. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1306 PHLOMIS PHLOX A. I^ls. yellow. B. Plants shrubby: bracts not sharp and rigid at the apex, C. Wliorls 20-~S0-fld. fruticdsa, Linn. Shnib, 2-4 ft. hip;!!, divaricately mucb-branebed: Ivs. rounded or wedge-sbaped at the base: bracts broadly ovate or ovate-lanceolate. S. Eu. 1843. —In the East it blooms f
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1306 PHLOMIS PHLOX A. I^ls. yellow. B. Plants shrubby: bracts not sharp and rigid at the apex, C. Wliorls 20-~S0-fld. fruticdsa, Linn. Shnib, 2-4 ft. hip;!!, divaricately mucb-branebed: Ivs. rounded or wedge-sbaped at the base: bracts broadly ovate or ovate-lanceolate. S. Eu. 1843. —In the East it blooms from June to July. In S. Calif., according to Francescbi, it blooms in win- ter, and bas the merits of withstanding drought and heavy sea winds. In New England it needs protection in winter. cc. }Miorls about IG-fld, viscdaa, Foir. Lvs. truncate or subcordate at the base: bracts lanceolate-linear. Syria. Not in the trade, but inserted to show the differences between this and P. Husselliana as recognized by DeCandoUe. BB. Plants herbaceous: bracts very sharp and rigid at the apex. RusselllELnat Lag. Herb, 3-5 ft. high: lowest lvs. deeply cordate: whorls 40-50-fld. Syria. 2542 (as P. lunarifolia, var. Russelliana), AA. Fls. purple. tuberdsa, Linn. Herb, 3-5 ft. high: lvs. deeply cor- date; lowest ones 6 in. or more long; floral lvs. 2-3 in. long, 6-8 lines wide: whorls 30—tO-fld. S. Eu., eastern and northern Asia. L555. yn -^. 1758. Ouedlinburg or Star Phlox. A horticultural form of Phlox Drummondii. Natural size. PHL(5X (Greek for flame, once applied to species of LychnisJ. Polemonid,cece. Phloxes are amongst the most satisfactory of garden plants. Their neat habit, bright- colored flowers, profuseness of bloom, and ease of cul- ture make them favorites everywhere. The Phloxes are herbs, of about 30 species all North American (except perhaps one Chilean), although P. Sibirica also grows in Asiatic Rtissia. There are two classes of Phloxes, the annuals and the perenn
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