THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



rich soil. Plenty of watering increases the 

 size of the blossoms. Every three years, each 

 plant should be lifted, separated into bunches 

 of from three to four stalks each, and reset. 

 The mildew which attacks the leaves in 

 moist summers can be arrested by a dusting 

 of powdered sulphur, or by spraying with Bor- 

 deaux mixture. Phlox will bloom from June 

 until frost if both early and late varieties are 

 chosen, and if the heads are cut off as soon 

 as they have finished blooming. One of the 

 most satisfactory of all perennials, and abso- 

 lutely indispensable to the hardy garden. 

 It would be almost impossible to have too 

 many plants, as there are so many varie- 

 ties and the range of colors is so great — 

 white, white with pink and red and purple 

 eyes, all the shades of pink from rose to 

 cherry, scarlet and red, combinations of rose 

 and red, purple and combinations of pur- 

 ple and many mottled varieties. By breaking 

 off the flower -heads as soon as they have 

 bloomed, a second crop will often be produced. 



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