Olds’ Native Wild Flowers 
Native plants are now very popular both for rock gardens and perennial 
borders. We are listing here some of the best and most popular kinds. These 
are not sent with other goods, but are mailed alone, postpaid, at the right 
time for fall planting. 
WILD FLOWER COLLECTION 
18 Plants for $2.35, Postpaid 
Here is an ideal collection for the start of a wild flower garden. The 
assortment is composed of the following plants separately wrapped and 
labeled: 
3 Yellow Lady Slippers 
3 White Barberry 
3 Mertensia 
3 Shooting Stars 
3 Trilliums 
3 Jacks-in-the-Pulpit 
All 18 plants for $2.35, postpaid. 

ANEMONE PATENS (American Pasqueflower, Badger or Wild Crocus). 
With us the first flower of spring. The tulip-shaped light lavender flowers 
appear before the last snowbanks are gone. The flowers appear very close to 
the ground but the flower stems continue to lengthen before the flower has 
faded and by the time the silky plume of the seed heads appear the stems may 
be 10 or 12 inches high. Must have sandy or gravelly well-drained soil, sun 
or light shade. Hach, 25c; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00. 
ASCLEPIAS (Tuberosa)—Butterfly Weed. 
sh. aS ee well drained soil in the sun. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; Gypripediani (Lady Slipper). 
BANEBERRY WHITE (Actaea Alba). 18-24 inches; 
white flowers and ivory colored fruit with red pedicles. 
Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00. 
BANEBERRY RED. Similar to above but earlier and 
fruits are red. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00. 
BOTTLE GENTIAN (Gentiana Andrewsi). The dark blue 
of the Bottle or Closed Gentian carries the flowering sea- 
son for the wild garden into late October. Each, 25c; 3 
for 60c; 12 for $2.00. 
BLOODROOT (Sanguinaria Canadensis). The white 
flowers appear very early in the spring. Each, 15c; 3 for 
40c; 12 for $1.25. 
BLUE COHOSH (Caulophyllum Thalictroides). 
inches. The bunches of blue berries in midsummer are 
the conspicuously ornamental feature. Shade and leaf 
mold. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00. 
CARDINAL LOBELIA (Lobelia Cardinalis). 
10-15 
Brilliant 
cardinal flowers on stalks 2-4 feet high in August. Each, 
25c; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00. 
CANADA VIOLET (Viola Canadensis). 4-8 inches; 
flowers most of summer; white tinted pink. Any fertile 
soil. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00. 
DUTCHMANS BREECHES (Dicentra Cucullaria). 5 
inches; white, early spring. Plant tiny bulb shallow in 
rich leaf mold. Shade. Hach, 20c; 3 for 40c. 
GREAT BLUE LOBELIA (Lobelia Syphilitica). 
blue flowers on 12 to 24-inch spikes in August. 
light shade. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00. 
HEPATICA (Acutiloba). Three parted leaves pointed 
at tips. Easier to grow than others because it does not 
require acid soil. Evergreen leaves over winter, new leaves 
following the flowers. One of the loveliest little woodland 
flowers of early spring; varying shades of light blue, deli- 
cate pink or clear white. Each, 20c; 3 for 50c; 12 for 
1.50. 
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT (Arisaema Triphyllum). 6-12 
inches; brownish purple flowers in May followed by bril- 
liant red berries. Prefers slightly acid leaf mold. Shade. 
Each, 20c; 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.50. 
MERTENSIA VIRGINICA (Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip). 
Beautiful pink buds changing to tubular blue flowers as 
they open. Attractive blue-green foliage which ripens and 
disappears soon after the flowering season in late April or 
early May. Plant the heavy black roots in very early 
spring or from July to freezing up time. 6-10 inches. 
Plant in masses if possible, or single plants in the small 
garden, giving fertile soil and light shade or full sun. 
Each, 20c; 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.50. 
PARTRIDGE BERRY (Mitchella Repens). Trailing pink 
flowers followed by red fruit in fall. One of the finest 
of ground covers for moderately acid soil. Each, 20c; 3 
for 50c; 12 for $1.50. 
SHOOTING STAR (Dodecatheon Meadia). 10-12 inches; 
white or pink; May. Open, well drained but not poor soil. 
One of our most beautiful wild flowers. Each, 25c; 3 for 
60c; 12 for $2.00. 
SQUIRREL CORN (Dicentra Canadensis). 8 inches. 
Right after Dutchmans Breeches come the waxy white 
flowers of Squirrel Corn. Small, smooth, yellow bulbs in 
shaded rock leaf mold. Each, 20c; 3 for 40c. 
TRILLIUM (Trillium Grandiflorum). Flowers white, 
sometimes changing to pink. May. Rich leaf mold soil 
and light shade. 3 for 25c; 12 for $1.00. 
WOODS PHLOX (Phlox Divaricata). ; 
carpet of blue in spring. Light shade, ferti®”” 
ao one ae of moisture. Bach, -256+-"" 
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12-15 inches; 
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brilliant orange 
CYPRIPEDIUM PUBESCENS (Yellow Lady Slipper). 
Does well in any rich, partly shaded location. Yellow 
slipper and brown-purple petals. May and early June. 
Most easily grown of all the Lady Slippers. Each, 35c; 
3 for 95c; 12-for $3.50. 
CYPRIPEDIUM SPECTABILE (Showy Lady Slipper). 
The finest and most showy of all orchids. It grows up to 
2 feet high, bearing along the stalks several rather roundish 
leaves, and on top one or two quite large rose-purplish 
or magenta and white flowers. Does exceedingly well in 
a moist and partially shaded bed of peat or leaf loam. 
Nothing can be more charming than masses of this beau- 
tiful orchid. Each, 35c; 3 for 95c; 12 for $3.50. 
_CYPRIPEDIUM CANDIDUM (White Lady Slipper). 
Tiny ivory white slippers. Found native among the grass 
just above swampy areas. In cultivation give constant 
moisture, neutral soil and light shifting shade. Each, 35c; 
3 for 95c; 12 for $3.50. 
_ VIOLA PEDATA (Bird’s-foot Violet). One of our lov- 
liest wild flowers, bearing a profusion of flat pansy-like 
flowers in varying shades of light to deep lavender and 
purple. Flowers in May. 4-6 inches. Give this violet a 
medium acid, well-drained soil and open sun and it will 
share its beauty freely with you. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; 
12 for $2.00. 
VIOLA PEDATA BICOLOR (Pansy Violet). A variety 
with the two upper petals colored dark purple while the 
three lower petals are light lavender. Cultural require- 
ments same as above. Hach, 25c; 8 for 60c. 
VIOLA PUBESCENS (Tall Yellow Violet). Branching 
stems with yellow flowers in May. Shade and rich woods 
soil, 6-8 inches. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00. 
NATIVE FERNS 
MAIDENHAIR FERN (Adiantum Pedatum). One of the 
most beautiful and attractive of our native ferns. 1-2 feet. 
Each, 25c; 3 for 65c; 12 for $2.10. 
LADY FERN (Athyrium Felix-foemina). 
Easily grown, 
1-3 feet. 
beautiful fern. 3 for 65c; 12 for 
$2.10. 
EVERGREEN WOODFERN (Dryopteris Marginalis). One 
of the best ferns for home gardens because of its evergreen 
nature and ease of culture. Good for holding soil on slopes, 
1-2 feet. Bach, 25c; 3 for 65c; 12 for $2.10. 
FLOWERING FERN (Osmunda Claytoniana). A large, 
strong-growing fern of somewhat coarser growth than the 
ea varieties. 2-4 feet. Each, 25c; 3 for 65c; 12 for 
OSTRICH FERN (Pteretis Nodulosa). <A _ beautiful, 
large fern with long, graceful fronds recurving like an 
ostrich plume. Each, 25c; 3 for 65c; 12 for $2.10. 
Each, 25c; 
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