94 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



spreading clusters of large lilac and bluish lilac 

 flowers which appear in late spring; it has been 

 crossed in cultivation, and is found in the garden 

 in larger figure and finer colors. P. glaberrima 

 and P. Ca/rolina are pink and 

 pale-pink varieties which are com- 

 mon in the near "West and South, 

 and flower in early summer. The 

 five lobes of the corolla are round. 

 The former variety has slender 

 stems, long lance-shaped leaves, 

 and loose flower clusters; the lat- 



Star of Quedlinburg. 



ter, stout stems, ovate or even 

 heart-shaped leaves, and crowded flower clusters. 

 P. subulata is a low-creeping little plant, so entirely 

 different from the foregoing varieties that I have 

 given it separate consideration elsewhere. These 

 wild phloxes are all perennials, and they have been 

 more or less introduced into the garden, where they 

 appear in so many varied types that they are not 

 easily recognized. The most satisfactory color in 

 the perennial flowers is white ; the pale magenta 

 tints of some others are not very beautiful. 



