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House & Garden's 



The plan shows a rectangular garden 'd.'ith a round pool v 

 as the central feature. The planting key is beloiv 



PLANTING LIST FOR A YELLOW AND MAROON GARDEN 



EARLY SPRING — APRIL AND MAY 



Yellow — Perennials 



1. Primula vulgaris: English primrose; Urge solitar; 



flowers of palest yellow. 

 Primula vcris superha: giant yellow polyanthus; 

 very large flowers in clusters, pale yellow, 

 golden eye. 



2. Alysstim saxatile, var. Sihcr Queen: Gold Dust, 



a very light yellow variety. 

 Yellow — Bulbs 



3. Hyacinth, Yellow Hammer: creamy yellow. 

 Hyacinth. Primrose Perfection: soft primrose vel- 



low. 



4. Xarcissus, or daffodils 



Lcedsii: chalice and short-cupped varieties, 



white, cream or pale primrose (best ones 



are starred). 

 •Mrs. Langtry: pure white cup, perianth 



iprimrose. 

 Fairy Queen: perianth and cup pure white. 

 Kathenne Spurrell: perianth white, cup soft 



yellow. 

 Ariadne: perianth ivory-while, cup anilier- 



yellow. 

 Bridesmaid: perianth pure white, cup flute 1. 



edged primrose. 

 "Duchess of Westminster: perianth pure 



white, cup soft canarv vellow with darker 



edge. 

 White Trumpet: trumpet as long as perianth 



segments. 

 Lady Audrey: perianth milk white, cup pri:ii- 



rose. 

 Grace Darling: twisted perianth of white. 



trumpet cream. 

 *Mrs. Thompson: perianth creamy white; 



trumpet yellow. 

 Madame de Graaf: perianth pure white, trum- 

 pet primrose. 



5. Early tulips 



Lord Derby: creamy white, large globula" 



flower. 

 Princess Ida: white, striped creamv vellow. 



yellow base. 



Maroon— Perennials 



6. Chieranthns Chicri: English wallflower; dark"s*. 



red, almost black. 



7. Trillium ercctum: three-leaved night-shade: verv 



dark red. 



Maroon — Bulbs 



8. Tarly tulips 



Apollo: dull blood red. changing to cla-et. 

 edged amber-brown; very large flower wi h 

 green base. 

 SPRING— LATE MAY AND EARLY JUNE 

 Yn.i.uw — ^Peren.\l\ls 

 "^. Iris Germanica. var. flavcsceits: German iris, 

 light straw color. 

 10. Peony, Delia: deep sulphur yellow with green 

 spot, double. 



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Yellow — Bulbs 

 May -flowering tulips 



Moonlight : soft but luminous canary -yellow. 



long, oval flowers. 

 Flava: creamy canary-yellow, large flower on 



stiff stem. 

 Miss Willmott: soft primrose-yellow, darker 

 with age. 



White Shrubs for Contrast 

 Spircca Van Houttei: Van Houtte's spirea; droop- 

 ing masses of pure white flowers. Excel- 

 lent background for May -flowering tulips. 

 Maroon — Perennials 

 Peony 



Mrs. Key : single, dark blackish red, golden 



stamens. 

 Rubra triumphans: double, dark red, somewhat 

 bluer in tone. 



Maroon — Bulbs 

 May-Flowering Tulips 



Andre Doria: velvety reddish maroon, shading 



to blood-red. 

 King Harold : deep ox-blood red, purple-black 

 base. 



MIDSUMMER— JUNE AND EARLY JULY 



Vellow^Perennial.s 



Yucca filamcutosa : Adam's Needle; tali, cream- 

 white clusters, very striking. 



Spircra filipeudula ilore plena: double flowered 

 drop wort, cream-white; tall, delicate clus- 

 ters. 



Hrmerocallis fiava: early lemon lily, 



Aquilegia chrysantha : late-flowering lemon-yellr-w 

 columbine, 



Di(j (talis grandiHora: late foxglove pale yellow 

 lined brown. 



Altli<ra rosea : liolly hocks, frilled pale yellow and 

 salmon tints. 

 Yellow — Shrubs and Roses 



Polyantha rose: George Elgar; clear coppery yel- 

 low, blooming from June until frost. 



Brier rose: Harrison's Yellow: double, sulphur- 

 yellow, profuse fragrant flowers. 



Glim' ing roses 



Goldfinch: soft yellow, changing to lemon and 



white. 

 Gardenia: yellow, vigorous, Wichuraiana type. 



Cytisus laburnum, var. Adatni: golden chain, half 

 standards, 2y2-y high, long pendent tassels 

 of yellow. 



Maroon — Perennials 



Dianthus barbatus: Sweet W^illiam. darkest red 



only. 

 Papaver oricntale, var. Mahony: dark crimson 



maroon poppy, shaded mahogany. 

 Althaea rosea: nollyhocks, double maroon. 



Maroon — Shrubs. Roses and Vines 

 JS. Hybrid Tea roses 



Richmond: brilliant crimson-scarlet; well-shaped 



buds. 

 (Jruss an Teplitz: scarlet, shading crimson. 



29. Hybrid Perpetual rose: General Jacqueminot; 



scarlet-crimson. 



30. Calycanthus Horidus: Carolina allspice; chocolate- 



colored flowers with spicy odor. Medium 

 size shrub. 

 .M. Akcbia qutnata: good climber, delicate foliage: 

 violet-brown flowers with cinnamon odor, 

 LATE SUMMER — JULY AND AUGUST 

 Yellow — ^Peren.nials 

 i2 Anthcmis tinctoria var. alba: chamomile, a varietv 

 paler than the type; creamy white with yel- 

 low center. 



33. HemerocalHs Tlnmbergii: late lemon lily. 



Yellow — Annual Bulbs 



34. Cactus dahlias 



Countess of Lonsdale: salmon pink, amber and 



apricot. 

 Cockatoo: fawn yellow, suffused white, 



35. Gladioli 



Niagara: clear yellow, carmine throat. 

 Canary Bird: clear yellow. 



Klondyke : clear yellow, crimson-maroon blotch 

 in throat. 

 Fill in after bulbs with annuals, such as lemon 

 snapdragon, cream color dwarf nasturtium Pearl, pale 

 coffee color annual phlox, and canary stocks. 

 Makoon — Perennials 



36. Mcnarda didyma: Bee Balm; heads of deep red, 



from mid-June to tarly September. 

 Maroon — Annual Bulbs 



37. Cactus dahlias 



Phoenix: dark velvety crimson. 

 Uncle Tom: dark maroon, nearly black. 

 Fill in after bulbs with annuals, dark red dwarf 

 nasturtium, King of Tom Thumbs, dark red snap- 

 dragon. 



AUTUMN— SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 

 Vellow^ Perfxmals 



38. Hardy clirysanthemums, .SeptemI)er-flowering. 



Ralph Curtis: creamy- white. 



Wells Primrose: yellow. 



Large flowered Ashbury: white suffused 



sulphur. 

 King Henry: straw white. 



39. Clematis paniculata: Japanese Virgin's Bower; a 



perennial vine covered with mass of small 

 white flowers in autumn. 

 Maroon — Perennials 



40. Helcnium autumnalc, var, Riverton Gem: yellow, 



changing to red. 

 Helcnium autumnale, var. S upcrbum rubrum : 

 color of the blood-red wallflower. 



41. Hardy chrvsanthemums 



Brown Bessie: small bronze button. 



Black Douglas: dark red, large loose flowers. 



