BLUE JUNE 
. Botanical Height a 
Color English aie aaa — Time of 
Name Ree bas Description oe ‘Bloom 
“Blue” {BLUE WILD |**Baptisia See page 145. Late 
63 |OR FALSE australis May to 
INDIGO B. carilea, mid. 
B. exaltata June 
“Bluish” [LOOSE- *Borago Somewhat coarse plants, this being | 14-2 ft. |June 
white & |FLOWERED Laxiflora a pretty species with drooping flow- |Sun 
57 |BORAGE ers, sometimes purplish, in racemes. 
Easily cultivated and naturalized in 
rough places. Prop. by seed, division 
or cuttings in spring. Any garden 
soil. Corsica. 
“Pale |TUFTED *Campaénula See page 145. May to 
blue” HAIRBELL (cespitdsa Aug. 
62 lighter 
“Pur- |GREAT *Campanula Six to fifteen large erect hairy flow-| 3-4ft. |June 
plish BELL- latifolia ers in loose spikes. Border or margin |Sun or to 
blue” FLOWER of shrubbery. Prop. by seed and divi- |shade early 
46 sion. Rich loam well-drained. Var. Aug 
ertocarpa is also a good plant. Cen- 
tral and N. Europe. 
“Blue” |UNDI- *Clématis Herbaceous species of erect bushy) 2ft. |Mid 
60 |VIDED- integrifolia | habit. Large solitary drooping flow- |Sun June 
LEAVED ers terminate leafy stalks. Border to Aug: 
VIRGIN’S and rock-garden. Prop. by seed and 
BOWER cuttings. Rich deep soil. Asia; 
Europe. 
“Biue” |MUSK *Delphinium Showy panicles of pretty flowers. | 6-18 in. |June, 
61 |LARKSPUR |Brunonianum| Leaves three- or five-parted. Suita-|Sun or |July 
ble for rock-garden or border. Prop. |half 
by seed, division or cuttings. Deep |sbade 
friable soil. Thibet. 
“Blue” |CAUCASIAN |*Delphinium A dwarf species with 3-4 flowers on) 3-4 in. . 
60 LARKSPUR |Caucdsicum | the stem. For cultivation, etc., see |Sun 
D. Cashmerianum. Caucasus. 
“Blue” |BEE **Delphinium) Numerous flowers marked with vio-| 2-6ft. |June 
61 /|LARKSPUR j(elatum let, in long wands. Finely divided |Sun or to 
D. alpinum, | foliage. If plants are cut back they |Falf Sept. 
D. pyramidale| will flower again. Good for border. |shade 
Prop. by seed, division or cuttings. 
Deep friable or sandy soil, well en- 
riched. Europe. 
“Blue? |ORIENTAL |**Delphinium| One of the best species. Flowers| 2-3 ft. |June, 
usually [LARKSPUR /|formédsum with violet spurs, varying from deep |Sun or {July 
54 to light blue, and. closely set on tall |balf 
spikes, rise from the handsome dark |shade 
divided foliage. New flowers will 
come if the old are removed or whole 
plant cut down and top-dressing ap- 
plied. Divide every 3 years. Charm- 
ing in groups in border or in beds of 
shrubs, or naturalized. Prop. by seed, 
division, and cuttings, which will root 
without bottom heat. Blooms first 
year from seed sown the previous 
autumn or in hot-beds in March. 
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