
Euphorbia Corollata 
ERYNGIUM - Sea-Holly. 
Handsome, hardy perennials with rigid, spiny leaves, and thistle-like 
flowers surrounded by spiny bracts. They are decidedly attractive plants 
for sunny borders. The flower heads, with their metallic blue or silvery 
bracts and stems, are beautiful subjects for cutting for indoor decoration. 
Culture. They will thrive in ordinary, well-drained soil and a sunny 
border. May be grown singly or in groups. Plant in autumn or. early 
spring, 10 to 12 inches apart. Particularly well adapted for sandy soils. 
Amethystinum Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
(Syn. Oliverianum.) The true blue Thistle, with amethyst stems and 
bracts. 2 feet high. At its best in July and August. Beautiful for cutting. 
EUPATORIUM - Hemp Agrimony; Hardy Ageratum 
Hardy perennials of somewhat robust habit, and suitable+for large, 
mixed borders or the wild garden. Flowers produced in terminal corymbs. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and a half-shady position. Plant in autumn or 
spring, 12 to 15 inches apart. 
Coelestinum Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A pretty, hardy plant, with light purple-blue flowers similar to the 
Ageratum; in flower from August until frost. 12 to 14 inches. Good cut 
flower lasting a week or more in water and of easy culture. Lovely in 
fall garden with yellow Chrysanthemums. 
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 in a rich soil. Plant in autumn or spring, 8 to 
10 inches apart. , 
Corollata Three $1.50, 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. 
Funkia Subcordata Grandiflora [36] 


Erigeron Speciosus (See page 35) 


Geranium Grandiflorum 
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. For a good effect plant 8 to 10 inches apart. 
Adiantum pedatum Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
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. 
**Aspidium acrostichoides Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
(Wood Fern.) (Polystichum.) An evergreen species with deep green, 
divided fronds. Should be planted in a shady position. 12 inches. 
Aspidium spinulosum Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
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 $1.50, 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 $1.50, 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 $1.50, 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 $1.50, 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 
does in swamps, but it is a magnificent specimen. 
Funkia Glauca. A Beautiful Plant for Shade 
