'Rdivard Gillett, Southlvick, Mass. — Hardy Perennials 37 
Tiarella cordiWia (see page 36) 
TRILLIUM (Three-leaved Nightshade). A class of low perennials, having a stout and simple 
stem from their tuber-like root, naked, and bearing at the top three ample leaves in a 
whorl and a terminal flower. They belong to the lily family, bloom early in spring, and 
are easily grown. They like a moist, 
shady situation. 
T. cernuum.D Is about a foot high, with 
nodding white flowers tinted with 
purple. 10 cts. each, $i per doz. 
T. grandiflorum. □ Probably the prettiest 
of the genus, and most generally 
cultivated. It grows 8 to 15 inches 
high, bearing a large, white flower, 
often 2 to 2.V inches in length and 
2 inches wide, turning to lilac-color 
with age. 10 cts. each, $r per doz. 
T. grandiflorum roseum. Beautiful rose- 
colored flowers. 15 cts. each, $1.50 
per doz. 
T. erectum. □ Has broader, rhomboid 
leaves, with a dark purple flower. 
10 cts. each, $i per doz. 
T. erectum, var. album. □ A variety with 
white or greenish white flowers. 15 
cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
T. nivale.U A low kind with pure white 
flowers. 4 to 6 inches high. 15 cts 
each, $1.25 per doz. 
See page one for explanation of signs 
before description of plants 
Trillium grandiflorum 
