Small yellow flowers. Intensely blue berries in 
late summer. June. 18 to 30 inches. 
Turtlehead. Chelone glabra. BM or C. Spike 
of white flowers. July. 2 to 3 ft. 
Creeping Snowberry. Chiogenes hispidula. DM. 
Evergreen creeper. Small white flowers in May 
or June, followed by shining white berries. 30c 
each, $3.00 per 12. 
Bluebeads, Clintonia borealis. D. Yellow flow- 
ers in May, blue berries in fall. 5 to 8 in. 
Goldthread. Coptis trifolia. DM. Evergreen 
creeper. Small white blossoms in midsummer, 
somewhat like strawberry blossoms, on 2 to 3 
inch stem. 30c each, $3.00 per 12, $20.00 per 100. 
Bunchberry. Cornus canadensis. D. White 
flowers in May and June, red berries in fall. Ex- 
cellent ground cover. 3 to 6 in. 30c each, $3.00 
per 12, $20.00 per 100. 
Pink Moccasin Flower, Cypripedium acaule. 
D. May and June. Large pink “slippers.” 6 to 12 
inches. Soil must be acid with generous amount 
of humus. Rotted evergreen needles, oak leaf- 
mold or acid peat is to their liking. Light shade 
is necessary. They are found growing under 
pine trees and also in tamarack and spruce 
swamps. Crown must not be covered with water. 
90c each, $5.00 per 12, $37.50 per 100. 
Small Yellow Ladyslipper. Cypripedium par- 
viflorum. AM. Small yellow “slippers.” June. 
6 to 12 inches. Same culture as for Showy 
Ladyslipper. 50c each, $5.00 per 12, $37.50 per 100. 
Large Yellow Ladyslipper. Cypripedium pubes- 
cens. A. Large yellow “slippers”. June. 18 to 24 
inches. Plenty of leafmold, neutral peat or com- 
post for these. Soil should be neutral or only 
slightly acid, well drained but with ample mois- 
ture. Shade of hardwood trees is best. Can be 
grown fairly well in any good garden soil. They 
are found growing in hardwood _ timberland, 
usually in clay soil. 60c each, $6.00 per 12, $45.00 
per 100. 
Showy lLadyslipper. Cypripedium  spectabile. 
AM. Considered the most beautiful of the lady- 
slippers. Large white “slippers” flushed with 
deep pink. Plenty of humus, such as leafmold, 
peat or compost will aid in successfully grow- 
ing the Showy Ladyslipper. It should be neu- 
tral or only slightly acid with plenty of mois- 
ture. The roots can be in quite wet soil, but 
the crown must be so water will not stand 
over it more than a few days at a time. Light 
shade is best. They will do better if too dry 
than too wet. They grow naturally in thin 
growths of arbor vitae or in ash flats and oc- 
casionally in aspen timberland. This Lady- 
slipper starts growth in the spring much later 
than the others. July. 60c each, $6.00 per 12, 
$45.00 per 100. : 
Dutchman’s Breeches. Dicentra cucullaria. A. 
Nodding white flowers on 6 inch stems in April. 
Plant disappears in midsummer. 
Shooting Star. Dodecatheon meadia. A or B. 
Clusters of cyclamen-like flowers on 6 to 12 
inch stems above a rosette of leaves. White to 
purple. June. Plant disappears in late summer. 
Fireweed. Epilobium angustifolium. B. Showy 
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