Herb Magic and Hardy Plants 27 
SNAKEROOT, WHITE Eupatorium urticaefolium 
Broad heads of white ageratum-like flowers in August and September. Up to 
3 feet. Makes a good cut flower. 12 for $2.00; Each 20c. 
SOLOMONS PLUME Smilacina racemosa 
Two foot stalks of creamy, plumy flowers in May. In July come the red- 
streaked berries. An excellent plant that increases to sizeable clumps. 12 for 
$2.00; Each 20c. 
SOLOMONS SEAL Polygonatum biflorum 
Gracefully arching two foot leafy stalk with green bells hanging underneath 
in May followed by pairs of blue berries. 100 for $12.00; 12 for $2.00; Each 20c. 
SOLOMONS SEAL, GIANT Polygonatum commutatum 
Taller, up to four feet, and a month later in flower and fruit than preceding. 
100 for $12.0U; 12 for $2.00; Hach 20c. 
SPIDERWORT, BLUE Tradescantia reflexa 
The beautiful blue flower that clothes the railroad right of way with beauty 
thru June here in the middle west. Does well in any sunny situation. 12 for 
$2.00; 3 for 50c; Each 20c. 
SPIDERWORT, RAINBOW Tradescantia bracteata 
Sky blue, dark blue, lavendar, purple, heliotrope, rose, and pink are the colors 
produced by this variable plant. Stems grow up to 10 inches but flowering starts 
at about 4 inches early in the spring. 12 for $2.50; 3 for 65c; Each 25c. 
SPRING BEAUTY Claytonia virginica 
‘shat carpet of narrow leaves, about 4 inches high, bearing pink-striped 
flowers in late April, is Spring Beauty. Summer finds no trace of the plant. 
From bulbs, plant shallowly. 12 for $1.50; 3 for 40c; Each 15c. 
SPURGE, FLOWERING Euphorbia corollata 
Dainty sprays of white flowers that are cut for the flower market from their 
abundance in meadows here. Midsummer flowering. Three foot. 12 for $1.50; 
Each 15c. 
SQUIRREL CORN Dicentra canadensis 
Tiny pink and white flowers, foliage like Dutchmans Breeches. From a small 
yellow bulb just below surface of ground. Requires loose leaf mold soil. 100 for 
$8.00 Piz tor o1.25* Hach 15c. 
SUSAN, BLACK-EYED Rudbeckia hirta 
Bright yellow daisies with dark cone in center. Biennial but self sows freely. 
100 for $10.00; 12 for $1.50; Each 15c. : 
SUSAN, BROWN-EYED Rudbeckia triloba 
Always admired as it grows here. Tall, to five feet, with a profusion of small- 
er deep yellow flowers with brown cones. Self-perpetuating biennial. 100 for 
$10.00; 12 for $1.50; Each 15c. 
TRILLIUM, NODDING Trillium cernuum 
Flowers in late May on 18 inch stems. The graceful white flowers hang 
their heads down in a modest old-fashioned way. 100 for $10.00; 12 for $1.50; 
Each 15c. 
TRILLIUM, PRAIRIE Trillium recurvatum 
Brownish-red flowers rising from mottled leaves in late May. About 12 
inches tall. 100 for $10.00; 12 for $1.50; Each 15c. 
TRILLIUM, SHOWY Trilium grandiflorum 
Whether you grow but a single plant or naturalize them in thousands in 
open woods you will enjoy the white butterfly-like flowers that open here in 
early May. In ageing tney turn pinkish. Up to 18 inches. 1000 for $75.00; 100 
for $8.00; 12 for $1.25; Each 15c. 
TRILLIUM, SNOW Trillium nivale 
In a grand rush to flower the snow trillium pushes up thru lingering snows. 
White flowers and plants eventually up to 5 inches. Choice. 100 for $12.00; 12 
for $2.00; Each 20c. 

