[f tflHroTADRtn? -PtlllAKLPtilA- PA- ^ HARDY PEREhhlAL PbANTJ- 



231 



SUPERB HARDY PHLOX. 



Among hardy jjerennial plants no class is of more 

 importance than the Phloxes, succeeding in almost 

 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 improved by lib- 

 eral cultivation. 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. 



" 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 mid- 

 dle 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 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 be- 

 gins 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, 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 pow- 

 dered sulphur, the disease will be arrested. In No- "''"''^ ^"'■°''' '^^"^^ J'^^«''^^- 



vember, 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 red 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." 



New Hardy Phloxes for 1912. 



The eight varieties described below, introductions of noted European specialists, were an agreeable surprise to us last summer, 

 showing, as they did, great advances in color and color combinations, some of the shades being entirely new in this class of plants. 



Asia. One of the prettiest in the collection. A delicate shade 

 of mauve, with a crimson-carmine eye. 



Braga. Mauve-rose, more or less suffused with salmon; large 

 white eye; a distinct and pleasing color combination. 



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

 The individual flowers and trusses are very large; entirely dis- 

 tinct, 



Goliath. In growth a perfect giant, attaining a height of over 

 5 feet in rich soil. The flowers are of good size, produced 

 in bold, massive panicles of rich crimson-carmine with deeper 

 eye. 



Hervor. This is the first variety of its color; a bright but soft 

 pink with a large white eye. 



Rynstrom. A splendid improvement on Pantheon, which has 

 been one of the most popular sorts for massing, having much 

 larger flowers and trusses and of a uniform color, not unlike 

 that of Paul Neyron Rose. 



Wanadis. Entirely distinct from anything yet offered; a mot- 

 tling of white and light violet, reminding one of the native 

 Phlox Divaricata Canadensis. This color is intensified by a 

 bright reddish-purple eye. A strong grower, producing 

 trusses ot immense size. 



Widar. A splendid improvement on Edniond Rostand in color, 

 which is of a light, reddish violet, with a very large white 

 centre, which intensifies and illuminates the color. Flower 

 and truss very large. 



Price, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. One each of the 8 sorts, $3.25. 



Four Fine Newer Hardy Phloxes. 



Of the many new varieties introduced in the last few years the four sorts here offered stand out prominently as being of excep- 

 tional merit, being not only the best but also the most distinct in their respective colors. 

 Baron Van Dedem. Brilliant cochineal-red with salmon 1 Frau Anton Buchner. The finest white yet introducedi 



shadings; brilliant in every way. | having the largest truss and individual flower; dwarf 



Elizabeth Campbell. Very bright salmon-pink, with lighter I Rosenberg. Bright reddish-violet with blood-red eye; indi 



shadings and dark red eye; an entirely new shade. | vidual flowers as large as a silver dollar. 



Price, 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. Set of 4 sorts for $1.00. 



FOR GENERAL COLLECTION AND OTHER HARDY PHLOXES lee page* 232 and 233. 



