W. A. TOOLE, BARABOO, WISCONSIN 
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36 Ferns Delivered for $5.00 
These ferns will make a beauty spot along the north side of your house, or other shaded places, alone or 
combined with other native plants. This Fern Bed includes 10 Ostrich, 10 Lady, 10 Clayton and 6 Maiden¬ 
hair ferns. 
One half of the above, 18 plants delivered for $3.00. 
50 Wild Flowers Delivered for $5.00 
These may be planted separately or in combination with the above fern bed. This Wild Flower Garden 
consists of:—6 Yellow Lady Slippers, 3 Showy Lady Slippers, 6 White Baneberry, 6 Mertensia virginica, 
8 Hepatica triloba, 6 Phlox divaricata, 6 Shooting Stars, 6 Bloodroots, 5 Trillium grandiflorum. 
The above garden consists of easily grown varieties that thrive in shade and are not particular as to soil. 
Selection of Small Ferns for Shaded Rock Garden 
Three each of Walking Fern; Common Polypody; Maidenhair Spleenwort; Obtuse Woodsia; twelve in 
all for $2.25. 
A Wild Flower Garden for a Shady Nook 
Provide a loose spongy soil by mixing one-fourth to one-half of leaf mold or peat moss with 6 or 8 inches 
of top soil. Give plenty of water all through the growing season. Moisture is very important. Give a win¬ 
ter mulch of leaves or other litter. Keep out weeds. This WILD GARDEN CONSISTS OF FIVE 
PLANTS OR ROOTS EACH OF 17 DIFFERENT WISCONSIN WILD FLOWERS AND FERNS, all 
labelled and carefully packed, for $10, or we will send TWO EACH of the 17 kinds for $4.50. 
Phlox divaricata 
Veronica virginica 
Dodecatheon meadia 
Caulophyllum thalictroides 
Polemonium reptans 
Lady Fern 
Cypripedium pubescens 
Mertensia virginica 
Hepatica acutiloba 
Trillium grandiflorum 
Sanguinaria canadensis 
Clayton Fern 
Viola Pubescens 
Aquilegia canadensis 
Ostrich Fern 
Uvularia grandiflora 
Eupatorium urticaefolium 
WILD FLOWERS 
Acorus calamus (Sweet Flag) For bogs and stream sides_ 
Actaea alba (White Baneberry). Attractive ivory-white berries, in July and 
early August. 8-24 in. Rich soil, shade_ 
Actaea rubra (Red Baneberry). Brilliant red berries, late June, early July. 8-20 
in. Rich soil, shade_ 
Actinea— Herbacea—Lakeside Daisy. A mat forming plant with yellow daisies 
in early spring. Open ground well drained_ 
Allium stellatum. Heads of orchid-pink, starry flowers, in July and August. 
From the plains country_ 
Anemone canadensis (Meadow Anemone) White flowers_ 
Anemone patens, var. Wolfgangiana (Pasque Flower, Wild Crocus, Badger). 
One of our earliest spring flowers. The purple-lavender petals peeping 
through before the snow is fairly gone. 3-5 in. Porous soil, open places._ 
Anemonella thalictroides (Rue Anemone). A dainty white flower of early 
spring_ 
Aplectrum hyemale (Putty Root). A curious plant of the Orchid Family. A 
single, white-netted leaf with brown and green flowers. Shade_ 
Aquilegia canadensis (American Columbine). Grows readily in a wide variety 
of situations. 12-20 in. Red and yellow, May-June_ 
Aralia racemosa (Spikenard). Luxuriant, tropical foliage in rich, shaded, moist 
soil. Dull red berries in late summer. 18-50 inches_ 
Arenaria stricta (Sandwort). Low growing, almost mossy foliage and white 
flowers. Sun or light shade and sandy soil- 
Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-Pulpit). This favorite spring flower is read¬ 
ily grown in the wild garden along with Maidenhair, Lady Ferns and shade 
loving flowers of early spring_ 
Artemisia frigida. A beautiful plant with silky, silvery foliage, for a sunny bor¬ 
der or rock garden. 6-12 inches_ 
Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger). Low plants with large heart-shaped leaves 
and curious, chocolate colored flowers. A useful ground cover for shaded 
places_ 
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Weed). Heads of brilliant orange flowers, in July. 
For sunny, well drained soils._ 
Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed). Found native in swampy places, but 
thrives in any good fertile garden soil. Rose-pink flowers in July and August. 
3-5 ft_ _-_ 
Aster ericoides (Heath Aster). A profusion of small white flowers in late sum¬ 
mer. Sunny, porous soil. 12-30 inches_ 
Aster linarifolius (Savory-leaved aster). Attractive narrow, stiff, green leaves; 
and blue flowers in early fall. Neat, compact plants, 6-10 inches in height. 
Sunny, porous soil_ 
Aster novae angliae (New England Aster). Vigorous growing aster for sun or 
semi-shade. 3-5 ft.. Sept., Mixed shades of rich purple, rose, lavender to 
nearly white- 
Aster sericeus (Silky Leaved Aster). Grows freely on sunny, sandy soil. Leaves 
covered with fine silky, silvery hairs. Flowers medium sized, orcnid colored. _ 
Cal la palustris (Wild Calla). Bog- 
Caltha palustris (Marsh Marigold). Golden-yellow flowers in early spring. 6-10 
inches. Bogs or damp soil- 
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