BLUE, PARTI-COLORED 
MAY 
Color English <= mad ‘oti Height |pime of 
sere Synonyms sesisiatiaad Situation | Bloom 
“Blue” |/HUNGARIAN|**Verénica Rapidly spreading, of dense growth, | 4-1 ft. |Late 
bet. SPEED- Tettcrium covered with thickly-flowered ra- |Sun May to 
60 & 61 |WELL cemes. Excellent for border or rock- early 
garden. Prop. by seed and division. June 
Any garden soil. Central and S. 
Europe; Central Asia. 
“Pur- HAIRY *Viola hirta Similar to V. odorata, though al-| 4-6in. /May 
plish VIOLET most scentless and with narrower |Half 
blue” leaves. Plant in shady spot in rock- |shade 
47 or 48 garden. Europe. 
“Pur- /ARROW- Viola Large flowers with short spurs, and| 2-3 in. |May, 
plish LEAVED sagittata bearded petals. Leaves varying from |Hal/ early 
blue’? 53 [VIOLET V. dentata heart-shaped to spear-shaped. Border |shade June 
or rock-garden. Prop. by seed, divi- 
sion or runners. N. Kinet. 
Parti- |LARGE- *Epimédium See page 56. Late 
colored |FLOWERED macraénthum Apr. 
26, 43, & BARREN- to late 
white WORT May 
1, |TWISTED-__|*Fritillaria See page 56. Mid. 
markings; LEAVED obliqua Apr. to 
17.‘ |FRITILLARY mid. 
May 
1, SLENDER __ |*Fritillaria Tubular yellowish flowers, check-| 1 ft. |May 
markings | FRITILLARY |tenélla ered with purplish brown, on an al- |Shade 
56 F, montana | most erect stem. Border and rock- 
garden. Bulbous. Prop. by offsets. 
Rich soil well-drained. Maritime Alps. 
White (ELDER- *Iris Resembles I. squalens but less vig- | 14-24 ft.|Late 
& 46 SCENTED sambucina orous and with smaller flowers. Prop. |Sun May 
FLAG by division. Rather moist soil. 
Europe. 
Often 46 |BROWN- *Iris squalens| Several flowered species. Flowers| 3 ft. |Late 
deep with FLOWERED much smaller than I. Germanica, in- |Sun May, 
1& 35 (IRIS ner petals purplish buff or brownish June 
and yellow; outer petals dull violet, 
beard yellow. Grayish green leaves 
shorter than flower-stems. Prop. by 
division. Central Europe to Caucasus. 
Parti- {TULIP **Tilipa vars.| Single Early Bedding Tulips. See Late 
colored page 64. Apr. 
to late 
May 
“White [LADY Tilipa Dainty very fragrant flower about | 12-18 in.|May 
& rose” |TULIP Clusiana 2 in. across, flushed with rose and |Sun 
purplish black at base. Leaves long, 
narrow and folded. Pretty for border 
or rock-garden. Plant in late Sept. 
or in Oct. at a depth of 4 in. to the 
bottom of the bulb, allowing 4 in. 
between each. It is best to protect in 
winter and to give an occasional top- 
dressing. Bulbous. Prop. by offsets. 
If drainage is not good put sand 
around the bulb. S. Europe. 
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