Herb Magic and Hardy Plants 21 
Wild Selects 
Those who have once treasured and nursed a wild flower into bloom in their 
own garden or watched the tender new frond of a fern unfold its beauty under 
their own protection seem ever after more appreciative of plants in their wild 
haunts, and more anxious to conserve their beauty for all the world to enjoy. 
Each year as people learn to know and love our own wild flowers, we see less 
wanton destruction of our native flora, and more desire to truly conserve our 
native landscape. 
ORCHIDS 
All Cypripediums are sold by the bud, thus a clump with six buds is counted 
as six plants. 
SHOWY LADY SLIPPER Cyripedium Reginae 
Though mostly found in bogs often in sphagnum moss, its roots have been 
found to be distributed through a neutral layer of soil beneath. Give neutral 
soil, shade, and plenty of moisture. Large white flowers with pouch flushed rose- 
purple on leafy stems up to 30 inches. The latest to flower, in late June. 
100 for $35.00; 12 for $5.00; 3 for $1.35: Each 50c. 
YELLOW LADY SLIPPER Cyripedium pubescens 
The easiest of the Lady Slippers to grow and always lovely. Just plant 
them among your ferns and other wild flowers where they will have moderate 
shade and not too dry a situation. A slightly acid leaf mold soil is appreciated. 
Yellow and brown effect on leafy stems up to 18 inches in May. 100 for 
$35.00; 12 for $5.00; 3 for $1.35; Each 50c. 
MOCCASIN FLOWER Cypripedium acaule 
Requires a highly acid soil, such as is found in a sphagnum bog, under pine 
trees, or on an old rotted tree trunk. Rose-pink flowers in June. 100 for $35.00; 
12 for $5.09; 3 for $1.35; Each 50c. 
RATTLESNAKE PLANTAIN | Epipactis pubescens 
Low rosette of white-veined leaves. Excellent in terrariums and, in the 
shaded wild garden, notable for late summer spikes of white flowers as well. 
12 for $4.00; 3 for $1.10; Each 40c. 
NATIVE PLANTS 
ANEMONE, MEADOW Anemone canadensis 
White flowers carried above the foliage up to two feet tall in June. Will 
tolerate some shade. Likes a moist situation. 12 for $3.50; Each 35c. 
ASTER, NEW ENGLAND Aster novae anglias 
Makes a vigorous growth up to five feet. Pinch back in summer for a lower 
spreading plant. September flowering in shades of rich purple, rose, lavender, 
and white. 100 for $15.00: 12 for $2.50; Each 25c. 
Selected varieties of the above: 
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CHOSGES TAC CS aremmmtnte! Sho he unlit) gine i sete. 6. Sod 5 fae 12 for $3.50; Each 35c 
(PRUDicp OL ACS) Mememierann ame Gaye Pek ae 80d.» Yo 12 for $3.50; Each 35c 
BANEBERRY, RED EARLY Actaea rubra 
Baneberries add interest and color to the shaded wild garden when flowers 
are scarce. Sturdy plants two feet high with fluffy balls of white flowers in early 
May. In July come the colorful scarlet berries. 100 for $25.00; 12 for $4.00; 
Each 40c. 
BANEBERRY, WHITE LATE Actaea alba 
A little taller plant than red baneberry, otherwise much alike. Ivory-white 
berries with black tips, sometimes likened to doll’s eyes, in August. In a well- 
prepared bed one of the most permanent of wild flowers. 100 for $25.00; 12 for 
$4.00; Each 40c. 
BEEBALM, LAVENDER Monarda fistulosa 
Summer flowering light lavender heads. A fragrant leaved plant growing 
up to 3 feet. 12 for $2.50; 3 for 65c; Each 25c. 
