MAGENTA TO PINK 
JUNE 
English Botanical ate Height F 
Color Nee Name ne Description an eee 
“Pink” |GARDEN **Didnthus The type of which the following are | 8-12 in. |June 
PINK plumarius varieties 1s described in May. Fringed |Sun 
vars. flowers. Essex Witch; fragrant flow- 
ers dark pink. A free bloomer; good 
for cutting. Rock-garden or border. 
New Mound; fragrant double flow- 
ers, very pale pink. Useful for cut- 
ting. Thrives well in the border. 
Var. roseus flore-pleno,; (color no. 29), 
very fragrant double flowers, clear 
rose-pink. Useful for cutting and 
pleasing in the border. Prop. by cut- 
tings or layers. Rich light soil. Hort. 
See Plate, page 225. 
“Pur- |SEGUIER’S |**Didnthus Scentless flowers borne on leafless| ft. |Late 
plish PINK Seguierii stalks. Splendid border plant, pro- |Sun June, 
Tose” ducing a striking mass of color. Prop. July 
31 by seed and cuttings. Rich light soil. 
Europe; Asia. ; 
“Deep |WILD **Dicéntra Bears numerous heart-shaped blos-| 1-2 ft. |Early 
rose”’ BLEEDING |eximia soms in long drooping racemes. Foli- |Halj June 
25  |HEART Diélytra age fern-like and graceful. Useful in |shade to 
eximia rock-garden and mixed border. Prop. Aug. 
by division. Rich sandy soil. West- 
ern N. Y.; Mts. of Va. 
“Rose” |CALIFORNIA/*Dicéntra See page 122. Late 
23 BLEEDING j|formésa May, 
HEART June 
“Rose”? |BLEEDING /|**Dicéntra See page qo. Late 
30 |HEART spectabilis Apr. 
Diélytra s. to mid. 
July 
“Pur- |RED GAS **Dictamnus Not so pretty as D. albus. Bushy/| 2-3 ft. |June, 
plish PLANT OR albus plant. Fragrant flowers in racemes |Sun or |July 
pink” FRAXI- var. rubra surmount the glossy foliage. Do not |half 
32 NELLA D. Fraxinéllal crowd or disturb often. Flowers last |shade 
var. rubra well when cut. Prop. by seed planted 
when ripe or by division. Moderately 
rich heavy soil. Hort. 
“Rose” |JEFFREY’S |*Dodecatheon| See page 122. May, 
29 SHOOTING  Jeffreyi June 
STAR, 
AMERICAN 
COWSLIP 
“Shell- |HEDGE- Echinocactus Beautiful hardy little Cactus which | 6-8in. /June 
pink” HOG Simpsoni grows in a globe-shaped mass, 3-5 in. Sun to 
bet. THISTLE, in diameter, and is covered with vari- Sept. 
24 & 17 |SIMPSON’S ously colored spines, out of which 
CACTUS spring large and beautiful flowers 
which are sometimes yellowish. pee 
by seed or cuttings. Dry soil in rock- 
garden. Col. 
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