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Phlox Circular ... 
1903 ... 1904 
SELECT LIST OF HARDY GARDEN PHLOXES 
OFFERED A.T THE 
Cherry Hill Nurseries 
T. C. THURLOW & CO. West Newbury, Mass. 
We have been growing hardy Phloxes for over thirty years — have bought and tested the new 
varieties as they appeared, and discarded the tender and feeble ones — retaining only those of good 
constitution, well adapted to our soil and climate. Many of the new ones, especially those from 
France, are feeble growers — very subject to mildew, and soon run out. 
The Phlox is hardy in all situations, will bear more neglect than almost any other plant, and 
is evidently, “ the flower for the million.” By a selection of varieties, they can be had in bloom 
from the first of July, till the middle of September; or by cutting back the plants early in the sea¬ 
son, they will bloom through September. Although they will live and bloom every year on a 
gravel bank, or in some neglected corner, they will well repay for good care and attention. They 
do best in a warm, mellow soil, made deep by cultivation. The phlox should be divided and reset 
every three or four years, and the finest trusses of flowers are generally obtained from two-years- 
old plants. 
Great advances have been made in the last five years in new varieties; often single flowers 
measure from one and one-quarter to one and one-half inches in diameter, and are of the most clear 
and distinct colors, from pure white, flesh, pink, salmon, orange, lavender, blue, &c., up to the 
deepest crimson. We have today (August 20) over one hundred varieties in full bloom, besides 
thousands of unnamed seedlings — a sight well worth seeing. We have lately been through the 
beds and weeded out all mixtures, and we think those wishing to stock up on new varieties, will 
find our collection as good as any in the country. We sell single stalks — strong and well rooted, 
grown wholly in the open ground, and sure to bloom the next season. We sometimes sell 
“ clumps ” or several stems to a plant at special rates. 
