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THE YELLOW SHEETS 
“Vol. 1, No. | ENGR: 
Crop season of 1944 reminds me 
of that of 1895, another year in 
which farm work was held up in this 
region by too frequent rains. The 
next three years carried normal win- 
ters and unusually dry summers. — 
Such a combination was severe on 
the farmers, but they were more for- 
tunate than at present. Then there 
was no grim need for increased pro- 
duction, and they were not afflicted 
with the New Deal. 
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100 Iris, many varieties, 1.25 
postpaid. 
Partridgeberry (Michella repens) 
hardy, evergreen ground cover.Needs 
acid soil: deep shade in the South; 
berries edible; ideal for terrariums. 
Ferns—Christmas; Ebony Spleen- 
worth; Resurrection; Blunt Lobed: 
Woodsia: Bracken, and Lady. 
Red Tradescantia, socalled from 
cold weather coloring of the leaves. 
Color of blossoms seems to depend 
upon the nature of the soil and am- 
ount of sun. One of the native Spider 
worts. Hardy perennial. 
Green Briar — vine stickery ; ber- 
ries black; nodules on roots grow 
quite large and are used to make 
pipes. 
Five fingers (Potentilla), medicin- 
al vine, with rather attractive foliage 
and yellow flowers in early summer. 
Virginia Creeper — native vine: 
good cover for buildings; takes brilii- 
ant autumn coloring. 
Pale blue Iris Cristata — delight- 
ful ground cover for shade too deep 
for grass. 


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Iris Christata Amethyst — ideal 
for shady rock and wall gardens. 
Wooly Violets — very early ; good 
ground cover for bare clay spots in 
full sun. Comes very early: pale la- 
vender flowers; becomes dormant 
before hot weather. 
White Violets — good in yard or 
as pot plants. Does not require rich 
soil and can stand over half sun. 
Confederate Vislets — grey effect 
—thrives in poor soil and can stand 
more sun than others. 
Black-eyed Susans — (Rud-beckia 
bi-color) rowdy rascals for full sun 
or bare clay spots. Can be trans- 
planted in full bloom. Good stems for 
cutting. 
Any of the above plants 5c each 
unless otherwise noted. 
HARDY ROCK GARDEN PLANTS 
Hardy Sedums. All Sedums I cali 
hardy can survive 15 below zero 
without protection. Some of them 
are hardy in the sub-Arctic. Most 
are fine for rock garden plants. 
Last year my Sempervivums made 
almost no increase. This year, most 
are hatching ‘‘chicks’’> and when my 
backlog of orders, left over from last 
year: are filled, I hope I have a num- 
ber of varieties of hardy Semps to 
offer. This is a rock garden plant 
par excellence. 
Most of the dwarf plants listed un- 
der other heads, and many of the 
wildlings are also good for rock gar- 
jens. 
