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HARDY PLANTS FOR THE HOME GARDEN 
Strong compact plants. Each 25c; $2.50 
per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 
Divaricata Alba.—A white flowered form of 
the Woods Phlox. Sometimes the flowers 
will have a faint blue tint. Each 25c; 
12 for $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
Pilosa—(Prairie Phlox) Variable but most¬ 
ly rose bordering on magenta. Sandy soil, 
sunny exposure. Late spring, 8-10 inches. 
Each 20c; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 
PHYSOSTEGIA 
Virginiana—(False Dragonhead) Spikes of 
pink flowers in late summer. 2-3 ft. Sun 
and good garden soil. Each 20c; $2.00 
per 12; $12.00 per 100. 
PODOPHYLLUM 
Peltatunx—(Mandrake, Mayapple) Waxy 
white flowers in May set between two 
umbrella like leaves. 8-15 inches. Rich 
leaf mold soil or rotted brush, full sun 
or light shade. Each 15c; $1.50 per doz.; 
$8.00 per 1(X). 
POLEMONIUM 
Reptans—(Greek Valerian, Jacobs Ladder, 
Bluebell) Light blue flowers in late spring 
with abundant fern like foliage that per¬ 
sists till fall. Sun or light shade and 
good rich soil. 6-8 inches. Each 20c; 
12 for $2.00; $12.00 per 100. 
POLYGONATUM 
Biflorum—^(Solomons Seal) Gracefully 
arching stem with blue berries hanging 
from under side. Rich soil and shade. 
Each 20c; 12 for $2.00; $12.00 per 100. 
Commutatum—(Great Solomons Seal) 
Much like the above but grows taller 
and prefers sun or very light shade and 
porous soil. Each 20c; 12 for $2.00; $12.00 
per 100. 
PRIMULA 
Mistassinica—(Arctic Primrose) A tiny 
little primrose found native in this state 
along the shores of Lake Michigan and 
Lake Superior. A dainty little plant with 
small lilac flowers on wiry little stems. 
A low growing little rosette of leaves 
from which the stem rises from 3 to 6 
inches, flowering in May. Requires con¬ 
stant but not stagnant moisture and mod¬ 
erate shade. A soil of sand and humus 
seems to suit it well. Each 50c; 3 for 
$1.25; 12 for $5.00. 
RANUNCULUS 
Fasicularis—(Early Spring Buttercup) One 
of the early flowers of spring when its 
cheery yellow flowers dot sandy hillsides 
in April. 4-6 inches. Each 15c; 12 for 
$1.50; $8.00 per 100. 
RUDBECKIA 
Hirta—(Black Eyed Susan) The cheerful 
yellow flowers brighten sandy prairies in 
summer. Biennial, but readily self-sows. 
Each 15c; 12 for $1.50; $10.00 per 100. 
Triloba— Smaller flowers than the above 
but on taller, more upright stems. Bi¬ 
ennial. Seeds 10c per pkt. Plants each 
15c; $1.50 per doz. 
SANGUINARIA 
Canadensis—(Bloodroot) White flowers in 
early spring, large glaucus leaves. 4-7 
inches. Shade, plant tubers in rich leaf 
mold soil. Each 15c; 12 for $1.50; $10.00 
per 100. 
SARRACENIA 
Purpurea—(Pitcher Plant) This curious 
partly carnivorous plant is found wild 
growing among Sphagnum moss in bogs 
where the reaction is very acid and there 
is constant moisture. Requires similar 
conditions in cultivation. Odd dark 
brown flowers in June. Each 35c; 3 for 
95c; $3.50 per doz. 
SAXIFRAGA 
Pennsylvanica—(Swamp Saxifrage) The 
rosettes of velvety leaves are very effec¬ 
tive in a rock setting. Shade is appre¬ 
ciated but swamps not necessary despite 
its common name. Each 20c; 12 for 
$2.00; $12.00 per 100. 
SILPHIUM 
Laciniatum—(Compass Plant) 5-7 ft. Large 
lacinated ornamental leaves topped with 
coarse yellow flowers. Effective in a 
large meadow or prairie planting. Each 
20c; 12 for $2.00; $12.00 per 100. 
SISYRINCHIUM 
Angustifolium—(Blue Eyed Grass) Little 
blue flowers above grassy foliage in May. 
Moist sandy soil and sun or light shade. 
Each 15c; 12 for $1.50; $10.00 per 100. 
SMILACENA 
Racemosa—(Solomons Plume) Creamy 
white plumes followed by red berries. 18 
to 30 inches. Leaf mold soil, shade. 
Each 20c; 3 for 50c; 12* for $2.00; $12.00 
per,100. 
THALICTRUM 
Dioicum—(Early Meadowrue) Foliage like 
Maidenhair fern but with blue shading. 
Shade, humus soil. Each 20c; 12 for 
$ 2 . 00 . 
TALINUM 
Rugospermum—A curious little plant for 
the sunny> rock garden. Fleshy leaves 
and pink star shaped flowers on thread- 
