Gardenside Nurseries, Inc., Shelburne, Vt. 
GOODYERA pubescens. Rattlesnake Plantain. 
A little woodland Orchid, with a tuft of green 
basal leaves, attractively veined with white, 
and a 10-inch spike of white flowers in a 
dense spike, in summer. 
HABENARIA blephariglottis. White Fringed 
Orchis. Native to moist upland meadows, 
this plant may be cultivated in partial shade, 
and quite dry soil, or in a natural location. 
Stands to 30 inches high, with an 8-inch spike 
of tiny fringed white flowers, in a terminal 
raceme. Fragrant. 50 cts. each. 
H. ciliaris. Yellow Fringed Orchis. Not native, 
May grow 30 inches high, and the terminal 
spike a brilliant orange. 50 cts. each. 
H. dilatata. White Bog Orchis. To 30 inches 
high, the flowers white, in a short spike. 
H. fimbriata. Large Purple Fringed Orchis. 
To 3 and 4 feet, the sturdy stem, clothed 
in leaves, and the long spike a bright rosy 
purple. Fragrant. 
H. psycodes. Small Purple Fringed Orchis. 
Like the preceding, but smaller. Both grow 
in open moist bogs and meadows. 
HEPATICA triloba. Hepatica or Liverleaf. 
Attractive plants, common to open woodland, 
but thriving in any good soil, with partial or 
entire shade. The three parted foliage ap- 
pears after the flowers, which come very early, 
often through the snow. A large clump may 
open a hundred buds, and the colors range 
from blue to white to pink. We do not at- 
tempt to divide these plants into two groups, 
by the leaves. They are mixed in nature. 
HOUSTONIA caerulea. Bluets. Tiny tufted 
plants, an inch or two high, which cover large 
areas in May, with pale blue stars. Often 
seen on moist pasture banks. Attractive in 
the rockery or wild garden. 
IRIS versicolor. Found along brooks, and in 
wet ground. Good foliage to a foot high, and 
dark blue flowers on stems sometimes 3 feet 
high. 
MAIANTHEMUM canadense. Canada May- 
flower. False Lily of the Valley. A _ single 
pale green leaf, and a short spike of white 
flowers, which produce small _ translucent 
berries, spotted purple. 
MEDEOLA virginiana. Indian Cucumber- 
Root. The root is white, and is edible. The 
stem may be 2 feet high, the leaves about 5 
inches long are in two whorls. At the top, 
the greenish-yellow flowers are in a terminal 
umbel, and are followed by dark purple 
berries, while the base of the leaves becomes 
an attractive dark red. Useful in woodland, 
but of easy culture. 
MITCHELLA repens. Partridge Berry. A 
trailing vine, from open woodland, attractive 
green leaves with white stripe, and tiny pink 
flowers, followed by edible red berries. 
MITELLA diphylla. Bishop’s-Cap. Attrac- 
tive rough dark brown green leaves, which 
carpet the soil, and spikes of white flowers to 
18 inches tall. 
OAKESIA sessilifolia. About a foot high, arch- 
ing stems, and pendant yellow green flowers, 
an inch and a quarter long, in early spring. 
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ORCHIS spectabilis. Showy Orchis. Has two 
large pale green leaves, and a spike of white 
and purple flowers, about 8 inches high. A 
native orchid common to open wodoland, in 
moist soil, and in old roads. Easy culture. 
PEDICULARIS canadensis. Wood-Betony. A 
hairy plant, with 5-inch long leaves, many 
divided. The flowers are red and yellow, in a 
short spike. 
POGONIA ophioglossoides. Rose Pogonia. 
Native bog Orchid, which can be grown in 
moist shady soil. Slender basal leaves to 3 
inches long, and a solitary fragrant rosy 
flower on a 16-inch stem. 
POLYGALA _paucifolia. Fringed Polygala. 
Attractive matting plant, found in large areas 
in open woodland. The leaves, on 6-inch 
stems, much resemble Wintergreen, but are 
purple beneath. The rose-purple flowers, 
several at the tip of each stem, are produced 
in large numbers in May. 
PYROLA elliptica. Shinleaf. Oval light green 
leaves, 2 inches across, mat on sour soil, 
especially under Hemlocks. The flowers are 
white or greenish bells, very fragrant, on a 
separate scape. Use it under evergreens, for 
carpeting. 
SARRACENIA purpurea. Pitcher Plant. 
Grows in sphagnum bogs, but can be flowered 
easily in a moist shaded spot. The leaves 
are slender pitchers, 10 inches long, green or 
dark purple. The flowers are odd purple 
green affairs on 2-foot stems. 50 cts. each. 
SAXIFRAGA virginiensis. Tiny rosettes of 
leaves, 3 inches long, and reddish beneath. 
The flowers in 6-8 inch racemes, are white. 
Carpets ledges about us, in May. 
SMILACINA racemosa. False Solomons-Seal. 
Grows to 3 feet high, with strong arching 
stems, and a terminal raceme of small white 
or greenish flowers followed by red or greenish 
berries. 
SPIRANTHES cernua. Little Orchids, found 
in wet meadows. The plant is very small, 
but the flower spikes rise to a foot or more, 
with a twisted terminal spike of white flowers, 
very fragrant, in August. 
THALICTRUM dioicum. Early Meadow-Rue. 
Found in open woodland, growing 2 feet high, 
many finely divided leaves and greenish yellow 
flowers. 
TIARELLA cordifolia. Foam-Flower. Foliage 
much like that of Mitella, but the flower is a 
cylindrical tuft of tiny white blossoms. It 
grows on open damp sidehills, and stands more 
sun than many natives. 
TRIENTALIS americana. Starflower. Slender 
stems, to 9 inches high, support a whorl of 
5-10 slender leaves, 4 inches long. The white 
flowers are on little stems, above the leaves. 
TRILLIUM erectum. Wake-Robin. The com- 
mon purple Trillium, found in open woodland, 
scattered widely. Three dark green leaves on 
a foot high stem, and large purple flowers. 
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All Perennial Plants 25 cts. each, $2 for 10, $18 per 100 unless otherwise noted, 
POSTPAID east of the Mississippi; add 5 PERCENT WEST. Five 
of one kind or variety exactly alike at 10 rate, 25 at 100 rate. 
