
Euphorbia Corollata 
EUPHORBIA .- Spurge, Milkwort 
Hardy perennials with handsome foliage. The flowers are yellow or 
White surrounded by involucres or bracts, which impart a quaint ap- 
pearance to the flower heads. In some cases the flowers are incon- 
spicuous, the real attraction being the colored bracts and foliage. Corol- 
lata is especially suited for cutting. 
Culture. Euphorbias succeed best in poor soils and sunny position in 
the rock gardens or raised borders. Under such conditions they will 
flower more freely than ina rich soil. Plant in autumn or spring, 8 to 
10 inches apart. 
Corollata Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
(Flowering Spurge.) Showy and useful plant growing about 24 inches 
high, and bearing from June till August umbels of pure white flowers 
much like the Baby’s Breath, and excellent for cutting. 
*Polychroma Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
(Epithymoides. ) | A beautiful formal plant growing one foot high, form- 
ing a hemispherical clump covered with yellow flowers in May and June. 
Excellent border or rock plant. 
FERNS - Hardy Varieties 
The cultivation of Hardy Ferns is remarkably simple. All they want is 
a little light alluvial soil, a little loam and peat or leaf mold sufficient 
to keep the soil light and open, plenty of moisture, position varying from 
partial to deep shade. The Aspleniums and many others will grow on 
walls, chinks of rocks, etc. Many will revel in full sunshine in any border. 
Culture. A shady position is, of course, preferred, or a spot which gets 
practically no sun, will be an ideal place for a fernery. If the position 
should be a very damp one, it will be advisable to raise the surface 
about 6 inches to a foot. Thoroughly mix a liberal supply of good brown 
peat with the existing soil, to give a good start. When the plants have 
become over-grown, lift, divide and replant early in April or fall. For 
a good effect plant 8 to 10 inches apart. 
Adiantum pedatum Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
The well known Maidenhair Fern, grows at its best on moist banks stony 
and well shaded. It will thrive in any shaded location, even if dry but 
will not be as tall as it will with plenty of moisture. Try it with Bleeding 
Heart under trees. 
*A spidium acrostichoides Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
(Wood Fern.) (Polystichum.) An evergreen species with 
divided fronds. Should be: planted in a shady position, 12 ere’ Rae 
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Euphorbia Polychroma 
Aspidium spinulosum Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
The most beautiful of the evergreen wood ferns, and most useful, too. 
It is picked for florists use, but it is as useful in shade, especially if 
moist, for it will make a strong clump to 30 inches high. Beautifully 
divided pinnae give a lacy effect. Easily cultivated. 
Asplenium filix-foemina Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
The Lady Fern is both our most common, and our most variable form. 
Fine and delicate, it is very attractive and if one wants a cover for 
shade, or partial sun, this is the plant. 
Osmunda cinnamomea Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
In wet swampy land, the Cinnamon Fern will grow six feet tall. Yet it 
thrives in dry shade, and is tall enough. A luxuriant plant, very sturdy, 
and because of the root size, able to care for itself in competition. 
Osmunda Claytoniana Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Clothed with loose wool when unfolding its fronds in spring, but soon 
becoming perfectly smooth. This Fern, two to three feet high, is found 
in rather dry, shaded places, and does quite well under cultivation and 
in boxes. Plant about two feet apart if several are needed. 
Osmunda regalis Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
The Royal Fern grows in swamps and wet places, yet it is also found 
in dry shade. It never attains the same stature in dry ground, as it 
aS af swamps, but it is a magnificent specimen, whenever grown at 
all well. \ : 
GENTIANA - Gentian 
Exquisitely beautiful Alpine perennials, many species of which are ad- 
mirably suited for border and rock garden. The taller and stronger 
growing species succeed admirably in grass in colonies in a moist par- 
tially shaded border. Gentians may, indeed, be regarded as the most 
beautiful of hardy perennials. 
Culture. Gentians require no special care to grow them successfully. 
Grow in a rich, moist loam containing a fair amount of well-decayed 
cow manure. Best grown in masses as an edging to a partially shaded 
border or rock garden. It is advisable in all cases to mix leaf mold 
freely with the soil before planting. Top dress with well-rotted manure 
in spring. See that the plants are well supplied with moisture in dry 
weather. Gentians do not like to have roots disturbed, so do not inter- 
fere with them once they are established. Plant in fall or spring, 6 to 
8 inches apart. a 
*Andrewsi Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
One of the most fascinating native plants. The flowers, which are 
tightly closed, are borne at the top of a stem from 6 to 8 inches long, 
and are an intense deep blue. Blooms best in moist places. July and 
October. 
Funkia Glauca. A Beautiful Plant for Shade 
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