AMERICAN WILDFLOWERS 
There are no more beautiful plants in the world than our native wildflowers. We enjoy growing them 
and sharing with you folks a little of the beauty of “unspoiled Vermont.”’ A very nice thing about native 
plants is that they are hardly ever bothered by insect pests or plant diseases. 
The plants we offer below are listed in the ‘alphabetical order of their botanical names, which appear in 
parentheses after the common names more familiar to most of us. Insofar as possible, we use the names 
recommended by the American Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature. 
PRICES (except where otherwise noted): 55c each; 3 to 9 of the same variety at 50c; 10 to 24 of the 
same variety at 40c; 25 or more of the same variety at 35c:. 
Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense). Difficult to find 
in the woods because the maroon, inch-wide blooms 
in late April or early May barely peek out from the 
shelter of the fuzzy, gray-green, heart-shaped leaves. 
Rich woods soil in partial shade. 3 to 4 in. 
Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa). Brilliant orange 
flowers in July and August. For the open field or 
garden border in sun. 2 ft. 
Marshmarigold (Caltha palustris). Also called ‘“‘ Amer- 
can Cowslip.”” Relished by farm folks for early 
‘‘ereens’’ but prized by gardeners for its radiant 
cups of gold in profuse clusters above bright green 
leaves in early May. Ideal for bog gardens but grows 
in any reasonably moist, rich soil in sun or light 
shade. 12 in. 
Harebells (Campanula rotundifolia). Cosmopolitan, 
it’s also called ‘‘Bluebells of Scotland.” ainty, 
airy bells of. brightest blue on wiry stems from early 
June until frost. Grows on windy and sea-swept 
ledges or anywhere you want to plant it, preferring 
well-drained, gritty soil in sun or partial shade. 
15 to 18 in. 
Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis). White flowers very 
much like those of the dogwood tree carpet the 
ground in early spring. Later on, clusters of red 
berries appear on the creeping plants, which make a 
handsome groundcover where the soil is acid, fairly 
moist in spring and lightly shaded. 3 to 4 in. 
White Baneberry in Fruit 
White Baneberry (Actza alba). Often called ‘‘ Doll’s 
Eyes” because each of its clustered white berries is 
tipped with a black “‘pupil.” Preceding the berries 
are feathery, cream-white flowers in May. Easily 
grown in light to dense shade in leafmold. 18 in. 
or taller. 
Red Baneberry (A. rubra). One of the most perma- 
nent wildflowers in gardens. Fluffy white flowers in 
May succeeded by bright red berries in July. Rich, 
moist soil in shade. 2 ft. 
American Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis). Jaunty 
little gold and scarlet jester’s caps nod on slender 
stems in May and June. Choice for rock garden or 
ledge pockets. Sun or shade; almost any soil. 12 in. 
Dragonroot or Green Dragon (Arisema dracontium). 
Blooms in May a little after jack-in-the-pulpit. 
Unique flowers with spadix long and tapering like a 
bayonet. Plant some Green* Dragons to guard your 
‘‘jacks.”’ Moist soil in partial shade. 12 in. 
Jack-in-the-Pulpit (A. triphyllum). “ Indian-turnip,”’ 
too, because the redmen are said to have made flour 
from its bitter bulbs. Fascinating, hooded, green 
or green-and-brown-striped blooms in May are “=: "" 
followed by red berries in summer. Moist soil in a | Bae < 
partial shade. 12 to 18in.— - Bunchberry 
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