WHITE TO GREENISH 
JUNE 
nelish Botanical Res Height time of 
Color res wee aon Description grees Bloom 
“White”? [MADONNA |**Lilium One of the most familiar and de-| 3-5 ft. |June, 
LILY candidum servedly popular species, though sub-|Sun or {July 
ject to disease. Lovely fragrant flow- |half 
ers in clusters crown an erect leafy |shade 
stalk. Very effective in small clumps 
against a dark background of shrubs, 
in borders, or when edging paths and 
beds of shrubs, Rhododendrons in par- 
ticular. Bulbous. Prop. by offsets, 
scales or very slowly by seed. Rich 
well-drained soil. Avoid contact with 
manure. S. Europe. See Plate, page 
181, 
“White” |NEVADA OR|*Lilium Lovely fragrant flowers. dotted with| 2-5 ft. |June 
WASHING- |Washing- purple and often tinged with pink or |Sux or 
TON LILY = |tonianum lilac, grow in elongated racemes. Ex- |half 
cellent in clumps against background |shade 
in border. Bulbous. Prop. by offsets, 
scales or very slowly by seed. Light 
well-drained soil. Avoid contact with 
manure. Cal. 
“White” |WHITE *Linum See page 81. Mid. 
PERENNIAL |perénne May to 
FLAX var. Album Aug. 
“White” |WHITE **Lupinus Pea-shaped flowers in long spikes | 2-5 ft. |June, 
MANY- polyph¥llus | rise above the handsome clump of |Sun July 
LEAVED var. albiflérus) satiny palmate leaves. Effective for 
LUPINE L. p. var. border and naturalizing. Prop. by 
dlbus, seed and division. Any garden soil. 
L. grandi- Cal. See Plate, page 182. 
florus 
var. albus 
“White” [SINGLE &  |**L¥chnis Var. alba plena much superior to; 2-3 ft. |June 
DOUBLE Chalced6nica | the single var. Clusters of double |Sux to 
WHITE vars. 4lba & | flowers on leafy stalks. Excellent in early 
MALTESE alba pléna the border. Prop. in spring by seed Aug. 
CROSS and division. Richsandy loam. Var. 
alba, a less effective species. Russia. 
“White” |WHITE *L¥chnis Woolly plant with striking mullein-| 1-24 ft. /June, 
MULLEIN _ {coronaria like foliage. Solitary flowers termi-|Su July 
PINK OR var. alba nate spikes of pale silvery leaves. 
DUSTY Border. Prop. in spring by seed and 
MILLER division. Any good soil. Europe. 
“White” SIEBOLD’S |*L¥chnis Tender. Very large flowers gener-| 1-14 ft sf 
LYCHNIS coronata ally borne in loose panicles. Foliage |Sun or 
var. Sitboldii | downy. Showy in the border. Pro- |halj 
L. Siéboldii, | tect slightly in winter. Prop. in |shade 
L. filgens, | spring by seed and division. Light 
var. Stéboldii | rich soil. Japan; China. 
“White” JAPANESE |**Lysimachia| Graceful plant with long nodding | 2-3 ft. |Mid. 
LOOSE- clethroides | spikes of starry flowers. Good for |Sun June 
STRIFE cutting. Foliage when dying varies in to late 
tint. Good in the border. Prop. by July 
seed and division. Any ordinary soil. 
Japan. 
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