12 HARDY PLANTS FOR THE HOME GARDEN 
PRAIRIE AND MEADOW PLANTS 
FOR SUN 
ANEMONE, MEADOW Anemone canadensis 
White flowers carried above the foliage up to two feet tall in June. Will 
tolerate some shade. Likes a moist situation. 100 for $10.00; 12 for $2.00; Each 
20c. 
ASTER, NEW ENGLAND Aster novae-angliae 
Makes a vigorous growth up to five feet. Pinch back in summer for a lower 
spreading plant. September flowering in shades of rich purple, rose, lavender, 
and white. 100 for $15.00; 12 for $2.50; Each 25c. 
ASTER, SAVORY LEAVED Aster linariifolius 
Neat compact plants to 10 inches high with narrow stiff green leaves and 
blue flowers in September. Sunny porous sandy soil. 100 for $12.00; 12 for 
$2.00; Each 20c. 
ASTER, SILKYLEAVED Aster sericeus 
Fine silvery hairs give a silky sheen to the leaves. To 18 inches with light 
violet flowers in September. From sandy soils. 100 for $15.00; 12 for $2.50; Each 
20C. 
BEEBALM, LAVENDER Monarda fistulosa 
Summer flowering light lavender heads. A fragrant leaved plant growing 
up to 3 feet. 12 for-$2.00; 3 for 50c; Each 20c. 
BLUEBELLS, SCOTCH Campanula rotundifolia 
Beautiful in its association with rocks and cliffs all over the temperate zone, 
yet we often find it growing on level sandy waste land and on grassy road banks. 
Delicate blue bells from June till fall. 100 for $15.00; 12 for $2.50; Each 25c. 
BLUE-EYED GRASS Sisyrinchium angustifolium 
A tiny member of the iris family. Tufts of grassy foliage from which bright 
blue flowers spring in May and later. Up to 12 inches; 12 for $1.50; Each 15c. 
BONESET Eupatorium perfoliatum 
Grayish white flowers in broad heads in late summer. Up to four feet in 
moist soil. 12 for $2.00; Each 25c. 
COLUMBINE Aquilegia canadensis 
Often associated with rocks both dry and wet. Red and yellow flowers in 
late May. A showy and easily grown plant that will stand part shade. 100 for 
$12.00; 12 for $2.00; Each 25c. 
COMPASS PLANT Silphium laciniatum 
Large cut leaves that are usually lined up north and south so as to receive 
full benefit of sunshine. Yellow daisies in summer. Tall plant of the prairies. 
12 for $2.50; 3 for 65c; Each 25c: 
CONEFLOWER Lepachys pinnata 
Yellow flowers with long drooping petals in August. Tall plant of our 
roadsides. 12 for $2.50; Each 25c. 
CULVERS ROOT Veronica virginica 
The graceful slender spikes of white or lightly tinted flowers are very effect- 
ive planted among shrubs. Up to five feet, mid-summer flowering. 100 for 
$12.00; 12 for $2.00; Each 20c. 
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FAMEFLOWER Talinum rugospermum 
Also known by the less lovely name of Pickleweed, from its fleshy 
leaves, I suppose. Beautiful pink starlike flowers on the slenderest of 
stems that stay tightly in bud until two o’clock when they open to 
brighten the afternoon—this in summer when there is little competition 
in the rock garden where this lovely plant belongs in a sandy well drain- 
ed spot. About 8 inches. 12 for $2.00; 3 for 50c; Each 20c. 
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GAYFEATHER, KANSAS Liatris pycnostachya 
Tall spikes of purplish flowers in late summer. Up to 5 feet tall. Well 
drained but not dry soil, open sun. 100 for $12.00; 12 for $2.00; Each 20c. 
GENTIAN, BOTTLE Gentiana Andrewsi 
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