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HARDY PLANTS FOR THE HOME GARDEN 
Urticaefolium —(White Snakeroot) Thrives 
in shade with white ageratum-like flow¬ 
ers in Sept. 2-3 ft. Each 20c; 12 for 
$2.00; $10.00 per 100. 
EUPHORBIA 
Corollata —(Flowering Spurge) Much used 
as a cut flower in place of Babys Breath 
in suniimcr. White flowers in July and 
August, sun and sandy soil. Each 15c; 
12 for $1.50; $8.00 per lOO. 
GALIUM 
Boreale — (Northern Bedstraw) Spikes of 
creamy white buckwheat-scented flowers 
in summer. Good for massing on a sun¬ 
ny, sandy bank. Each 20c; 12 for $2.00; 
$12.00 per 100. 
GAULTHERIA 
Procumbens —(Wintergreen) Shining ever¬ 
green leaves with bright red berries in 
fall. 3-5 inches. Most people enjoy the 
pleasant wintergreen flavor of the leaves 
and berries. Must have medium acid soil. 
Each 20c; 4 for 50c; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 
per 100. 
GENTIANA 
Andrews! —(Closed or Bottle Gentian) The 
deep blue of the Bottle Gentian carries 
color into the wild garden late into the 
fall. 8-20 in. Usually found in moist 
soil in open sun, but does well in light 
shifting shade on drier soils. Each 25c; 
12 for $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
GEUM 
Triflorum —(Prairie Smoke, Old Mans 
Whiskers) This plant gets its picturesque 
common names from the ornamental 
smoky-colored fluffy seed vessels. Odd 
and attractive red flowers in spring. Por¬ 
ous soil and sun. 6-8 inches. Each 20c; 
3 for 50c; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 
GERANIUM 
Maculatum —(Wild Geranium) Purplish- 
pink flowers on 12-18 inch plants in June. 
Not brilliant in color but attractive in 
the moderately shaded wild garden. Each 
20c; 12 for $1.50; $10.00 per 100. 
HELENIUM 
Autumnale —(Sneezewort) Showy, yellow, 
autumn flowering perennial, 2-3 ft. Any 
good soil, open sun. Each 20c; 12 for 
$2.00; $12.00 per 100. 
HEPATICA 
Acutiloba —(Hepatica) An easily grown and 
favorite early spring wild flower. 4-6 in. 
Just give it plenty of rich humus soil 
and shade and you will enjoy the white, 
pink or lavendar flowers arising from the 
previous year’s still green leaves, every 
spring. The new foliage attractive all 
summer. Each 20c; 4 for 50c; $1.50 per 
doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Triloba—^(Roundleaf Hepatica) Growth is 
somewhat more compact than the above, 
and the lobes of the leaves are more 
rounded, otherwise much the same. Re¬ 
quires a moderately acid soil. Each 20c; 
12 for $2.00; $12.00 per 100. 
HEUCHERA 
Hispida—(Alum Root) The round leaves 
of this plant give a very attractive foliage 
effect from which arise the spikes of 
small yellowish-green and brown flowers. 
Sun or light shade. Each 20c; 12 for 
$2.00; $12.00 per 100. 
HYDROPHYLLUM 
Virginianum—(Waterleaf) Green leaves 
mottled with silver in early spring, which 
later turn green. Flowers in late spring 
are pale lilac. 1-2 ft. Good ground car¬ 
pet for shaded moist places. Each 15c, 
12 for $1.50; $8.00 per 100. 
IRIS 
Versicolor—(Blue Flag) Our native blue 
Iris growing to 30 inches or more. Native 
in moist to wet places but does well on 
drier soils also. Each 15c; $1.50 per doz., 
$10.00 per 100. 
Pseudo-acorus—(Yellow Water Iris) Not 
native but widely introduced and run 
wild. Thrives in wet places or in water. 
Bright yellow flowers. Each 20c; 12 for 
$2.00; $12.00 per 100. 
Lacustris — (Dwarf Crested Iris) The first 
glimpse I had of this tiny Iris I first 
thought it some kind of violet as I rode 
in a car. 3-4 inches. Moist soil and shade. 
May. Each 50c; 12 for $5.00; $35.00 per 
100 . 
Cristata —(Crested Iris) Native east of 
Wisconsin but thrives here in medium 
shade and leaf mold soil. Light blue 
flowers in late May, 6 inches. Each 25c; 
12 for $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
LIATRIS 
Pychnostachya—(Gayfeather) Tall spikes 
of purplish flowers in late summer. 2-5 
ft. Well drained but not dry soil, open 
sun. Each 20c; 12 for $2.00; $12.00 per 
100 . 
LITHOSPERMUM 
Angustifolium —(Yellow Puccoon) Yellow 
flowers in late May. 6-10 inches. Well 
drained soil and open sun. Not always 
easy to establish. Each 20c; 12 for $2.00; 
$12.00 per 100. 
