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"j?, 13.— PHLOX COLDRYANA, Paxt. MR. COLDRY’S PHLOX. 
Engravings. — Paxton’s Mag. of. Bot. vol. 7, p. 197 ; and our fig. j ovate -lanceolate, acuminate, subcordate, slightly scabrous on the upper 
1, in PI. 74. surface ; corymb spreading; segments of the corolla cuneate ; teeth 
Specific Character. — Stems erect, slightly downy, spotted ; leaves | of the calyx very short. 
Description, &c. — This very handsome species is a hybrid, raised about 1835, in the Bristol Nursery. It 
i grows about two feet high, and is of a compact bushy habit of growth. It should be grown in light soil, partly 
, composed of leaf mould ; and it should he removed to a fresh bed about every third year, or the flowers will 
I degenerate in both size and colour. The plant is propagated by dividing the roots. 
I OTHER SPECIES OF PHLOX BELONGING TO § 1. 
' P. OMNIFLORA, Hort. 
i This is a remarkably handsome species, with an elongated corymb of clear white flowers, which it continues 
, producing from June till the latter end of October. It rarely grows above a foot or eighteen inches high, and is 
I equally well suited to keep in a pot or to plant in the open ground. Even when it has flowered in the open 
[ ground all the summer, it may be taken up and put into a pot to force for flowering in early spring. It is thus 
\ one of the most useful kinds of Phlox for a suburban garden. 
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VAN HOUTTE’S PHLOX. Bot. Reg. for 1843, t. 5 ; and oar fig. 4, in Pi. 74. 
^ This is a very beautiful garden variety, raised by a nurseryman at Ghent. It is very pretty, being 
' distinctly marked with a crimson star on a white ground, and the flowers are delightfully fragrant. Its habit of 
1 growth resembles that of P. omniflora, and it requires the same treatment. 
I P. PANICULATA, Lin. 
I This was one of the first species introduced, having been sent to England in 1732. It is a native of Virginia, 
j where it is found in rich moist meadows. The flowers of the species are purple ; but there is a variety the 
! flowers of which are white, w'ith a slight tinge of red. 
i P. UNDULATA, Ait. 
j This is probably only a variety of the preceding species, as the only difierence is in the leaves, which are 
i somewhat undulated ; and in the stem, which grows tall and stronger, frequently attaining the lieight of five 
feet. It is a native of Virginia, and was introduced in 1759. 
P. L.\TIFOLIA, Michx. 
Is probably only a variety of P. pyramidalis, but the flowers are larger, and of a darker colour. It is a 
j native of Carolina, and was introduced in 1812. 
^ P. MACULATA, Lin. 
This species has a stem marked with very conspicuous brown spots, with violet-coloured flowers. It is a 
native of Carolina, and was introduced in 1740. 
P. NITIDA, Pursh. 
This is a very handsome species, nearly allied to P. Carolina, but with large purple flowers and smooth 
shining leaves. It is a native of South Carolina, and it was introduced in the year 1800. 
