Trillium, var. californicum 
Trillium ereclum 
Iris versicolor 
Showy Ladies’ Slipper 
The Bloodroot 
Trillium stylosum. Nodding Trillium, rtoi^ft. Our 
rarest mountain species. April and May. Large wavy 
petals of beautiful pink. 
T. undulatum. Painted Wake Robin. 8 in. Earliest, 
blooming in April. Showy flowers and fruit. White, 
with purple stripes. 
HARDY FERNS. Many varieties are at home and thrive 
in the rhododendron bed, and the graceful dainty fronds 
make a beautiful border. They aid in conserving moist¬ 
ure and keep the ground cool. Many rare species are 
offered in our large illustrated catalogue. 
IRIS. Many species of Iris are very suitable to plant in 
the rhododendron bed. These include verua, bright 
blue; cristata, light blue, crested; missouriensis, lilac- 
purple, all low-growing, and pseudacorus, yellow, 
versicolor, blue, averaging 2 to 3 feet high. Then 
there are the German and Japanese varieties with their 
gorgeous flowers in many colorings, and other sorts of 
great vajue for these plantings. 
ORCHIDS. Some species thrive under rhododendrons and 
delight in cool, peaty soil, of which the following 
are the best: 
Cypripedium hirsutum. Large Yellow Ladies’ Slip¬ 
per. 1 to 2 ft. Bright yellow flowers called slippers, 
sometimes three to five on each stem. 
C. reginge (spectabile). Showy Ladies’ Slipper. 1 to 
2 ft. The handsomest and one of the rarest of hardy 
Orchids. The broadly ovate sepals and petals are 
pure white, while the large inflated pouch is a beau¬ 
tiful soft red rose-color. 
Habenaria ciliaris. Yellow-fringed Orchis. 1 to 2 ]/z 
ft. Bright orange-yellow, the most handsome species 
of Habenarias; very free bloomer. 
Limodorum tuberosum. Grass Pink. 1 to 1^ ft. 
Pink-purple. Very showy and of easy cultivation. 
BICUCULLA (dicentra) eximia. Mountain Bleeding 
Heart. Exquisite little perennial. Feathery light green 
leaves, producing charming rose-colored flowers from 
early spring until frost. 
CONVALLARIA majalis. Lily-of-the-Valley. A dainty 
plant for use in woods plantings of rhododendrons. 
ERYTHRONIUM americanum. Yellow Adder’s-tongue. 
6 to 12 in. Large bright yellow lily-like flowers rising 
from green mottled leaves. April. 
E. grandiflorum. From Pacific coast. Large yellow flowers. 
E. hartwegii. Light yellow, orange center. 
E. hendersonii. Pale purple, deeper shades toward center. 
Erythroniums must be planted in the fall to secure good 
results, as they start growth aB soon as frost leaves the 
ground. 
P7E0NIA. Peony. Planted as a foreground to rhodo¬ 
dendrons there is no flower that equals the Peony for 
gorgeous color effects. The best effect is produced by 
border planting, seen from not too short a distance. 
SANGUINARIA canadensis. Bloodroot. No early-flow¬ 
ering perennial is more satisfactory than this for woods 
planting. Thrives in the soil of the rhododendron bed. 
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