BLUE JUNE 
7 Botanical ky Height |qime of 
poles || Same | | Rees Beene Sion | Bloom 
“Violet |SPANISH **Tris A lovely Iris. Large delicate flow-| 1-2 ft. |Mid 
blue” IRIS Xiphium ers poised on slender stems, in varying |Sun June 
46 & 2 1. Hispdnica, | shades of violet, blue and purple, with to 
1. spectabilis | long narrow petals yellow in the mid- July 
dle. They run into pure yellow, white 
and many pretty combinations of 
color in the vars. Leaves slender 
and inconspicuous, disappearing when 
bulbs are ripe. Plant in sheltered 
places and where other foliage gives 
support. Excellent for cutting and 
easily cultivated. Bulbous. Prop. by 
offsets. Divide often. Loose friable 
loam well enriched. Spain; N. 
Africa. See Plate, page 256. 
“Blue” |AUSTRIAN |*Linum Small flowers in constant bloom.| 1-2 ft. |June 
61 FLAX Austriacum | Leaves narrow. Border. Prop. by jSun to 
L. perénne seed and division. Light rich soil. Sept. 
var. Austria. 
Austriacum 
“Blue” |PERENNIAL |**Linum See page 149. Mid. 
54 lighter) FLAX perénne May to 
Aug. 
“Blue” |GENTIAN-  |Lithospér- See page 150. May, 
62 |BLUE mum June 
CROMWELL jprostratum 
“Blue” [NOOTKA *Lupinus See page 150. Late 
62 LUPINE Nootka- May to 
greener ténsis early 
July 
“Light |COMMON *Lupinus Native plant. Pea-shaped flowers, | 1-2 ft. |June, 
blue” WILD perénnis varying to white, in long spikes. Fo- |Sun July 
bet. LUPINE liage palmate. Good for wild garden, 
47 & 52 Prop. by seed and division. Any soil, 
preferably sandy. Canada; Atlantic 
States. 
“Blue” (SIBERIAN _ |*Merténsia See page 150. May, 
51 |LUNGWORT (Sibirica early 
June 
“Dee EARLY *Myosdtis See page 52. Late 
sky blue’) FORGET- dissitiflora Apr. to 
58 ME-NOT July 
brighter 
“Bright [TRUE *Myosdtis See page 150. May, 
blue” 58 |FORGET- paltistris June 
brighter |ME-NOT 
“Blue” |EVER- *Myosdtis See page 153. May to 
57 |FLOWER- _|palistris var. Sept. 
ING FOR- _sempérflorens 
GET-ME- 
NOT 
“Blue” [WOOD *Myosodtis See page 153 and Plate, page 259. May, 
58 darker FORGET- epivaniea Roe feet early 
ME-NOT June 
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