YELLOW JUNE 
: Botanical Height a f 
Coit | "Nene | Bee Deseinton siftiton | Bloom 
“Yellow”|/TUCK’S *Kniphofia Brilliantly striking plant. Flowers, | 4-5 ft. |June, 
effect 11 FLAME Titickii reddish when first in bloom, rise in |Half to 
FLOWER dense slender spikes high above tufts |shade Sept. 
of sword-shaped leaves. Group among 
tropical-looking plants in sheltered 
border with good background. Leave 
undisturbed and protect slightly in 
winter. Prop. by division. Any well- 
drained soil. Central Africa. 
“Yellow”|EDELWEISS |*Leontopd- Prized by Alpine climbers. Downy | 4-12 in. |June, 
dium alpinum] star-like flowers rise well above a tuft |Sun July 
Gnaphalium | of narrow hoary leaves. Pretty for 
Leontopodium| rock-garden. Prop. by seed. Rather 
light soil. Switzerland. 
“Yellow” | GRAY- *Lépachys Flowers cone-shaped; purple cen-| 3-5 ft. |June 
5 HEADED pinnata tres and abruptly drooping rays. Re- |Sun to 
CONE- Ratibida sembles Rudbeckia. Good for back mid 
FLOWER pinnata of border or in shrubbery. Prop. by Sept 
Rudbéckta seed or division. N. Y.; W. and S. 
pinnata 
“Yellow” YELLOW *Lilium Picturesque native, wild in moist] 1-4ft. jJune, 
7 dull |CANADA Canadénse meadows and bogs. Flowers, with |Sun or July 
LILY var. flavum |dark spots, drooping in clusters. jhalf 
Lovely in masses or scattered among |shade 
shrubs, or naturalized. Bulbous. 
Prop. by offsets or scales. Light well- 
drained soil. Avoid contact with ma- 
nure. Eastern N. Amer. See Plate, 
page 202. 
“Yellow” (CAUCASIAN |*Lilium Conspicuous species. Fragrant tur-) 2-5 ft. ss 
3 LILY monadélphum] ban-shaped flowers, tinged with pur- |Halj 
L. Szovitzia- | ple and spotted with black, crown a |shade 
num, vigorous leafy stalk. Mass or scat- 
L. Célchicum | ter against dense background in 
border. Bulbous. Prop. by offsets, 
scales or very slowly by seed. Any 
light soil. Avoid contact with ma- 
nure. Persia. 
“Yellow” |PARRY’S **Lilium Best yellow species. Flowers with | 2-6 ft. a 
LILY Parryi reddish brown markings and spread- |Shade 
ing reflexed tips. Foliage in whorls. 
Effective massed in border against 
background. Bulbous. — Prop. by 
offsets, scales, or very slowly by seed. 
Light well-drained soil. Avoid con- 
tact with manure. Cal. 
“Golden |HUM- *Lilium Graceful and stately. Drooping | 3-5 ft. a 
yellow” /[BOLDT’S pubérulum flowers 6-8 in. across, dotted with pale |Half 
6 more /LILY L. Califérni- | purple turning to red or brown, in |shade 
orange cum, L. Hum-| panicles. Bright green leaves in large 
boldtit, L. whorls. Margin of shrubbery. Bul- 
Bloomeria- bous. Prop. by offsets, scales or very 
num slowly by seed. Any light well-drained 
soil. Avoid direct contact with ma- 
nure. Cal. 
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