RED JULY 
a Botanical ae | Height |time of 
Color Euelis! eae oe Description ee | Bloom 
“Pinkish |COBWEB OR|*Semper- Pretty starry blossoms rise above | 3-5 in. |July 
red” SPIDER- vivum pale almost white pulpy leaves clus- |Sun 
near 33 |WEB arachnoi- tered in tiny cactus-like rosettes 
HOUSE- deum which are studded closely together. 
LEEK Cultivated more for its peculiar foli- 
age than for its flowers. Charming 
carpeting for rock-garden or stone- 
wall. Prop. by division. Dry sandy 
well-drained soil. Mts., S. Europe. 
“Pale ATLANTIC  |*Semper- See page 221. June, 
red” HOUSE- vivum July 
near 22 [LEEK Atlanticum 
“Red” |HOUSE- *Semper- See page 221. a 
24, LEEK, vivum 
centre 33:0LD-MAN- __jtectorum 
AND- 
WOMAN 
“Crim- |FIRE PINK *Siléne See page 221 ‘ “ 
son” 20 Virginica 
brighter 
& lighter 
“Deep |PINK ROOT,|*Spigélia See page 222. Late 
red” 20, |WORM Marylandica Juneto 
4 inside GRASS early 
Aug. 
“Scarlet”|RED HEDGE|Stachys Rather a pretty plant. The small] 1-2 ft. |July 
28 |NETTLE coccinea flowers are in irregular spikes. Bor- |Half 
der. Protect slightly in winter. Prop. shade 
by seed and division. Any soil. 
Tex. to Ariz. and Mexico, 
“Bright |RED Tradescantia See page 117. Late 
red” SPIDER- Virginiana May 
WORT var. coccinea to late 
Aug. 
“Orange |CROCUS- **Tritonia The commonest species. Lovely | 3-4ft. {July to 
scarlet” [FLOWERED  crocos- slender branching plant with long |Sun Oct. 
often 16 [BLAZING meflora spike-like racemes of flowers, 2 in. 
pinker (STAR ‘Montbrétia across. Tall stiff narrow foliage 
‘POCOS- springs from near the bulb. Protec- 
ma flora tion of mulch or indoor wintering is 
necessary. Very gay and attractive 
for the border. Bulbous. Plant in 
Apr. or May and prop. by scales and 
offsets. Rich well-drained soil. There 
are many yellow and orange vars. 
See Plate, page 327. 
Var. *Transcendant; bright red 
outside, golden yellow within. Hort. 
“Bright [REDDISH __|**Tritonia Spreading tubular flowers spotted| ft. |July, 
red” BLAZING rosea with yellow. Short stiff narrow |Sun Aug. 
some- (STAR Montbretia leaves. Good winter protection of 
times 29 rosea mulch is necessary; it is safer to win- 
ter indoors. For cultivation, etc., 
see T. crocosmeflora. 5S. Africa. 
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