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DREER’S SUPERB HARDY PHLOXES. 
Hardy Phloxes have long been one of our leading specialties, and we are now the largest growers in the world of this import- 
ant hardy plant. We offer below a collection of the finest sorts, while on the following page will be found a very complete list 
of the miscellaneous species and varieties. 
The following cultural notes were written especially 
for this book by Mrs. Ely, the author of ‘‘ 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. 
The ground where Phlox is to be planted should be 
trenched fully two feet in depth, and may be planted in 
the autumn from the Ist to the 15th of October, so that 
they 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 blos- 
soms and heads of bloom far larger than otherwise, and 
amply repay the extra trouble. 
In October, after three seasons of flowering, the Phlox should 
be lifted, the ground again trenched and enriched, the plants sep- 
arated into bunches of three or four stalks each, and then reset. 
Occasionally, in warm moist summers, the 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. 
Albion. A strong, vigorous grower, producing very large 
panicles of pure white flowers with a faint red eye. 
Baron van Dedem. Brilliant cochineal-red, with salmon 
shadings. 
Bridesmaid, Pure white, with large crimson-carmine eye. 
Champs Elysee. A bright rosy magenta; very effective. 
Crepuscule. White with delicate mauve suffusion and rose- 
purple eye. 
Eclaireur. Brilliant rosy-magenta, with large lighter halo. 
Elizabeth Campbell. Very bright salmon-pink, withlight- 
er shadings and dark red eye; one of the handsomest and 
‘most popular varieties. 
Europa. A white variety, with a decided crimson-carmine 
eye. The individual flowers and trusses are very large; en- 
tirely distinct; of remarkable sturdy, erect habit. 
Frau Anton Buchner. Pure white, 
trusses and individual flowers. 
Grideur. 
shade of cerise. 
sturdy, compact habit. 
f Henry [urger. 
with very large 
Soft mauve-rose suffused and overlaid with a lively 
Flower and truss very large, of erect, 
White with crimson-carmine centre. 
Jeanne d’ Arc. A good late-flowering pure white 
L’Evenement. Orange scarlet overlaid with salmon-pink. 
La Vague. Pure mauve, with aniline red eye. 
Louise Abbema. 
Mme. Paul Dutrie. 
- pink orchid; flowers very large, borne in immense panicles. 
A very large dwarf, pure white, 
Delicate lilac-rose in shade like a soft 
Harpy Puiox 
Mrs. Jenkins, The best all round pure white. 
effective for massing; early and free bloomer. 
Very 
Pantheon. Uniform bright carmine rose throughout; very 
effective and popular sort. 
Rosenberg. Bright reddish violet; blood-red eye. 
Riverton Jewel. One of our own introductions and a 
variety of great merit. It is a lovely shade of mauve-rose, 
illuminated by a brilliant carmine-red eye. 
Rynstrom. A great improvement on the popular variety 
Pantheon; of the same carmine rose color as the Paul Neyron 
Rose. 
Thor. A most beautiful and lively shade of deep salmon-pink 
suffused and overlaid with ascarlet glow. A light, almost 
white halo surrounds the aniline red eye. A very effective 
color and becoming more popular each season. 
Viking. Oneof the latest to flower, producing much branch- 
ed pyramidal heads of bloom of a pleasing soft salmon-rose, 
Von Lassburg. Pure white, individual flowers very large. 
W.C. Egan. Oneof the finest Phloxes yet introduced, and 
while the individual flowers, according to color chart, are of 
a delicate lilac, illumizated by a large bright solferino eye, the 
color effect as a whole is a pleasing shade of soft pink. In habit 
of growth it is strong and vigorous, producingimmense pani- 
cles of flowersnine inches high"by seven across and the individ- 
ual flowers frequently measure 1$ inches in diameter. 
Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz; $15.00 per 100. One each ofthe 25 varieties, a grand collection, $5.0, 
