PARTI-COLORED, VARIOUS 
APRIL 
é Botanical Height |time of 
Color Pe Name and Description Pe Bloom 
rich soil, sandy and loamy. Western 
U.S.A. 
26,43 |LARGE- |*Epimédium Dainty plant as interesting as many | 10-15 in. Late 
& white /FLOWERED macranthum | Orchids. ‘Outer sepals bright Ted; Hal} Apr. 
BARREN- inner sepals violet; spurs white.’’ |shade to late 
WORT New leaves reddish. Suitable for the ay 
rock-garden or border. Prop. by divi- 
sion. Any garden soil. Japan. 
1, mark- TWISTED-_ |*Ffritillaria Bell-shaped flowers checkered with) i ft. Mid. 
ings 17 LEAVED obliqua brown and purple. Leaves grayish, iSun Apr. 
|FRITTL- oblique, numerous. Suitable for to 
LARY mixed border or rock-garden.  Bul- mid. 
bous. Prop. by offsets. Rich soil, May 
well-drained. Greece. 
Parti- (EASTERN *Helléborus See page 8. Mid 
colored |HELLEBORE orientalis Mar. 
FRAU var. “Frau to 
IRENE ‘irene Heine- mid. 
HEINEMANN mann” Apr. 
Green & PURPLISH |*Helléborus See page 8. “ 
35 GREEN viridis var. 
HELLEBORE purpu- 
rascens 
Parti- TULIP **Tilipa Single Early Bedding Tulips. See Late 
colored vars. color “various,” page 64. Apr. 
; to late 
May 
Various [CROCUS **Crdcus See page 8. Mid. 
vars. Mar. 
to late 
Apr. 
Various SPRING *Crocus See page 8. “ 
CROCUS vérnus 
Often FLESH- Erica cainea Branching shrub. Numerous small| 6-9 in. ‘Apr., 
near COLORED bell-shaped flowers, rose, pale red or |Sun May 
22 HEATH white. Needle-like foliage. Protect 
in winter. Plant in rock or wild gar- 
den. Prop. by division and cuttings. 
Soil of peat and sand is best. Europe. 
4, 13, or CROWN **Fritillaria Showy plant. Bell-shaped flowers, | 2-3 ft. |Mid. 
19 more [IMPERIAL __|Imperialis ted, yellow or orange, droop under an |Sun, Apr. 
orange upright crown of leaves. Can be cut half to 
down when foliage turns brown. Dis- | shade mid. 
agreeable odor. Divide every 2 or 3 best May 
years. Handsome in groups among 
shrubs orin border. Bulbous. Prop. 
by offsets. Deep rich well-drained 
soil. See Plate, page 57 
Var. *aurea marginata ( F. 1. coro- 
nata vay. aurea marginata); foliage 
striped with gold. Var. variegata, foli- 
age marked with white and gold. 
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