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DREER'S 

 Superb Hardy Phlox. 



Among the hardy perennial plants no class is of 

 more importance than the Phloxes, succeeding in al- 

 most any soil and position, and flowering through a 

 long season; and while they will continue in good 

 condition and flower freely for many years without 

 attention, yet they respond quickly to and are im- 

 proved by liberal cultivation. Those who wish to 

 grow Phloxes to the greatest perfection would do 

 well to follow the directions given below, written 

 especially for this book by Mrs. Ely, the author of 

 the celebrated book, "A Woman's Hardy Garden :" 



" Probably the most satisfactory of all perennials is 

 the Phlox, and a good space in proportion to the size 

 of the garden should always be given to these plants. 



If the early and late varieties are chosen, and the 

 heads of bloom are cut off as soon as the blossoms 

 have faded, the Phlox should blossom from the middle 

 of June until ice has formed. 



The ground where Phlox is to be planted should 

 be trenched fully two feet in depth, and a foot of well- 

 decomposed manure placed in the bottom of the 

 trench, which should then be filled very full with 

 alternate layers of a few inches each of good top soil 

 and manure. 



Phlox may be planted in the autumn, from the 1st 

 to the loth of October, so that it may become well 

 rooted before winter, otherwise it should be set out as 

 soon as the frost leaves the ground in the spring, as 

 growth begins very early. 



Whether planted in spring or fall, a mulch of old 

 manure thrown around the roots will be of benefit to 

 the plants. 



Phlox should be set out eighteen inches apart, and 

 if kept well watered will produce both individual 

 blossoms and heads of bloom far larger than other- 

 wise, and amply repay the extra trouble. 



In October, after three seasons of flowering, the 

 Phlox should be lifted, the ground again trenched and 

 enriched as before, the plants separated into bunches 

 of three or four stalks each, and then reset. 



Occasionally in warm, moist summers, Phlox is attacked by mildew. But if, upon the first sign of its appearance, the leaves of 

 the plants are well sprinkled and afterwards plentifully dusted with powdered sulphur, the disease will be arrested. In November, 

 after the stalks of the Phlox have been cut, a litter of leaves may be spread over the plants for winter protection. 



The best effects to be had with Phlox are produced by planting masses of each color, not less than six and even as many as two 

 dozen or more plants of one color together. For example, a border of Phlox may be planted, beginning with palest pink and 

 shading up to dark cherry, then pure white, and white with a red eye, and more white, then a quantity of Coquelicot, the most 

 brilliant of all, and again white at the end. If in another border the shades of purple are planted with occasional bunches of 

 white, the Phlox will be the pride of the garden." 



Hardy Phlox, Mrs. Jenkins. 



DREER'S "BEST DOZEN" OF HARDY PHLOXES. 



We are growing this season nearly half a million plants of Hardy Phloxes in over one hundred varieties, and while all of the 

 sorts offered on the next page are well worth growing, we realize that the average amateur only wishes a limited number of sorts, 

 but wants these to be the best. It is to meet this want that we offer below what we consider to be the best dozen, each one of 

 which is a strong grower, with immense panicles of large individual blooms, pure in color and strictly first-class in every way: 



Bacchante. Tyrian rose with crimson-carmine eye. 

 Bridesmaid. Pure white, with large crimson-carmine eye. 

 Geo. A. Strohlein. Bright scarlet, with crimson-red eye. 

 A large flower; color does not bleach in the sun. 



Henry riurger. White, with crimson-carmine centre; a 



beautiful variety. 

 Jules Cambon. Brilliant reddish-purple, with exceptionally 



large, pure white centre. 

 Le Mahdi. Deep reddish-violet, with deeper eye. 



Price, 20 cts. each; $2.f0 per doz. ; $15.00 per 100 



Mme. Paul Dutrie. Delicate lilac-rose in shade like a soft 

 pink Orchid; flowers very large, borne in immense panicles. 



firs. Jenkins. The best white for massing; immense panicles; 

 early and free bloomer. 



R. P. Struthers. Bright rosy-carmine, with claret-red eye. 



Selma. A pretty, delicate, soft pale rose, with distinct red eye. 



Siebold. An improvement on the popular scarlet "Coqueli- 

 cot," brighter in color and stronger. 



Von Hochberg. The ideal crimson-purple, the richest of its 

 color. 



One each of the " Best Dozen " for $2.00. 



FOR GENERAL COLLECTION AND OTHER HARDY PHLOX see next page. 



