28 PLANTS FOR SHADE 
WILD FLOWERS 
The best time to transplant wild flowers is when they 
are dormant after flowering in summer and fall. How- 
ever, we have potted quite a few for spring delivery. 
When these are out orders will be booked for fall. 
3 for 60c; $2.00 dozen; $16.00 hundred 
HEPATICA ACUTILOBA—Beautiful anemone-like flowers in 
earliest spring. Leaves are evergreen, giving plant a year- 
around ornamental value. 
WILD COLUMBINE—Aqulegia Canadensis—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. 
Flowers blue at tips of 12-14 inch stem. : 
PINK SPIDERWORT—Tradescantia Bracteata — Rare pink 
HHPATICA. form. Flowers size of quarter on 15-inch stems, 
SHOOTING STAR—Dodocatheon Meadia—Ohio’s Wild Flow- 
er. Beautiful white flowers touched yellow on 18-inch stems. 
Foliage flat strap shaped. Best planted in groups of 6 or 12. 
VIRGINIA BLUE BELLS—Mertensia—Beautiful blue flowers 
on long stems make this the best loved and best known of 
all wild flowers in garden use. . 
BIRD FOOT VIOLET—Viola Pedata Bi-color—Small finely 
divided leaves resembling a bird’s foot. Flowers two tone, 
the upper petals very dark blue, the lower ones light blue. 
Prefers a sunny well drained location. 
P. DIVARICATA—Wild Blue Phlox—Pale lilac blue flowers 
on 15-inch stems. Evergreen foliage. A handsome plant. 
GIANT BELLWORT—Uvularia Perfoliata—Plants «love a 
damp, rich, well shaded location. Shiny, waxy leaves circle 
the stem. Flowers yellow, hanging, petals twisted. 
GREEK VALERIAN—Polemonium Keptans, Jacob’s Ladder 
—Divided leaves almost fern like. Flowers numerous in loose 
heads, bright blue in color. Does well in most soils. 
IRIS CRISTATA—Crested Iris—A little tiny fellow with 
creeping rootstock. Flowers blue, flat topped with white crest 
instead of a beard. The whole plant not over 6 inches high. 
Does well in sun, but is at its best in shade, 




GREAT WHITE TRILLIUM 
THE TRILLIUMS 
Interesting native plants with a bulb-like root that 
branches and divides, helping in propagation. 
TRILLIUM GRANDIFLORUM—Great White Tril- 
lium—aA plant of great beauty. Large white flowers 
above three emerald green leaves. 
TRILLIUM ERECTUM—Purple Trillium — Broad 
rhomboid leaves with dark pudple flowers borne 
above the leaves. A very handsome plant 
TRILLIUM UNDULATUM—Painted Trillium — A 
strong vigorous grower 8 to 15 inches high. Large 
flowers with scarlet and white markings. 
12 SHOWY TRILLIUMS 31-69 
3 each of above 


BLOODROOT—Sanguinaria canadensis — About 6 
inches high with large flat pure white flowers in 
early spring. It is one of the easiest wild flowers to 
grow. The name Bloodroot is derived from the red 
juice of the root-stalk. 
24 rLOwnee So 
BLOODROOT 3 each of any 8 above varieties 



Everything in This Catalog Prepaid to Your Door 
