AMERICAN WILDFLOWERS, continued 
VIOLETS 
Canada Violet (Viola canadensis). Fragrant flowers 
are white with a purplish tinge. Blooms recurrently 
through summer and fall. Any garden soil in shade. 
12 in. 
Blue Marsh Violet (V. cucullata). Pretty, fragrant, 
blue flowers on vigorous plants. Grows in any good 
soil but stems are longer in moist locations. 
Birdsfoot Violet (V. pedata). Lovely blue, pansy-like 
blooms in April and May; blooms again in October. 
Dry, sandy soil in sun or light shade. Leaves divided 
so that they resemble a bird’s footprint. 4 to 6 in. 
Two-color Birdsfoot Violet. Lower petals violet- 
blue and upper ones velvety purple. Rare. A free 
fall bloomer. Culture and height same as species. 
Downy Yellow Violet (V. pubescens). Long stems 
make this bright yellow, woodland variety good for 
cutting. Blooms in April and May in light soil and 
light shade. 8 to 12 in. 
Purple Trillium or Wakerobin (Trillium erectum). 
Oxblood-red flowers in early spring. Very pretty 
growing in association with maidenhair ferns, wild 
ginger and bloodroot. Moist shade. 12 to 15 in. 
Yellow Trillium (7. flavum or luteum). Rare species 
with mottled leaves and pale yellow, fragrant blooms. 
Moist shade. 75c each; 3 or more at 70c, prepaid. 
Snow Trillium (7. grandiflorum). Showy, snow- 
white flowers as much as 4 inches across in May. 
Blooms become suffused with pink as they age. 
Easiest Trillium to naturalize. Moist soil with sand 
and either leafmold or compost dug in. Semi-shade. 
18 in. 
Dwarf Trillium (T. nivale). First to bloom in spring. 
Lovely pure white flowers like a large hepatica or a 
small bloodroot. Moist shade. 4 in. 
Prairie Trillium (7. recurvatum). Rich, deep brown- 
ish red flowers with uniquely recurved petals. 
Mottled leaves. Moist shade. 
Two-color Birdsfoot Violet 
BEGINNER’S WILDFLOWER GARDEN 
20 Plants, each different, for only $7.95. 
These twenty wildflowers and native ferns are all hardy, reliable and easy to raise. Also they are all 
beauties you will be proud to have in your garden. You will get one plant each of 
Maidenhair Fern Bluebells of Scotland Virginia Bluebells 
American Columbine < - Dutchmans Breeches Blue Phlox 
Jack-in-the-Pulpit Evergreen Woodfern Bloodroot 
Wild Ginger Troutlily Snow Trillium 
Ebony Spleenwort Roundlobe Hepatica Canada Violet 
Lady Fern Crested Iris Two-color Birdsfoot Violet 
Rattlesnake Fern Cardinal-flower 
Beginner’s Wildflower Garden for $7.95. 
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