RED FLOWERS 

 APRIL 



RED SHRUBS None 

 APRIL 



RED PERENNIALS 



AUBRETIA, see False Watercress. 



FALSE WATERCRESS (Aubretia deltoides, var. Leichtlinii). 6-12 in. 

 A hardy evergreen trailer bearing few-flowered racemes of rosy carmine 

 flowers. Plants make a dense growth and can be layered, covering 

 branches with sand and leaf mold, and will establish themselves by 

 spring. After flowering the plant may be divided. Transplant in au- 

 tumn. Propagate also by seeds and cuttings; give a deep rich soil. 



MAY 

 RED SHRUBS 



PEACH. Japanese (Prunus Persica, var. sanguined plena). 3-8 ft. 

 One of our most beautiful introductions from Japan, bearing blood red 

 double flowers of great delicacy and beauty. Also a pink and a white 

 variety. For description and culture see Peach. Japanese, Pink Shrubs, 

 May. 



QUINCE. Japan (Cydonia Japonica). Also known as Pyrus Japon- 

 ica. 4-6 ft. A beautiful and well-known shrub with bright scarlet 

 flowers produced for a long season. It can either be treated as a bush on 

 the open lawn, or can be trained against a wall, or grown as a hedge. 

 Also it can be pruned to a single standard with long upper branches. It 

 can be grafted on a Pear, Hawthorn or common Quince. Layers are 

 obtained by cutting down the old stock and when the young growth is 

 firm enough can be bent down; or the old stock can be cut down and 



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