

owers 

Success with wild flowers is simply a matter of 
putting them in the soil, exposure and general 
climate to which they are accustomed. It is im- 
portant to arrange gardens where associated 
plants are grouped, rather than try to make 
artificial differences of soil in the same bed. 
Coddling is apt to do more harm than good. 
Note that ferns are particularly useful, for they 
grow where most flowers will not—generally 
benefiting from at least light shade. 
White Trillium 
Trillium grandiflorum— 
Large white in early May. 
Leaf-mold, part shade. 3 for 
$1.20; 12 for $4.25. 
Virginia Bluebells 
Mertensia virginica—Open 
a lovely blue in April. Any 
soil, but part shade best. 
3 for $1.20; 12 for $4.25. 
Photo: Ostrich Fern 
Insert: Fiddlehead Stage 
Lady’s Slippers 
Cypripedium — Orchids, 
hardy outdoors in moist, 
peaty shade. Bloom in May. 
3 of any one kind for $1.20 
(3 each, 9 plants, for $3.50). 
Acaule—Dark rose Mocas- 
sin Flower. 
Pubescens — Large yellow 
Lady’s Slipper. 
Spectabile — The Showy 
Pink Lady's Slipper. 

Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flowers)’ 
ve ig ei 
Buiterflyweed 
Asclepias tuberosa — 18 inch. 
Orange in June-July. Sunny, 
well drained. 3 for $1.20; 12 for 
$4.25. 
Cardinal Flowers 
Fiery 2-foot spikes, July-August. 
Moist, part shade. 3 for $1.20; 
12 for $4.25. 
Caroline Lupine 
Thermopsis caroliniana—3 ft. 
spikes of yellow pea-flowers, 
June-Jluy. 3 for $1.20; 12 for 
$4.25. 
White Bugbane 
Cimicifuga racemosa—4 ft. 
Spikes of white, July and August. 
Succeeds in shade. $1.20 for 3; 
$4.25 for 12. 
Bloodroot 
Sanguinaria canadensis—18 
inch. Pink-white, April. Shade, 
rich. 5 for $1.50 (50, $8.00). 
Hepatica 
Hepatica acutiloba—6 inch. 
Blue-white, April. Shade, rich. 
5 for $1.50 (50, $10.00). 

Best form of ‘‘triloba’ 

Cimicifuga racemosa 
Handsome, Showy, Bold 
CHOICE FERNS 
Hepatica acutiloba 


Each kind, $2.50 for 10 ($16.50 
per 100). Five each any three 
kinds for $3.50. 
Christmasfern (Polystichum)—12’— 
dry, shade. Evergreen leaves for 
decoration. 
Cliff-fern (Polypody)—6”—evergreen, 
drain. 
Hayscented Fern 
18”— tolerant. 
Maidenhair (Adiantum)—Rich, moist, 
but drainéd soil. Easily grown. Showy 
and popular. : 
Toothed Woodfern—18”—evergreen, 
damp. 
Sensitivefern (Onoclea) ,— shade, 
heavy, moist. 12” 
Interrupted Fern (Osmunda)—60’— 
damp, sunny. 
(Dunnstaedtia)— 
(Osmunda)—60’”— 
Cinnamonfern 
any moist soil. 
Ostrich Fern (Pteretis nodulosa)—36” 
—Very tolerant. This makes a de- 
licious, nutritious asparagus substitute. 
Cut in “fiddlehead’’ stage (see photo 
left), wash well, boil 30 minutes, salt, 
serve like asparagus, 3 plants serve a 
small family. Available commercially 
in cans. 

