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now lost, and I have not been able to obtain it from any 
nursery in the country; the foliage is shining deep-green, 
more bristly; the flowers are pure white with yellow eye, 
and I think it is more tender than the other. 
P, réptans, sometimes called P. stolonifera, is a beauti- 
ful dwarf species, running upon the ground like those just 
described, sending up innumerable clusters of deep-crim- 
son flowers, blooming in May; the flowers are nearly as 
large as in the late flowering species. The leaves are oval 
and not so abundant as those of P. subulata. 
P. divaricdta.—This species, with its varieties, flowers 
late in May and beginning of June; one foot high. The 
varieties are those with white, lilac, light-purple, or blue 
flowers, with intermediate shades. 
P, maculata, — From this species (and probably P. 
paniculata, and others also), have been produced a great 
number of fine varieties known in the gardens under the 
term Perennial Phloxes. They are divided into two clas- 
ses, early and late. These were fully described in a com- 
munication to the chairman of the Flower Committee of 
the Massachusetts Horticultural Society a few years ago, 
from which I present the following extracts : — 
“Karty Puioxes.—These commence flowering about 
the first week in June; the different varieties successively 
coming into bloom to the middle of July, and continue in 
bloom, more or less profusely, until October, particularly 
when the flower-stems are cut down to the ground as the 
trusses or spikes of flowers begin to fade. This class of 
Phloxes range in height from one and one-half to three 
feet, according to the richness of the soil; some few vari- 
eties are rather more dwarfish in their habits. The early 
sorts all differ in their foliage from the later. The leaves are 
generally glossy, with a smooth surface, and mostly oblong- 
lance shape, sometimes with a heart-shaped base.” Among 
the varieties of this class are Madame Duboulet, pink ; 
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