 24th. There are a num- 

 ber of varieties of this species, among them being 

 P. frondosa, with rose-colored flowers ; P. nivalis, 

 white ; P. Neboni, white with pink eye ; and many 

 others. 



Phlox reptans, P. verna, or P. stolonifera spreads 

 by long runners which send up straight stems six 

 inches high, bearing clusters of from six to eight 

 rosy-red flowers, three-fourths of an inch across. 



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