HARDY FERNS, FLOWERS, SHRUBS, ROSES, ETC. 
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ARIS/EM A triphylium (Indian, or Wild Turnip). A peculiar-shaped flower ; greenish 
or often variegated, found in moist, rich woodlands. ^ 12 cts. each, Si. 10 per doz. 
ASARUM Canadensis (Wild Ginger). A low perennial, with 
kidney-shaped leaves 3 to 5 inches wide, and a single purplish 
flower close to the ground. Plant in the shady corner with your 
ferns. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
ASCLEPIAS incarnata (Swamp Milkweed). 2 to 3 feet high, with 
showy rose-purple flowers. Grows in wet places and along the 
banks of streams and ponds. 20 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
A. tuberosa (Butterfly Weed, or Pleurisy Root). One of the 
most beautiful and easily grown of our wild flowers. It grows 
from 1 to 2 feet high, and has numerous umbels of bright orange 
flowers. Plant in open sun, in well-drained soil. Hardy. 
15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
ASTER. The wild Asters are among our prettiest native flowers. 
They come late in the season, when most other plants are past 
their bloom, and last until killed by frosts They are easily 
grown, and deserve more attention from lovers of wild flowers. 
Those named are among the most showy of the genus. 
A riswma 
triphylium. 
A. ericoides. Extra fine in cultivation. The graceful, wand-like, 
spreading branches are literally covered with fine green or purple leaves, and dotted 
here and therp with large white flowers. Plant in dry, sandy soil. 15 cts. each, 
Si per doz. 
A. laevis. A beautiful species with sky-blue flowers. Grows in dry woodlands. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
A. multiflorus. 1 to 2 feet high ; branches covered with small white flowers. Fine 
for dry open places. 10 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
A. Novae-Anglae. Stout, 3 to 8 feet high. Flowers violet and purple. Moist ground. 
20 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
Campanula Medium. 
ASTI LBE Japonica. 1 to 2 feet. From 
Japan. Quite hardy here, forming 
large clumps. Flowers small, but 
in white masses in June. At home 
in the open border. 25 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
CALLIRRHOE involucrata (Crimson 
Callirrhoe). A very beautiful pros¬ 
trate, spreading perennial from 
Texas, with large, showy crimson 
flowers all summer. Fine for the 
open border or for planting in a dry, 
barren soil. 20 cts. each, $1.50 
per doz. 
CAM PAN U LA. Plants with showy flow¬ 
ers, mostly in blue, easy to grow and 
in bloom a long time. For full 
description see Bailey’s Cyclopedia 
of American Horticulture, pages 
226 to 233. 
C. alliariaefolia. About a foot high, 
with white, nodding flowers ; suited 
for open sun culture. 15 cts. 
C. carpatica. Low plants, forming 
nice clumps with large blue flowers 
in summer. Sunny border. 15 cts. 
C. carpatica alba. Like theabove, 
only the flowers are pure white. 
15 cts. 
C. Medium (Canterbury Bells). 1 to 
2 feet. Flowers large, open, bell¬ 
shaped, in a variety of color. Bien¬ 
nial. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
