MAGENTA TO PINK 
MAY 
Botanical 
manure. Spain; Portugal. See Plate, 
page 124. 
, Height : 
English rae Time of 
Color Nee ee oe Description eon ‘loom 
“Rose” |CORTUSA- |*Primula Many flowers nearly 1 in. across in | 6-10 in. |May to 
26 LEAVED cortusoides loose clusters terminate leafless stalks. |Half early 
PRIMROSE Broad soft foliage in a rosette close to jshade June 
the ground. Charming in sheltered 
and slightly elevated position in rock- 
garden or border. Prop. by fresh seed, 
division or cuttings. Light rich soil. 
Siberia. 
“Flesh |MISTASSINI |*Primula Beautiful little plant bearing few | 3-6in. |May, 
color”? |OR DWARF |Mistassinica | flowers and small leaves. Moist posi- |Half June 
22 |CANADIAN |P. farinésa | tion in the rock-garden. N. Amer. shade 
PRIMROSE jvar, Mistas- 
sinica, P. 
pusilla 
“Car-  |ROSY *Primula Among the prettiest and best of | 4-8in. |May 
mine HIMA- résea alpine Primroses. Flowers with yel- |Shade 
pink” (LAYAN low eye, nearly | in. across, in droop- 
30 bluer |PRIMROSE ing clusters. Smooth pale green 
leaves in tufts. Protect in winter. 
Rock-garden or border. Moist rich 
loam of good depth. Kashmir. 
“Pink” ‘ROCK *Saponaria Trailing plant covered with flowers. | 6-9 in. |Late 
38 paler SSOAPWORT |ocymoides Attractive in dry parts of rock-garden |Sun May to 
& more where it droops prettily over the rocks. Aug. 
violet Also used in the border. Prop. by 
seed or division. Any good soil. Cen- 
tral and S. Europe. 
“Pink” |THICK- *Saxifraga See page 4o. Late 
bet. LEAVED crassifdlia Apr. 
29 & 32 |SAXIFRAGE to late 
May 
“Pur- |NODDING  |*Scilla Fragrant nodding bell-shaped pink- | 8-12 in. May, 
plish WwooD festalis var. | ish or bluish flowers in panicles on |Half early 
pink” |HYACINTH |{cérnua leafless stalks. Grass-like foliage in |shade June 
often 46 S. nutans var.) clumps. Pretty in rock-garden, bor- 
cérnua der and edge of shrubbery, or natural- 
ized in woods.  Bulbous. Soil en- 
triched with manure. Portugal. 
“Pink” |PINK WOOD Scilla Differing from S. festalis var. cer- | 8-12 in. |May to 
36 |HYACINTH festalis var. | nua in its more rose-colored flowers. |Half early 
rosea W. Europe. shade June 
S. nutans var. 
rosea 
“Flesh |FLESH- **Scilla See S. Hispanica var. rosea. Spain; Late 
color’ j|COLORED _ |Hispanica Portugal. May, 
22 dull |SPANISH var. carnea June 
SQUILL S. campanu- r 
lata var. cdr- 
nea. S. patula 
var. cdrnea 
“Rose”? |ROSE- **Scilla Most robust of the Scilla family.) 1-1$ft.| “ 
36 |COLORED § jHispdnica Strong pyramidal spikes of pendent |Sun or 
SPANISH var. rosea bell-shaped flowers. Leaves narrow. |shade 
SQUILL S. campa- Desirable in wild garden, rock-garden 
nulata, or edge of shrubbery. Bulbous. En- 
S. patula rich occasionally with top-dressing of 
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