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FERXDALE NURSERY—ASKOV, MINNESOTA, 1940 
severe winters under ordinary circumstances. While these plants are of 
great hardiness and may be expected to give satisfactory results in the 
north, they, in common with all northern grown plants, possess greater vigor, 
well known to horticulturists, and will give highly satisfactory results when 
planted much further south. Some of the plants which require little or no 
shade in the north would perhaps require some shade in the south. 
To aid customers in selecting suitable plants the following index may 
be helpful: 
—*—Wild plants. 
—R—Suitable for rock garden. 
—S—Requires shade. 
—O—Plants requiring open, sunny location. 
—B—Border plants. 
—C—Suitable for cutting. 
—T—Trailing. 
—W—Of special merit for wall garden. 
—M—For bog, marsh or wet situation. 
Note: 10 plants at 3 times the rate per 3. 
25 plants at rate per 10 less 10%. 
100 plants at rate per 10 less 20%. 
Achillea (milfoil or yarrow). 
—BC—boule-de-niege. Grows to 2 
ft. and is an excellent bor¬ 
der plant. Very similar to 
ptarmica but flowers are 
more compact. Each 20c, 
3 for 50c. 
—BC—ptarmica, the pearl. Double, 
pure white, bloom all sum¬ 
mer. Plant same as boule- 
de-niege and easily grown in 
any garden soil. Each 20c, 
3 for 50c. 
—BC—Perry’s white. Double white 
flowers from June to Au¬ 
gust. Fine for cutting. Each 
25c, 3 for 60c. 
Actea (baneberry). 
*—RS—alba. A hardy, native per¬ 
ennial, grows to 18 in. Long 
spikes of clear white flow¬ 
ers followed by glistening 
white berries. At home in 
rich, moist soil in deep 
shade. Each 30c, 3 for 75c. 
*—RS—rubra. Closely resembles the 
white baneberry. Has at¬ 
tractive, fluffy white flow¬ 
ers on long spikes in May- 
June, followed by fruit of 
rich scarlet turning to crim¬ 
son. At home in rich, moist 
woods soil, but requires less 
shade than white variety. 
Each 30c, 3 for 75c. 
Acorus (sweet flag). 
*—M—calamus. Broad grass-like 
leaves, erect growing to 2 ft. 
The flowers are not very 
showy, but a clump of its 
light green leaves will add 
much to the attraction of the 
wild garden. Thrives in wet 
soil or shallow water. Each 
20c, 3 for 50c. 
Agrostemma (rose campion). 
—RO—coronaria. Bright, rosy-crim¬ 
son flowers, silvery foliage. 
This is a wonderful contrast 
plant for showy flowers in 
June. Grows to 2 ft. and 
thrives in any sunny garden. 
Each 20c, 3 for 50c. 
Ajuga (bugle). 
—RBS—reptans. A low, dense, fast¬ 
spreading creeper, excellent 
for covering shady slopes. 
Valued for its purple metal¬ 
lic leaves. Each 20c, 3 for 
50c. 
Allium 
:: —RB—nuttali. One of the orna¬ 
mental alliums suitable for 
rock garden and border. Of 
easy culture in any ordinary 
garden soil. Each 20c, 3 for 
50c. 
*—RB—thibetica. An ornamental al¬ 
lium introduced from Thibet. 
Lilac-mauve flowers in clus¬ 
ters on short stems, in July- 
Aug. of easy culture and 
suitable for same purposes 
as nuttali. Each 20c, 3 for 
50c. 
