474 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



Fig. 239. — Phlox subuiata. How to make use of the right plant in the right place 



is a problem weU worth studying. Here we see it solved. Even when out of bloom 



the moss-like foliage of this creeping Phlox makes ideal border material 



Phlox Drummondii (Annual Phlox) 



This annual Phlox, while not of great value to the florist, can 

 be sown across a bench in rows and had in flower with from 10- 

 to 12-in. stems by early May. The flowers wiU come in handy, 

 especially if you sow a good pink or white strain. 



For outdoor flowering sow right in the open. You may also 

 consider sowing seed about March first and transplanting the 

 seedlings, five to a 4-in. pot. They will make nice bushy plants in 

 that way and bloom by Memorial Day. 



PHCENIX (DATE PALM) 



Phcenix Roebelenii makes one of the most graceful of palms 

 and the larger it gets, the more graceful it becomes; besides it is 

 one of the very best of house plants. You cannot use it for mass 



