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FERNDALE NURSERY—ASKOV, MINNESOTA, 1939 
Lewisia Rediviva 
Lewisia. 
*—RO—rediviva (Montana bitter- 
root). A rock garden plant 
of outstanding merit with 
large pink, cacti-like flow¬ 
ers. The main requirement 
is good drainage. Flowers 
appear in early summer, aft¬ 
er blooming period is over 
the plant dries up and dis¬ 
appears until fall when new 
leaves grow out to form 
rosette spread close to 
ground. Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
Lilium (lily). 
—A valuable class of highly 
ornamental plants which 
merit much greater atten¬ 
tion in general plantings. 
Flowers very showy and 
plants easy of cu 11 u r e. 
Thrives best in light, porous, 
well drained soil. Soil 
should be deeply worked and 
texture can be improved by 
mixing with leafmold, peat 
or other humus. 
*—B—Carolina. A native of Caro¬ 
lina closely resembling the 
wild meadow lily of the 
north. Each 30c, 3 for 75c. 
*—B—canadense (wild meadow 
lily). The graceful curves 
of its bells are unsurpassed 
in any wild or cultivated 
flower. Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
—B—elegans. A showy dwarf 
Japanese lily. Large erect 
flowers of various shades of 
yellow, orange and red. 
Each 25, 3 for 60c. 
—B—phillipenense formosum. 
Pure white with reddish- 
brown shading on exterior 
tips of petals. Slender stems,, 
2 to 3 ft. Each 30c, 3 for 75c. 
*—B—philadelphicum (wood lily). 
A handsome native lily with 
cup-shaped flower, spotted 
maroon and shaded yellow. 
Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
—CB—regale or myrophyllum (re¬ 
gal lily). Flowers white 
slightly suffused with pink, 
delicate tint of canary shade 
at center. Very fragrant. 
Flowers in July. Each 30c, 
3 for 75c. 
*—B—superbum (turkscap lily). 
Remarkable for its com¬ 
pletely reflexed petals tipped 
with brown anthers. Bloom 
profusely in July and Au¬ 
gust. Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
