PHLOX PILO^SA. 
HAIRY-LEAVED PHLOX. 
Class. Order. 
Pl-NTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA 
Natural Order. 
polemoniacea:. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
N.Amei'ica 
1 foot. 
May, June. 
Perennial. 
in 1759. 
No. 309. 
The name, Phlox, is a Greek word, signifyinf^ 
flame ; which was given by Linneus to this family of 
plants in lieu of Lychnidea. It may be presumed, 
that he considered the latter too nearly related to 
Lychnis, to be retained in his reformed nomenclature. 
Pilosa, from the Latin, hairy. 
The various species of Phlox, and the very differ- 
ent characters which they assume, render one por- 
tion or other of the genus desirable in almost every 
situation. A part of them submissively creep on the 
surface of the earth, as though they desired to pro- 
tect it from the increasing heat of the opening sum- 
mer ; whilst others elevate themselves in autumnal 
beauty, over their more humble neighbours, and ir- 
resistibly demand attention to their self-appropriated 
mantles of pink or snowy flowers. Many interme- 
diate species are also highly attractive, and progres- 
sively adorn the parterre, throughout the season of 
the garden’s cheerful triumph. 
The Phlox pilosa increases freely, and may be di- 
vided in spring or autumn ; or, in May, cuttings of 
the stems may be made, which strike root readily, 
under a hand-glass. 
^8 Hort. Kew. 2, v. 1, 32.5. 
