. The American botanist : a monthly journal for the plant lover. Plants; Plants -- United States. A PHLOX NOMENCLATURE By N. Clute. \\\\ there two distinct species of phlox included under the name of Phlox divaricata? This is the question that is like- ly to arise in the minds of those who examine specimens of the ordinary sweet William from extremes of its range. Those who know^ only the eastern form are likely to descrilx^ the flow- ers as having obcordate or emarginate petals hut western plants differ from this and often—perhaps always—have petals that are entire. Botanical Manuals
. The American botanist : a monthly journal for the plant lover. Plants; Plants -- United States. A PHLOX NOMENCLATURE By N. Clute. \\\\ there two distinct species of phlox included under the name of Phlox divaricata? This is the question that is like- ly to arise in the minds of those who examine specimens of the ordinary sweet William from extremes of its range. Those who know^ only the eastern form are likely to descrilx^ the flow- ers as having obcordate or emarginate petals hut western plants differ from this and often—perhaps always—have petals that are entire. Botanical Manuals, written in the Eastern States, usually describe the flowers either as having emarginate petals or make the description flexible enough to include both forms. There is one exception to this statement, however. That observant botanist, Alphonso Wood, in his "Class-Book of Bot- anv". published more than sixty years ago, describes the east- ern form as having emarginate petals and then adds: "b. Lap- /laiiiii Lvs ovate, pet ()I>i}isc, entire. \Ms. (Lapham ). Western. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Clute, Willard Nelson, b. 1869. Binghamton, N. Y. : Willard N. Clute & Co.
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