Actaea alba. White Baneberry. SL. Fluffy 
white blossoms in June, white berries in late 
summer. 18 to 24 inches. 
Actaea rubra. Red Baneberry. SL. Same as 
above, except berries, which are red. 
Anaphalis margaritacea. Pearly Everlasting. 
O. Any good soil. White with brownish center. 
May be dried for winter bouquets. July. 12 to 
18 inches. 
Anemone canadensis. Canada Anemone. O or S 
Any good soil. White flowers. June. 8 to 18 in. 
Anemone quinquefolia. Wood Anemone. SL. 
Best in light shade. White or light rose blos- 
soms above a whorl of leaves in carly spring. 
Plant entirely disappears in late summer. 4 to 
8 inches. 
Aquilegia canadensis. American Columbine. 
O or 8S. Any good soil. Long-spurred bright red 
flowers, yellow inside. May and June. 1 to 3 ft. 
Aralia nudicaulis. Wild Sarsaparilla. SML. 
Clusters of greenish white flowers in June, 
purple-black berries in fall. Flower stems 8 to 
12 inches, leaf stems to 2 ft. 
Aralia racemosa. American Spikenard. SML. 
Greenish white blossoms in June, red berries 
in fall. Massive and showy. 2 to 5 ft. 50c each, 
$5.00 per 12. 
Arisaema triphyllum. Jack-in-the-Pulpit. SML. 
Brownish green-striped flower, red berries in 
fall. May. 12 to 18 inches. 
ASarum canadense. Wild Ginger. SL. Heart- 
shaped fuzzy gray-green leaves. Small maroon 
flowers resting on the ground. Ground cover. 
April and May. 3 to 4 inches. 
Asclepias incarnata. Swamp Milkweed. OM. 
Loamy soil. Deep rosy red flowers. June and 
JO LOmo ar. 
Aster lateriflorus. Calico Aster. O or §. Any 
good soil. Multitudes of small white blossoms in 
August. 2 to 3 it. 
Aster puniceus. Purple-stemmed Aster. OM 
or slight shade. Flowers light to dark violet. 
August-September. 3 to 5. ft. 
Calla palustris. Wild Calla. O or S; M. Rich 
soil. Waxy white miniature “callas” in June. 
Red berries in late summer. Fine for pool. 5 
to 10 inches. 
Caltha palustris. Marsh Marigold. OM. Bright 
yellow flowers, glossy green leaves. May and 
June. 6 to 18 inches. 
Caulophyllum thalictroides. Blue Cohosh. SL. 
Small yellow flowers. Intensely blue berries in 
late summer. June. 18 to 30 inches. 
Chelone glabra. Turtlehead. § or O; M. Rich 
soil. Spike of white flowers. July. 2 to 3 ft. 
+—3-¢ 
