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JAMES VICK’S SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
The word phlox signifies “ a flame ” and a good ribbon bed of Phlox is 
a dazzling sight, and there is nothing so cheap. In a good, rich soil it 
will grow eighteen inches or more in height, and no annual or perennial 
will give more satisfactory return for the outlay. 
The Phlox Drummondii, for a mass of splendid colors and a constant 
display, is not excelled by any other annual or any perennial that we are 
acquainted With. It has every desirable quality for this purpose. The 
colors range from the purest -white to the deepest blood purple or 
crimson, and yellow, and striped, the clear eye of the Phlox being pecu¬ 
liarly marked. Seed may be sown in the open ground in May, or in 
hot-bed or cold frame earlier; and in either case, from June, during 
the summer and autumn, the plants make a most brilliant bed of 
showy, j r ct delicate ilowers. Set the plants about one foot apart, unless 
the soil is very poor; if too thick they suffer from mildew. 
The Phlox makes a very good border or low summer hedge. The 
finest effect, however, is produced by planting each color in a separate 
bed, or in ribbon fashion, its constant blooming making it desirable for 
these purposes. In selecting the plants, get good contrasts of color, as 
-white, scarlet and rose. Phlox usually comes very true from seed, so 
that it is particularly desirable for forming ribbon beds, and if a plant 
of a wrong color is found it can be easily removed, and the place will 
soon be filled, for the Phlox is a vigorous growler when it has room. 
The seed of the Phlox is perfectly hardy, and we have good success in 
planting in the autumn, but it must be sown so late that the seed will 
not start in the fall, for the plants will not bear frost. Early spring is 
generally the best for sowing. We grow from five to ten acres of Phlox 
every year, devoting much time and means to its improvement, and 
have no hesitation in saying our strain of Phlox Drummondii is the best 
the world produces. 
“ In emerald tufts , flowers purple, blue and white; 
Like sapphire , pearl and rich embroidery .” 
— Merry Wives of Windsor. 
Phlox, Deep Blood Purple . 10 
*Brlllia nt Sea rlet ._. 1() 
Violet Queen, violet, with large, clear white eye. 10 
Carmine Queen, beautiful carmine, with large, white eye_ 10 
Leopold ii, splendid deep pink, with white eye. 10 
Pose . 10 
pose, with white eye. 10 
Violet and Lilac . 10 
Pure White . 10 
Pure White, with purple eye . 10 
Phlox, Chamois pose, very delicate and fine. . 10 
Isa bell in a, a light dull yellow.. io 
padowitzii pose, striped with white. 10 
Padowitzii Crimson, striped with white. 10 
padowitzii Violet, striped with white. 10 
Vick’s Beauty, delicate pink, very large and new . . 15 
Vick’s New Double White, a very fine, robust, half-dwarf, 
nearly all coming double; very desirable for cutting .. 15 
One package of each of the above 17.SI 50 
All varieties mixed. 10 
PHLOX DRUMMONDII GRANDIFLORA. 
The flowers of this section have round petals, and larger flowers than 
the old sorts. These varieties we have found to be nearly constant: 
Phlox grandiflora splendens, bright scarlet, white eye . 10 
Pure White, large . io 
Elega ns, margin rose to crimson, large, round, white eye . 10 
Da rk-Pu rple, with white eye.. . 10 
Dark-Purple, striped with white. 10 
Scarlet, splendid. io 
Pose-Ca rm ine, with white eye . 10 
Quadricolor posea, rose petals . 10 
One package of each of above 8 varieties.. . 60 
Choice mixed . 10 
PnLOX DRUMMONDII NANA COMPACTA. 
These dwarf annual Phloxes are very desirable for edgings and ribbon 
beds, and useful for pot culture. They grow six to eight inches in 
height, forming dense masses of bloom all summer. Of the many vari¬ 
eties, the following are the best: 
Phlox, nana compacta crimson, striped with white_ 
Carmine, dark eye. 
Carmine-pose, white eye; very fine. 
Chamois pose, Jlneshade of rose.1. 
Cinnabarina, cinnabar-red, with small, white eye. 
Fireball, bright scarlet.. .. 
Deep Pose, crimson eye. 
Snowball, pure white. 
Violet and Lilac. 
Best varieties mixed. 
One packet each of the above 9 varieties for §1.10, or six for. 
Star Phlox. (For description, picture, see colored pages) .. 
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