June, 1915 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
431 
A small city lot would lie bordered 
with a mass of shrubs, in front of 
which would grow the purple and 
gold succession of flowers 
of the house into the garden. 
The execution of such a 
garden could be expensive or 
inexpensive, as desired. It 
always pays to prepare the 
soil well, though, so there 
should be two feet of good 
loam, well enriched, in all the 
beds. It might have brick or 
gravel walks with narrow box 
edging and taller box for the 
outer hedge. This would be 
expensive, though very attrac¬ 
tive, and, besides, box is not 
entirely hardy in cold climates. 
A semi-formal look could be 
given by a walk of field stone 
laid irregularly. The hedge 
would be gay in color like the 
2-foot hedge of fragrant arte- 
mesia or southernwood. 
Over the stone edge of the 
walks could creep irregularly 
the little border plants. These 
are aubretia, rosy purple, deep 
purple violets, yellow alyssum 
saxatile, and primroses, and 
the Viola cornuta, Purple 
Queen and the Iceland poppy. 
Alyssum saxatile rounds out 
the corners of the little square 
garden because its gray leaves 
make an attractive tuft af¬ 
ter the plant has finished 
blooming. 
Around the circle in the 
square garden are purple 
aubretias, back of these pur¬ 
ple iris, and back of these 
again yellow iris. Baptisia 
makes a big round mass in 
each bed with purple flowers 
and gray leaves and anthemis 
a strong clump of gold. 
Around these last two in the 
centers of the beds are massed 
phlox in various tones of pur¬ 
ple and lavender, both early 
and late. Phlox Arendsii 
Helene is lavender and comes 
in June, Modesty is an early 
one of rosy purple, Mahdi is a 
degp bluish purple and 
Mbntagnard a violet purple. 
Crepuscule is lavender with a 
deep purple center and 
Antonin Mercie is lilac with 
a white center. Plenty of 
early and late tulips are used 
throughout these center beds 
and yellow crown imperials. 
(Continued on page 455) 
On a more pretentious place a spe¬ 
cial garden could be devoted to 
this color scheme—a little more 
formally treated 
PLANTS FOR A PURPLE AND GOLD GARDEN 
APRIL. 
Herbaceous Perennials. 
1. Aubretia deltoidea, violet color. 
2. Viola odorata, the Czar, deep purple violet, fragrant. 
3. Alyssum saxatile, gold dust, bright yellow. 
4. Primula vulgaris, English primrose, soft yellow. 
Shrubs. 
Cornus mas, Cornelian cherry, small yellow 
bloom. 
Forsythis suspensa, golden bell, bright 
yellow. * . 
Bulbs. 
Crocus, Cloth of Gold, yellow. 
Purpurea grandiflora, deep purple. 
Fritillaria imperialis. Crown imperial, single yellow. 
Early Tulips, Yellow Prince. 
Wauverman, deep violet. 
Narcissus, Trumpet maximum, large golden yellow. 
Trumpet major, deep golden yellow. 
Von Sion, old fashioned daffodil. 
Annuals. 
MAY 
5. Iris Germanica, PurpleKing German iris, deep purple 
6. Baptisia australis, false indigo, purplish blue. 
7. Viola cornuta. Purple Queen, tufted pansy, deep 
purple. 
8. Lupinus polyphyllus, lupine, purplish blue. 
9. Iris Germanica, Aurea German iris, clear yellow. 
10. Papaver nudicaule, Iceland poppy, golden yellow 
11. Trollius Europaeus, globe flower, bright yellow. 
Azalea mollis , Anthony Koster,^ hybrid 
azalea, bright yellow. 
Wistaria Chinensis (vine), purple wistaria. 
Syringia vulgaris, Charles X, deep purple 
lilac. 
Darwin Tulips, Bouton d’Or, round deep yellow. 
Ellen Wilmot, yellow. 
Mrs. Moon, golden yellow. 
Rev. Ewbank, lavender. 
Erguste, lavender. 
Negro, dark purple, almost black. 
La Tulipe Noir, almost black. 
JUNE 
12. Phlox Arendsii, Helene, early lavender dwarf phlox. 
13. Hemerocallis, lemon lily, flava, early; Thunbergii, late 
14. Anthemis tinctoria, bright yellow daisy-like flower. 
15 Aquileg a chry antha, pale yellow long spurred colum¬ 
bine. 
Laburnum vulgare, golden chain, bright 
yellow pendant flowers. 
Clematis Jackmanni (vine), deep purple 
large flowers. 
Harrison’s yellow rose, old-fashioned sweet 
scented. 
Lilium Hansoni. deep golden yellow lily. 
Yellow annual phlox, 
pale yellow calen¬ 
dulas, pale yellow 
snapdragons, pur¬ 
ple stock, Violet 
Queen, deep purple 
verbenas, helio¬ 
trope. All these 
things will last un¬ 
til frost. 
JULY. 
16. Phlox, Modesty, rosy purple early phiox; Anthemis 
still in bloom. 
Kohlreuteria paniculata, varnish tree deli¬ 
cate yellow blossoms. 
Gladioli, Blue Jay, deep purple. 
Bodenia, lavender. 
Canary Bird, clear yellow. 
AUGUST 
17. Statice latifolia, sea lavender, cloudy lavender. 
18. Phlox, Mahdi. deep bluish purple. 
19. Phlox, Montagnard, red violet. 
20. Phlox, Crepuscule, purple center, lavender gray edge. 
21. Phlox, Antonin Mercie, white center bordered lilac. 
22. Statice sinuata, pale yellow. 
Varnish tree still continues for gray foliage. 
Lilium auralum, gold banded lily. 
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. 
23. Aster, hardy. Edward VII, deep purple. 
24. As er Novce Anglce, New England aster, purple. 
25. Helenium aulumnale supurbum, deep yellow hele- 
nium. 
Iceland poppy and viola bloom again. 
Colchium autumnale, autumn crocus, lavender. 
NOVEMBER 
26. Chrysanthemums, hardy yellow button Little Pet, 
deep orange yellow. 
Ilamamelis Virginiana, with hazel, small 
bright yellow blossoms. 
