Price List for Fall 1940 
Hardy Native Herbaceous Perennials 
This list contains a variety of Herbaceous Plants furnishing a succession of bloom 
from early spring to late autumn, all having been tried out with success in cultivation. 
The height indicates the approximate height of each plant as found in wild state. The 
time of blooming naturally depends on locality. 
PRICE 
IN 
0U.4NTITIES 
ACONl 1 UM UNCINATUM. Clambering Monkshood. 
Height 3 to 6 feet. Blue, hood-shaped flowers. 
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2 5 TO 
4 249 
2 50 
OVER 
Strong 
$ .20 $ 
.16 
$ .14 
$ .12 
ACTAEA ALBA. White Baneberry. Height 1 ’ ^ to 3 
feet. Flowerstalk red. White flowers and berries. 
Strong 
.16 
.12 
.10 
ALLIUM TRICOCCUM. Woodleek. Height 6 to 12 
inches. Flowers greenish white in early spring. 
Strong 
.16 
.10 
.08 
AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS. American Columbine. 
Height 1 to 2 feet. Showy, cut leaves. Reddish 
flowers with scarlet-yellow inside in May and 
June. Splendid for rock-garden. Strong 
.18 
.14 
.12 
.11 
ARUNCUS SYLVESTER. Goat’s Beard. Height 4 to 
6 feet. Cut leaves and white flowers in May 
and June. X strong 
.18 
.14 
.11 
.10 
ASARUM CANADENSE. Canada Wild Ginger. Kid¬ 
ney-shaped leaves. Grows 2 to 4 inches high 
with single purplish flower close to the ground. 
Succeeds best in shady locations. Strong 
.15 
.12 
.09 
.08 
ASARUM SHUTTLEWORTHI. Mottled Wild Ginger. 
Evergreen. Leaves large, round, heart-shaped. 
X strong 
.20 
.17 
.14 
.12 
ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA. Butterfly Weed. Height 1 
to 2 feet. Very showy orange or red flowers. 
X Strong 
.20 
.16 
.14 
.12 
Second size 
.12 
.10 
.07 
.06 
ASTILBE BITERNATA. False Goatsbeard. Naturally 
3 to 5 feet in height. Large, compound leaves. 
Yellowish white flowers. Very ornamental. 
Succeeds best in shady locations. X strong_ 
.15 
.12 
.07 
.06 
BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS. Blue Wild-Indigo. 2 to 4 
feet. Deciduous. Very showy plant with com¬ 
pound bluish green leaves, consisting of three 
oval leaflets. Stems usually 2 to 3 feet tall, 
bearing at the summit long racemes of pea¬ 
shaped indigo blue flowers. Plant in dry sunny 
location. X strong 
.25 
.18 
.16 
BAPTISIA TINCTORIA. Yellow Wild-Indigo. Height 
2 to 3 feet. Abundant yellow flowers in June. 
X strong 
.24 
.20 
.16 
.14 
CAMPANULA DIVARICATA. North Carolina Hare¬ 
bell. Height 1 to 2 feet. Pale blue, bell-shaped 
flowers in July. Good for rockery. Strong- 
.16 
.12 
.09 
.08 
CAREX FRASERI. Fraser Sedge. Height 9 to 18 
inches. Rare, broad-leaved evergreen. White 
flowers in spikes, in March. Best suited for 
shade. Strong 
.22 
.18 
.14 
.12 
