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Glorious masses oj Hardy Phlox 



Hardy Phlox, continued 



of contrasts. See that the brilliant colors like G. A. 

 Strohlein are kept away from the purplish tones. 

 The coppery reds are the hardest to arrange; perhaps 

 they are at their best with white, with plenty of 

 green foliage to back them. In the mixed border, 

 clumps of white Phlox are never amiss. Among the 

 colored sorts, the following combinations will, I 

 think, prove attractive, either in the garden or for 

 cutting, and I hope they will start flower-gardeners 

 thinking up other and better ones for themselves. 



A group of delicate colors: Elisabeth Campbell, 

 Eugene Danzanvilliers, Mine, Paul Dutrie, and 

 Frau Antoine Buchner; or simply Elisabeth Camp- 

 bell and Eugene Danzanvilliers. 



From salmon-pink to scarlet: Elisabeth Campbell, 

 Loki, Gen. Van Ileutz, Baron Van Dedem, and 

 G. A. Strohlein. 



Brilliant scarlets: Coquelicot, G. A. Strohlein, 

 with Independence. 



Rich rose-reds and pinks: Sigrid Arnolclson, Goli- 

 ath, Rijnstroom, and R. P. Struthers or Fernand 

 Cortez. 



Purples: Le Mahdi, E. Danzanvilliers, and Anton 

 Buchner, or Le Mahdi, Rosenberg, Widar, and 

 Eugene Danzanvilliers. 



Selma and Compte Von I Iochberg combine well, 

 and also Goliath, Europa and I lervor. 



Most Phloxes are more or less fragrant; some, 

 like Mme. Paul Dutrie, are unusually sweet. 



Culture. Phloxes will stand considerable neglect 

 and still make a fairly good showing, but never 

 starve your plants if you want to see them at their 

 best. Prepare the ground deeply, don't hesitate to 

 apply plenty of manure, give the plants an extra, 

 help during the summer by digging in a handful of 

 bone-meal, and see that the soil around the roots 

 never gets dry and baked. September is the best 

 time to plant Phlox, but any time during the spring 

 or fall will do. If set so that the eyes are a couple 



of inches below the surface, the plants will be less 

 likely to suffer from drought. Plant the dwarf sorts 

 10 inches apart, the taller ones 18 inches. Lift and 

 divide every third or fourth year, as after that the 

 flowers will grow smaller unless the soil is continu- 

 ously enriched. As soon as the Ilower-head begins to 

 look shabby, break it off just below the blooms. 

 Then give the plants a good soaking with water, and 

 in a few weeks a new crop of side shoots will carry 

 the bloom well into the fall. I would not advise 

 pinching back before the plants have flowered. Mil- 

 dew, which sometimes appears in wet seasons, can be 

 checked by dusting the leaves when wet with pow- 

 dered sulphur. Spraying every three weeks with 

 bordeaux will prevent the fungous disease that 

 occasionally blackens and dries up the lower leaves. 



Four Fine New Phloxes 



America. Pale, clear pink, with a large deep 

 crimson eye. An improvement over the variety 

 Selma. Large flowers. 50 cts. each. 



Sommerkleid. Sent out by the introducer of 

 Elisabeth Campbell. I have not yet seen this va- 

 riety in bloom but the llowers are described as pale 

 llesh, of enormous size. 50 cts. 



Thor. Medium height. Very large llowers of the 

 richest salmon-pink; a tone midway between Loki 

 and the salmon-reds like Gen. Van Ileutz. A mag- 

 nificent Phlox. 50 cts. 



W. C. Egan. Rather dwarf grower- with very large 

 trusses and individual llowers. Color a delightful 

 shade of pale, cool pink, with a deep cherry-pink eye. 

 In tone it resembles Mme. Paul Dutrie, but is a 

 purer pink, with less lilac. 50 cts. 



General List 



WHITE VARIETIES 

 Frau Antoine Buchner. Undoubtedly the 

 finest white. Compact grower, with very large 



massive llowers. Midseason. 



Independence. Fine early white, ol 

 branching habit. 



Jeanne d'Arc. The most satisfactory tal 

 white. 



good 



Unless otherwise noted, all plants in this catalog 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100 



