
New Thrills... . Modern Giant HARDY PHLOX.. 
PHLOX paniculata (decussata) —IF you want extrava- 
gant masses of color all summer—IF you want arm- 
loads of gorgeous cut flowers—IF you want delicious 
fragrance in your garden and in your home—IF you 
want all this without much work . . . 
PLANT MODERN GIANT PHLOX! 
Their individual florets are large; their trusses are huge; they come 
in soft shades and in flamboyant colors. The plants are heat-proof 
and the colors are sun-resistant and do not change over a period of 
Culture: Phlox have only a few, easily-met requirements. They will 
thrive in full sun or with afternoon shade. In very hot, dry sections 
light shade is desirable. Give them a rich, well-drained soil that has 
been thoroughly prepared (add well-rotted manure if available) . 
Most modern Phlox are about 3/2 feet tall; a few are shorter, some 
taller. Space the plants 12 inches apart, using groups of three or 
more of each variety. Lift and divide the clumps every three or 
four years. During dry weather water as needed; in sections with 
high humidity avoid wetting the foliage by letting the hose run 
nie years. These modern Phlox varieties will make your garden glow slowly on she Showman 0 notes ir oe es Som Se pee ES 
si with color and charm during those difficult July heat waves and seedlings will appear among the choice named varieties. A “smart 
PHLOX August ‘dog days’’ when most perennials loaf. For a small invest- trick’’ practiced by a few experienced gardeners is to cut off all the 
Have ment and with a minimum amount of work you can have an abso- first buds on a few of their plants. This delays the main burst of 
een lutely magnificent display all summer every year. bloom until late summer and fall. 
eads 
B. Compte—Each 60c, three $1.50, six $2.75. A satiny, rich, wine 
red, dark but brilliant. Use with yellow Solidaster and Daylilies. 
Border Queen—Each 60c, three $1.50, six $2.75. Enormous, com- 
pact trusses of luminous soft pink. Medium height, bushy. 
Charles Curtis—Each 65c, three $1.60, six $3.00. A scintillating 
new Phlox, ‘‘sizzling’’ sunset red with a Nasturtium-orange cast. 
Colonial—Each 55c, three $1.50, six $2.75. Massive heads of soft 
lavender over a long period. Appears light blue in the shade. 
Count Zeppelin—Each 55c, three $1.50, six $2.75. Well-formed 
trusses of pure white blooms with a sharp, vermilion red eye. 
Daily Sketch—Each 60c, three $1.50, six $2.75. Outstanding light 
salmon pink with a carmine eye; huge florets in magnificent heads. 
E. |. Farrington—Each 55c, three $1.50, six $2.75. Clean and 
clear soft pink with delightful light salmon undertones. 
Ethel Pritchard—Each 55c, three $1.50, six $2.75. An elegant and 
unusual shade of French mauve with deeper central shadings. 

Eva Foerster—Each 60c, three $1.50, six $2.75. A gypsy shade 
of brilliant salmon rose with a spotlighted white center. Gay! 
Hauptman Koehl—Each 65c, three $1.60, six $3.00. An aristocrat 
with large florets of richest kingscourt red; light reverse. 
Leo Schlageter—Each 65c, three $1.60, six $3.00. Aglow with an 
inner fire! Flashing, dynamic scarlet with glints of orange. 
Mary Louise—Each 65c, three $1.60, six $3.00. Majestic heads 
of purest white, as spotless as fresh-fallen snow. Unrivaled! 
R. P. Struthers—Each 55c, three $1.50, six $2.75. Old favorite 
with delectable blooms of watermelon red with a claret eye. 
San Antonio—Each 65c, three $1.60, six $3.00. Matchless new- 
comer of darkest, richest blood red, almost a plum red. 
Starlight—Each 55c, three $1.50, six $2.75. A distinctive shade 
of romantic violet set off by a bewitching white eye. 
Thor—Each 55c, three $1.50, six $2.75. A stunning deep salmon 
pink with a scarlet overtone; nearly shrimp pink in effect. 
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