34 PLANTS FOR SHADE 


WILD FLOWERS 
The wild flowers listed here are ones that will establish and multiply in the average shady garden. In othe1 
words they are ones that are easily capable of propagatiton in the nursery and need no special acid soils 
or other specialized culture. 
All varieties, unless otherwises priced, are— 
3 for 60¢ 
HEPATICA 
ACUTILOBA 
Beautiful anemone like flowers 
in earliest spring. Leaves are 
evergreen, giving plant a year- 
around ornamental value. 

WILD COLUMBINE 
Aqulegia Canadensis 
HEPATICA 
A real showy flower. Red and yellow bell-like flowers appear 
on 2 ft. stems in April and May. Useful on rock wall, 
border or in shade of wild flower garden. 
BOTTLE GENTIAN 
G. Andrewsii 
This rare wild flower is best planted in half shade. The 
plants roughly resemble tall garden phlox and will respond 
to much the same treatment. Fowers blue at tips of 12-14 
* inch stem. 
35¢e each 3 for $1.00 
TWIN LEAF 
Jefferson Diphylla 
Leaf lobes perfect twins. Showy white flowers a foot high. 
A rather rare wildflower for your collection. 
PINK SPIDERWORT 
Tradescantia Bracteata 
Rare pink form. Flowers size of quarter on 15 inch stems, 
25¢ each 5 for $1.00 
$3.50 dozen 

YELLOW LADY SLIPPER ORCHID 
$2.00 dozen $16.00 hundred; 
SHOOTING STAR 
Dodocatheon Meadia 
Ohios Wild flower. Beautiful white flowers touched yellow 
on 18 inch stems. Foliage flat strap shaped. Best planted in 
groups of 6 or 12. Reseeds freely. 
CAMASSIA ESCULENTA 
WILD HYACINTH 
One of our showiest native bulbs. Tall spikes of rich blue 
flowers in late April and May. Bulbs should be planted quite 
deep. An easily grown permar 
ent plant. 
THE TRILLIUMS 
Interesting native plants with a 
bulb like root that branches and 
divides, helping to proagate the 
plants. 
TRILLIUM GRANDIFLORUM 
— Great White Trillium — A 
plant of great beauty. Large 
white flowers above three emer- 
ald green leaves. 

GREAT WHITE 
TRILLIUM 
TRILLIUM ERECTUM—Purpfle Trillium — Broad rhomboid 
leaves with dark purple flowers borne above the leaves. A 
very handsome plant. 
TRILLIUM UNDULATUM—Painted Trillium—A strong vig- 
orous grower 8 to 15 inches high. Large flowers with scarlet 
and white markings, 

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12 Showy Trilliums $1.50 
4 GREAT WHITE TRILLIUMS 
4 PURPLE TRILLIUMS 
4 PAINTED TRILLIUMS 
LADY SLIPPER ORCHID | 
Cypripedium Pubescens 
The Yellow Lady Slipper Orchid is the only one of 
the native Orchids that will adapt itself well enough 
to garden culture to thrive and multiply year after 
year. Blooming in late May or early June, this plant 
is both one of the showiest and rarest of wild flowers. 
Small Sods, 1 to 2 eyes: 50c each; 3 for $1.39 
Large Sods, 2 to 3 eyes: 75c each; 3 for $2.00 

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