MAY 
PURPLE TO LILAC 
English Botanical oo Height |qime of 
Color Nome ee ee Description ‘es Bloom 
“Bluish |TWO- Salvia Hardy biennial. Large hooded flow-} 2-3 ft. |Late 
violet” (COLORED bicolor ers; upper lip blue, lower white, some- |Sux May, 
44 (SAGE times fading reddish brown. Prop. by June 
seed. Mediterranean Region. 
“Lilac?” |HEART- *Saxifraga See page 47. Late 
39 |LEAVED cordifoélia Apr. 
SAXIFRAGE to late 
May 
“Purple” PURPLE OR [Saxifraga See page 48. Late 
53 MOUNTAIN oppositifdlia Apr., 
brighter |SAXIFRAGE May 
“Lilac”? |LILAC *Scilla Fragrant drooping bell-shaped flow- | 8-12 1n. |May, 
43 |WOOD festalis var. | ers in panicles on leafless stalks. Grass- |Half early 
HYACINTH iilacina like foliage in clumps. Rock-garden, shade June 
border and shrubbery. Pretty nat- 
uralized in woods. Bulbous. Soil en- 
riched with manure. W. Europe. 
“Rich |LARGE- Sisyrinchium Pretty flowers drooping and bell-| ‘ft. /May, 
purple’ |FLOWERED (grandifldrum | shaped. Foliage grass-like. Border, |Sun June 
BLUE-EYED |S. Douglasiz | rock or wild garden. Prop. by division. 
GRASS Any garden soil. Western U.S. A. 
“Violet” |BLUE Soldanélla Alpine plant. Flowers 2-4 on the} 2-3in. jMay 
50 deep |MOONWORT Jalpina stem, nodding, fringed, pale blue or |Half 
violet. Leaves heart-shaped. Suit- |shade 
able for rock-garden. Prop. by seed jor shade 
and division. Alps, Europe. 
“Pur- |COMMON *Trades- Erect bushy plant of free and vig-| 1-3 ft. |Late 
plish” 44,'SPIDER- cantia orous habit. mbels of showy flow- Sun or |May 
48 or 49 WORT Virginiana ers in different shades of blue violet. |half to late 
T. Virginica | Leaves grass-like. Useful for border |shade Aug. 
or rock-garden. Prop. by division in 
spring. Ordinary garden soil. East- 
ern U.S. A. See Plate, page 84. 
Var. carulea; (between color nos. 
50 & 57), brighter blue flowers than 
the type. 
“Purple” LONG- Trillium Large flowers borne close to the} 6-8in. |May to 
46 |LEAF- petidlatum ground. Pretty for the border or for |/Half early 
STALKED naturalizing in moist soil. Prop. by |shade June 
TRILLIUM seed. Moist rich soil. N. Western U. 
Si; As 
“Pale SPRING Triteleia Hardy but not enduring. Solitary) 6-8in. |May 
violet” (STAR- uniflora starry flowers, almost white with pur- Sux 
white, |FLOWER Milla ple markings, on slender stems. Grass- 
markings uniflora, like foliage. Protect in winter. As- 
53 Brodiaa sociate with Scilla, etc., in warm 
uniflora position in border or rock-garden. 
Bulbous. Prop. by seed or offsets. 
Rich soil, well-drained. Argentine 
Republic. 
“Violet” |TULIP **Tilipa vars.| Single Early Bedding Tulips. See Late 
page 64. Apr. 
to late 
May 
