BLUE APRIL 
English Botanical feat Height /time of 
Color Name sie ees Description ee goad 
“Sky- (BLUE *Anemdne Flowers star-like. Foliage divided | 4-6in |Apr., 
blue” WINTER blinda and toothed. Excellent for rock-gar- |Sun May 
_ 52 |WIND- den and to naturalize. Prop. by seed 
intense [FLOWER and division. Rich sandy and well- 
OR drained loam. Asia Minor; Greece. 
ANEMONE 
“Blue” [ROBINSON'S |*Anemdne Superior to A. nemorosa. Solitary | 6-12 in. |Mid. 
44 tinged)WOOD nemorosa flowers 1 in. or more across. Attrac- |Half Apr. 
blue ANEMONE svar. Robin- | tive foliage. Good for rockwork, for |shade to 
soniana naturalizing and for border. Prop. by June 
A. n. var. seed and division. Rich well-drained 
c@rilea loam. Hort. 
“Blue” |ALLEN’S *Chionod6xa See page 4. Mid. 
52. (GLORY OF |Alleni Mar. 
THE SNOW |Chionoscilla to 
llent early 
May 
“Blue” |GLORY OF |**Chionodéxa| See page 7. ee 
52 & THE SNOW |Lucilie 
white 
“Blue” /GIANT **Chionod6xa| See page 7. st 
52 or 63 |GLORY OF  |Luciliz 
THE SNOW jvar. 
gigantea 
“Blue” |TMOLUS’ *Chionod6xa See page 7. ae 
52. |GLORY OF  |Lucilie 
THE SNOW var. Tmotisi 
C. Tmolast 
“Gentian|SARDIAN *Chionod6xa See page 7 
blue” GLORY OF Sardénsis 
52 deeper THE SNOW 
“Light |VERNAL *Gentiana Beautiful Alpine plant of tufted| 3in. |Apr. 
blue’ 60 |GENTIAN vérna habit. Solitary salver-form flowers. Sun to 
deeper & Rock-garden. Prop. by seed when just early 
brilliant ripe. Deep sandy loam, moist but well- June 
drained. Alps; Caucasus; Great Britain. 
“Bluish” |SHARP- *Hepatica Resembles H. triloba, but the lobes | 4-6in. |Apr., 
near 44 |LOBED OR acutiloba of the leaves are more pointed. East- | Half early 
HEART H. triloba var.| ern U.S. A, shade May 
LIVER LEAF \acuta, Anem- or shade 
one acutiloba 
“Bluish” |FIVE- *Hepatica Flowers over 2 in. across, sometimes | 4-6in. |Late 
53 lighter, LOBED angulésa varying to reddish or white. For cul- |Half Apr., 
HEPATICA | Anemone tivation see H. triloba. Hungary. shade early 
angulosa or shade |May 
“Bluish” |ROUND- *Hepatica Our common Hepatica. Solitary) 4-6 in. ss 
near 44 |LOBED OR |triloba flowers about half an in. across, vary- | Half 
or 46 KIDNEY H. Hepdtica, | ing to pinkish and white. Leaves three |shade 
LIVER LEAF | Anemone lobed. Good for eastern and northern or shade 
Hepatica, exposures in the rock-garden or for 
A. triloba naturalizing under trees. Do not dis- 
turb. Prop. by seed and division. Well- 
drained soil and enriched with leaf- 
mold. Eastern U.S.A.; Asia; Europe. 
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