Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. HARDY PERENNIAL TULIPS, DAFFODILS IRISES, PEONIE EREMURUS DNie WEEP EES GARDENSIDE NURSERIE ' INCORPORATED SHELBURNE, VERMONT BEEEDENG- EE Awiot Dicentra Spectabilis HIS Bleeding-Heart, once so usual in gardens everywhere, has lately been all too scarce. High prices, due to shortage, have robbed it of its charm, for while a single plant is a beautiful symmetrical specimen, its greatest beauty is when massed, especially in partial shade. If you have an apple tree in your garden, plant the space beneath full of it, and at blossom- time there ll be a picture you will not forget through all the later season’s flower shows. We urge the planting of mertensias, camassias, and Spanish Irises with Bleeding-Heart, to complete the picture. Put in a scattering of Bristol Fairy gypsophila plants, and fill the space with bloom the entire season. Strong roots of our own growing, $1 for 3, postpaid; $3 for 10, and 25 or more at 25c. each, not postpaid. GARDENSIDE NurseERIEs, INc., SHELBURNE, VERMONT Native Plants and Bulbs American fields and woods offer many beautiful plants that are just now becoming appreciated. With their soil-needs known and their use in the garden better understood, they are gaining the popularity at home that they have long enjoyed abroad. Many are suited for the finest rockeries; some fit the flower-border; others carpet the shady spot where nothing grows. Collection and careful cultivation of these plants are sure means of preventing their disappearence. The professional plant-hunter is never a vandal. It is the careless flower-picker who destroys, not the man whose income depends on the supply. We have always offered a good selection of New England natives. Now our list is extended to all sections whence come plants able to withstand our climate. Many of these are not offered in general lists, only by collectors at great distances. Their dispatch from Shelburne in good condition is an assurance of success in the East. These plants and bulbs are not all ready nor obtamable at the same time. Shipments will be made as ready, and in our judgment at the best time. Your order should reach us early, however, to msure our having ample stocks. We have tested most of these here and can give cultural directions for them. The best and most unusual are given extra space, and all the available sorts are listed. Fall planting is essential on almost all ttems. All Native Plants and Bulbs are 35 cts. each, $1 for 3, $3 for 10, shipping charges extra, except as noted. Aconitum Calochortus, continued Uncinatum. Clambering Monkshood. A blue- that the Globe and Star types are hardiest flowered, climbing form from the Southern here. All we offer have flowered well. States. All Calochortus, 50c. for 10, postpaid; $4.50 per 100 Albus, Fairy Lantern. White. Amabilis. Rich yellow. Anemone Benthami. Bright yellow. Canadensis. Our native Anemone, growing [yixed Bulbs of the Star/and Globe types: 18 inches high, with a profusion of white 100 bulbs in 5 varieties, $4; 1 cellection flowers in June. Likes a wet, heavy soll. for $2. We are offerme, zope year the ene 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Mariposa type of Calochortus in a mixture Patens nuttalliana. American Pasque Flower. — only at $5 per 100. apeaar Spuiney HOmerIne sPecles, moet Ike the uropean uisatilla, Dut paler = colored. Needs light shade and well- | 3 : Camassia : drained soil with leaf-mold. This family of bulbous plants ts the finest of the native sorts that are hardy here. Just why they have not been more cultivated Is summer. Very pretty white flowers, and bad EO SENT ee bulbs ees piped all the seed-heads noticeable until late in the | CUStETS SO that a goo BSIZe cP Se ye S| GO foe 10: result. When established they stand 2 feet : d high, and the flowers, in shades of blue to : white, are 2 inches across, in long, tapering Asclepias heads, reminding one of a small eremurus. Tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. There is no finer They are extremely hardy and satisfactory, een a aoe ati this Onnee blooming here in early June, and continuing Milkweed. The plant needs time to become for a long pertod. The prices are low, and established, but is then very permanent. | “© UZ8E Everyone to LLY them this season. Its orange-scarlet blooms attract the bees Esculenta. Wild Hyacinth; Quamass. This and butterflies m large numbers. We have form is found wild through the Middle some fine large roots. West and is dark blue or white. 75 cts. for 10, $6.50 per 100. Leichtlini. A western form that will grow Calopogon 4 feet tall. It is a beautiful deep blue. Pulchellus. A little bog Orchid found in the 75 cts. for 10, $6.50 per 100. | sphagnum swamps. It bears loose racemes | Leichtlini, Cream. A_ selection of Mr. of magenta-crimson flowers. Burbank’s in lighter shades. Equally good. $1.50 for 10. We offer a combination of 25 bulbs of the Virginiana. Thimble Berry. A tall Anemone, flowering in the woods and fields in mid- Calochortus three sorts for $2.50, postpaid These are the Mariposa Tulips of the : West Coast. There are innumerable forms, Clematis of which we have tried many. Planted in | Fremonti. Most of this family of plants are quite dry, sandy loam in the open nursery, climbers, but this native variety grows they wintered well with just a light straw upright to 2 feet, with good habit, fine covering. We have had a number in flower foliage, and bearing numbers of nodding and have selected several to offer this season. | blue flowers, followed by silky seed-pods. The exact classifications of the varieties show | $1 each. 4 Native Plants and Bulbs GARDENSIDE Nurseries, INc. Chimaphila - Pipsissewa Umbellata. A charming member of the Heath family that is native to woods here. Requires an acid soil and will grow under pines. Also found on steep banks, where it spreads and carpets the ground with dark green leaves. The flowers, in an umbel about 6 inches tall, are waxy white and very fragrant. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Clintonia Borealis. This plant has fine large green leaves persisting through the summer. The flowers, several on a tall stem, are nearly green in color. Its berries are a beautiful shade of blue, and as a woodland plant it has no equal. It will grow on the north side of a building, and why it has never been used more ts hard to under- stand. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Cypripedium The Lady-Slippers, our most beautiful Orchids, range from tiny gems to stately plants 2 feet high. We are listing only the best forms, as the smaller sorts are too delicate and rare, and should only be at- tempted by the most skilful cultivators of this class of plants. Several western forms are available but are of doubtful value. We can obtain them if desired. Acaule. The common Pink Moccasin Flower of dry woods and sandy plains, usually found in undergrowth. 25 cts. per bud. Parviflorum. A tiny yellow form from moist woods that is not usually offered, and the following sort is often substituted for it. It is fragrant, and the sepals much deeper colored than in its relative. 25 cts. per bud. Pubescens. Yellow Lady-Slipper. An at- tractive plant growing in deep shade in cool woodland. Has no fragrance. 25 cts. per bud. Spectabile. Showy Ladv-Slipper. The finest American Orchid. Grows 2 feet or more high, with handsome foliage and large pink and white flowers im July. It thrives in bogs or in rich, low woods, requiring considerable moisture and scme_ shade. 35 cts. per bud. The prices quoted for these plants are for single bud crowns only. However, we can usually furnish beavier plants, and do so when more than one bud is ordered. Clumps of some varieties with fifty to one hundred buds are to be bad at special prices. Fine for winter forcing or for displav. Dicentra Canadensis. Squirrel Corn. A tiny bulbous plant found in rock crevices in woodlands. In early spring it bears whitish yellow blooms of peculiar shape. Fine for the shady rockery. 10 cts. each, $7.50 per 100. Cucullaria. Dutchman’s Breeches. Resembles the preceding but larger and _ choicer. Same location. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Eximia. A southern Dicentra from wood- lands, but fine in the open garden where it makes large masses of attractive foliage, topped by rosy purple blooms over a long period, Dodecatheon Meadia. Shooting Star. Sometimes called the “‘American Cyclamen.” A plant from rich woodlands, and in the garden needs some leaf-mold and shade. Once estab- lished, 1t spreads to form large clumps and is very attractive. Rose or white flowers on 18-inch stems. Radicatum. Colorado Shooting Star. A rare rose-pink Colorado form of which we have a few plants at $1 each. Erythronium A family of American bulbs that has never been appreciated, probably because the eastern form is so inclined to make large leaf-clumps with few flowers. This is due to its spreading by underground stolons, but when a bed does bloom, the yellow bells repay all the waiting. The western forms increase from seed and flower regularly. We have had no trouble with them here, and those we have are rarely beautiful. A wood- land plant, they are best set in large beds in partial shade, but will grow in the open border. We give only a slight covering of litter on light soils. All Erythroniums, 15 cts. eacn, $1 for 10, $7.50 per 100, except where noted Albidum. A white form from Michigan and Wisconsin. Americanum. Adder’s Tongue. Large, yellow flowers and beautiful spotted leaves ap- pearing in the very early spring. Californicum. This and the following are from the West Coast. Cream-colored flowers, often four or five to the stem. Citrinum. Cream and lemon flowers. Grandiflorum robustum. Buttercup-yellow. Hendersoni. Lavender. Johnsoni. Rose-pink. The finest form of all. Revolutum. White and lavender. Mixed. All the above sorts and others. $5 per 100. Fritillaria These, too, are from the West Coast. Of the many species we have tried, all survived the past winter, but some have not flowered. We offer four that have done so, and can recommend them. Some are woodland plants, while others grow in heavy soils in open fields. We have them all on light soil, quite dry in midsummer, and give only a light covering of litter. Lanceolata. Green and brown mottled flowers, on stems sometimes 3 feet high. Parviflora. Like the preceding, with yreen- ish yellow bells. Pudica. A low plant with a single, clear yellow flower. Recurva. The best of all, with orange and scarlet flowers on tall stem—almost a lily. Gaultheria Procumbens. Any acid soil will grow this member of the Heath family, and it Is nice planted under rhododendrons and laurel. The leaves are always ready for chewing, and the berries, when ripe, persist, and are very fragrant of the Wintergreen which is extracted from this plant. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. SHELBURNE, VERMONT Goodyera Pubescens. Rattlesnake Plantain. An in- teresting plant of the Orchid family, with peculiarly marked leaves clcse to the ground and a slender spike of white flowers in midsummer. Native to woodland, about the roots of trees, and at its best when surrounded with leaves. Repens. Similar to the preceding and not easily distinguished from it. Habenaria This family includes some of our finest Orchids. The ones we offer are midsummer bloomers, native either to swampy land or cool woodland. They are well worth careful cultivation. When found in swamps, they are apt to be on bogs, slightly raised above the water. Well-drained acid soil, with leaf- mold and some shade, seems to suit them. Blephariglottis. Whzte Fringed Orchid. Ciliaris. Yellow Fringed Orchid. Extremely beautiful form with golden yellow, much- fringed flowers. Fimbriata. Large Purple Fringed Orchid. A tall, beautiful, rosy flowered plant from wet, grassy meadows. Psycodes. Small Purple Fringed Orchid. This 1s the most common form, growing a foot high, and covering upland bogs with purple flowers in midsummer. Very fragrant. Heuchera Americana. Native Alum-root. A_ striking plant in foliage alone, and beautiful in its multitude of tiny bells on tall stems. Hydrastis Canadensis. Golden Seal. A northern wood- land plant used for medicine. It grows 1 foot high, with a single white flower followed by a crimson fruit. Iris Cristata. A woodland Iris from the South that is perfectly hardy. Only a few inches high, with porcelain-blue flowers in late May, it is one of the gems of the family. Plant in colonies in deep soil under trees. Missouriensis. Grows about a foot tall, with lavender or pale blue flowers. Thrives in wet soil, becoming dry in summer. Verna. A slender, dwarf form from Penn- sylvania woods. Violet-blue flowers. Lewisia There are a number of beautiful plants in this family. The following two are quite satisfactory in the East. They both need a gritty soil in warm crevices of rock work and a little shade is good. Winter moisture is the worst enemy. They may be covered with a small box. Oppositifolia. A deciduous form with pure white flowers. Rediviva. Bitterroot. The Montana State Flower. Pink or white star-like blooms are borne above a rosette of deciduous leaves. | | | Scariosa. | Philadelphicum. Wood Lilv. | Superbum. Southern Turk’s-Cap Lily. Native Plants and Bulbs 5 Leucocrinum Montanum. Sand Lily; Star Lily. A fine little hardy bulb with white flowers like the crocus in early spring. Will sometimes yield fifty blooms from a clump. We have had this several years. Perfectly hardy. 15 cts. each, $1 for 10. Liatris A large family, of which several forms have | long been cultivated. The following is best | of them. Grows to 3 feet tall from a beet- like root, from which several stems rise and the rosy purple flowers are borne in small compact rosettes about the top for 8 to 12 tmches in midsummer. Fine with Auratum lilies. 25 cts. each, $2 for 10. Lilium We grow a number of Lilies which are listed elsewhere. The following are all native to America and hardy here. Their culture presents difficulties, in some cases, but with renewed interest in these bulbs, many fine works have appeared on the subject, and we refer to them. Most of these plants grow in | woods or meadowland, and some protection should be afforded for the lower portion of the stems. Canadense. Native Meadow Lily. Grows in deep grasses and bears one to many nod- ding, yellow, rarely red, bells, spotted brown. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Carolinianum. Similar to Superbum_ but with less blooms and more yellow in color. 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. Columbianum. Like Humboldti, but bright golden yellow. 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. Grayi. A _ tall-growing sort with small, drooping deep orange-red flowers. 40 cts. each, $3.50 for 10. Humboldti magnificum. A Californian sort which we have flowered. As to its hardi- ness, we cannot state. Very fine, tall plant with a profusion of orange flowers, spotted maroon and eyed with scarlet. 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. Pardalinum. Panther Lilv. flowers, Bright orange spotted with crimson. 40 cts. each, $3.50 for 10. This beautiful woodland plant is common on _ light, gravelly soils about us here, and bears its one or two bright red, upright flowers in July, standmg above ‘low underbrush or ferns. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. One of the finest and showiest forms with bright orange flowers heavily dotted. When well located, it will stand 6 feet high, with large numbers of blooms. 25 cts. each, $2 for 10. | Washingtonianum. The finest Western Lily, but we cannot speak from experience of it in the East. The flowers are tubular, but expand well, and vary from white to a rich wine-color. A tall grower and _ profuse bloomer. We offer withou recommending. 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. 6 Native Plants and Bulbs GARDENSIDE Nurseries, INc. Mertensia The variety virginica has displaced the Western forms from most catalogues. It is by far the best and should be in every garden and in every bit of woodland. If planted with the Bleeding-Heart, it is very fine, and as it stands shade well, it has a “north side” place in any garden. However, it dies down quite early, and these other sorts aid in prolonging the season, though the flowers are not so large. We offer four sorts in all. Ciliata Paniculata Lanceolata Virginica All Mertensias, 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10, $10 per 100 Orchis Spectabilis. A native of rich woodland, often found in old roads. Two large light green leaves are quite persistent, and the white and purple flowers are borne several to a stem, on a leafless scape. A fine native Orchid, happy. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Panax Quinquefolium. The Ginseng of commerce, and long cultivated for medicine. It is a good plant for woodland and interesting for Its associations with China trade. Parnassia Caroliniana. Common on wet banks and very handsome in summer and autumn Named for “Grass of when the white flowers open. the mountain, and often called Parnassus.” Phlox There are several native Phloxes, all good, but none surpasses the following two in habit or color. Divaricata canadensis. This blue, or rarely white-flowered plant its to be compared only with the mertensia as a woodland flower. It does equally-well in the open garden if given a ccvering of leaf-mold, and when at home will mat and stand 18 inches high—a veritable blue carpet in Iate May. We have a big stock of fine plants and can fill any order. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10, $10 per 100. Pilosa. Somewhat like the preceding, but not so tall. The leaves are hairy and the flowers a bright rose. Very showy. 25 cts. each, $2 for 10. Podophyllum Peltatum. Mav Apple; Mandrake. In moist Jand, a fine plant with a large green leaf on a single stem. Its white flower is hidden and is followed by a_ fleshy edible fruit prized by children. The root is used in medicine. Pogonia Ophioglossoides. Adder’s Mouth. A beauti- ful native Orchid found in sphagnum bogs. The flower is pink or purple, as you may happen to believe, and is very pure. which will make large clumps if | Polygala Paucifolia. Fringed Polvygala. This plant carpets knolls in open woodland here and has beautiful rosy purple flowers in late May and June. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Senega. Seneca Snakeroot. A ground cover in woodland, and has white flowers. Used in medicine. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Pyrola Elliptica. Shinleaf. A common plant in pine woods, and found in all acid soils here. It belongs to the Heath family, and in flower it resembles the pipsissewa. Very fragrant, and charming. It is hard to get clumps of this plant, owing to its root and the soil in which it grows. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Sanguinaria Canadensis. The Bloodroot is so common that all must know it. But why it is not used to carpet stone masses and open woodland on every side, we do not under- stand. It has a delicacy that surpasses the crocus, and it seeds and increases in poor soils. We consider it one of the finest native plants. 10 cts. each, $7.50 per 100. Sarracenia Purpurea. Pitcher Plant. For the bog- garden, there is no better or showier sub- ject than this unusual plant. Of course, everyone is interested in plants that catch insects, and this is one of the two we have (Drosera is the other). It is always useful as a conversation-maker in the garden. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Silene Virginica. Fire Pink. The finest of all Campions in color—there is no other red like it. Neat tufts and flower-heads 1 foot high in May. Strong nursery-grown plants. Spiranthes Cernua. Ladies’ Tresses. This and the following are common on moist meadows, with very fragrant white flowers on a twisted scape in late summer. Gracilis. More common on uplands than above and withstands dry conditions better. Quite similar. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Tallinum Calycinum. From the Ozark Mountains. We have not wintered this plant here. The introducer claims it to be satisfactory everywhere, and he is a skilled observer. It is a succulent for dry places in the rockery, making green tufts of thick leaves. The stems rise about 10 inches high, very slender, and bear red and gold blossoms at the top that open in the afternoon only, but continue over a long period. SHELBURNE, VERMONT Trillium Trilltums are among the most charming | spring-flowering woodland plants that we have. They have various colors, though the habitat also varies, but in the main they may be grown in any deep, cool garden soil. In addition to the three common native forms, we include several western kinds, with the hope that they may become as popular as our own. Cernuum. Nodding Trillium. 10 cts. each, 75 ctss for 10! Erectum. Common Purple Trillium; Wake- Robin. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. for 10. Grandiflorum. that carpets acres of woodland here. Gradually turns pink as it ages and is | altogether fine. Of easy culture. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. for 10. Ovatum. Like the eastern Grandiflorum, but larger and finer. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. for 10. Sessile californicum. Pure white, very fragrant flowers. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. for 10. Sessile rubrum. Deep marcon-purple. 10 ets: each, 7/5 cts. for 10: Stylosum. Called the Rose Trilltum, because | the white petals are tinged with that color. | 10 cts. each, 75 cts. for 10. Undulatum. Painted Trillium. A native of | deep, cool shady woods. White, with a deep reddish blotch at the center. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. for 10. Trollius Laxus albiflorus. A white-flowered Trollius from Colorado which grows well with us. The flowers are not as showy as in the yellow forms, but it Is Interesting and may develop some fine new types. 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. | Pedata. The giant white Trillium | | Elegans. Native Plants and Bulbs 7 Vancouveria Hexandra. This plant is much used as a ground-cover in California, where it is a woodland plant, and it is also picked for florists’ greens. It Is said to make a dense mat, but not to choke the most delicate wild flowers. Hardy in the East. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Viola Bird’s-Foot Violet. There are in- numerable forms and variations of the native Violets, many of which are common here. Pedata is not native with us, how- ever, but is perfectly hardy. So different Is it, and so compact and neat that we recommend it for rockwork. The flowers are produced on erect stems above the plant and are deep blue, not fragrant. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Pedata bicolor. In this type the flowers have both blue and white petals. Both forms will carpet sandy poor soil, and become rarely beautiful. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Yucca Coloma. This is a miniature Yucca from the Colorado and Oklahoma plains. It is fine for rockwork where a somewhat larger plant cannot be used, being not as coarse as Filamentosa. We have wintered it here for two years. 50 cts. each. Zygadenus Star Hyacinth. A white-flowered bulb, somewhat like a miniature camassia. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Supplementary List of Native Plants, Orchids, Ferns We can supply the following at the proper seasons, in strong collected clumps. All at 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100 Acorus calamus. Sweet Flag. Actzea alba. White Baneberrv. A. rubra. Red Baneberrv. Anemone nemorosa. Wind/flower. Anemonella thalictroides. Rue Anemone. Apios tuberosa. Wild Bean. Aplectrum hyemale. Adam and Eve. Apocynum androszmifolium. Spreading Dogbane. Aquilegia canadensis. Columbine. A. cerulea. Colorado Columbine. A. chrysantha. Golden Columbine. Aralia racemosa. Spikenard. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Bearberry. Ariszema triphyllum. Jack-in-the-Pulpit. Asarum canadense. Wild Ginger. Calla palustris. Wild Calla. Caltha palustris. Marsh Marigold. Campanula rotundifolia. Harebell. Caulophyllum thalictroides. Blue Cobosb. Chelone glabra. Turtlebead. Chiogenes hispidula. Creeping Snowberrv. Cimicifuga racemosa. Black Cobosh. Claytonia virginica. Spring Beautv. Clematis virginiana. Wild Clematis. Coptis trifolia. Gold Thread. Cornus canadensis. Bunchberrv. Dentaria diphylla. Crinkle- Root. Epilobium angustifolium. Fireweed. Eupatorium perfoliatum. Boneset. E. purpureaum. Joe-Pve-Weed. E. urticzefolium. Snow Thoroughwort. Gentiana andrewsi. Bottle Gentian. Geranium robertianum. Herb Robert. Hepatica triloba. Liverwort. Houstonia cerulea. Bluets; Quaker Ladies. Iris versicolor. Blue Flag. Lobelia cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. Maianthemum canadense. Canada flower. Medeola virginica. Cucumber Root. Mentha canadensis. Wild Mint. Mitchella repens. Partridge Vine. Mitella diphylla. Bishop’s Cap. Nymphea odorata. White Water Lily. Oakesia sessilifolia. Bellwort. Pedicularis canadensis. Wood Betony. Peltandra virginica. Deerborn Cactus. Polemonium reptans. Greek Valerian. Sagittaria latifolia. Arrowhead. May- 8 Native Plants and Bulbs GARDENSIDE Nurseries, INc. Saxifraga virginiensis. Early Saxifrage. Sedum acre. Yellow Stonecrop; Wall Pepper. S. telephium. Common Stonecrop. Smilacina racemosa. False Solomon’s Seal. S. stellata. Starry False Solomon’s Seal. Thalictrum dioicum. Early Meadow Rue. T. polygamum. Tall Meadow Rue. -Tiarella cordifolia. Foam Flower. Tradescantia virginica. Spiderwort. Trientalis americana. Star Flower. Typha latifolia. Cattail. Uvularia grandiflora. Viola canadensis. Canada Violet. V. cucullata. Blue Marsh Violet. V. pubescens. Downy Violet. V. rotundifolia. Round-leaved Violet. Ferns Adiantum pedatum. Maidenbair. Aspidium acrostichoides. Christmas Fern. A. cristatum. Aspidium cristatum clintonianum. A. marginale. A. noveboracense. Asplenium acrostichoides. Silver Spleenwort. A. angustifolium. Spleenwort. A. trichomanes. Maidenbair Spleenwort. A. felix-femina. Lady Fern. Camptosorus rhizophyllus. Walking-leaf. Cystopteris bulbifera. Bladder Fern. C. fragilis. Dicksonia punctilobula. Hay-scented Fern. Onoclea sensibilis. Sensitive Fern. O. struthiopteris. Ostrich Fern. Osmunda cinnamomea. Cinnamon Fern. O. claytoniana. Clavyton’s Flowering Fern. O. regalis. Roval Fern. Phegopteris dryopteris. Beech Fern. P. polypodioides. Polypodium vulgare. Common Polypody. Woodsia ilvensis. Rusty Woodsia. W. obtusa. Tulips, Daffodils, Hyacinths, and Crocuses This Catalogue is sent out sufficiently early to enable us to place orders in Holland for any bulbs desired. The followmg lists are comprehensive, and if other sorts are wanted we can obtain them, provided we have your order early. Free delivery, as noted at the foot of page 9, applies on all early orders, as well as on special offers Tulips Single Early 10 100 CouleuriCardinals-Bullianticrimsont eee ae eee $0 60 $5 00 Cramoisi Brillant. Scarlet........ es 50 4 00 Flamingo. White, flaked earminesrose 26! ton cscs eye ene ae 50 4 00 Keizerskroon. Scarlet, with yellow edge... a. oo oe eee 60 5 00 La Reine. White, with rose gee ake 50 =4 00 Le Reve. Old-rose and orange. . 70 =6 00 Prince of Austria. Orange-red. 50 6 00 Yellow Prince. Yellow; sweet- scented. . 50° +6700 Double Early Couronne d’Or. Golden yellow . er Nee Ber ee ba Pct. Oe oo ks eg 50 4 50 Murillo. Light pink.. OR Se E he ates PR SRR PON EN a os wis’ tie 50.~=—s« 4_«CS50 Salvator Rosa. Deepmdsessd ce niacin eel co eee 5SOe 450 May-flowering Grenadier: “Fiery orange-searleticsieec ae ne oe ns ee 70 «6 00 Inglescombe Pink. Bui and salmonesosc-. 3 8 oe a ee eee 60 5 00 Inglescombe Yellow. Best yellows -34 sens ee eee 60 5 00 Miaiden’s: Blush:. White cedeedipimkiise. 0 ae eo eee 60 5 00 Parrot Finest: Mixed). cc) 68 ae at Re ee Oe re aa ee ee 50 4 00 Darwin Bartigon. Fiery red. 50 464 00 Clara Butt. Delicate salmon-rose. 50 4 00 Farncombe Sanders. Hares red or scarlet. . 50 4 00 Le Notre. Rose.. 60 5 00 Pride of Haarlem. ‘Rosy carmine. 50 4 00 Princess Elizabeth. Deep pink.. 60 5 00 Rev. H. Ewbank. Lavender-violet. . 50 4 00 White Queen. Pale pink, fading to white. . 60 5 00 William Pitt. Large; bright scarlet. . 60 5 00 3 Mixed. The finest sorts, not a cheap mixture. SHELBURNE, VERMONT Dutch Bulbs 9 Lily-flowered Tulips A class of very charming new Tulips with petals turning out in semblance to a lily. Alaska. Clear yellow. 35 cts. each, $3 for 10. Sirene. Lovely shade of deep pink. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. for 10. Mixed Tulips We grow quite a lot of Tulips for cutting, and in digging them they become mixed. They are mostly Darwins and Single Early sorts and to dispose of this mixture we offer 100 bulbs for $2, postpaid. Narcissi The much higher prices being charged for all sorts of Narcissi have kept them from the flower market. Asa result, they have been less planted in gardens. Also we are listing a varied collection, all American- -grown, among which will be noted several of the newer sorts, well worth cultivation. Especially is this true of the red-crowned varieties. Single Medium Parcs are Bale Barri Conspicuus. Yellow with scarlet cup. 3 Pe Puck Os Low SIRI2S Incomparabilis, Lucifer. White and orange- -scarlet. . ZO le50 Incomparabilis, Will Scarlett. Cream-colored perianth; "finely frilled ‘cup of orange-scarlet. Very hardy and extra choice. . ; 5) 9) 25) Leedsi, Evangeline. White, with primrose- -yellow | cup. 20 1°50 Leedsi, White nae White with a very male e cup. Very p hardy : and free flower- ing. Fragrant.. ee DS 14 G5) eee Prampet Emperor. Large; yellow. . ‘ Cel Alas ops fori one ML Se 5) Empress. White perianth; yellow trumpet .. Shiu etal 13h iatbows gt eaheaea ls Merce uta a at 15 125 King Alfred. Giant golden yellow. . Ne noi a od tL ot aD tin =o) OC) Van Waveren’s Giant. The finest white and ‘yellow a AS LO SIZ are he ee 25 2 OO Poet’s and Poetaz Laurens Koster. Pure white; deep yellow cup. Five to seven blooms per stem... 20 1/50 Horace. White Poet’s, with red eye. Extra choice. SAYS Thelma. Snow-white, ‘with orclanene pee cup > Tight yellow, edged ¢ crimson. Very fine. . SPs Baek ete, Maes Ce. Ar ete Sea PTE CS, SG tae AR Ree er ER 25200 Double-flowering Alba plena odorata. Gardenia Daffodil. Very fragrant....................-: U5} ile 25s Orange Phoenix. Extra-choice; yellow and bright orange... ................. ZOF 50 Jonquils Campernelle giganteus. Largest and best Jonquil. .......................-. 15 1°25 Mixed Daffodils We can supply a splendid mixture of all sorts of Narcissi. Last season we grew these in the greenhouse and were surprised at the quality of the mixture, some fine large-flowering types appearing, as well as many of the red-cupped sorts. This ts something better than is usually offered in naturalizing mixtures and we recommend it highly. $1 for 10, $9 per 100. Single Hyacinths First-size bulbs in four colors: Blue, White, Pink, or Rose. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Crocus Eels cae Targe Yellows: os nes ee ne Eee oe LAE a eee POR SO ep Z OO Bue le Saal ea ee ee ee 30 §62 00 White.... Te he Fea en hse ae Yl SR a ey et eens ants! ate ae A 30 2 00 Mice! “All Gonote eestor op ened OM ag Pema ye 255 P2200 On all orders for Holland Bulbs received by us before September 1, and accompanied by full remittance, we will prepay all charges. After this date, stocks are apt to be low, and we wish to induce earlier ordering. 10 Hardy Bulbs GARDENSIDE Nurseries, INc. Hardy Bulbs from All Over the World Bulb-planting is always associated with the autumn season, and properly so, because all bulbous plants are dormant at some period after midsummer, but, to many people, bulbs are synonymous with Tulips and Daffodils only, and the other fine flowers that grow from bulbs are neglected. We offer below a number of these, some of which have been unobtainable but may now be had in quantity, and some so low in price as to permit planting them in large quantities: Anemone These are tender bulbs used for forcing in pots during winter. Use a light soil with leaf- mold, and be sure of good drainage. Plant in October and keep cool until growth starts. Mixed Colors, $1 for 10, $7.50 per 100. Calla In August we can supply strong, dried bulbs of this beautiful plant for winter flowering at 25 cts. each. Potted plants, in pots, securely packed, $1 each, no free delivery. Fine Christmas gift. Chionodoxa Luciliz. Gloryv-of-the-Snow. One of the earli- est bulbs to bloom, making sheets of blue in early spring. The best variety. 50 cts. for 10, $4 per 100. Colchicum The Meadow Saffron of old stories, and commonly called Autumn Crocus, from their resemblance to that flower. The foliage appears in early spring and dies away. In autumn the large flowers appear, lasting for several weeks. Very fine. They are ready in July. Autumnale. Lavender flowers in September. $3 for 10. Autumnale album. White form of the pre- ceding. $3.50 for 10. Bornmulleri. Rosy lilac. Very large and early. One of the best. 60 cts. each, $5 for 10. Crocus These are the true Fall Crocus, similar to the above but not so large. They are fine rockery subjects, and should be planted under thyme or some similar plant. Sativus. Purplish flowers with a rich orange stigma. Plant 1 inch deep. $1 for 10, $9 per 100. Speciosus. Foremost in size and splendor of all the family. Flowers lilac feathered darker. Plant 3 inches deep. $1 for 10, $9 per 100. Zonatus. A lovely and hardy form with lavender flowers having a yellow eye banded with orange. Fine for early forcing. $1 for 10, $9 per 100. Eranthis Hyemalis. Winter Aconite. Very hardy yellow-flowering plants of early spring. Best in partial shade and massed. 50 cts. for 10, $3.50 per 100. Fritillaria Imperialis. This is the Crown Imperial, a strong-growing and very early-flowering plant. Stands 3 feet high, with a cluster of showy orange flowers. 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. Meleagris. Guinea Hen Flower. Drooping, bell-shaped white, yellowish, or purplish flowers, very oddly marked or checkered. Mixed. 12 to 15 in. high, 75 cts. for 10, $6 per 100. Galanthus Nivalis. Single Snowdrop. Pure white bells in early spring. Should be massed. 50 cts. for 10, $4 per 100. Irises There are no finer summer-flowering plants than the bulbous Irises and they are hardy here, needing only a good loamy soil, not too wet in winter, to succeed. They are nice planted among low-growing perennials, and we like them with mertensia and camassias, to prolong this combination. Giant. Deep yellow; strong-growing. King of the Blues. Fine deep purplish blue, with orange-yellow feather on the lips. Extra-fine. La Citronniere. Exquisite pale lemon. Queen Wilhelmina. The best white; slight yellow line on the falls. All Irises, 15 cts. each, $1.25 for 10, $10 per 100 Leucojum Vernum. Spring Snowflake. Dainty, nodding white bells on a long stem. $1 for 10, $7 per 100. Lycoris Squamigera. Amarvyllis halli. This interest- ing plant makes a strong, leafy growth in spring, then dies down. In late midsummer a stem grows with great rapidity and bears a cluster of showy pink flowers which are very fine. Strong bulbs, $1 each. Muscari Heavenly Blue. The finest of the Grape Hyacinths and the best blue for the early spring garden. 50 cts. for 10, $4 per 100. Ornithogalum Umbellatum. Star of Bethlebem. Green and white flowers in early spring. 50 cts. for 10. SHELBURNE, VERMONT Hardy Bulbs and Iris 11 Narcissi There are a number of species of Narcissi, used for rock-gardening, and several are now available in limited quantities. We do not have these in stock but can get them readily if we have your orders early. Followimg are varieties we can supply. Jonquilla simplex. Single Jonquil. 15 cts. each, $1 for 10. Jonquilla pleno. Double Jonquil. 15 cts. each, $1 for 10 Bulbocodium. Hoop Petticoat Daffodil. 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. William Goldring. Swan’s 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. W. P. Milner. Miniature white trumpet and perianth. 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. Paper-White. American-grown stock of these popular bulbs for the house. They force well in the usual way. 25 cts. for 2, $1 for 10. Neck Daffodil. Ranunculus These should be treated like the anemones and are used for same purpose. Plant “claws down.” Mixed, in gorgeous colors, $1 for 10, $7.50 per 100. Scilla Sibirica, Blue or White. Fine early spring- flowering bulbs that are excellent for naturalizing under trees. Plant in clumps and do not disturb. 50 cts. for 10, $4 per 100. Tulip Species These are gaining in popularity, for while they lack the grandeur of the improved sorts, they have a dainty charm that ts fine for the rockery or as an edging for the other sorts. Clusiana. The Candy-Stick Tulip. Violet- pink, with white margin; inner petals pure white. A small, graceful, pointed flower. Fine for forcing and comes very early. 75 cts. for 10, $6 per 100. We can offer the following, if ordered early (before August 1), as we do not keep them in stock. Each 10 Fosteriana. Brilliant red...... $2 50 $25 00 Greigi. Orange-scarlet........ 300 = 2.50 Linifolia. Brilliant scarlet; MOCK ETE Neve ey pose a i ale COL 9-00 Primulina. Pale yellow....... 300250 Suaveolens. Orange-red. ..... 50 4 00 Miolaceas se anlyace eee [5 50 lrises The Bearded Iris has been called the ‘““Poor Man’s Orchid,’’ and certainly by their beauty they warrant the name. But in spite of their rapidity of increase, the price of many varieties has stayed too high to permit their going into every garden. We have a good stock of modern varieties, first class in every particular, and for July and August delivery we are putting the price low enough to permit everyone to buy. This glorious garden flower flourishes in hard, stony soils, or on sand. It requires only plenty of sun, some bone-meal, and to be left alone. The newer varieties are much larger and have wonderful color shades. Ambassadeur. Late. Wonderful, tall, purple and maroon blooms. One of the very best. $1 each. Anna Farr. White, lightly penciled blue; fragrant. A beauty. $1 each. Caprice. Still one of the best reds. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Dr. Bernice. Coppery bronze and crimson. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Her Majesty. A fine old pink variety. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Lent A. Williamson. The most popular va- riety in the country today. Blue-violet and purple. 30 cts. each, $2.50 for 10. Mme. Chereau. Delicately beautiful; white penciled blue edges. for 10. D5 wets eachimep le 5 Oy) Pallida Dalmatica. Vigorous; lasting foliage; exquisite lavender-blue blooms. 15 cts. each, $1.25 for 10, $10 per 100. Pauline. Tall; rich pansy-violet. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Powhatan. Light violet and deep purple. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Quaker Lady. Odd buff or smoky gray shades. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Red Cloud. Rosy lavender and crimson- maroon. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Violacea Grandiflora. Violet self; vigorous. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Windham. Soft lavender-pink; falls darker. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. Wyomissing. Creamy white, overspread soft rose; falls deep rose, fading to flesh. 25 cts. each, $2 for 10. very Japanese Irises These moisture-loving plants flower much later than the bearded sorts and are offered for autumn delivery, not July. We have fine, heavy plants of a choice mixture grown from the best seed, and have had some beautiful blooms. 25 cts. each, $2 for 10, $18 The following named sorts at 50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10 per 100. Catherine Parry. Double; blue, overlaid rosy red. Fascination. Double; blue, lightly tinged white and overlaid with pink. | Gold Bound. Pure white, with gold-banded center. | Mount Hood. Double: light blue, darker shaded and with a bright orange center. 12 Lilies and Eremurus GARDENSIDE NurseErizs, INc. Hardy Lilies It is not true that Lilies must be planted in the autumn for best results, save in a few cases. In fact, a few kinds are so easily destroyed by our winter cold and our wet spring soils that it 1s better to wait until spring Is well advanced before planting them. This is especially true of imported bulbs which are received very late. The Japanese Lilies we offer are growing in our fields and are sent out in September. It is best to plant all of the Lilies in this list in the autumn, arranging for good drain- age of the bed and covering well to keep frost from heaving them out. AI] are hardy here with this protection. Auratum. Japanese Gold-banded Lily. This is the Queen of Lilies, and though not so permanent as some, it 1s well worth extra effort. Plant deeply tn well-drained soil, on a little sphagnum moss, and surround with sand. Blooms white, with a gold stripe down each petal, and heavily dotted reddish brown. Ours are growing here at Shelburne. 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. Candidum. Madonna Lily. A pure white Lily, flowering in July and unsurpassed by no other plant for purity of color and fragrance. Fine with delphintum. Plant only 3 inches deep. Likes a heavy soil. North of France bulbs, 35 cts. each, $3 for 10. Henryi. Yellow Speciosum Lily. A _ late- flowering, very vigorous Lily, standing 6 feet tall, and often carrying twenty to thirty blooms. Plant deeply and do not disturb. Very permanent. The flowers are a fine golden yellow, large and much re- curved. 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. Princeps. George C. Creelman Lily. This ts a hybrid between L. regale and L. sargentiz, and intermediate in form and blooming period between them. It is a fine thing, but still scarce and high-priced. $10 each. Regale. The Regal Lily. All credit for the present interest in Lilies goes to this variety. It is the healthtest Lily grown and sure to bloom. Now plentiful and should be in every garden. The white, tubular blooms, widely expanding, are shaded chocolate outside, and have a primrose-yellow throat. Strong flowering size, 25 cts. each, $2 for 10. Sargentiz. Sargent’s Lily. A fine, stately Lily closely resembling the Regal Lily, but a few weeks later. Stands well erect, and is very permanent here. 50 cts. each, $5 for 10. Speciosum rubrum. Showy Red Lily. This Lily blooms quite late and has beautiful, rosy white, Turk’s-cap-like flowers, heavily spotted red. It also is delightfully fragrant. Early frosts do not injure the flowers. Large bulbs, 50 cts. each, $4 for 10, $30 per 100. Tenuifolium. Coral Lily. This is one of the gems of the Lily family. The color is a bright coral-scarlet and the flowers are of the Turk’s-cap type, much recurved, like L. speciosum. They are about 2 inches across when fully open, and are borne on slender stems, from 11% to 3 feet high. The bulb is small, and it is not generally known that smaller bulbs last longer in the garden than do large ones, Increasing In size, bearing more and more flowers each year, until at last they surpass themselves in a glorious burst of bloom, and then disappear. Our bulbs will flower the first season if conditions are right, and will last for a number of years. The price is moder- ate, and every gardener should have a bed of these planted under a cover of thyme or some other low-growing, creeping plant. 25 cts. each, $2 for 10, $18 per 100. Testaceum. Nankeen Lilv. A beautiful Lily with a color bafflmg description. It much resembles the Madonna Lily, overcast with a golden sheen; very fragrant. Per- manent in the garden. Plant only 3 inches deep. $1.50 each, $12.50 for 10. Tigrinum. Tiger Lily. This showy form has more value for color in the autumn garden than any other bulb. Indifferent alike to soil conditions and care, it is splendidly independent and grows and flowers pro- fusely everywhere. Reddish orange, spot- ted with brownish maroon colors. Fine bulbs, 15 cts. each, $1 for 10, $9 per 100. Eremurus These have been a specialty of ours. Too few people know the stately beauty of these giants of the garden, with their 4- and 5-foot stems, the inflorescence often 3 feet long. In spite of the fact that the foliage dies away soon after flowering, they have a place in every garden. An extremely well-drained place must be provided, else the fleshy roots are subject to rot. Otherwise ordinary garden soil suits them well. Plants will be sent out when ready, sometimes in August and again not until much later. Please note that we offer seedlings, subject to their making sufficient growth, and do not guarantee results. Bungei. Citron-yellow; 3 to 4 feet. $6 each. Elwesi. Very vigorous; pink. Extra-strong plants. $8 each. Himalaicus. White. One of the best. Hardy and vigorous. $4 each. Robustus. Rosy pink; hardy. Reaches 10 feet when established. $6 each. Shelford. Hybrid form. Coppery yellow. A noble plant. $12 each. Tubergeni. Pale yellow. Earliest of all. Protect against late frosts. $12 each. Warei. Tall; coppery pink and_ bronze flowers. $15 each. Seedling Eremuri, one year old, in the varieties Himalaicus and Robustus may be had at 50 cts. each. We do not guarantee results with these. Set in an extremely well- drained spot. SHELBURNE, VERMONT Biennial Plants and Peonies 13 Biennial Plants We recommend that the following plants be set in the autumn, usually after the middle of September so that they get the benefit of the autumn rains. They are then well established in the spring, and much better bloom results. For protection of small lots of these plants which winter badly, we recommend excelsior, over which a piece of tarred roofing paper may be placed. CANTERBURY BELLS. Pink, Blue, and Viola White. State color desired. 15 cts. each, $1 for 10. Jersey Gem. Though not a biennial, fine : : | results are obtained from planting these at FORGET-ME-NOT. A _ charming spring- this time for early bloom. The lovely deep flowering plant. 15 cts. each, $1 for 10. _ violet-blue flowers are borne in profusion FOXGLOVESU White ou Pm dsc. on long stems throughout the entire sum- . - . Field plants, 20 cts. each, $1.50 for each, $1 for 10. The Shirley strain, of mer Bp , , giant hybrid Foxgloves. Strong plants 10; 25 or more at 10 cts. each. ae 20 ete. cach, $1.50 for 10. White Jersey Gem. A white counterpart of sepia’ é _ _ above. Field plants, 35 cts. each, $3 for 10. HOLLYHOCKS. Single and Double Mixed, | Jersey Jewel. A new form, more vivid in also Red, Pink, Yellow, and White double color and the flower is larger and more forms. All at 25 cts. each, $2 for 10, $18 | rounded. Stock limited. Field plants, per 100. 50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. . Apricot. This is a Viola from seed, and Is Se a eae areas el somewhat variable. The effect of a bed is a rich, glowing apricot-yellow and is very $4 per 100. | striking. Blooms in profusion all summer SWEET WILLIAMS. Mixed colors and Pink | and is reliably hardy. Treat as for Beauty. 15 cts. each, $1 for 10. | pansies. 15 cts. each, $1 for 10. Peonies Our list of Peonies is complete as to colors, and they are arranged to cover the entire Peony season, the earliest being first in each colon By a careful eclcction! succession of flowering for a month may be had. Do not plant too deep—an inch over the bud is enough. Our plants are a size one year old after division. White Dark Pink or Rose Officinalis Alba. The white Decoration Day | Edulis Superba. An old standby and about Peony. $1 each. the first to bloom. Rose-pink. 75 cts. each. Duchesse de Nemours. Fine early white. | Mons. Jules Elie. The King of Peonies. 75 cts. each. Light rose-pink. $1.50 each. Festiva Maxima. The standard white. | Triomphe de |’Exposition de Lille. Large, 75 cts. each. very double, light pink with darker Albatre. Similar to and better than the shadings. $1 each. ; preceding variety. Later. $1 each. Mme. Ducel. Resembles Mons. Jules Elie, Baroness Schroeder.