June 
1918 
27 
PLANTING LIST 
SPRING 
End of March to Early June 
Orange 
1. Crocus, Large Yellow: saffron color, almost orange; the earliest conspicuous 
yellow flower. 
2. Fritillaria Imperialist crown imperial: deep orange, tall. Early April. 
3. Narcissus, Will Scarlett: creamy white perianth, conspicuous frilled cup of 
orange-scarlet. Expensive. April. 
4. Early Tulips—April and early May: 
•Hector: dull orange-red, narrow edge of light yellow, lemon perfume. 
Duchesse de Parme: deep orange-scarlet, irregular border deep orange-yellow. 
Couronne d’Or: deep yellow, flushed orange-red, double. 
5. Chieranthus Allioni, deep orange wallflower: very brilliant. May. 
6. May-flowering tulips—last of May. 
Caledonia: orange-scarlet, yellow base marked greenish black. 
•Orange King: glistening deep orange, shaded rose, sweet-scented. 
Gesneriana aurantica: brilliant orange-scarlet with greenish yellow base, long 
narrow flower, drooping. 
•Emerald Gem: soft orange, flush old rose, inside deeper orange. 
*Use the most of these, few of the others. 
7. Papaver nudicaule, Iceland poppy: deep orange only. End of May. 
8. Azalea calendulacea, great flame azalea: most brilliant orange-red flowering 
shrub known. 
8a. Azalea pontica var. Wilhelm III: deep orange, smaller plant than above. 
Deep Purple, Lavender, and Pale Blue 
9. Crocus, Harbinger of Spring: shining dark purple, extra large, two weeks earlier 
than any other crocus. 
10. Hyacinths—early April. 
Perle Brilliante: light blue, tinged lavender. 
11. Hyacinths.' 
King of the Blues: bright dark blue. 
12. Phlox subulata var. lilaciana, creeping phlox: flowers clear lilac. May. 
13. Phlox divaricata, wild Sweet William: clear lavender-blue. End of May. 
14. Myosotis alpestris Victoria: early blue forget-me-not. 
15. Polemonium reptans, Greek valerian: 6" high, lavender-blue. May. 
16. Iris Germanica var. Kharput, German iris: violet-purple, an early kind. 
17. Iris Gertyianica var. Johan Dewitt, German iris: falls deep violet, standards 
lavender. 
18. Iris pallida var. Dalmatica, German iris: clear deep lavender, very large, tall 
flower. 
19. Darwin Tulips—last of May. 
Erguste: pale dull violet, flushed silvery white. 
Dream: pale heliotrope with darker stripe, inside deep violet. 
Reverend Ewbank: soft lavender-violet, silver-gray flush. 
20. Wistaria Chinensis, Chinese wistaria: purple, trained to standard form in pots. 
Blooms with the flame azalea. 
21. Syringa vulgaris var. President Carnot, hybrid lilac: lavender with white center. 
Syringa vulgaris var. President Grevy: lilac blue. 
Gray Foliage and Lavender or White Flowers 
22. Arabis alpina, rock cress: gray leaves, low white flowers in May. 
2 3. Salix regalis, royal willow: medium size tree, rich silvery foliage. 
23a. Salix rosmarinifolia, rosemary-leaved willow: shrub, narrow silvery leaves. 
2 4. Stellaria holostea, starwort: white flowers, small gray leaves, 6-18" high. May. 
2 5. C'crastium tomentosum, snow-in-summer: silvery foliage, white flowers, 6" high. 
May and June, coming after tulips are gone. 
SUMMER 
Last of June through August 
Orange 
2 6. Papaver orientate var. Prince of Orange, oriental poppy: brilliant orange yellow 
shade with maroon blotch at base of petals. 
2 7. Lilium elegans: a deep orange-red lily of medium height, flowers erect, coming 
in June. 
Lilium tenuifolium, Siberian coral lily: later than the above. Flowers drooping 
with recurved petals. 
2 8. A8clepias tuberosa, orange butterfly weed: medium height, brilliant orange 
flowers. July and early August. 
2 9. Lilium tigrinum var. splendens: an improved variety of the old tiger lily. Tall, 
mid-July to September. 
30. Tritoma Pfitzerii, flame flower: rich orange-scarlet, the best variety. August. 
lasting into September. 
Deep Purple, Lavender, -and Pale Blue 
31. Iris Kaempferi, Japanese iris: lavender and deepest purple varieties only. Early 
July to August. 
32. Gladiolus, Baron Hulot: violet-blue. 
33. Phlox paniculata var. Crepuscule: white, suffused lavender, purple eye. 
3 4. Phlox paniculata var. Eugene Danzenvillier: lilac shading white at the edges. 
35. Phlox paniculata var. The Blue Hill: deep metallic royal purple. All phloxes 
last well, from July to early September. 
3 6. Eryngium ametliystinum, sea holly: flowers amethyst in prickly heads, foliage 
steely blue. A striking accent. 
3 7. Echinops retro, globe thistle: flowers more globular than above, foliage prickly, 
silvery white. Combine well with the lavender and purple phlox and tiger 
lilies. 
Gray Foliage and Lavender, Blue, or White Flowers 
38. Veronica incana, hoary speedwell: white woolly plant, 15" high, dull violet 
flowers. June and July. 
39. Artemisia stelleriana, old woman: shrubby plant with finely divided aromatic 
gray foliage and inconspicuous flowers. 
40. Staehys lanata, woolly groundwort: silvery-white foliage, soft and woolly, light 
purple flowers, 12-18" high. June and July. 
41. Gypsophila paniculata, baby's breath: dense clouds of minute white flowers in 
July and August. 
42. Salvia azurea var. grandiflora, Rocky Mountain sage: silvery gray foliage and 
flowers of azure blue in August. 
43. Vitex agnu8-ca8tus, monk's pepper tree: shrub with grayish, star-shaped foliage 
and pale lilac heads of flowers from July to September. 
4 4. Statice latifolia, sea lavender: fine panicles of minute lavender blue flowers 2' 
high, giving a soft cloudy effect. August and September. 
AUTUMN 
September until Frost 
Orange 
45. Ilippophae rhamnoides, sea buckthorn: yellowish flowers in May, foliage gray 
green, orange berries conspicuous in the fall. 
46. Hardy chrysanthemum, var. Polly: September flowering, deep orange yellow. 
Purple and Lavender 
4 7. Hardy aster var. Norae Angliae. New England aster: tall royal purple. 
Hardy aster var. grandiflorus: deep purple, tall, later than the above. 
4 8. Buddleia variabilis var. magnifica. summer lilac: long tassels of deep purple- 
lilac flowers midsummer to frost. Long gray-green leaves. Herbaceous shrub. 
49. Colchicum autumnale, autumn crocus: lavender flowers with no leaves at the 
time of blooming. 
Gray 
50. Aster cordifolius var. elegans: soft lavender flowers in sprays. 
Aster cordifolius var. Ideal: pale lavender flowers in masses. Give a soft 
cloudy effect to set off the tritomas and purple asters. 
From the grass terrace in front of the French win¬ 
dows, the descent is by broad field-stone steps to the 
turf panel, and thence by another series of similar 
steps to the rectangular garden below 
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