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FERNDALE NURSERY—ASKOV, MINNESOTA, 1940 
—doellianum. Small rosettes 
of hairy leaves tinted red. 
Bright red flowers, very ef¬ 
fective in mass planting. 
—fauconette. Similar in color 
to brauni, but leaves finer 
and more delicate. 
—funki. Green tipped, brown 
rosettes in great numbers. 
—globiferum. Flattened ro¬ 
settes of gray-green leaves. 
Lightly tipped with brown, 
pale yellow flowers. 
—teetorum (hen and chicken). 
Common house-leek. 
—trieste. Upper part bright 
reddish-brown. 
Silene (catchfly). 
—RB—orientalis. An upright grow¬ 
ing hardy perennial with 
bright red flowers. Good 
for border and rock garden. 
Thrives in any garden. Each 
20c, 3 for 50c. 
—RB—schafta (autumn catchfly). 
A trailing species with 
masses of rosy-purple flow¬ 
ers in late summer, until 
frost. One of the most col¬ 
orful things for the off-sea¬ 
son. Each 20c, 3 for 50c. 
Sissyrinchium (blue-eyed grass). 
*—R—augustifolia. Although this 
plant is usually considered to 
be a form of grass, it is in 
fact a tiny member of the 
iris family. With its pretty 
tufted habit of growth it 
delights in sunny fields and 
hillsides. Starry blue flow¬ 
ers from May to July. Each 
25c, 3 for 60c. 
Smilacena (false Solomon’s seal). 
—S—racemosa. A native perennial 
herb, best adapted to the 
wild garden. Grows 2—3 ft. 
high with greenish-white 
flowers in long racemes. 
Easily grown in woods soil 
in shady situation. Each 
20c, 3 for 50c. 
Snowdrops (ornithogalum) 
—umbellatum. A hardy bulb¬ 
ous herb of the lily family. 
Round bulbs should be 
planted in fall but may also 
be planted in early spring. 
Flowering stem 6—8 inches. 
Star-like white flowers in 
clusters. Prefer sandy leaf- 
mold. Excellent for natural¬ 
izing under trees and shrubs. 
Three for 25c, dozen, 65c. 
Spirea (meadow sweet). 
—B—filapendula hexapetala. Dark 
green fern-like foliage with 
feathery plumes of white 
flowers on 15 inch stems. 
A very charming little plant 
easily grown in any garden. 
Each 20c, 3 for 50c. 
—filapendula ulmaria varie¬ 
gated. Immense heads of 
fragrant, cream-c o lo r e d 
flowers. Foliage beautifully 
variegated green and white. 
Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
Statice (sea-pink, sea-lavender). 
—RBC—latifolia. A useful hardy 
plant for border and rock 
garden. Tufts of leathery 
leaves from which rises im¬ 
mense airy heads of tiny 
purple blue flowers. Valu¬ 
able for cutting and will 
keep their color when dried. 
Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
Stokesia (Stokes Aster). , 
*—cyana. A charming native 
perennial -from the south¬ 
eastern part of the United 
States. Erect, branching 
plant growing to 15 inches. 
Flowers rich blue in 4 inch 
clusters. Most attractive in 
groups in middle of border. 
Requires light, rich soil 
which should not be per¬ 
mitted to become dry, and 
open sunny situation. Each 
20c, 3 for 50c. 
Thalictrum (meadow rue). 
Tall-growing hardy native 
perennials. Some are very 
decorative in border and 
others most charming when 
naturalized in wild garden. 
Finely cut foliage. They 
create a remarkable fine ef¬ 
fect in border in combina¬ 
tion with iris and peonies. 
Easily grown in light, rich 
loamy soil. 
*—RB—adiantifolia (maidenhair 
meadow-rue). Foliage close¬ 
ly resembles maidenhair 
fern. Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
—RB—aquilegiafolia. Graceful fol¬ 
iage, rosy-purple flowers in 
June. Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
*—RB—glauca. Grayish-blue foliage 
with yellow flowers borne 
on 4 ft. stems. Each 25c, 3 
for 60c. 
