PURPLE TO LILAC 
JUNE 
Tneligh Botanical eat Height |Time of 
Color Name a pate, Ge Description eo on | Bloom 
“Purple |GERMAN **Tris See page 135, and Plate, page 243. Late 
& laven- IRIS, GermAanica May, 
der” FLEUR- vars. June 
DE-LIS 
“Violet”? |GREAT **Iris pallida See page 135. ae 
44 deep PURPLE OR |/. /undnia, 
TURKEY 1. Astdtica, 
FLAG 1. sicula 
“Lilac? |PLAITED **Iris plicata See page 135. ed 
50 |FLAG 1. aphflla var. 
plicata 
“Blue |SLENDER _ /*lIris See page 135. Mid. 
violet” |BLUE FLAG jprismatica May to 
49 1. Virginica, July 
I, gracilis 
“Deep ‘SIBERIAN  /**Iris See page 136 and Plate, page 244. Late 
violet”? /FLAG Sibirica May to 
49 I. acuta mid. 
June 
“Bright |LARGER *Iris See page 136. Late 
purple” |BLUE FLAG |versicolor May, 
56 lighter June 
“Violet ENGLISH *T ris Beautiful bulbous Iris flowering at} 1-2 ft. /Late 
purple” IRIS xiphioides end of Iris season. Flowers resemble |Sun June, 
49 1. Anglica I. Kampferi, though smaller, the type July 
being purplish violet. Foliage grass- 
like. Light well-drained soil enriched. 
It is well to put sand about the bulb. 
Pyrenees. There are white, lavender, 
deep blue, reddish purple, and striped 
vars. Mont Blanc is a pretty white 
form. 
“Pur- |VARIE- Lamium See page 136. Mid 
plish? |GATED maculatum May 
45 NETTLE L. purpireum to late 
(Hort.) July 
“Purple”|BLACK PEA |Lathyrus Of the Pea order. Not aclimber.: 1-2 ft. |June, 
near OR BITTER jniger Small flowers in clusters of 6 or 8. Shade July 
37& 40 |)VETCH Orobus niger | Compound leaves, pale green, or when | 
dry, black. Good ground cover for 
border. Prop. by seed and division. 
Any soil. Central Europe. | 
“Lilac” |KENIL- Linaria Tender perennial ivy-like creeper,| 4in. |June 
47 light [WORTH Cymbalaria | killed by frost, which perpetuates |Half to 
IVY, itself by seed. Flowers small, foliage |shade Sept 
MOTHER- pretty. Useful to trail over walls and 
OF-THOU- in odd corners. Protect slightly in 
SANDS winter. Prop. by seed and division. 
Moist soil. There is a pretty white 
var. Europe. 
“Purple” |/TALL BLUE- |**Lupinus Pea-shaped flowers in long spikes | 2-5 ft. |June, 
bet. FLOWERED |polyphyllus_ | rise above the handsome clump of Sun July 
47 & 48 [PERENNIAL |L. grandi- satiny palmate leaves. Good old- 
LUPINE florus fashioned border plant. Prop. by 
seed and division. Any garden soil. 
Cal. 
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