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Hardy Native Ferns Orchids, Lilies Trilliums
Cypripedium spectabile
All for Planting in Early Autumn, 1926
E. C. ROBBINS
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Garden s of the_ Blue. 'Ridge
ASHFORD (Mcc885!rEYL) NORTH CAROLINA
Telegraph and Long Distance Telephone in our Office
Adiantum pedatum, American Maidenhair Fern
Native Mountain Wildings for Autumn Planting
Autumn is the logical time to move many of the native plants. In fact, all the natives in this list can be moved with entire safety in autumn, and when spring days come they will be ready to start off quickly.
The varieties here noted are but a small portion of those growing in my nursery. They have been thus selected because I believe they will give the utmost satisfaction to my customers and friends. Particularly do I invite your attention to the Cypripe- diums, the Lilies, and the Trilliums, which are superb for naturalizing.
Some rare things are noted in the perennial list, too. I like the Cimrcifugas, the Closed Gentian, the Lobelia, and the Violas. It would be impossible to select the best plants in the list, for all have a place in the garden, and when in a proper setting have a distinct value. Prices in this list cancel all previous quotations. All prices net, f. o.b. Ashford, customer to pay express or freight charges
Hardy Native Ferns
ADIANTUM pedatum. American Maidenhair Fern.
Strong established plants
ATHYRIUM filixfemina. Lady Fern. Extra-strong plants . . . . DICKSONIA punctilobula. Hay-scented Fern.
Extra-strong clumpy plants
DRYOPTERIS marginalis. Leather Woodfern.
Extra-strong stocky plants
spinulosa. Toothed Woodfern. Strong established plants. . . OSMUNDA cinnamomea. Cinnamon Fern.
XX strong stocky plants
claytoniana. Interrupted Fern. XX strong stocky plants. . .
regalis. Royal Fern. Strong stocky plants
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides. Christmas Fern.
Extra-strong plants, well established
PTERETIS nodulosa. Ostrich Fern.
Extra-heavy established clumpy plants
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FOR PLANTING IN EARLY AUTUMN
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Cypripedium acaule
Lilium philadelphicum
Hardy Native Orchids
CYPRIPEDIUM acaule. Pink Lady Slipper.
Strong flowering plants
parviflorum. Small Yellow Lady Slipper.
pubescens. Common Lady Slipper. Extra-strong plants. . spectabile. Showy Lady Slipper. Extra-strong grower in peat soils. By far the best of all Cypripediums. Extra-strong, 1 to 3 flowering crowns to each plant .... XX clumpy plants, 4 to 6 flowering crowns to each plant.
ORCHIS spectabilis. Showy Orchid. Strong plants
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Hardy Native Lilies and Bulbous Plants
ARISyTMA triphyllum. Jack-in-the-PuIpit. 10 100 1,000
Extra-strong plants $1 35 $10 50 $100 00
CONVALLARIA majalis. Lily-of-the-Valley. Strong plants .. . 1 00 8 00 65 00
DICENTRA eximia. Fringed Bleeding-heart. Graceful, fern-
like foliage and deep rose flowers all summer.
Strong flowering plants 3 35 26 50
LILIUM canadense. Canada Lily. Yellow-orange.
Strong flowering-size bulbs 2 35 20 00 186 50
carolinianum. Carolina Lily. Orange-red. Very fragrant.
Extra-strong first-size flowering bulbs 4 50 36 50 330 00
grayi. Gray’s Lily. Beautiful Lily with deep reddish bell- shaped flowers. Strong first-size bulbs 2 00 16 50 145 00
philadelphicum. Orange-cup Lily. Flowering-size bulbs. ... 2 35 18 50
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E. C. ROBBINS, ASHFORD, NORTH CAROLINA
Trillium grandiflorum
HARDY NATIVE LILIES AND BULBOUS PLANTS, continued
Lilium superbum. American Turk’s Cap Lily. Bright orange flowers with dark purple spots. Finest and most used American Lily for massing among shrubbery and in border plantings. Often more than forty large flowers on a single stem. We are headquarters for this famous Lily. XX largest select bulbs $3
First-size extra-select flowering bulbs, splendid average. . 1
TRILLIUM erectum. Purple Trillium. Large; very orna- mental. Extra-strong first-size bulbs
grandiflorum. Snow Trillium. Finest and largest species.
- One of our best spring bloomers.
XX largest, unusually heavy bulbs 1
Extra first-size bulbs. Real bargain 1
stylosum. Rose Trillium. Large, rose-pink, nodding flow- ers. Rare and beautiful southern species.
Extra-strong first-size flowering bulbs 1
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Addresses change so often that catalogues may be missent or lost entirely. Each year I attempt to correct my mailing list, therefore if you wish future copies of my various catalogues, please put your name and address on the enclosed card and mail to me.
FOR PLANTING IN EARLY AUTUMN
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A familiar form of Asclepias
Hardy Native Herbaceous Perennials
ARUNCUS Sylvester. Goatsbeard. Cut leaves and white flowers in May and June.
Extra-strong established plants
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. Very showy orange
flowers. Strong stocky plants
CIMICIFUGA americana. American Bugbane. Showy white
flowers in August. Extra-strong stocky plants
racemosa. Cohosh Bugbane. Long spikes of white flowers
in July. Extra-strong stocky plants
CLINTONIA borealis. Bluebead. Greenish yellow flowers in
June. Strong plants
GENTIANA Andrewsi. Closed Gentian. Blue closed flowers
in September. Strong established plants
GEUM montanum. Mountain Avens. Showy yellow flowers
in June. Strong established plants
GILLENIA stipulata. Indian Physic. Handsome cut foliage.
White flowers. June. Extra-strong plants
HEUCHERA americana. American Alumroot. Large-Iobed leaves coloring beautifully in autumn. Greenish
white flowers in June. Strong plants
LOBELIA cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. Showy scarlet flow- ers in August. Extra-strong established plants
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FOR PLANTING IN EARLY AUTUMN
Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloocroot)
HARDY NATIVE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, continued
POLYGONATUM commutatum. Great Solomon’s Seal.
Drooping greenish white flowers in June. 10 100 1,000
Extra-strong established plants $1 35 $10 00 $80 00
SANGUINARIA canadensis. Bloodroot. White flowers in
early spring. Strong plants 1 00 6 50 50 00
SILENE virginica. Fire Pink. Very showy crimson flowers
in June. Strong established plants 2 00 18 00 160 00
STENANTHIUM robustum. Featherfleece. Long, white, delicate flowers on stems 3 to 5 feet high in late summer. Extremely ornamental and altogether one of our finest perennials. Thrives in damp situations, as well as in drier soil.
Extra-strong first-size established plants
VIOLA pedata. Birdsfoot Violet. Showy blue flowers in May.
Strong established plants
VIOLA pedata bicolor. Two-Color Birdsfoot Violet. Velvety light blue and purple flowers in May. Rare and
beautiful; pansylike. Strong established plants
YUCCA filamentosa. Common Yucca. Large panicles of white flowers in July and August.
Extra-strong established clumpy plants
flaccida. Weakleaf Yucca. Stiff, narrow leaves. White flowers in June and July. Small established plants. . . .
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E. C. ROBBINS
GARDENS OF THE BLUE RIDGE McDowell County Ashford, North Carolina
8/26
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