10 PLANTS FOR GROUND-COVERS AND BORDERS 

ASARUM canadense. Wild Ginger. North America. A 
* shade-loving plant with large, kidney-shaped, decidu- 
ous leaves rising about 6 inches from a creeping un- 
derground stem, and chocolate-colored flowers near 
the ground. A satisfactory plant for a ground-cover 
in rich, shady woods. Good companion for trilliums. 
Should not receive a heavy leaf-mulch. 
Fieldeplanise see eee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
ASCLEPIAS incarnata. Swamp Milkweed. 3 feet. Native. 
A branching plant with good glabrous green foliage. 
Attractive pink flowers in July. Strong, established 
plants cut down after flowering will bloom again in 
the fall. Suitable for roadside planting in masses in 
moist positions in full sun. 
Field-ploniss« aamere. aene $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
A. tuberosa. Butterfly-weed. 1]/2 to 2 feet. Native. Small 
dark green foliage. Flowers orange to orange-red, 
very showy, July and August. Give deep, well-drained 
to dry soil in full sun. 
3-year tield-plonis......... $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
ASTER alpinus. Rock Aster. A dwarf Aster with the 
© foliage in a cluster about the base of the plant and a 
solitary flower 3 to 4 inches across, borne on a 10-inch 
stem. The flowers vary from white to pink and violet. 
May and June. 
Picid-pidritearse asa eee $2.50 for 10; $18.00 per 100 
A., Mauve Cushion. Hardy Aster. A distinct species 
* forming circular, cushion-like plants 1!/, feet across 
and 9 inches high. Flowers delicate soft mauve, over 
114 inches in diameter, completely cover the plant in 
October and November. Excellent for steep terrace 
planting combined with thymes and Nepeta Mussini. 
Pield-p eins enge qa erie $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
A. Skyland Queen. One of the earliest and best Fall 
Asters. Large light blue blossoms, dark green foliage. 
Rield- plicit ee eee ee $3.00 for 10; $25.00 per 100 
AUBRIETIA deltoides. Aubrietia. Semi-trailing ever- 
© green plants a few inches high, suited to the rockery 
or wall-garden. Completely covered with small but 
showy flowers during April and May. The colors vary 
from white and many purple shades to red. 
Field-pleriis ae eee oe oe $2.50 for 10; $18.00 per 100 
BAPTISIA australis. Blue Wild Indigo. 3 feet. Native. 
Stout, deep-rooting plant with many stems, and 3-foli- 
ate, grayish green leaves. Showy, indigo-blue, lupine- 
like flowers in long terminal racemes in July. Prefers 
deep soil, full sun, and lime. 
Field-planiica ) ae ae $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
B. tinctoria. Yellow Wild Indigo. Native. Bushy plant, 
not as tall as B. australis, and with smaller leaves. 
Flowers bright yellow in numerous racemes during 
July and August. Prefers a well-drained, open, quite 
acid soil. Endures a considerable amount of shade 
where soil-conditions suit it. Forms excellent foliage 
masses. Open woods and roadside plantings. 
Rield-plcanics eee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
BOCCONIA cordata. Pink Plume-Poppy. 6 to 8 feet. 
The foliage is excellent, somewhat resembling in 
color and texture that of the blood-root. Flowers are 
very small and are borne in a large terminal panicle 
which appears as a pinkish or creamy white plume. 
The distinct and beautiful foliage makes the plant 
suited for masses on lawns or open woodlands. Open, 
well-drained, deep soils are preferred. 
Eiéidsplanist icc tame ae $2.25 for 10; $18.00 per 100 
Varieties marked % are Ground-Cover Plants. 
