234 Classified Lists 



by layering the branches or cuttings of young wood in early autumn. 

 Give a rich soil and full sun. 



BUTTERCUP, BULBOUS, CUCKOO BUDS, GOLD CUP (Ranunculus 

 bulbosus). 2 ft. A plant native to New England that thrives well un- 

 der cultivation; bears very showy bright yellow flowers; needs a rich 

 moist soil. 



BUTTERCUP. Tall (Ranunculus acris pi. ft.}. 2-3 ft. A cultivated 

 garden variety bearing golden yellow balls or buttons on long branch- 

 ing stems. Give sun and moist soil. 



CALLIOPSIS, see Coreopsis. 



COREOPSIS, TICKWEED (C. lanceolata, var. grandi flora). 2-3 ft. 

 Forms a broad low tuft of leaves and stems that branch from the base; 

 usually one-flowered; heads yellow with rayed petals are from 2-3 in. 

 across. Propagated by seed or division of root in autumn or spring. 

 Give sun and any good soil. 



DAY LILY. Yellow (Hemerocallis flava). 3 ft. One of our most 

 desirable lilies bearing clusters of 3-8 pale golden yellow funnel-shaped 

 flowers of delicious fragrance. It spreads freely from the root and is 

 propagated by division. Give a sunny location with deep rich soil, but 

 no manure must come in contact with the roots. Water freely through 

 the blooming season. 



DORONICUM CAUCASICUM, see Leopard's Bane. 



FLAX. Golden (Linum flavum). i ft. Bears transparent golden 

 yellow flowers numerously produced in branched heads. Give a well- 

 drained sandy loam in a warm sheltered position. Propagated by seeds, 

 sometimes by division of root in spring. 



GLOBE-FLOWER (Trollius Asiaticus pi. /?.). i ft. Very handsome 

 dark yellow flowers from i-ij in. across; plant very compact and many- 

 flowered. Requires a heavy moist soil; propagated by seeds which do 

 not germinate until the second year; or by division of root in 

 September. 



HELIANTHEMUM, see Sun Rose. 



IRIS. German (/. Germanica, var. aurea and /. ftavescens). 2-3 ft. 

 Yellow varieties of this most desirable plant. For culture, see Iris, 

 White Per., June. 



IRIS. Spanish (/. Xiphium, var. Bella Chinoise). 2 ft. A variety 

 of extraordinary beauty which looks like an orchid of clear mandarin 

 yellow with long strap-shaped petals bearing heart-shaped appendages 

 at the tips. Leaves slender, disappearing when the bulb is ripe. Di- 



