WHITE, YELLOW, PURPLE, BLUE 
MARCH 
English Botanical + Se Height 
aie a Desstivton Sion 
“White” WHITE \**Scilla Very pretty early-flowering species. | 3-6 in. 
SIBERIAN _ /Sibirica One to three flowers droop from slen- Sun or 
SQUILL var. Alba. der stems. Long narrow leaves. half 
Plant in clumps in rock-garden or shade 
border. Bulbous. Prop. by offsets 
in autumn. Sandy soil; give an oc- 
casional top-dressing. Hort. 
“Yellow” CROCUS **Crocus See color “various,” page 8. 
6 vars. 
“Deep |CLOTH OF |**Croécus One of the earliest Crocuses. Flow-| 3 in. 
yellow” (GOLD Susianus ers tinged or striped with brown. Va-|Sun or 
CROCUS riegated leaves in tufts. Naturalize jhalj 
in the grass or plant under trees and |shade 
in rows or clumps in the border. Bul- 
bous. Prop. by offsets in late Sept. 
or Oct. Deep well-drained soil. Cau- 
casus; Crimea. 
“Yellow”|\COMMON **Eranthis Pretty cup-shaped flower, surround-| 3-8 in. 
4 WINTER hyemalis ed by a whorl of leaves, appears at the |Sun or 
ACONITE same time as the Snowdrop and does |balf 
well under trees, as it prefers partial |shade 
shade. Bulbous. Any garden soil. 
S. Europe. See Plate, page 2. 
“Purple” |CROCUS **Crocus See color ‘‘various,” page 8. 
vars. 
“Reddish|DARK-RED |*Helléborus Large cup-shaped flowers in clus-]| 9-15 in. 
purple” {EASTERN __ orientalis ters. Leaves evergreen, one on each |Hal 
42 |HELLEBORE var. flower-stem. Good for rock-garden |shade 
atrérubens and border. Prop. by division. Any |best 
H, o. var. well-drained rich soil. Hungary. 
Célchicus Vars. F. C. Heineman and Gretchen 
Heineman are good and somewhat 
‘similar in color. 
“Purple” |NETTED *Iris Bulbous Iris. Fragrant yellow-| 1 ft. 
‘55 (IRIS reticulata crested flowers on short stalks. Leaves |Sun 
stiff and narrow, growing to full height 
after the flowers are gone, disappear 
when bulbs ripen. Plant in masses 
in the border in a sheltered spot. 
Well-drained sandy or fibrous soil. 
Several blue vars. Caucasus; Pales- 
tine. 
“Plum” |KRELAGE’S |*Iris Flowers almost scentless; color va-| 1 ft. 
42 (NETTED reticulata ries, yellow markings not distinct. See |Sun 
TRIS var. Iris reticulata. Caucasus. See Plate, 
Krelagei Page 9. 
“Blue” /ALLEN’S *Chionod6xa Similar to C. Luciliz, the white| 3-6 in. 
52 |GLORY OF |Alleni centre being less distinct. Border |Sun or 
THE SNOW |Chionoscilla | and rock-garden. Bulbous. Prop. by ‘half 
Alleni seed and offsets. Any good soil. Re- |shade 
quires moisture while growing. Hort. 
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