YELLOW FLOWERS 
APRIL 
YELLOW SHRUBS—None in my climate 
APRIL 
YELLOW PERENNIALS 
Crocus. Cloth of Gold (C. susianus). The earliest yellow variety. 
Crocus. Dutch (C. mesiacus—C. aureus). A later variety. For 
culture see Crocus, White Per., April. 
Pansy (Viola tricolor). Hybrid variety Golden Sun. For culture see 
Pansy, White Per., April. 
MAY 
YELLOW SHRUBS 
ForsytHia. Golden Bell (Ff. viridissima). 3 ft. An erect vigorous 
shrub with bright yellow solitary drooping flowers distributed along 
the branches so as almost to cover the bush. 
ForsyTHia. We ping, Golden Bell (F. suspensa, known also as F. 
Fortuni). An earlier variety than the former, with long drooping slen- 
der branches, and is often treated as a climber; is less common. Give 
both varieties deep rich soil, and prune severely just after flowering to 
secure new growth, as flowers are borne on previous year’s wood. If 
pruned in autumn or early spring the flowering wood is lost. This 
variety may be kept to a single stem and then allowed to spread over 
a trellis or trained over a doorway. Increased by layering the branches 
and division of the root. The drooping branches root easily at the tip 
if buried in earth. 
Bus Honeysuck1e (Diervilla sessilijolia). 5-8 ft. Of strong 
bushy growth, foliage rather downy of grayish green; many inconspic- 
uous flowers of a pale yellow resembling the honeysuckle, but not 
fragrant. Thrives in any soil; throws up suckers. 
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