30 
PLANTS FOR SHADE 


PULMONARIS—LUNGWORTS 
Soldier and Sailor Flower 
One of England’s best loved flowers that 
should be better Known in this country. In 
most forms the showy flowers open deep pink 
and change to blue with age giving the name 
Soldier’s and Sailor’s Plant—the first for the 
English Red Coated Soldier, the second for 
the Blue Coated Sailor. They are very 
grateful plants repaying with a great show 
of color their simple requirements, shade, 
moisture, and fairly good soil. We cannot 
say enough in praise for the Lungworts’ 
splendid garden behavior or for their showy 
flowers from earliest spring until June. All 
are large, vigorous plants. 
50c each; 3 for $1.39; $5.00 dozen 
MOLLIS—Foliage cheery light green. Flow- 
ers pink and blue in great profusion. 
MRS. MOON—Intensely bright pink and blue 
flowers. Leaves handsomely splotched silver. 
AZUREA—One of the best bright Gentian 
Blues in the Floral Kingdom. Early. Leaves 
not spotted. 
DR. LOUIS SAUR—Beautiful white flowered 
form of Mrs. Moon. Very rare. $1.00 each. 
4 LOVELY $ 1] 19d 
LUNGWORTS 
1 each of above 
GROUND COVERS FOR SHADE 
Plant Ground Covers 1 Ft. Apart 
All 6 for $1.00; 25 for $4.50: 100 for $15 
AJUGA—Bronze or green  leaved, Fast 
growing plants with rosettes of strap shaped 
leaves of green or bronze green. Blue flowers. 
ENGLISH IVY—Hardy small leaved type. 
Rapid growing, very hardy. type that will last 
for vears and years. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY—Flowering Pips. 
Plant § inches apart. Will succeed in poorest 
soil. Foliage not evergreen as others are. 
Fragrant white flowers. 
MAZUS — Use along walks —in_ stepping 
stones. Perfectly flat plants covered in April 
and May with thousands of purplish blue 
flowers 1 inch high. 
PACHYSANDRA—Loves a deep rich soil, 
Handsome evergreen foliage. Spreads by un- 
derground side runners. A bit hard to start 
but worth the effort. 
VINCA—BOWLES VARIETY—Large intense 
blue flowers. Rapidly spreading evergreen 
foliage. Shade or partial shade. 


ROCKNOLL NURSERY 

SHADE LOVING PLANTS 
Use Bulbs In Your Shady Garden 
Many of the hardy bulbs are at home in the shade, 
under shrubs, in the woods, etc. 
flourish and multiply here. 
All Narcissus and Daffodils, Colchicum, Lycoris 
Small Bulbs—Scillas, Snowdrops, Chionodoxa, 
The ones listed below 
Fritillaria, Eranthis 
Tuberous Begonias for Summer Shade Bloom 
The Tuberous Begonias are ideal to give color, and lots of 
it, to those shady spots in the summer. 
(See Back Cover of this Catalog) 
BEGONIA EVANSIANA 
HARDY 
The only Begonia hardy in northern gardens. 
This beautiful Chinese fiower gives pink flow- 
ers on 12-inch stems in August. Give shade 
and some moisture. 2%-inch pot plants. 
25e each; 3 for 69c; $2.40 dozen 
XMAS ROSES—HELLEBORUS 
NIGER XMAS ROSE — Evergreen foliage 
with lovely single rose-like pure white flowers 
on erect 8 in. stems in winter from December 
to March. Shade. Flowering plants. 
$1.90 each: 3 for $2.50 

FUNUKIA—BLUE DAY LILIES 
Grateful plants becoming better known and 
more popular every year. For use in the 
shady garden, or as a border. Their showy 
foliage and welcome summer flowers are en- 
thusiastically received 
All 35¢ each; 3 for $1.00; $3.50 dozen 
AUGUST LILY—F. subcordata—Giant leaves. 
Large white: flowers. 
SILVER JAPANESE FUNCKIA—F. ovata— 
Silver variegated foliage. White flowers. 
LANCEOLATA—Blue Day Lily, green foli 
age. Blue flowers in August and September. 
LANCEOLATA VARIEGATED — The well 
known blue flowered variegated Funckia. 
THOMAS HOOG—Rare lush green foliage 
with silver edge. 
5 FUNCKIA LILIES *] 00 
FOR SHADE 
1 each August Lily, Lanceolata, Varie- 
gata, Thomas Hoog, Silver Japanese. 
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