6 HARDY PLANTS FOR THE HOME GARDEN 
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FRINGED ORCHID, YELLOW Habenaria ciliaris 
Striking, brilliant orange spikes of flowers on twelve inch stems in August. 
12 for $4.00 3 for $1.00; Each 40c. 
LADIES-TRESSES, NODDING Spiranthes cernua 
Delightfully fragrant white flowers in late summer on eight to twelve inch 
plants. Try this in a sunny moist spot. 12 for $4.00; 3 for $1.00; Each 40c. 
ORCHIS, SHOWY Orchis spectabilis 
From two large leaves springs in May a six inch flower stem bearing 
lavender and white orchid flowers. Use in a shaded moist area. 12 for $4.00; 
3 for $1.00; Each 40c. 
PUTTY-ROOT Aplectum hyemale 
Also called Adam and Eve. Has a large plantain-like leaf that persists over 
winter. Flowers yellowish on a spike. From our upland woods. 12 for $2.50; 
3 for; 65c; Hach 25c. 
RATTLESNAKE PLANTAIN Epipactis pubescens 
Low rosette of white-veined leaves. Excellent in terrariums and, in the 
shaded wild garden, notable for late summer spikes of white flowers as well. 12 
for $2.00; 3 for 50c; Each 20c. 
WOODLAND PLANTS FOR SHADE 
ALUM-ROOT Heuchera americana ~ 
Flowers not showy but the green and bronzed leaves make excellent foliage 
effect. May be used in part sun. 12 for $2.00; Each 20c. 
BANE BERRY, RED EARLY Actaea rubra 
Baneberries add interest and color to the shaded wild garden when flowers 
are scarce. Sturdy plants two feet high with fluffy balls of white flowers in early 
May. In July come the colorful scarlet berries. 100 for $15.00; 12 for $2.50; — 
Each 25c. 
BANEBERRY, WHITE EARLY Actaea rubra forma neglecta 
This makes an interesting companion to the above—the berries have the 
same glossy surface as the red and are about three weeks earlier in fruit than 
the regular white baneberry. 12 for $4.00; 3 for $1.00; Each 40c. 
BANEBERRY, RED LATE Actaea alba var. rubrocarpa 
In the fall of 1942 we shall be able to offer well-established divisions of this 
rare native which in our opinion is a natural bybrid, A. alba x A. rubra. Re- 
servations accepted now—one plant only to a customer at one dollar each. 
BANEBERRY, WHITE LATE Actaea alba 
A little taller plant than red baneberry, otherwise much alike. Ivory-white 
berries with black tips, sometimes likened to doll’s eyes, in August. In a well- 
prepared bed one of the most permanent of wild flowers. 100 for $15.00; 12 for 
$2.50; Each 25c. 
BISHOPS CAP Mitella diphylla 
Notable for the delicate lacework petals of its small white flowers. Dainty 
leaves in the maple pattern. A choice plant, flowers in May, about 12 inches 
high. 12 for $2.00; Each .20c. 
BLOODROOT Sanguinaria canadensis 
White flowers in early spring as its leaves are unfolding. Large round scal- 
loped blue-green leaves. From an orange-fleshed tuber. 100 for $10.00; 12 for 
$1.50; Each 15c. 73 
