VARIOUS MAY 
' Bugis Botanical er Height jtime of 
Color eh oes he Description ee B)oom 
Various |DOUBLE- *Aquilégia Flowers much doubled. Color va-; t-14 ft. ,Mid. 
white 10 |FLOWERED vulgaris var. | ries from white to deep blue. Useful Sun May to 
48 uuller [EUROPEAN flore-pléno for wild garden or border. Prop. by iJuly 
COLUMBINE seed. Light sandy soil, moist but well- 
drained. Hort. 
Often 7 |WALL- *Cheiranthus Bushy plant. Yellow flowers vary-| 1-24 ft. |May 
FLOWER Cheiri ing to brown and purple, } in. across, Sun 
grow in clusters. Foliage good. 
Should be renewed every year from 
seed. Flowers the second year. Pretty 
in rock-garden or border. Prop. by 
seed or cuttings. Any good garden 
soil. S. Europe 
Often FLESH- Erica carnea See page 56. Apr., 
near 22 |COLORED : May 
HEATH 
4, 13 or (CROWN **Fritillaria See page 56. Mid. 
19 more |IMPERIAL |.mperialis Apr. to 
orange mid. 
May 
Various |GUINEA- **Fritillaria See page 59. Late 
HEN Meleagris Apr. 
FLOWER, to late 
SNAKE’S May 
HE'D, 
CHECK- 
ERED LILY 
Various [DUTCH **Hyacinthus| See page 59. Late 
HYACINTH orientalis Apr., 
vars. May 
Some- |VIRGINIA  /Hydrophyl- White or violet erect bell-shaped | 1-2 ft. (Mid. 
times 43 |WATER- lum flowers in clusters. U'seful for shady ‘Sun or |May tc 
dull LEAF Virginicum | places in rock-garden or border. . |Shade July 
Amer. 
Various (GERMAN **Tris The name is given to a large group | 2-3 ft. [Late 
FLAG, Germanica of varieties. Large and beautiful |Sun May, 
FLEUR- vars. flowers with erect standards and yel- June 
DE-LIS low beard. The blossoms vary in 
color from pure white to violet and 
purple, sometimes being yellow or va- 
riegated with yellow. They appear on 
stout, usually branching stalks high 
above the broad sword-shaped leaves. 
Effective in isolated clumps and in 
masses in the border or edge of shrub- 
bery. Prop. by division of rhizomes. 
Divide when crowded, but disturb as 
little as possible. They are gross feed- 
ers, but will flourish in any well- 
drained garden soil. Europe 
Among the best vars. are: * Albert 
Victor; (color no. 46 deep), standards 
soft blue, falls a delicate lilac. ** Bronze 
Beauty, standards dull yellow, falls 
rose lavender. *Darius; (color nos. 
48 & 2), lilac flowers edged with white, 
beard rich orange. **Duc de Nemours 
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