PURPLE TO LILAC 
APRIL 
Color English Botanical sae Height |ime of 
Name | Mame-sad Diesel Sinen | Bloor 
“Livid |RUSSIAN *Fritillaria Drooping bell-shaped flowers, 1-3/ 1-2 ft. |Mid. 
purple” |FRITILLARY Ruthénica onastem. Lance-shaped leaves. For |Shade |Apr. 
33 location and cultivation see F. Camt- to 
schatcensis. Caucasus Regions. mid. 
May 
“Reddish/DARK-RED |*Helléborus See page 4. Mar., 
purple” |EASTERN _ orientalis early 
42 |HELLEBORE var. Apr. 
atrérubens 
H, o. var. 
Célchicus 
“Pur- |SWAMP Heldnias Very showy. | Twenty to thirty] 1-2 ft. /Apr., 
plish” OR bullata flowers crowded in terminal racemes. |Sun or )May 
44 deeper‘STUD PINK Long dark green leaves. Excellent |sbade 
bog plant; also good for edge of stream 
or moist sandy border. Bulbous. 
Prop. by division or offsets. Multi- 
plies rapidly. Any soil, preferably 
moist. Eastern U.S. A. 
“Purple |DUTCH **Hyacinthus| See color “‘various,’’ page 59. Late 
& lilac” |HYACINTH orientalis Apr., 
vars. May 
“Blue (SLENDER  /*lIris vérna Sweet-scented species. Stems very | 6 in. a 
violet”? |DWARF short, giving a dwarfed effect; free |Half 
55 {IRIS blooming. Grassy leaves. Spreads |shade 
rapidly. Plant in masses in sheltered 
spots. Ohio and southward. 
“Bluish |SPRING **LaAthyrus Tufted plant with small pea-like {12-15 in. |Mid. 
violet” |BITTER vérnus flowers; good for cutting. Pale green Sun Apr. 
39 |VETCH Orobus vérnus| foliage. Grows well in almost any sit- to late 
uation. Excellent for rock-garden and May 
border. Prop. by seed and division. 
Any good garden soil. S. and Central 
Europe. 
“Pinkish TRAILING |*Phl6x A choice dwarf plant closely re-/ 3-5 in. |Late 
purple” |PHLOX procimbens | lated to P. amcena but lower growing. |Sun Apr. 
27 lighter Stems prostrate and terminated with to late 
& more panicles of flowers. Excellent for May 
purple front row of border or rock-garden. 
Dr. Asa Gray regarded this plant as a 
hybrid between P. ameena and P. 
subulata. Prop. by division. See 
Plate, page 46. 
“Pale LILAC *Phl6x Masses of small flowers cover the| 4-6in. |Late 
lilac’ |MOSS PINK |subulata mossy bed of foliage. Good for car- |Sun Apr., 
50 var. lilacina | peting rock-garden or border. Prop. May 
by seed, division or cuttings. Soil 
light and dry. Hort. 
“Lilac? |HEART- *Saxifraga Flowers in thick panicles half hid- |12-15 in. |Late 
39 |LEAVED cordifdlia den by the large dark and heart-shaped | Half Apr. 
SAXIFRAGE foliage. Protect in winter. Beautiful |shade to late 
foliage plants for rocky places. Prop. May 
by division or offshoots. Any ordi- 
nary garden soil. Siberia. See Plate, 
page 49. 
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