YELLOW FLOWERS 

 APRIL 



YELLOW SHRUBS None in my climate 



APRIL 



YELLOW PERENNIALS 



CROCUS. Cloth of Gold (C. susianus). The earliest yellow variety. 



CROCUS. Dutch (C. masiacusC. aureus). A later variety. For 

 culture see Crocus, White Per., April. 



PANSY (Viola tricolor). Hybrid variety Golden Sun. For culture see 

 Pansy, White Per., April. 



MAY 

 YELLOW SHRUBS 



FORSYTHIA. Golden Bell (F. viridissima). 3 ft. An erect vigorous 

 shrub with bright yellow solitary drooping flowers distributed along 

 the branches so as almost to cover the bush. 



FORSYTHIA. We ping, Golden Bell (F. suspensa, known also as F. 

 Fortunt). An earlier variety than the former, with long drooping slen- 

 der branches, and is often treated as a climber; is less common. Give 

 both varieties deep rich soil, and prune severely just after flowering to 

 secure new growth, as flowers are borne on previous year's wood. If 

 pruned in autumn or early spring the flowering wood is lost. This 

 variety may be kept to a single stem and then allowed to spread over 

 a trellis or trained over a doorway. Increased by layering the branches 

 and division of the root. The drooping branches root easily at the tip 

 if buried in earth. 



BUSH HONEYSUCKLE (Diervilla sessilifolia). 5-8 ft. Of strong 

 bushy growth, foliage rather downy of grayish green; many inconspic- 

 uous flowers of a pale yellow resembling the honeysuckle, but not 

 fragrant. Thrives in any soil; throws up suckers. 



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