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 important 

 hardy plant. We offer below collections of the finest sorts, while on the following pages will be found selections of the very 

 best large- flowering standard varieties, also a very complete list of the new Phlox Arendsi, Suffruiticosa, Suhjilata and miscel- 

 laneous 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 these plants. 



If the early and late varieties are chosen, and the heads of blooms 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 may be planted in the autumn from the 

 1st to the loth 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 blossoms 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 

 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 twj 

 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 red and again white at the ends. 

 If in another border the shades of purple are planted with occasional bunches of white, the Phlox will be the pride of the garden." 



DREER'S COLLECTION OF 



"FIFTEEN FINEST" HARDY PHLOX. 



We grow each season more than half a million plants of Hardy Phloxes in over one hundred varieties, and while all of the sort 

 offered 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 fifteen most desirable sorts, the best in their re- 

 spective colors and each one of which is a strong grower, with immense panicles of large individual blooms, and strictly first class 

 in every way. 



Rynstrom. A great improvement on the popular variety 

 Pantheon; of the same carmine rose color as the Paul Neyron 

 Rose. Shown in color on plate opposite. 



Rheinlander. A most beautiful salmon-pink with flowers and 

 trusses of immense size. The color of the flower is intensified 

 by a very decided deep claret-red eye. 



Astrild. Dense trusses of medium-sized flowers of a brilliant 

 cochineal-carmine, shading deeper towards the centre. 



B. Comte. Brilliant rich French purple. 



Elizabeth Campbell. Very bright salmon-pink, with lighter 

 shadings and dark red eye; attracts more attention in our 

 fields than any other variety; one of the handsomest. Illus- 

 trated on plate facing page 231. 



Europa. A white variety, with a decided crimson-carmine eye. 

 The individual flowers and trusses are very large; entirely 

 distinct; of remarkable sturdy, erect habit. Illustrated on 

 plate facing page 231. 



Gefion. A new color in Phloxes, a tender peach-blossom pink 

 with bright rose eye, flower and truss very large, on erect 

 sturdy but compact stems. 



Qrideur. Ground color soft mauve-rose, heavily suffused and 

 overlaid with a lively deep shade of cerise, giving the whole 

 a beautiful mottled appearance. 



Ingeborg. New this season, and the most brilliant Phlox yet 

 introduced, in color a rich vermilion-red with a lively suffusion 

 of orange-salmon intensified by a small purplish-crimson eye. 

 The individual flowers are of large size, being fully 1£ inches 

 in diameter, and are produced in just properly filled, not 

 overcrowded, much branched panicles. The plant is a strong, 

 healthy grower, of medium height, We consider this novelty 

 really first class, and certain to become a leader. 50 cts. 

 each; $5.00 per doz. 



Mrs. Jenkins. The best all round pure white. 



Prices 



Riverton Jewel. One of our own introductions, which it 

 gives us great pleasure to recommend. It is a lovely shade 

 of mauve-rose, illuminated by a brilliant carmine-red eye. 



Thor. A most beautiful and lively shade of deep salmon-pink, 

 suffused and overlaid with a scarlet glow. A light, almost 

 white halo surrounds the aniline red eye. This lovely varietv 

 will hold the same place among the deep salmon pink's 

 that the popular Elizabeth Campbell holds among the light 

 salmon-pink sorts. Shown in color on plate opposite. 



Tragedie. The richest color in the collection. A brilliant, 

 rich deep carmine with blood-red eye. 



Wanadis. Entirely distinct, a mottling of white and light 

 violet. The color is intensified by a bright reddish-purple 

 eye. A strong grower, producing trusses of immense size. 

 Shown in color on plate opposite. 



W. C. Egan. One of the finest Phloxes yet introduced, with 

 flowers frequently If inches in diameter, and while the indi- 

 vidual flower, according to color chart, is a delicate lilac, il- 

 luminated by a large bright solferino eye, the color effect 

 as a whole is a pleasing shade of soft pink. An enthusiastic 

 writer in one of the horticultural journals says: "There 

 never was a sweeter color." Illustrated on plate facing 



page 231. 

 One each of the six sorts shown in colors and illustrated on the reverse of plate opposite for $i.oo. 

 One each of the nine sorts not illustrated for $1.75. 

 One each of the complete collection of the " Fifteen Finest " for $2.50. 



