RED JUNE 
Color English hee Sh scripti Height |Time of 
Hause Synonyms ee Siuaion loom 
‘Deep |DEEP *L¥chnis Deeply colored flat circular flowers | 1-24 ft. June, 
crimson”|CRIMSON ___|Coronaria surmount spikes of silvery-gray wool- |Sun July 
33 MULLEIN __ var. ly foliage. Good for cutting. Striking 
brighter [PINK OR atrosanguinea| in border. Prop. in spring by seed 
DUSTY and division. Any ordinary soil. 
MILLER Europe. 
“Red” |CHAMPION (|*L¥chnis Often biennial. Panicles of fringed ; 1-14 ft. |June 
18 \|LAMP coronata flowers 14 in. wide. Protect in win- |Sun or 
FLOWER L. grandiflo- | ter. Border. Prop. in spring by seed, |half 
ra, L. fulgens | division or cuttings. Any soil. shade 
Var. speciosa (L. speciosa, L. ful- 
gens var. speciosa). Bushier var. with 
larger flowers than the type. Border. 
Japan; China. 
“Purple RED OR Lychnis See page 115. Mid. 
red” MORNING | (didica May 
often 31 CAMPION L. ditirna to late 
brliant June 
“Red” |SHAGGY *L¥chnis A good species. Flowers varying | 8-12 in. |Early 
11, 17 & |LYCHNIS Haageana between orange-red, scarlet and crim-|Sun or |June 
18 bril- son. Across between L. fulgens, and jbalf to 
liant L. coronata. Large flowers, in clus- |shade early 
ters 2 in. across, borne in profusion. Aug. 
For borders. Prop. by seed, division 
and cuttings. Any light rich soil. 
There are also pink and white forms. 
Hort. 
“Blood {BRILLIANT |**L¥chnis Best var. Flowers in profusion in | 6-20 in. |June 
red” GERMAN Viscaria showy panicles. Foliage grass-like. |Sun 
27  |CATCHFLY var. spléndens| Pretty for rock-garden or border. 
Prop. by seed and division. Any 
light rich soil. Hort. 
“Scarlet” SCARLET *Mimulus Erect plant with rather snapdragon-| 2-3 ft. |June 
18 duller |MONKEY cardinalis like flowers on leafy branching stems. |Sun or |to 
FLOWER Pretty in border or rock-garden. jhalf Sept. 
Prop. by seed, division or cuttings. |shade 
Moist soil and much watering. West- 
ern U.S.A. 
“Red” |OSWEGO **Monarda A rather coarse free-growing aro- |1}-24 ft. |Mid. 
20 TEA, didyma matic herb of unusually fine and bril-|Sun or |June 
lighter, |BEE OR liant coloring. Effective at a dis- |shade to 
centre 21/FRAGRANT tance, but less attractive at close early 
redder |BALM range. Foliage unimportant. Strik- Sept. 
ing in groups naturalized along shady 
banks, or planted in roomy border. 
Apt to prove troublesome by spread- 
ing. Prop. by division. Separate often 
in spring. Ordinary soil. N. Amer. 
Var. alba, a white horticultural form. 
“Crim- |WHORL- *Morina Handsome plant with small flowers| 2ft. |June, 
son” FLOWER longifolia borne in dense whorls forming showy |Half July 
29 turn- spikes. Buds white turning pink and shade 
ing finally crimson. Foliage thistle-like. 
darker Good in rock-garden or border. Pro- 
tect in winter. Prop. in autumn b 
seed and division. Sandy loam. 
India. 
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