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FERNDALE NURSERY—ASKOV, MINNESOTA, 1940 
Eupatorium 
—CB—ageratoides. A hardy peren¬ 
nial border plant, white 
flowers, good for cutting. 
Thrives in any good garden 
soil. Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
Euphorbia 
—BC—corollata. A hardy perennial 
herb best for bedding and 
cutting. 1—2 ft. high. Flow¬ 
ers with showy white ap¬ 
pendages. Especially suited 
to sandy soil. Each 20c, 3 
for 50c. 
—R—cyparissias (cypress spurge). 
Many short plum e-1 ike 
branches. Cultivated in rock 
gardens and cemeteries for 
its moss-like growth. Each 
25c, 3 for 60c. 
—RB—polychroma. An unusual and 
distinctive variety for rock 
garden or border. Useful as 
a color contrast plant. Each 
30c, 3 for 75c. 
Epigea (trailing arbutus). 
*—TS—repens. The attractive 
spring blooming, native, 
creeping evergreen also com¬ 
monly called May-flower. 
One of the choicest wild 
flowers of E. U. S. and much 
sought for its fragrant flow¬ 
ers. Difficult to transplant 
and should be dug with orig¬ 
inal soil adhering to roots. 
Requires an acid, sandy- 
peaty soil. Plants in orig¬ 
inal soil, balled and bur- 
lapped. Each 50c, 3 for $1.25. 
Festuce alpina (alpine grass). 
Dense tufts of grass, blue 
or green for border and rock 
garden. Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
—B—tall ribbon grass. Tall up¬ 
right leaves striped yellow 
and green. Each 15c, 3 for 
40c. 
Funkia (plantain lily). 
—coerulata. Perennial herb 
with thick roots. Grown 
for their conspicuous ly 
ribbed leaves and their blue 
flowers. Thrives in almost 
any garden but prefer moist, 
shady situation. Each 25c, 
3 for 60c. 
—R—subcordata grandiflora. Very 
large, lily-shaped fragrant 
flowers in August and Sept. 
Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
—R —variegated. Graceful, varie¬ 
gated leaves with fluted 
edge. A conspicuous plant 
for border. Each 25c, 3 for 
60c. 
Gaillardia (blanket flower). 
—BC—burgundy. A very showy 
perennial growing to a 
height of 1—2 ft., and in 
continuous bloom over a long 
period. Widely grown in 
gardens and especially fine 
for cutting and for adding a 
flash of color to the rock 
garden. Wine-red flowers. 
Easily cultivated and thrive 
best in light, open well 
drained soils. Each 25c, 3 
for 60c. 
—RC—Standholder. Large yellow 
flowers. Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
—RC—the goblin. A dwarf strain 
of special merit for rockery. 
Profusion of golden-yellow 
and red flowers. Each 25c, 
3 for 60c. 
—BC—torchlight. Golden-y e 11 o w 
flowers with maroon cen¬ 
ters. Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
—BC—the king. Very large red 
flowers edged with gold on 
long stems. Each 25c, 3 for 
60c. 
Gaultheria (aromatic wintergreen). 
*—RT—procumbens. A beautiful 
trailing evergreen shrub 
with tiny white or pink 
flowers followed by pea¬ 
sized red berries. Well 
adapted for borders of ever¬ 
green shrubs and for ground 
cover. Best grown in sandy, 
peaty, somewhat moist soil 
and prefer partial shade. 
Each 30c, 3 for 75c. 
Goodyera (rattlesnake plantain). 
*—S—pubescens. A dainty little 
woodland orchis suitable for 
specialized sites in wild gar¬ 
den. Requires acid soil 
plentifully supplied with 
leafmold. At home in dry 
soils under pine trees. Beau¬ 
tiful veined basal leaves 
from which rise the flower¬ 
ing spike with tiny white 
flowers in Aug. Each 35c, 
3 for 90c. 
