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The following varieties are highly recommended by G. L. Thayer, 

 special Phlox investigator at Cornell University: 



Asia. Light mallow purple, with small eye 



of amaranth purple. 

 B. CoMTE. Vivid aster purple, with small 



eye of a darker shade. 

 Baron von Dedem. Near begonia rose. 



with small eye of near rhodamine purple- 

 Bridesmaid. White with large eye of. 



rhodamine purple. 

 EcLAiREUR. Near aster purple, halo of 



light mallow purple and small eye of 



aster purple. 

 Elizabeth Campbell. Begonia rose, shad- 

 ing lighter toward center with small eye 



of rhodamine purple. 

 F. G. VON Lassburg. White. 



Frau Bosch Bader. White, with small 

 eye of near rhodamine purple. 



Hermine. White (10-12 inches). 



Inspector Elpel. Thulite pink, with 

 small eye near rhodamine purple. 



Jeanne^ d'Arc. White (Late). 



Le Mahdi. Pansy violet, with small eye 

 of violet purple. 



Miss Lingard. White with faint mark- 

 ings at center of mallow pink. 



Miss Cook. White, with aster purple eye. 



Mme. Paul Dutrie. White, lightly suf- 

 fused with deep rose pink, with small 

 eye of rhodamine purple. 



Modesty. Light mallow purple, with 

 rhodamine purple eye. 



The annual Phlox, Phlox Drummondii, are more dwarf and are 

 found in more excellent colors than even the perennial sorts. Best 

 success is attained by sowing the seeds indoors and giving them a 

 little start before putting them in the open border. There is a group 

 with fringed petals which are known as Star Phlox, or Quedlinburg 

 Phlox; they are novel but less attractive than the type sorts. 



For the rockery and front of the borders of perennials a number of 

 species is very useful. Of primary consideration is the Moss Pink 

 (P. subulata) and its varieties. This species forms huge mats of color 

 in the Springtime; pink, lavender, bluish and white sorts are obtain- 

 able. Phlox divaricata is the wild Sweet William of our woods. It is 

 most attractive, especially the varieties derived from the form Laphami. 



THE PINK • Dianthus 



The hardy Pinks rank with the time-honored gems of the old- 

 fashioned garden. Splendidly adapted for beds and borders, they de- 

 serve a place in every garden, not only on account of their great beauty 

 and free-blooming qualities, but also for theii: usefulness as cut flowers. 

 Throughout the Summer months they yield a profusion of single and 

 double blooms which for brilliancy and variety of contrasting tints are 

 unsurpassed; many of them are delightfully fragrant. They grow 

 about a foot high, and there is nothing that shows to better advantage 

 in bouquets or in house decorations. The varieties classed as annuals 

 include the well-known China Pink (D. chinensis), the Japan Pink 

 (D. Heddewigii), and the Diadem Pink (D. diadematus); while among 

 the hardy perennial sorts the old-time popular Garden Pink (D. plu- 



