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.1 brd of creeping phlox (phlox subulata) makes a brillianl sheet of color 
in the spring, and is especially e ffective when planted, as here, under a ivall 
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MEETING THE PHLOX FAMILY 
(Continued from page 84) 
Two other low creeping phloxes are 
P. antoena, 4 ", with bright pink flowers, 
which prefers a moist soil and P. Doug- 
lasii, white flowers, and suitable for a hot 
dry soil. These three have one disadvan¬ 
tage—they lack fragrance. 
Coming closely on their heels we have 
wild Sweet William, P. divaricata, a lover 
of the shade, especially suitable for wild 
gardens and woodland planting. It, too, 
is a creeping plant with lavender flowers 
held on stems 12 "-! 8 " high. 
.'\1! of these creeping t>'pes can be in¬ 
creased l)y cuttings made Immediately 
after flowering. Put the cuttings in a 
tray filled with sand, place the tray in the 
cold frame, put on the glass and shade it, 
and keep the sand damp until the cuttings 
have taken root, which should be in a 
couple of weeks. After that they should 
be carefully transplanted to good soil. 
The end of May sees about the last of 
the bloom from the creeping phloxes. 
Tlien follows an interval. If you look into 
j’our herbaceous border, however, you 
will notice that alreadj^ there is promise 
of flowering on the Phlox suffrulicosa. 
Like as not, this type will be represented 
by Miss Lingard, a white with a faint 
violet eye. Magnificence, a bright rose, 
and Perfection, a white wdth a crimson 
eye. These begin flowering in June, when 
tire peonies have passed into remem¬ 
brance. 
These lead the procession, giving a 
hint of the glories to come. For as June 
slips into July your border begins to show 
the colors of Phlox paniculala, and early 
August brings the display and rich 
fragrance to a height. 
The Phlox paniculala group has been 
hybridized so effectively that its named 
varieties are almost legion, ranging from 
tire large, compact white trusses of the 
early-flowering Independence, to the 
scarlet blood-red of Baron Van Dedem, 
the soft lilac blue of Eugene Danzanvil- 
liers, the clear pink of Rijnstroom, the 
amaranth of B. Comte and the enormous 
white heads of the dwarf Tapis Blanc 
and the salmon of Elizabeth Campbell. 
Ill many gardens one sees groups of just 
a few of the varieties; it would seem that 
garden lovers are not taking advantage 
of the available varying tones and shades. 
Of course, when one is making a border to 
a definite color scheme, this careful selec¬ 
tion is necessary, but it seems a pity that 
color schemes are so rigid. Then, too, 
Phlox paniculala lias a tendency to revert 
back to its ancestral pink and white, but 
when that is found in a garden it indicates 
that the phlox clumps have not been 
regularly divided. Division should be 
made at least every three years. October 
and April are the best months both for 
division and setting out. Root up all 
seedlings. Divide the old clump anil re¬ 
plant one stalk to a plant, setting them 
about 2 ' apart. This will give healthier 
bloom and assure continuance of the 
definite color variations. 
The soil for this summer phlox needs 
to be deeply dug and well enriched, for 
these plants have a Gargantuan appetite. 
Manure aplenty should be incorporated 
with the soil before planting, and a top 
dressing of bone meal in the spring will 
be an added help. Manure water poured 
on the plants just before flowering will 
produce still healthier trusses. Water, 
too, is necessary and a mulch of grass 
clippings in seasons of drought. These re¬ 
quirements are natural, for here are plants 
fulfilling the supreme purpose of their 
existence (which is to flower and set seed 
for a future generation) and they do it 
abundantly and without stint. Conse¬ 
quently they need all the food and mois¬ 
ture one can give them. The soil around 
phlox should be only scratched in cultiva¬ 
tion, as it is quite shallow rooted. 
Thej^ hav'e their enemies—red spiders 
in dry seasons, which can be washed off 
with a strong stream of water from the 
hose, applied to the under side of the 
leaves, and mildew, which disfigures the 
foliage in muggy weather. For the latter, 
spray with a solution of copjier sulphate 
or dust with flowers of sulphur, putting 
the sulphur in a cheese cloth bag and 
dusting it on the foliage, or using a dust 
gun, early in the morning when the dew 
is still on the ])lants. 
Some of these summer phloxes have a 
wa)^ of growing taller than one expects 
and for the first two seasons some of the 
more delicately or interestingly toned 
types maj" be lost. But this can be 
remedied by moving them to a better 
position in the autumn. 
In addition to the kinds already men 
tioned there are other phloxes of interest 
to the collecting gardener— P. Ovala 
Carolina, mountain phlox, bearing bright 
rosy flowers at a foot high in hlay and 
June; P. reptans, a creeping species about 
a foot high with showy purple or violet 
flowers in ]\Iay and June; and P. argil- 
lacea. a silvery lavender, and P. stolonifera, 
a purple or violet prostrate variety. 
Although left to the last, one should not 
forget the annual type. Phlox Drummondi. 
an easily grown flower, abundant and 
varied in coloring. It likes a hot, sunny 
position, and will bloom from July on till 
frost. Esjrecially effective for low edgings 
or planted in solid blocks of one color, 
this annual phlox serves also for cutting 
and house decoration. And in this respect 
it has the advantage over its perennial 
cousins which make poor cutting flowers 
because their heads have the habit of fall¬ 
ing so readily 
