YELLOW APRIL 
Color English ee oe D ipti Hege Time of 
Name Synonyms par Siuation Bloom 
“Green- |BLUE Caulophfllum| Native plant of the Barberry fam-| 1-2} ft. /Apr., 
ish COHOSH thalictroides | ily. Racemes of small flowers, suc- Half May 
yellow” ceeded by deep blue berries. Foliage |shade 
green & dark and finely cut. Good for wild 
2 garden. Prop. by division. Grows 
well in rich soil or peat. N. Amer. 
“Yellow”|CROCUS **Crocus See page 8. Mid. 
vars. Mar. 
to late 
Apr. 
“Deep (CLOTH OF /|*Crdcus See page 4. ie 
yellow” |GOLD Susianus 
6 CROCUS 
“Yellow”|EVER- Draba Tiny Alpine plant bearing a profu-} 3in. |Late 
4 GREEN Aizoon sion of small flowers rising from dense |Sun Apr., 
WHITLOW rosettes of stiff dark green linear foli- May 
GRASS age. Plant on walls or in masses in 
rock-garden. Prop. by fall-sown seed, 
generally by division. Well-drained 
soil. Europe. 
“Yellow” ALPINE Draba Flower-stems hairy; leaves lance-/ 3 1n. se 
4 WHITLOW alpina shaped. For description see D.|Sun 
GRASS Aizoon. 
“Yellow” COMMON **Eranthis See page 4. Mar., 
WINTER hyemalis Apr. 
ACONITE 
“Sulphur |ALPINE Erfsimum Resembles the Wallflower. Flowers | 6-12 in. |Late 
yellow” |WALL- ochroleiticum | cover the plant thickly. Foliage forms |Sun Apr., 
4 FLOWER a dense tuft. Good for front of bor- May 
der, dry banks and rock-gardens. ‘On 
level ground it is likely to lose lower 
leaves and to perish on heavy soils in a 
hard winter.” Prop. by division and 
cuttings. Spain. 
“Yellow”! COMMON **Erythro- Native plant. Charming lily-like| 6in. [Late 
1 ADDER’S nium drooping flowers with recurved petals, |Hal/ Apr. 
TONGUE Americanuig | sometimes purple-tinged. Long nar- |shade to late 
OR row mottled leaves. | Excellent for May 
DOGTOOTH rock-garden, to naturalize or to plant 
VIOLET in Rhododendron beds. Mulch in win- 
ter. Bulbous. Prop. by seed and off- 
sets. Light peaty soil. Eastern U.S. 
A.; Canada. See Plate, page 26. 
“Yellow” /LEMON- *Erythronium| Pretty native plant. Flowers with| 6in. |Late 
15. |COLORED _ {citrinum broad petals much reflexed, tipped |Shade  |Apr. 
yellower |DOGTOOTH with pink, 1-3 on the stem. Leaves to 
& lighter |)VIOLET mottled. For location and cultiva- mid. 
tion see E. Americanum. N. Amer. May 
“Yellow”/LARGE- **Erythro- Attractive native plant. Onetosix; 6in. ne 
5 light [FLOWERED |nium flowers on slender stems. Handsome |Half 
DOGTOOTH |grandi- unmottled leaves. Blooms earlv. |shade or 
VIOLET florum Naturalize under deciduous trees. For shade 
E. gigantum | location and cultivation see E. Ameri- 
canum. N. Western Amer. 
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