MISCELLANEOUS 
FALL PLANTING AND EARLY SPRING FLOWERING - FOR PERMANENT EFFECTS. 
F OR planting in accord with the natural surroundings of your gardens, expressive of perfect harmony and good taste; 
along tfie woodland path, in wild flower sanctuaries, along rivulets, brooks or wherever naturalistic planting is wanted. 
For planting of hanks or ground cover among daffodils, hyacinths or tulips, in the border in drifts or as edging for 
flower beds. 
CAMASSIA ESCULENTA. Very showy in mass plant¬ 
ings. Forms flower spikes up to 2 feet high, hearing a 
cluster of star-shaped flowers of a very fine rich purple. 
Plant 4 inches deep. Extra-heavy bulbs, $10 per 100; 
$97.50 per 1000. 
CAMASSIA LEICHTLINI. Same as above but stronger 
grower; flowers are larger and come in hues of a deep blue 
and creamy white. Extra-heavy bulbs, $20 per 100; 
$197.50 per 1000. 
CHIONODOXA GIGANTEA. A rare variety with 
pure-white flowers. The best of the white chionodoxa. 
$1.50 for 10; $12.50 per 100. 
CHIONODOXA LUCILLI/E (Glory of the Snow). An 
extensive planting forms one of the most sumptuous dis¬ 
plays of floral beauty; a mass of blue and white, intense 
and brilliant. They bloom at the time of the crocuses, pro¬ 
ducing dwarf flower spikes, bearing from 8 to 10 little 
blossoms of a sky blue with a pure-white heart, creating 
a lovely effect. They should be planted in fall 3 inches 
deep, about I 8 bulbs to a square foot in a sunny location 
or in half shade and in places where they can remain un¬ 
disturbed for a number of years. The flowers will cross 
with one another and will seed themselves, forming natu¬ 
ral colonies. $2.75 per 100; $25 per 1000. See illustration, 
page 48. 
CHIONODOXA LUCILLI/E ALBA. A white form of 
the foregoing, very effective when interspersed with the 
blue. $ 1.45 for 10; $ 12 per 100. 
CHIONODOXA LUCILLI/E ROSEA. A soft lavender- 
pink form of the above. Very fine for rockeries. $1.05 for 
10; $8 per 100. 
CHIONODOXA SARDENSIS. This is the earlier of the 
two varieties to come into bloom, and the first real blue 
flower of the year. This is a rich blue self-color. The 
remarks made for the variety “Lucillae” apply to Sar- 
densis.” $3 per 100; $27.50 per 1000. 
CYPRIPEDIUM ACAULE (The Pink Moccasin Flower). 
This, the largest flowered of our Lady-slippers,” is of 
bright rose, veined darker, the spike rising from the center 
of two broad green leaves. One of the most beautiful 
of our native orchids and being equally at home in either 
a moist or dry spot. Extra-strong, selected clumps, $5 for 
10; $47.50 per 100. Strong-flowering clumps, $1.75 for 
10; $15 per 100. 
CYPRIPEDIUM PARVIFLORUM (The Small Yellow Lady- 
slipper). It differs from the large yellow “Ladyslipper,” 
C. pubescens, in the superior richness of its color as well 
as in its size. It has also the charm of fragrance. Flowers 
during June. It can be successfully grown in any semi- 
shady position. Extra-strong, selected clumps, $7.75 for 
10; $75 per 100. Smaller, but strong-flowering plants, 
$3.25 for 10; $30 per 100. 
CYPRIPEDIUM PUBESCENS (The Large, Common Yel¬ 
low Ladyslipper). Petals are slightly twisted, of a clear 
yellow, with brown ribbons. Very fragrant. The easiest 
of all ' Ladyslippers to adapt itself to domestic condi¬ 
tions. Will do satisfactorily planted in either sunny or 
shady positions. Flowers during May. Extra-strong, se¬ 
lected clumps, $5 for 10; $47.50 per 100. Smaller, but 
strong-flowering plants, $ 1.75 for 10; $ 15 per 100. 
CYPRIPEDIUM REGIN/E. Also known as C. spectabile 
and C. hirsuthum. (The Queen Ladyslipper or the Showy 
Ladyslipper.) The finest and most showy of our native or¬ 
chids. Fleight 2-3 feet, bearing several large, round leaves 
with one or two large white to rose-colored flowers. It is a 
bog-loving plant, yet does well in a moist and partly- 
shaded bed of peat or leaf mold. Flowers in late June. 
Extra-strong, selected plants, $7.75 for 10; $75 per 100. 
Smaller, but strong-flowering plants, $3.25 for 10; $30 
per 100. 
DODECATHEON M/EDI A. (Shooting Star). Very pretty 
perennial, bearing rose-colored, often white flowers in May 
and June; sometimes called “American Cyclamen.” 
Thrives in rich, moist woods as well as in the open border. 
Extra-strong roots, $3 for 10; $27.50 per 100. 
ERANTHIS HYEMALIS (Winter Aconite). These pro¬ 
duce, at about the same time that the crocuses are in 
bloom, little yellow flowers like buttercups about 3 inches 
above the ground, with setting of fine green, frilled-like 
collars which never seem to mind the worst of weather 
conditions. They will thrive under trees where few other 
plants can hold their own. They seed themselves freely 
and colonies from self-sown seed are soon formed. Plant 
firmly 2 inches deep, in shade or half shade about 18 
bulbs to a square foot. Mulch in autumn with leaf soil. 
$3 per 100; $27.50 per 1000. 
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