SHRUBS, VINES, PLANTS AND BULBS 



TRILLIUM (Wood Lily; Wake Robin). 6 to 

 8 inches. Plant in the fall. Blooms in April 

 and early May. An excellent plant for 

 any shady cor- 

 ner. Its favor- 

 ite situation is 

 under trees, or 

 along a pond or 

 brook. 



T R i T o M A 

 (Red-hotPoker). 

 3 to 5 feet. Plant 

 in the fall, for it 



Starts Very early Trillium grandiflorum 



in the spring. Blooms from August until frost. 

 A very effective plant, with tall, stiff spikes 

 of bloom that are a brilliant scarlet, shading 

 to orange on the tips of the queer, tube- 

 shaped flowers. It increases rapidly. It will 

 grow in any soil, but is much improved by a 

 good, rich soil. Tritoma should be well 

 covered in winter. In fact, some growers 

 recommend taking up the roots in very cold 



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