PURPLE TO LILAC MAY 
: Botanical Height - 
English gfe Time of 
Color Name eee ro Description ee os Bloom 
“Violet [WALL *Erinus Pretty alpine plant, with racemes of | 3-4 in. |May, 
purple” /ERINUS alpinus numerous flowers. Downy foliage. |Su or une 
39 more Plant on ledges of rock-garden. ee half 
violet by seed and division. Thoroughly |shade 
well-drained soil. Mts., W. Europe. 
There is a white var. 
“Lilac? |COMMON **Erythroni- See page 44. Late 
often bet.. DOGTOOTH jum Apr., 
43 & 45 |VIOLET Dens-Canis May 
of Europe 
“Deep |PURPLE *Fritillaria See page 44. Mid. 
purple” ‘FRITILLARY|atropurptrea Apr. to 
42 lighter june 
“Purple |TWO- *Fritillaria See page 44. ee 
black” |FLOWERED bbiflora 
56 |FRITILLARY 
“Deep |BLACK *Fritillaria See page 44. sé 
purple” |LILY Camtschat- 
21 cénsis 
purpler Lilium C. 
“Livid (RUSSIAN *Fritillaria See page 47. Mid. 
purple’ FRITILLARY|Ruthénica Apr. to 
33 mid. 
May 
“Laven- [WILD Geranium Common wild species. Graceful} 1-14 ft. jEarly 
der” 39 |GERANIUM, |maculatum | plant with large flowers and pretty |Halj May to 
WILD OR foliage. Wild garden. Prop. by seed |shade July 
SPOTTED and division. Any rather moist soil. 
CRANES- See Plate, page 133. 
BILL Var. plenum, double flowers of 
darker shade. N. Amer. 
‘Pur- |SWAMP OR |Helonias See page 47. Apr., 
plish” 44,STUD PINK |bullata May 
deeper 
“Pur- DOWNY Heiichera Flowers, variegated with yellow, in| 1-3 ft. |Late 
plish” 30 HEUCHERA |pubéscens panicles. Evergreen bronze-red foli- |Sun or |May, 
deeper to H. rubijolia, | age,covered with powdery down. Bor- |half June 
white H. pulver- der or rock-garden. Prop. by seed |shade 
ulénta and division. Ordinary soil. Mts. 
S. Eastern U.S. A. 
“Palest |LARGE Houstonia Tufted plant with small flowers, | 4-12 in. |May, 
purple’ /HOUSTONIA |purpirea sometimes varying to white, on slen- |Sun or early 
37 pale der stems which rise from a clump of {half June 
tiny leaves. Rock or wild garden. |shade 
Prop. by spring division. Dry soil. 
Eastern N. Amer 
“Purple DUTCH **Hyacinthus| See page 59. Late 
& lilac’? HYACINTH orientalis Apr., 
vars. May 
“Purple” APPEN- Hydro- Biennial plant. Erect bell-shaped | 12-15 in./Mid. 
often 50 DAGED phyllum flowers in loose clusters. Much di- |Shade May to 
WATER- appendicu- vided leaves. Border. Prop. by seed early 
LEAF latum and division. Fairly moist soil. N. June 
Amer. 
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