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three or four fmall branches towards the top, each termi¬ 
nated by a corymb of flowers. Lower leaves oppoiite, 
three inches long, and near half an inch broad at the bafe, 
ending in long acute points, fmooth and feflile; the 
upper ones are alternate. Tube of the corolla twice the 
length of the calyx; fegments of the border roundifh, 
fpreading, of a light purple colour. The flowers appear 
in June, but unlefs the feafon proves warm are not fuc- 
ceeded by feeds in England. Native of North America. 
Cultivated in 1731, by Mr. Miller. It flowers from June 
to Auguft. A branch of this delicate plant is reprefented 
on the Engraving at fig. 2. «, the calyx and piftillutn; 
b, the corolla opened to (how the ftamens. 
7. Phlox Carolina, or Carolina lychnidea ; leaves lan¬ 
ceolate, even; Item rugged; corymbs fubfaltigiate. The 
flem is three times as high as the preceding, and fomewhat 
rugged; the leaves wider, and ovate-lanceolate, the 
corymb confiding of numerous flowers, with feveral pe¬ 
duncles from the uppermoft axils of the leaves, erefit 
and faftigiate into a fort of corymb; the tube of the 
corolla even. The upper part of the Item has generally 
two (lender fine-branches, and is terminated by a head of 
flowers growing in whorls, but the whorls are fo near as 
to appear one corymb. Calyx Ihort, deeply cut into five 
acute fegments. Tube of the corolla long, cut at top 
into five roundifli fpreading fegments ; the corolla is of a 
deep purple, and the flowers appear a fortnight later. It 
grows naturally in Carolina; was cultivated here before 
1728, and flowers from July to September. 
This we fuppofe to be the fame as the Ph. ftolonifera, 
or creeping phlox, of Sims in Curtis’s Mag. t. 563. The 
copious rough leafy (hoots from the roots trail and throw 
out radicles in every direction. It was noticed, in 1788, 
by Mr. J. Frafer in Georgia. Michaux fays it grows on 
lofty mountains, in the weftern part of Carolina. It is 
fuppofed to be hardy, and was expected to prove a va¬ 
luable plant for rock-work ; but, whether for want of due 
fuppiies of water, or from any other caufe, it was not 
found lading. It is reprefented on the annexed engra¬ 
ving, Plate II. 
8. Phlox divaricata, or early-flowering lychnidea: leaves 
broad-lanceolate; the upper ones alternate; flem bifid; 
peduncles in pairs. Stems almofl upright, Ample and 
then divided into turn branches. Leaves oppofite, on a 
Ample flem, in five oppoiitions; the upper ones alternate. 
Flowers from the partings of the flem and the axils of 
the alternate leaves, two together on feparate pedicels ; 
corollas pale blue, with a crooked tube. The flowers 
appear at the end of May or the beginning of June, but 
are rarely fucceeded by feeds in England. It grows na¬ 
turally in North America; and was cultivated in 1758, 
by Mr. Miller. According to the Kew Catalogue, it 
flowers from April to June. Mr. Curtis fays it flowers 
in May, with the yellow Alyfium ; that it is neither of 
fo long duration, nor fo ornamental, as fome of the other 
fpecies 5 that it feldorn exceeds a foot in height, and on 
this account may be regarded as a fuitable rock-plant. 
9. Phlox ovata, or ovate-leaved lychnidea: leaves 
ovate; flowers folitary. Stalks two or three, (lender, 
about nine inches high. Leaves rough, hairy, an inch 
and a half long, and three quarters of an inch broad in the 
middle, oppoiite, on very (hort footltalks. The flowers 
come out iingly at the top of the fialk, have very (lender 
tubes, with a border of five roundifli fpreading fegments ; 
they are of a light purple colour, and appear in July, but 
are not follow'ed by feeds in England. Native of 
Maryland, and other parts of North America. Cultivated 
by- Mr. Miller in 1759. 
10. Phlox fubuiata, or awl-leaved lychnidea: leaves 
awl-ihaped, hirfute ; flowers oppofite. If this plant be 
left to itfelf, the ilems trail on the ground ; the young 
(boots are of a reddiih hue, and (lightly villofe; the 
leaves are edged with hairs; oppofite, recurved, and 
rather flefliy, producing others from their axils, becoming 
as the plant grows old of a brownifii colour, which ren- 
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ders the plant in fome degree unfightly. Flowers from 
one to three or four in an umbel, drooping before they 
expand: corolla pale purple or flefli-colour, with an eye 
of dark but brilliant purple, difpofed in a (tar-like form. 
Native of Virginia. The flowers appear at the beginning 
of May; they are extremely pretty, but delicate, requiring 
(belter during the period of their flowering, which is 
fnorter than in moft of the other fpecies. 
11. Phlox Sibirica, or Siberian lychnidea : leaves linear, 
villofe; peduncles in threes. Stems from two inches to 
a hand in height. Leaves linear, hairy below, fucculent, 
bright green. From the uppermoft axils peduncles from 
two to four, about an inch long, each bearing one purple 
flower (varying to white with purple ftreaks), with from 
four to fix fegments, which are rounded, and often emar- 
ginate. Native of Siberia. 
12. Phlox fetacea, or briftle-leaved lychnidea : leaves 
briftle-lhaped, fmooth; flowers folitary. The ftalks, 
when fupported, rife to the height of about a foot; but, 
if left to themfelves, trail upon the ground : they are 
thickly covered with leaves which are longer, and for the 
moft part finer and more hairy, than thofe of fubuiata; 
and in the month of May the whole plant forms a highly- 
ornamental bufli of purple flowers. It was brought from 
Carolina, by Mr. John Frafer, in 1788. 
Propagation and Culture . Thefe plants delight in a 
moift rich foil, not too ft iff, in which they will grow tall, 
and produce much larger bunches of flowers than in dry 
ground; for, when the foil is poor and dry, they fre¬ 
quently die in fummer, unlefs they are duly watered. 
They are generally propagated by parting their roots, 
becaufe they do not often produce feeds in England. 
The beft time for this is in autumn, when their (talks 
begin to decay. Thefe roots (hould not be divided into 
fmall heads, if they are expefted to flower well the fol¬ 
lowing fummer; nor (hould they be parted oftener than 
every other year, becaufe, when they are often removed 
and parted, it will greatly weaken the roots, fo that they 
will fend out but few (talks, and thofe will be fo weak as 
not to rife their ufual height, and the bunches of flowers 
will be much fmaller. When the roots are tranfplanted 
and parted, it will be a good way to lay fome old tan, or 
other mulch, upon the furface of the ground about their 
roots, to prevent the froft from penetrating the ground; 
for, as they will have put out new fibres before winter, 
the froft, when it is fevere, often kills the fibres, whereby 
the plants fuffer greatly, and arefometimes deftroyed. 
The firft, fixth, and feventh, forts, propagate pretty 
fad by their fpreading roots; but the others increafe but 
(lowly this way, therefore the bed method to propagate 
them is by cuttings ; and if thefe, with the fourth (orr, 
are defired in plenty, they may be eafily obtained by this 
method. The bell time to plant the cuttings, is about 
the end of April or the beginning of May, when the 
(hoots from the roots are about two inches, high ; thefe 
fliould be cutoff clofe to the ground, and their tops (hort- 
ened; then they muft be planted on a border of light 
loamy earth, and (haded from the fun until they have 
taken root; or, if they are planted pretty clofe together, 
and covered with bell or hand glades, (hading them every 
day from the fun, they will put out roots in five or fix 
weeks ; but,'when they begin to (hoot, the glafles fnould 
be gradually raifed to admit the free air to them, other- 
wife they will draw up weak and foon fpoil: as foon as 
they are well rooted, the glafles fliould be taken off, and 
the plants inured to the open air; then they fliould be 
foon after removed into a bed of good foil, planting them 
about fix inches diftance every w’ay, obferving to fliade 
them from the fun, and water them duly till they have 
taken new root; after which, if they are kept clean (rom 
weeds, they will require no other care till autumn, when 
they (hould be tranfplanted into the borders of the flower- 
garden, v. here they are defigned to remain. 
If fome of thefe plants are put into pots, and (heltered 
under a hot-bed frame in winter, they will flower (trong 
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