REPORT ON PHLOXES AT CHISWICK, 1902. 



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REPORT ON PHLOXES AT CHISWICK, 1902. 



A collection of 340 varieties of Phloxes was planted in oblong beds on 

 the north side of the long vinery between the Paxton house and the west 

 wall, close to the council room, and on a large break of ground on the 

 south side of the garden. Each variety was represented by two plants, 

 and in some cases by four, and occasionally even six were grown. A 

 mulching of stable litter was given early in May. The summer of 1902, 

 being so very wet, suited these moisture-loving plants admirably ; nearly 

 all of them made satisfactory growth, and many of them yielded an 

 abundance of flowers, especially the varieties named ' Sylphide,' ' Beatrice,' 

 ' James Farquhar,' ' Croix du Sud,' 'Kaiser Wilhelm,' 'Miss Pemberton,' 

 ' Sesostris,' ' Coquelicot,' ' Eclaireur,' 'Bouquet de St. Cyr,' and ' Le 

 Vengeur.' 



The Floral Committee examined the collection several times, and 

 decided that, as there are so many too-much-alike Phloxes in gardens? 

 only those varieties which received awards should be recorded. 



A.M. = Award of Merit, 

 xxx = Highly Commended, 

 x x = Commended. 



1. Africaine, x x August 16, 1892 (Forbes). — Height 2 feet 6 inches ; 

 sturdy habit ; free-flowering ; flowers white, splashed with pale purple. 



2. Aspasie, x x August 2, 1892 (Forbes). — Height 2 feet; very 

 bushy habit ; moderately free-flowering ; flowers purplish-rose, with a 

 paler eye. 



3. Avalanche, A.M. July 24, 1894 (Paul).— Height 18 inches ; sturdy 

 habit : very free-flowering ; flowers cream- white, with a lemon eye. 



4. Beatrice, A.M. July 27, 1897 (Forbes, Dobbie).— Height 2 feet ; 

 very bushy habit ; very free-flowering ; flowers large, closely packed on 

 stiff spikes ; colour rose-pink, with a purple eye. 



o. Belvedere, x x August 16, 1892 (Forbes, Veitch).— Height 

 18 inches ; rather slender habit ; free-flowering ; flowers large, deep-rose, 

 flushed with purple and shaded white near the eye. 



6. Beranger, A.M. July 27, 1897 (Forbes) —Height 5 feet ; compact, 

 sturdy habit ; free-flowering ; flowers large, rose-pink touched with violet 

 near the purple eye. 



7. Bode de Feu, xxx August 16, 1892 (Barr).— Height 2 feet ; 

 sturdy habit ; free-flowering ; flowers large, bright salmon-scarlet, with a 

 rosy- crimson eye. 



8. Bouquet de St. Cyr, A.M. July 27, 1897 (Barr).— Height 3 feet ; 

 bushy habit ; free-flowering ; flowers large, pure white, with a prominent 

 rosy-purple eye. 



9. Coquelicot, A.M. July 27, 1897 (Barr, Forbes, Paul, Veitch, 

 Dobbie). — Height 2 feet; rather slender habit; very free-flowering; 

 flowers large, rich orange-scarlet with a crimson eye. An improvement 

 on Etna. 



