PLANTS WITH INTERESTING FOLIAGE 
There are diversities here. Some are included for silvery 
or canescent effects, others for summer colorings, or be¬ 
cause of odd and attractive crispings, undulations or slash¬ 
ings. Still others are here as splendid tall pillars of hand¬ 
some leafiness. Then there are a very few of those that 
are noteworthy for autumn coloring, but no attempt has 
been made to have a full list of such. Amaranthus, Anoda 
hastata, Artemesia, Atriplex, Euphorbia, Glaucium, Heu- 
chera, certain Hypericums, Hieracium, Kale, Lechea, Lig- 
ularia, Perilla, Nyssa, Larix, Rumex flexuosus, Rosa rubri- 
folia, Ilex, Salvia argentea. Saxifraga, Sedum, Sempervivum, 
Seriecio canus, Veronica, Verbascum, and Chrysopsis gossy- 
pina. 
AQUATIC PLANTS 
Here are plants that root in mud, with water above; or 
that at least thrive best with excessive moisture. Acorus 
Castalia, Eriocaulon, Jussaea, Nelumbium, Nuphar, Nym- 
phea, Orontium, Pontedaria, Sagittaria, and Xyris. 
FOR RATHER DRY PLACES 
Here are plants that are, to a considerable degree, tol¬ 
erant of heat and drought. Apocynum, Arenaria, Argemone, 
Cassia medsgiri, Cassia chamaecrista, Arctostaphylos, Cla- 
danthus, Dasystoma, Dicentra chrysantha, Dracocephalum, 
Eriogonum, Eriophyllum, Geoprumnon, Helianthemum, Heli- 
opsis, Heterotheca, Hieracium, Ionactis, Ipomea leptophylla, 
Liatris, Lithospermum, Madea, Malvastrum, Mentzelia, 
Monarda, Nicandra, Nigella, Nierembergia, Nuttallia, Oeno¬ 
thera, Lavauxia, Hartmannia, Kneiffia, Opuntia, Oxalis, 
Oxytropis, Papaver, Polygonella, Ruellia ciliosa, Rumex, 
Tahoka Daisy, Scottish Heather, Senecio, Solidago, Specu- 
laria, Talinum, Tephrosia, Telekia, Teucrium, Tunica, Ulex, 
Also Onosma. 
FLOWERS OF FRAGRANCE 
A few out of many; chosen for pervading volume of 
sweetness, or for dainty individuality of perfume. Some 
have scented leaves. Achlys, Ambrosia, Azalea viscosa, 
Buddleia, Calycanthus, Castalia, Clethra, Dianthus Allwoodi, 
Clematis paniculata, Hebenstreitia, Hedychium, Iris gra- 
minea, Iris sambucina, Lindera, Liliurn regale, Malus, Mus- 
cari, Magnolia glauca, Nothoscordum, Allium odorum, 
Notholaspi, Petunia axillaris, Phiiadelphus, Saururus, Rose 
rubiginosa, Solidago odora, Syringa, Trailing Arbutus, Tri¬ 
folium alpinum, Viburnum Carlesi, Viola odorata and Xero- 
phyllum. Then in kinds offered only as bulbs, see back 
cover, there are Hymenocallis, Cooperia, Chlidanthus and 
Tuberose. 
ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS 
This is a partial list only of my shrub seed offerings. 
Look for kinds with key letter “q.” Aesculus, Arnelanchier, 
Aristotelia, Azalea, Baccharis, Berberis, Buxus, Calycanthus, 
Cephalanthes, Clethra, Corokia, Cotoneaster, Cydonia, 
Daphne, Eleagnus, Elder, Enkianthus, Euonymus, Exo¬ 
chorda, Fendlera, Hamamelis, Hymenanthera, Ilex, Kalmia, 
Kolkwitzia, Lagerstroemia, Leiophyllum, Leptospermum, 
Lindera, Mahonia, Mespilus, Myrica, Tree Peony, Phila- 
delphus, Physocarpus, Pittosporum, Prunus, Pyracantha, 
Rhamnus, Rhododendron, Rhodothamnus, Rock Spray, 
Roses, Rubus, Spartium, Spirea, Symplocus, Syringa, Ulex, 
Vaccinium, Viburnum and Vitex. Also Aronia, Cleroden- 
drondron, Elsholtzia, Befaria and Zenobia. 
DECIDUOUS TREES FROM SEED 
Acer, Ailanthus, Albizzia, Betula, Catalpa, Cercis, Chio- 
nanthus, Cornus, Davidia, Diospyrus, Elaeocarpus, Fagus, 
Fraxinus, Gleditsia, Hovenia, Ilex, Koelreuteria, Laburnum, 
Liquidambar, Liriodendron, Magnolia, Malus, Melicytus, 
Nothopanax, Nothofagus, Nyssa, Oxydendrum, Paulownia, 
Pennantia, Platanus, Populus, Prunus, Pseudopanax, Ptelea, 
Rhododendron arboreum, Robinia, Sophora, Syringa japon- 
ica, Tilia, Ulnrus and Zelkova. See key symbol “j.” 
CONIFEROUS AND OTHER EVERGREENS 
Abies, Cedrus, Chamaecyparis, Cryptomeria, Juniperus, 
Picea (> Pinus,. Pseudotsuga, Taxus, Thuja, Tsuga, and 
Sequoia. While strictly Ginkgo and Larix are deciduous, 
their affinities, nevertheless, are with this group. See “j” 
symbol. 
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NEW FRUIT FLAVORS 
Here are fruit plants, bushes and trees that may be 
grown from seeds. Most of them have ornamental value 
also. Actinidia, Akebia, Arnelanchier, Asimina, Blueberry, 
Carica, Cornus mas, Cyphomandra, Diospyrus, Elder-berry, 
Eleagnus multiflora, Ficus, Gaultheria, Hovenia, Mahonia, 
Mespilus, Momordica, Passiflcra, Podophyllum, Prunus, 
loba, Rosa pomifera, Crataegus pinnatifida and Yucca 
baccata. Also Rubus, Raspberry, Pyrus, Vitis, Prinsepia 
and Zizyphus. 
NEW AND ODD FOOD PLANTS 
All the usual vegetables of our gardens, and food crops 
of our fields, are simply the results of tamings of wild 
plants by our more adventurous ancestors. The world then, 
of course, was split into many local worlds, through phys¬ 
ical limitations and tribal barriers, but with the gradual! 
melting away of these, through social development, con¬ 
quest and commerce, the food plants of one group became 
to a certain degree, available to all. With greater rich¬ 
ness of food diversities, and with less constant spur of 
incipient famine, the search for additional food plants natur¬ 
ally came to lack its original impetus. This, though, did 
not mean that possibilities had been exhausted. It has 
been said that if every food plant species now under cultiva¬ 
tion were destroyed, it would be possible to make full and 
adequate replacement from wild plants, or from plants cul¬ 
tivated by primitive races. 
The following are suggested as food, relish or beverage 
plants, for cautious experimentation. Not all, of course, 
are wildlings. Some of them have long had limited or 
local use. Allium tricoccum, Apios, Acer saccharum, 
Asclepias cornuti, Calandrinia caulescens, Caltha, Camassia 
quamash, Campanula rapunculus, Carum oreganum, Ceano- 
thus americanus, Chenopodium Bonus-Henricus, Fagus, 
Geum rivale, Helianthus tuberosus, Lindera, Medeola, 
Montia, Nelumbium, Oenothera biennis, Orontium, Pachy- 
rrhizus. Ginkgo, Pinus cembra, Pinus Lambertiana, Phy¬ 
tolacca, Rumex patienta, Sagittaria, Salvia columbariae, 
Lotus, Phytolacca, Meum, Typha, Aralia, Silene cucubalus, 
Physalis, Psorolea esculenta and Cucumis metuliferous. 
SHADE-TOLERANT PLANTS 
The kinds listed have varying degrees of adaptability to 
shade or partial shade. See descriptions. Actea, Agrimonia, 
Amsonia, Anemone, Anemonella, Anemonopsis, Aruncus, 
Asarum, Aster, Blephilia, Caulophyllum, Chimaphila, Cimci- 
fugia, Claytonia, Clintonia, Collinsia verna, Convallaria, 
Corchoropsis, Cornus canadensis, Corydalis, Dasystoma, 
Disporum, Erigenia, Erythronium, Eupatorium coelestinum, 
Eupatorium Fraseri, Ferns, Fritillaria, Geranium, Glaucid- 
ium, Hepatica, Hydrophyllum, Jeffersonia, Liatris, Liliurn 
giganteum, Liliurn philadelphicum, Linnea, Lupinus, Ma¬ 
honia, Maianthemum, Meconopsis, Medeola, Mertensia, 
Mor.otropa, Morina, Mulgedium, Myosotideum, Nemophila, 
Oakesia, Orchids, Podophyllum, certain Polemoniums, Poly- 
gonatum, Poterium, Primula, Pyrola, Romanzoffia, Roscoea, 
Sanguinaria, Saxifraga, Schizocodon, Shortia, Silene stellata, 
Smilacina, Solidago erecta, Stenanthium, Thalictrum, Ther- 
mopsis, Tiarella, Trailing Arbutus, Tricyrtis, Trillium, Uvu- 
laria, Veronica officinalis, Violet, Xerophyllum, Vancouveria. 
FLOWERS FOR NATURALIZING 
Here are kinds for naturalistic sowings, ones that will 
run wild, and thereafter maintain themselves against com¬ 
petition of other plants. Not all, of course, are suitable 
for the same conditions, but the key letters in each listing 
will tell you their needs and fitnesses. Agrostemma, Amsonia, 
Anthemis, Antirrhinum orontium, Corydalis sempervirens,. 
Aquilegia canadensis, Aster, Cassia, Centaurea maculosa, 
Chelidonium, Chrysopsis, Collinsia, Coreopsis, Cuphea peti- 
olata, Dasystoma, Datura tatula, Dracocephalum moldavica, 
Eupatorium, Ferns, Gentiana, Gerardia, Helianthus, Heliop- 
sis, Heterotheca, Hibiscus, Belamcanda, Houstonia, Hyperi¬ 
cum, Impatiens, Ionactis, Iris prismatica, Iris pseudacorus, 
Iris versicolor, Linaria canadensis, Ludwigia, Lupinus, Lych¬ 
nis, Malva rnoschata, Miraulus ringens, Nabulus, Nicandra, 
Oenothera, Orchids, Papaver, Petalostemon, Petunia axil¬ 
laris, Podophyllum, Pclanisia, Prunella, Ranunculus, Rhexia, 
Rudbeckia, Sanguinaria, Saponaria, Scilla, Scottish Heather, 
Senecio, Silene stellata, Sisyrinchium, Smilacina, Solidago, 
Specularia, Stokesia, Tephrosia, Triadenum, Verbascum, 
Vernonia, Viola nigra, Viola papillionacea, Viola Rafinesqui, 
Viola lanceolata, Xyris and Yucca. 
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