FERNDALE NURSERY—ASKOV, MINNESOTA, 1940 
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Perennials 
Wild Flowers, Rock Garden Plants 
Nature’s Garden 
Realizing that it would be utterly impossible in the space available to 
give even the briefest cultural directions for each species listed, such infor¬ 
mation as we offer is intended as a guide to aid customers in selecting plants 
suitable for their particular planting problems by stating conditions, not 
too limited, under which such piants may be expected to thrive and do their 
best. The presence of such conditions does not necessarily guarantee success, 
but the lack of them will, in some instances at least, spell failure. 
In selecting plants offered in this list, two objectives have been kept 
constantly in mind. First—That the plants have merit and are worthy of a 
place in the garden. Plants of a decidedly weedy nature have been elimin¬ 
ated. Second—That they are strains of sufficient hardiness to withstand our 
