Wild Flowers 
arrange gardens 
harm than good. 
Amsonia 
Amsonia_ tabernaemontana —24 _ inch. 
Dainty border plant, pale blue in May. 
Shade. 3 for $1.35; 6 for $2.25 postpaid. 
Columbine 
Aquilegia canadensis—2 ft. Red and 
yellowinlate spring. Well-drained, sun 
or part shade. 3 for $1.25; 6 for $2.00 
postpaid. 
Jack-in-the-Pulpit 
Arisaema triphyllum—s inch. Maroon in 
May. Humus, light shade, moist. 6 for 
$1.50; 20 for $2.25 postpaid. 
Butterflyweed 
; HA sclepias tuberosa—18 inch. Orange in 
: June-July. Sunny, well-drained. 3 for 
i el 25; 6 for $2.00 postpaid. 
Poppy Mallow 
Callirhoe involucrata-Prostrate, trailing 
plant. Large rosy crimson flowers all 
summer and early fall. Dry, sunny. 3 for 
$1.35; 6 for $2.25 postpaid. 
Wild Senna 
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Cassia marilandica—5 ft. Large clusters 
of bold yellow pea-flowers in August- 
September. Sun. 3 for $1.35; 6 for $2.25 
postpaid. ~ 
Turtle Heads 
Chelone Lyoni—30 inch. Rose pink in 
late summer. Moist soil, but well drained. 
Sun. 3 for $1.25; 6 for $2.00 postpaid. 
White Bugbane 
Cimifuga racemosa-4 ft. Spikes of white, 
July-August. Stands shade. 3 for $1.25; 
6 for $2.00 postpaid. 
Lady Slippers 
Orchids, hardy outdoors in moist, peaty 
shade. Bloom in May. 3 of one kind 
$1.75; 6 for $3.00 postpaid. 
(3 each both kinds $3.25 postpaid) 
Cypripedium pubescens—Yellow Lady 
Slipper. Bright color. 
Cypripedium spectabile-—Showy Lady 
Slipper. Rosy pink, white sepals. 
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Success with wild flowers is simply a matter of put- 
ting them in the soil, exposure and general climate 
to which they are accustomed. 
where associated 
grouped, rather than try to make artificial differences 
of soil in the same bed. Coddling is apt to do more 
It is important to 
plants are 
Dutchmans Breeches 
Dicentra cuccularia—5 inch. White in 
early spring. Well drained, shade. 3 for | 
$1.25; 6 for $2.00 postpaid. 
Plumy Bleeding-heart 
Dicentra exemia—12 inch. Rose pink 
throughout summer. Handsome cut foli- 
age. Sun or shade. 3 for $1.35; 6 for 
$2.25 postpaid. 
Shooting Star 
Dodecatheon media—12 inch. Pink, April 
to May. Rosettes of large green leaves. 
Light moist soil, some shade. 3 for 
$1.25; 6 for $2.00 postpaid. 
Dog Tooth Violet 
Erythronium americanum-—6 inch. Attrac- 
tive mottled foliage. Bright yellow flow- 
ers inearly spring. 3 for $1.35 postpaid. 
$10 per 100 express not paid. 
Flowering Spurge 
Euphorbia corollatra—18 inch. Large 
heads of little white flowers in summer. 
Good cut flower. Any garden soil. 3 for 
$1.25; 6 for $2.00 postpaid. 
Blind Gentian 
Gentiana Andrewsi—12 inch. Bright blue 
large flowers in clusters, August-Sep- 
tember, that never open. Handsome, rare, 
moist soil. 3 for $.25; 6 for $2.00 post- 
paid. 
Coral Bells 
Native to the West and South-West, hand- 
some low leaves, with tall panicles of 
bloom nearly all summer. Ordinary soil. 
Any one kind, 3 for $1.65; 6 for $2.75 
postpaid. 
Heuchera brizoides (lithophila)—2 ft., 
pale rose pink. Strong grower. 
Heuchera sanguinea—15 inch. Bright 
coral red. 
—-sang. Rain of Fire—bright scarlet. 
——sang. Perrys White—good white. 
Liverleaf Hepatica 
Hepatica triloba—6 inch. Flowers vary 
from pink to blue-white, early spring. 
Acid, shade. 3 for $1.25; 6 for $2.00 
postpaid. 
LADY’S 
SLIPPERS | 
Blazing Star 
Liatris pysnotachya—5 ft. Tall spikes 
of rich purple in August-September. Un- | 
usual and attractive. Well-drained soil. — 
3 for $1.25; 6 for $2.00 postpaid. 
Virginia Blue Bells 
Mertensia Virginica—1 foot. Sheets of — 
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brilliant blue in early spring. Part shade. a 
3 for $1.25; 6 for $2.00 postpaid. 
Cardinal Flower 
Lobelia cardinalis—4 ft. Tall spikes of 
most brilliant scarlet in August. Rich, 
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moist soil. 3 for $1.25; 6 for $2.00 post- 
paid. 
Great Solomons Seal 
Polygonatum commutatum—30 inch ] 
White flowers in May. Handsome leaf. 
Peat, light shade. 3 for $1.25; 6 for 
$2.00 postpaid. 
Bloodroot 
Sanguvinaria canadensis—18-inch. Pink- | 
white in April. Rich soil in shade. 3 | 
for $1.25; 6 for $2.00 postpaid. 
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Carolina Lupine q 
Thermopsis caroliniana—3 feet. Spikes | 
of yellow pea-flowers in June-July. 3 | 
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for $1.25; 6 for $2.00 postpaid. 
Trillium 
Favorite lily-like natives, for shady 
woods. F lowers must not be picked. Any | 
one kind 6 for $1.25 postpaid. ($20 per 4 
100 express not paid.) 
Trillium grandiflorum-large white flowers 3 
in May, turn pink as they age. 
Trillium undulatum (Painted Tetltom 
large scarlet and white flowers. 
Birds Foot Violet 
Viola pedata bicolor—4 inch. Violet and © 
white May and June. Most attractive. — 
Acid soil, not too rich. 3 for $1.25; 6 
for $2.00 postpaid. 
