MAGENTA TO PINK 
APRIL 
: Botanical 
Color oe Sate bon Description 
Var. majus; (color no. 30), “deep 
pink.” Of stronger growth than the 
type. Hort. 
“Rose” BLEEDING /|**Dicéntra The best species of Dicentra. An 
30 |/HEART spectabilis excellent perennial. Arching stems 
Diélytra bear drooping heart-shaped flowers 
spectabilis with white protuberances. Handsome 
deeply-cut foliage. | Good old-fash- 
ioned border plant. Prop. by division 
of crown or roots. Light loam not too 
rich. Japan. 
“Pinkish’’| MAY- *Epigiea The well-known and lovely plant, 
36 or 29 FLOWER, _j|répens native of the woods, with fragrant 
TRAILING flowers in clusters amidst dark glossy 
ARBUTUS, foliage. Difficult of culture. Plant in 
GROUND the wild garden. Prop. by layers, 
LAUREL cuttings or division. Moist soil, sand 
and leaf-mold. U.S. A. east of the 
Mississippi. 
“Pink” (DUTCH **Hyacinthus| See color “‘various,’’ page 59. 
HYACINTH orientalis 
vars. 
“Pink” |RED *Lychnis Star-like flowers in showy clusters. 
29 pale |ALPINE alpina Foliage thick at base of plant. Plant 
CAMPION Viscaria in the border or rock-garden. Prop. 
alpina by seed or division. Ordinary light 
garden soil. N. Asia; Europe; Amer. 
“Ma- DARK *Phl6x Creeping evergreen plant covered 
genta” (PURPLE subulata with masses of small flowers which 
bet. 44 & MOSS PINK var. atropur- | rise from a moss-like bed of foliage. 
38 dull pirea Good carpeting plant for rock-garden 
or border. Prop. by seed, division or 
cuttings. Dry light soil. Hort. 
“Rose” |LEAFY *Phlox For description and cultivation see 
MOSS PINK Jsubulata P. subulata var. atropurpurea. Hort. 
var. fronddsa 
“Pink” |THICK- *Saxifraga Showy and spreading. Drooping 
bet. 29 & LEAVED crassifolia masses of flowers high above the large 
32 |SAXIFRAGE clustered leaves. Protect in winter. 
One of the most popular rock-plants. 
Prop. by division or offshoots. Any 
soil. Siberia. 
“Bright |WILD PINK /*Siléne Small attractive plant. Flowers in 
pink” 29 Pennsylva- nodding clusters of 6 or 8 about 1 in. 
nica across. Foliage mostly about the root. 
Good rock-garden plant. Prop. by 
seed or cuttings. Sandy soil. Eastern 
U.S. As 
“Pale TINY Trillium Flowers small, about an inch long, 
flesh- TRILLIUM [pusillum on erect stems. Leaves lance-shaped 
color” or oblong. Pretty in moist borders 
white among ferns and naturalized under 
turns 36 trees. Prop. by seed and division. 
Rich moist soil. N. Amer. 
“Pink” /TULIP **Tilipa Single Early Bedding Tulips. See 
vars. color “‘various,” page 64. 
Height 
and 
Situation 
1-2 ft. 
Half 
shade 
best 
2-4 in. 
Shade 
6-12 in. 
Sun 
4-6 in. 
Sun 
4-6 in. 
Sun 
12-15 in. 
Halj 
shade 
6-9 in. 
Sun 
1 ft. 
Half 
shade 
Time of 
Bloom 
Late 
Apr. 
to 
mid. 
July 
Apr., 
early 
May 
Late 
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