MIA Ruys 
COLORFUL 
PHLOX 
for Your 
Garden! 
LILLIAN 
U NDOUBTEDLY', Perennial Phlox is the outstand¬ 
ing perennial for summer gardens. No other peren¬ 
nial gives a more colorful and satisfactory display 
through the months of July, August, and September. 
W hen we consider the wide color-range, the large flower- 
heads, and the delightful fragrance of the Phlox, we 
realize that this worth-while perennial is indispensable. 
Planting-Time. Phlox can be planted from April 1 
through late May; in the fall, any time from September 1 
until hard frost. As with most perennials planted in the 
fall, a mulch of dry straw or some other dry material will 
be found most satisfactory. Don’t forget this mulch must 
be applied after the ground is frozen. 
Location. Phlox can be used successfully and effectively 
in partially shaded locations or it can be grown in full sun. 
If you have an area where xhc soil is moist and well 
drained, Phlox will do well there. However, Phlox will 
grow satisfactorily in your garden if you water it during 
extended dry spells. 
Blooming Season. In selecting varieties of Phlox, bear 
in mind that if you select carefully you can have a colorful 
display of bloom for nearly three months. The varieties 
are classified according to their period of bloom—early, 
midseason and late. Check the list on the reverse side of 
this folder carefully before you decide on the varieties you 
are going to plant. 
Care and Cultivation. Like 
most perennials. Phlox needs 
to be divided e\er\ three years. 
\\ hen you dig up old clumps 
and divide them, remove the 
old soil and replace it with Jieu', 
well-enriched soil. 
Cut off the blooming heads 
as soon as they are faded. By 
preventing Phlox from going 
to seed, you will keep your 
garden free of undesirable seed¬ 
lings. All too often good varie¬ 
ties of Phlox are replaced by 
ugly magenta seedlings simply 
because the gardener has been 
careless in allowing his Phlox 
to go to seed. 
Spraying. There is hardly a 
plant that does not have its 
enemies. Mildew, black-spot, 
and red-spider trouble the 
Phlox. Keep your garden clean 
by destroying all herbaceous 
growth at the end of each year 
and you will find that you do 
not have to do a great deal of 
spraying. However, you will 
find bordeaux mixture or lime- 
sulphur very useful for check¬ 
ing mildew; use Black-leaf 40 
for black-spot and red-spider. 
When watering Phlox apply 
water close to the ground; do 
not spra\' the foliage. 
HARVEST 
FIRE 
FREDERIC J. REA 
73 Winslow Ave. 
NORWOOD, MASS. 
