YELLOW APRIL 
Color English Name ned ipti Height \Time of 
Name Lee ne Description conte om | Bloom 
“Yellow” ICELAND **Papaver Lovely plant. Large solitary cup-| 9-15 in. |Late 
Sor6 |POPPY nudicaile shaped flowers on graceful leafless |Sun Apr. 
brilliant stems; nodding buds. Not enduring; to 
should be treated as an annual. If July, 
cut back flowers almost continuously late 
from spring until frost. Mass in bor- Aug. 
der or rock-garden. Prop. by seed. to Oct. 
Light rather rich soil. Arctic Regions. 
“Pale |COMMON *Primula Several solitary flowers, 1 in. across | 6-9 in. |Mid. 
yellow” |EUROPEAN |acaillis on naked stems, rise above the pretty |Halj Apr. 
2 OR TRUE P. grandiflora| tuft of foliage. Slight protection |shade to 
PRIMROSE /P. vulgaris needed in winter. Very pretty in June 
sheltered positions in the rock-garden 
or border. Prop. by seed and offsets. 
Rich light soil, not dry. England; 
Europe. 
“Yellow” /ENGLISH **Primula Six to twelve small cup-shaped flow-| 6-12 in. |Late 
3 COWSLIP officinalis ers drooping in one-sided clusters |Half Apr. 
which rise high above the rosette of |shade to late 
foliage. Charming in sheltered posi- May 
tions in the rock-garden or border. 
Protect in winter. Prop. by seed. 
Rich light soil, not dry. N. and Cen- 
tral Europe. See Plate, page 34. 
“Orange |ORANGE **Tréllius Large solitary flowers, 1-2 in. across, | 14-2 ft. |Late 
yellow” |GLOBE Asiaticus less globular than T. Europzus, on |Sun or |Apr. 
6 FLOWER leafy stems. Foliage bronze-green jbalf to late 
and finely divided. Good for cutting. |shade May, 
Popular border plant. Prop. by divi- early 
sion or seed which will flower the sec- Aug. 
ond year. Prefers a damp peaty soil. to Oct 
Siberia. See Plate, page 34. 
“Yellow”? TULIP **Tilipa vars.| Single Early Bedding Tulips. See Late 
color “various,” page 64. Apr. 
to late 
ay: 
“Yellow” TULIP **Tiilipa vars.| Double Early Bedding Tulips. See sf 
color ‘‘various,” page 64. 
“Yellow”? VARIE- Tussilago Somewhat coarse spreading plant.| 6-8in. |Apr. 
GATED Farfara Dandelion-like flowers. Grown chiefly |Shade 
COLTSFOOT var. for its large downy leaves margined 
variegata and spotted with white. Apt to 
spread too readily. Wild garden. 
Associate with ferns, etc. Prop. by 
runners. Grows in stiff clay. Hort. 
“Yellow” YELLOW **Viola One of the many charming yellow| 5-8in. |Late 
HORNED cornita varieties of this species. Excellent for |Sun or |Apr. 
VIOLET OR var. border or rock-garden. Prop. by seed, |balf until 
BEDDING |litea major | division or cuttings. Any good soil. |shade frost 
PANSY 
“Yellow” HAIRY Viola Common in our woods. Softly | 6-12 in. |Late 
effect YELLOW pubéscens downy. Lower petals purple veined. |Half Apr. 
2 light |VIOLET Broad heart-shaped leaves. Plant in jshade to late 
a shady part of rock or wild garden. May 
Prop. sometimes by seed, generally 
by division. N. Amer. 
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