no garden color expert would ever put scarlet with purple, how- 
ever original she might desire to be. 
I usually list the flowers under "Color Effects," and among 
the spring violet-blues I have: 
Scilla puschkinioides 
Scilla Sibirica 
Scilla Muscari 
Scilla nonscripta nutans 
Phlox Divaricata 
Camassia esculenta 
Mertensia Virginica 
Ixiolirion montanum var. 
Amsonia Tdbernaemontana 
Pale Methyl-blue on white, — the green leaves 
and stem make a lovely combination of color. 
Commelina-blue, — the color takes its name 
from the flower usually called Tradescantia. 
Heavenly- blue, Tightly named, though in the 
plate it is called dull blue-violet. These Mus- 
cari in full bloom under Cedars are a beau- 
tiful sight. 
English Bluebells, — the color is deeper than 
Wistaria-blue and I always think I can see 
pink underlying the blue. 
A sheet of bloom with a distinct perfume. In 
full sun it is an intense Wistaria-blue. 
Wistaria-blue with noticeable stamens, — a 
great addition to the spring garden, not often 
seen. 
Mazarin-blue, with tender green leaves. Often 
one can see red in the buds. 
Tataricum — Another bulb that is seldom seen. 
With me it blooms under the unfolding fern 
fronds and is very lovely. The color is called 
dull blue-violet which is not at all descriptive 
of the Lily-like flowers. 
A shrubby perennial that blooms in spring. 
Color Tyrian-blue. It is very dainty and 
makes a good back-ground as it grows slowly 
with me and stays small and rather shapely. 
The flowers are a delicate blue, and as it is 
the only shrub-like herb of that color at the 
time, it has a place in blue planting. 
My list of Hyacinths is too incomplete even to mention, but 
I have found that some unnamed varieties in my garden were 
a soft bluish-violet, Wistaria violet, Forget-me-not blue, and 
deep Boslyn blue. 
In the nearby shrubbery, blooming at the same time (during 
April and May) were masses of Forsythia, and the effect was as 
a rain of gold. The loveliest picture that I saw last spring was 
this wonderful color with blue Scillas in the foreground. 
F. viridissima, strontian yellow. This is a softer yellow than 
F. suspensa, which is a wax yellow. 
Purple-Leaf Filbert (used to give emphasis to the pinks), Forsythia 
hellebore red, and needs sun to get the full beauty of color. 
Pink Dogwood (C. florida var. rubra) tones with spinel red, Cobylus 
also the so-called Ked Hawthorne {Crataegus) . 
Flowering Almond (P. triloba), rhodonite pink. This gives Cobntjs 
a distinct pink effect. 
Peach Trees in the nearby orchard show roccellin purple and Prunus 
deep hellebore red. 
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