. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. gst the mostsatisfactory of garden plants. Their neat habit, bright-colored flowers, profuseness of bloom, and ease of cul-ture make them favorites everywhere. The Phloxes areherbs, of about 30 species all North American (exceptperhaps one Chilean), although P. Sibirica also growsin
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. gst the mostsatisfactory of garden plants. Their neat habit, bright-colored flowers, profuseness of bloom, and ease of cul-ture make them favorites everywhere. The Phloxes areherbs, of about 30 species all North American (exceptperhaps one Chilean), although P. Sibirica also growsin Asiatic Russia. There are two classes of Phloxes,the annuals and the perennials. The annuals are deriva-tives of Phlox Drummondii, of Texas, which has nowriseu to first place as a garden annual. It has been im-mensely modified by domestication, so that the namedgarrnnni>on<lii is of the easiest fact, togetlier with the profusion and long season. of its bloom, is an important reason fur its ] needs a warm, sunny place. It will ltuw even in,poor soil, but in order to develop to iis jjiulu >i jitTfec-tion it must have rich soil and the individual plantsmust be given room (say 1 ft. apart each way). Seeds areusually sown in the open as soon as tlie weather issettled; sometimes they are sown indoors, but the plantsbloom so young that tliis is rarely practiced. If thegroun<l is jioor and dry, tlif i^lauts usually cease bloom-ing Ijy iiiidsumnur, but if jdant-food and moisture areabundant tliey may be expected to continue their bloomuntil late fall. The perennial Phloxes comprise many species. and P. maculata have given rise to thecommon perennial Phloxes, whereas most of the otherspecies are planted sparingly and have not been greatlymodified by domestication. The garden perennial Phlox(of the P. paninilata and P. maculata type) isamongst the most showy of garden herbs. The terminalpanicles have beco
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