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HOUSE & GARDEN 
The key to the planting of this and the following plan is given below 
HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
APRIL 
1. Iris pumila: dwarf iris, var. Luteo maculata, primrose and 
brown. Var. luteo, creamy yellow. 
Iris Chamaelris aurea, bright deep yellow, later than the 
pumila. 
2. Trollius Asiaticus: orange globe flower. 
3. Arabis albida: white rock cress. 
4. Alyssum saxatile: gold dust, bright yellow. 
MAY 
5. Primula auricula: auriculas, soft tones of amethyst, old- 
gold and primrose. 
6. Primula vulgaris and polyantha, mixed: English prim¬ 
roses. pale yellow, dark red and brown, no pink. 
7. Chieranthus Chieri: wallflower, yellow, dark red, brown¬ 
ish yellow, cream and violet. 
8. Iris: vars. Empress, cream yellow: Ivorine, creamy white: 
Paracine, veined and mottled. Intermediate, coming between 
Iris pumila and Germanlca. 
9*. Iris Gernianica: For very dull and soft effect—Shakes¬ 
peare, standards bronzy yellow, falls soft lilac; Bridesmaid, 
paler, standards white, sh. lilac, falls soft lilac. 
Iris Germanica: More contrast, distinctly brown and yellow 
—Hector, deep yellow striped brown, striking; Dr. Bernice, 
golden tan and brown; Gracchus, standards clear yellow, falls 
maroon red reticulated white; Honorabilis, much like Gracchus. 
10*. Erythronium Americanum: dog-tooth violet, brownish 
yellow, use in mass where other things will not obscure it. 
11. Anchusa Italica, var. Opal: light blue anchusa, soft blue. 
12. Chieranthus Allloni: wallflower, a mass of intense orange. 
13. Trollius Japonicus: orange globe flower, deep golden yel¬ 
low, a later variety than Asiaticus. 
JUNE 
15*. Helenium Bolanderi: sneezewort, a low variety with 
brown center and yellow petals. 
16. Dlanthus barbatus: Sweet William, dark red. 
17. Spiraea astiiboides: early white spiraea. 
18. Achillea tomentosa: milfoil, soft yellow mass. 
JULY 
19. Spiraea filipendula: dropwort, cream white. 
20. Thallctrum flavum: meadow rue, pale yellow or white. 
21. Hemerocallis fulva: day lily, tawny orange. 
22. Asclepias tuberosa: orange butterfly weed. 
23*. Coreopsis grandifiora: large flowered coreopsis, yellow. 
AUGUST 
24. Rudbeckia speciosa: Black-eyed Susan, yellow with brown. 
25*. Statlce latifolia: sea lavender for soft greyish mass. 
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 
26*. Hardy chrysanthemum, September flowering: Allentown, 
golden bronze; Dundee, dark red, large flowering; La Triom- 
phant. bronzy yellow, large flowering; Sylvia Slade, rosy gar¬ 
net with a white ring, very early. 
27. Helenium autumnale, var. superbum rubrum: sneezewort, 
a dark red and bronze variety. 
28. Bocconia cordata: plume poppy, bronzy fruits, as well 
as creamy white flowers in July. 
NOVEMBER 
29*. Hardy chrysanthemum, late varieties: Brown Bessie, a 
brown button; Black Douglas, dark red: Excelsior, orange yel¬ 
low, large flowering: Sylvia, scarlet bronze, large flowering, 
very late; small garden yellow button, very late. 
*For a very small border. 
SHRUBS 
APRIL 
40. Amelanchier Canadensis: shad-bush, small tree; cloud 
of white blossoms. 
41. Cornus mascula: Cornelian cherry, tall, yellow blossom. 
42. Dirca palustris: leather wood, medium, greenish yellow. 
43. Forsythia intermedia: golden bell, medium, deep yellow. 
44. Magnolia Lennei: large flowered magnolia, deep red. 
45. Magnolia stellata: starry magnolia, pure white small 
blossom, very small tree. 
46. Benzoin sestivale: spice bush, tall, small yellow blossom. 
47. Spiraea arguta: the earliest spiraea, small, white. 
MAY 
48*. Rhus aromatica: fragrant sumach, short; tiny yellow 
blossoms. 
49. Azalea mollis hybrids, short, soft yellow and red. 
50. Azalea calendulaceae : flame azalea, medium, orange or 
flame color, into June. 
51. Azalea Kaempferi: Japanese azalea, orange, scarlet, rose 
and red, medium. 
52. Syringa vulgaris alba: white lilac, tall. 
53. Fothergilla major: Fothergilla, short, white blossoms. 
54*. Lonicera Morrowl: Japanese honeysuckle, medium to tall, 
creamy white and yellow. 
JUNE 
55*. Philadelphus: mock orange, white blossoms; grand!- 
florus, tall; coronarlus, medium; Lemoine's hybrids, medium 
to short. 
56. Chionanthus Virginica: white fringe, tall, white flowers. 
57*. Calycanthus floridus: strawberry shrub, medium, choco¬ 
late flower, fragrant. May and June. 
58. Rose, Persian Yellow: fragrant, deep yellow, high bush. 
59*. Caragana arborescens: Siberian pea tree, tall shrub or 
small tree, yellow flower, especially good for unfavorable con¬ 
ditions. 
60*. Cytisus laburnum: golden chain, long yellow pendent 
flowers, small tree, good for unfavorable conditions. 
61. Rhus cotinus: smoke bush, cloud of brown flowers, small 
tree, blooms into July. 
62. Sambucus Canadensis: elder, medium, white flowers, 
good for shade, into July. 
JULY 
63*. Hydrangea arborescens: summer flowering hydrangea, 
medium, creamy white flowers set off by the dark, thick leaves. 
AUGUST 
64. Buddleia variabilis: summer lilac, long tassels of purple 
and lilac, lasting into September, medium or short. 
65. Lespedezia Sieboldii: deep purple herbaceous shrub, 
small, lasting into September. 
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 
66. Euonymus alatus: strawberry shrub, tall, foliage turn¬ 
ing rose color. 
67. Clematis paniculata: virgin’s bower, vine, white flowers. 
68. Fothergilla has good autumn color. 
NOVEMBER 
69. Celastrus articulatus: Japanese bittersweet, strong grow¬ 
ing vine with orange fruit. 
70*. Hamamelis Virginiana: witch-hazel, medium to tall, 
late yellow flowers. 
’Particularly good for denseness of foliage quickly obtained. 
The words tall, medium and short refer to relative sizes of 
shrubs. 
BULBS 
APRIL 
75*. Crocus, Cloth of Gold: very early yellow, brown stripes. 
76. Frittillaria Imperialis: tall orange and yellow flowers. 
77. Narcissus, Barrll conspicuous: short cup daffodil, pale 
yellow with orange center. 
MAY 
78. Frittillaria meleagris: checkered frittillary, brown and 
white. 
79. Rembrandt tulips: mixed varieties, lilac, white, dark 
red, variously broken and splotched. 
80*. Breeder tulips: Alice, warm brown with purple flush; 
Apricot, bronzy buff, yellow base; Dom Pedro, coffee brown, 
edged golden brown; Golden Bronze, light brownish yellow. 
JUNE 
81. Lllium colchicum: golden yellow, spotted black. 
82*. Lilium Hansoni: deep, rich gold. 
JULY 
83. Lllium Canadense: a graceful orange lily. 
84. Gladioli: Canary Bird, light yellow; Empress of India, 
dark red; Golden Queen, creamy buff with carmine tongue. 
AUGUST 
85. Lilium tigrinum var. splendens: tiger lily, orange with 
brown spots. 
86. Dahlias: Codsall Gem. peony fl., deep yellow to prim¬ 
rose; S. T. Wright, peony fl., apricot suffused red and shad¬ 
ing to yellow; P. W. Janssen, peony fl., orange yellow shaded 
dull rose; Countess of Lonsdale, cactus, apricot tinted salmon; 
Iolanthe, cactus, deep coral red tipped with gold; Stern, cac¬ 
tus. lemon yellow. 
87. Monbretias, shades of orange and yellow. 
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 
Dahlias will last until cut down by the frost. Gladioli and 
monbretias will bloom late if planted in July. 
’Selection for a very tiny border having a minimum number 
of varieties. 
ANNUALS 
MAY 
100. Johnny-jump-up, old-fashioned little pansy. 
101. Pansies: cream, dark red, maroon, brown and yellow. 
JULY UNTIL FROST 
102. African marigold, orange. 
103. Stocks, pale yellow. 
104. Snapdragons, lemon, dark red and salmony bronze. 
105. Salpiglossis, maroon, golden veined, violet and sulphur. 
106. Nasturtium, orange, dark red and cream. 
107. Calendulas, orange. 
108. Zinnias, orange and dark crimson. 
109. French marigold, orange and brown. 
110. Annual coreopsis, yellow and brown. 
111. Escholtzla, California poppy, orange. 
112. Scabiosa, dark red, pale yellow, dull blue. 
PLANNING A BROWN 
GARDEN 
A Marvel of 
Flower Richness 
ELIZABETH LEONARD STRANG 
T HERE is a fascinating possibility for 
success or depressing failure in a 
brown garden. Badly done it could be an 
uninteresting medley of dull, broken colors; 
but carefully worked out, the soft tones of 
fawn, amethyst and dark red enhanced by 
palest yellow, the bronze and brown set off 
by orange, it could be marvelously rich. 
Let us assume that we are to make, first, 
an informal flower border against a frame 
of shrubs; and second, a herbaceous flower 
garden for all season effectiveness. 
An Informal Border 
The shrubs should be of dense texture, 
not so striking as to detract from the 
flowers, but enhancing their subtle color¬ 
ing. In early spring as a background are 
Cornns mas and spice-bush, showing a deli¬ 
cate mist of yellow, and shad-bush, a soft 
cloud of white. In the foreground are the 
stronger yellow and white of forsythia and 
Magnolia stellata, leather wood—a compact, 
slow-growing shrub with weird greenish 
yellow flowers—and misty white Spircea 
arguta. Soon after the small yellow blos¬ 
som of the fragrant sumac clothes the 
ground in front of some of the small trees 
and the azaleas contribute their colors. 
Later, those with creamy white or yel¬ 
lowish flowers should blend together—white 
lilac, mock orange with golden stamens, 
honeysuckle with dull yellow or white 
flowers, the white fringe, elder, Hydrangea 
arborescens with its rich dark leaves, and 
the tufted Fothergilla. 
Then caragana and laburnum are attrac¬ 
tive for their yellow blossoms. Occasional¬ 
ly accents or notes of special interest stand 
out from the mass, such as the rich yellow 
of the Persian rose, smoke bush, the dark 
red cups of Magnolia Lennei, or the choco- 
