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height, one foot and a half. Flowers in 
June. 
*Papaver bracteatum, (Bracted Poppy.) 
— A large, strong growing plant ; the leaves 
are large, hairy, and pinnated ; the flowers, 
on an erect stem, large, scarlet, with a black 
centre ; height, three feet. Flowers in May 
and June. 
Parnassia palustris, (Marsh Parnassia.) 
— The leaves are ovately heart-shaped ; the 
flowers, on the top of an erect stem, butter-cup 
shaped, white ; height, six to nine inches. 
Flowers in July. 
*fpENTSTEMON Murrayanum, (Murray's 
Pentstemon.) — This has an erect stem; the 
root leaves spathulate ; the flowers in racemes, 
tubular, scarlet, forming along pyramidal spike; 
height, three feet. Flowers in September. 
Pentstemon dlffusum, (Diffuse Pentste- 
mon.) — The root leaves are ovate oblong ; the 
flowers two lipped, purple ; axillary on a 
branched stem, forming a terminal panicle ; 
height, two feet. Flowers in September. 
*Pentstemon pulchellum, (Pretty Pent- 
stemon.) — The stem branched, forming around 
bush ; the leaves are ovate-lanceolate ; the 
flowers are inflate:!, lilac-purple, in a secund 
raceme ; height, one foot and a half. Flowers 
in July. 
*Pentstemon atropurpuretjm, (Dark-pur- 
ple Pentstemon.) — This is of nearly the same 
habit as the last ; the leaves are lanceolate ; the 
flowers dark reddish-purple, in a panicle ; 
height, two feet. Flowers in July. 
* Pentstemon gentianoides, (Gentian-like 
Pentstemon.) — An erect branched, very showy 
plant, with large flowers; the leaves are lanceo- 
late ; the flowers in a large panicle, violaceous, 
or reddish purple ; height, three feet. Flowers 
in July. 
*Pentstemon speciosum, (Showy Pentste- 
mon.) — The root leaves spathulate; the flowers 
in axillary, many-flowered cymes, on an erect 
stem, the whole forming a pyramidal panicle ; 
they are inflated, two-lipped, sky blue, very 
handsome; height, two feet and a half. Flowers 
in August. 
Pentstemon digitalis, (Foxglove-flowered 
Pentstemon.) — The root leaves broad, long; 
the flowers sub-campanulate, two-lipped, pure 
white, in an erect panicle ; height, two feet 
and a half. Flowers in August. 
*Pentstemon ovatum, (Ovate-leaved Pent- 
stemon.) — This has ovate-cordate, root leaves; 
the flowers are tubular, two-lipped, brilliant 
purple blue; height, three feet. Flowers in 
July. 
* Phlox divaricata, (Divaricate Phlox.) 
— This is a decumbent plant, with oval, lanceo- 
late leaves, and loose, few-flowered panicles of 
purplish blue salver-shaped flowers; height, 
nine inches. Flowers in June. 
Phlox canadensis, (Canadian Phlox.) — ■ 
This has an erect stem; the leaves are ovate; 
the flowers in loose panicles, blue tinged with 
lilac; height, one foot. Flowers in May. 
* Phlox Brougiitonii, (Broughton's Phlox.) 
This is a splendid plant; the leaves are cor- 
date ovate; the flowers large, very round, rose- 
coloured, in a dense, pyramidal panicle; height, 
three feet. Flowers in August and September. 
Some of the hybrids of this genus are very 
fine ; among them are — Lorainii, Bridgesii, 
Coldryana, Allcardii, Pottsii, Ingramiana. 
*Piilox procLmbens, (Procumbent Phlox.) 
— A dwarf plant; the leaves are lanceolate; 
the flowers bluish purple, in few-flowered 
panicles; height, six inches. Flowers in May. 
Phlox setacea, (Bristle-leaved Phlox.) — 
A dwarf plant; the leaves are subulate, tufted; 
the flowers pale rose-coloured, with a deeper 
star in the centre, in few-flowered panicles; 
height, six inches. Flowers in April and May. 
Phlox TARDiFLORA,(Late-flowering Phlox.) 
— The leaves of this are lanceolate; the flowers 
pure white, fragrant, in panicled racemes ; 
height, two feet and a half. Flowers in Sep- 
tember and October. 
* Phlox suAVEOLENS,(Sweet-scentedPhlox.) 
— The leaves are ovate-lanceolate; the flowers 
in panicled racemes, white, sweet-scented; 
height, one foot and a half. Flowers in Au- 
gust. 
*PhLox omniflorA, (Ever-flowering Phlox.) 
— This has ovate leaves, and large pyramidal 
panicled corymbs of white flowers ; the stems 
throw out side branches, which also flower 
freely; height, one foot and a half. Flowers 
in August. 
*fPiiLox Van Houtteii, (Van Houtte's 
Phlox.) — This has lanceolate leaves; the 
flowers are produced in a large panicle at the 
top of the erect stems ; they are purple, with 
a white bar down the centre of each of the 
five segments into which the salver-shaped 
corolla is divided ; height, two to three feet. 
Flowers in August. 
Phlox reptans, (Creeping Phlox). — This 
is a decumbent, spreading plant ; the root 
leaves are obovately spathulate, the stem ones 
lanceolate ; the flowers are blue-purple, in 
small corymbs ; height, six inches. Flowers 
in June. 
Phlox cordata, (Heart-shaped leaved 
Phlox.) — This has erect stems ; the leaves ob- 
long cordate ; the flowers salver-shaped, pur- 
plish lilac, in a pyramidal corymbose panicle ; 
height, two feet and a half. Flowers in Au- 
gust. 
Phlox acuminata, (Acuminate -leaved 
Phlox.) — This has erect downy stems, and 
ovate-lanceolate leaves ; the flowers are pur- 
ple, salver-shaped, in a corymbose panicle ; 
height, three feet. Flowers in August. 
