Dreer's 1909 garden book (1909) Dreer's 1909 garden book dreers1909garden1909henr Year: 1909 206 HENRtA DKEENWlADtLPlilA %%%%%%%% W HARDY PERENNIAL PLANE DREER'S Superb Hardy Phlox. Among the hardy perennial plants no class is of more im- portance than the Phloxes, succeeding in almost any soil and position, and flowering through a long season; and while they will continue in good condition and flower freely for many years without attention, yet they respond quickly to and are improved by liberal cultivation. Those who wish to grow Phloxes to the greatest perfection would do well to follo
Dreer's 1909 garden book (1909) Dreer's 1909 garden book dreers1909garden1909henr Year: 1909 206 HENRtA DKEENWlADtLPlilA %%%%%%%% W HARDY PERENNIAL PLANE DREER'S Superb Hardy Phlox. Among the hardy perennial plants no class is of more im- portance than the Phloxes, succeeding in almost any soil and position, and flowering through a long season; and while they will continue in good condition and flower freely for many years without attention, yet they respond quickly to and are improved by liberal cultivation. Those who wish to grow Phloxes to the greatest perfection would do well to follow the directions given below, written especially for this hook by Mrs. H. Rutherfurd Ely, the author of the celebrated book, 'A Woman's Hardy Garden: ' 'Probably the most satisfactory of all perennials is the Phlox. and a good space in proportion to the size of the garden should always be given to these plants. If the early and late varieties are chosen, and the heads of bloom are cut oil' as soon as the blossoms have faded, the Phlox should blossom from the middle of June until ice has formed. The ground where Phlox is to be planted should be trenched fully two feet in depth, and a foot of well-decom- posed manure placed in the bottom of the trench, which should then be filled very full with alternate layers of a few inches each of good top soil and manure. Phlox may be planted in the autumn, from the 1st to the loth of October, so that it may become well rooted before winter, otherwise it should be -et out as soon as the frost leaves the ground in the spring, as growth begin- very early. Whether planted in spring or fall, a mulch of old manure thrown around the roots will be of benefit to the plants. Phlox should be set out eighteen inches apart, and if kept well watered will produce both indi vidual blossoms and heads of bloom far larger than otherwise, and amply repay the extra trouble. In October, after three seasons of flowering, the Phlox should be lifted, the ground aga
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