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Historic,  Archive  Document 

Do  not  assume  content  reflects  current 
scientific  knowledge,  policies,  or  practices. 


PRICE-LIST  OF 

Native  Ferns 

WILD  FLOWERS 

1924"  / 

TERMS.  All  bills  will  be  due  upon  receipt  of  plants.  All  stock  is 
collected  to  order.  Stock  packed  and  delivered  at  Simsbury,  Conn.,  at 
prices  in  this  list.  Cash  or  satisfactory  reference  from  unknown  parties 
must  accompany  order.  Postage  will  be  added  to  stock  shipped  by  mail. 

All  goods  travel  at  purchaser’s  risk  and  expense.  Complaints,  if  any, 
as  to  quality  of  goods,  etc.,  can  be  entertained  only  when  made  imme- 
diately on  receipt  of  goods.  This  list  cancels  previous  offers  and  prices. 

Address  all  communications  to 

IRVING  HOLCOMB 

SIMSBURY,  CONN. 

Can  noTtn  tWsniU?lantS  R'  F D-  No'  L Box  48 




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Ferns 

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Adiantum  pedatum.  Maidenhair  Fern So  15  $1  00  $9  00 

Aspidium  acrostichoides.  Christmas  Fern 15  1 00  8 00 

Aspidium  marginale.  Evergreen  Fern 15  1 00  8 00 

Aspidium  cristatum.  Crested  Fern 15  1 50 

Aspidium  noveboracense.  New  York  Fern 15  1 00  8 00 

Aspidium  simulatum.  Massachusetts  Fern 20  1 50  8 00 

Aspidium  spinulosum  intermedium.  Spinulose  Fern.  18  1 60  9 00 

Aspidium  Thelypteris.  Marsh  Fern 12  80  6 00 

Asplenium  angustifolium.  Narrow-leaved  Spleenwort  25-  2 00 

Asplenium  ebeneum.  Spleenwort 15  1 25  8 00 

Asplenium  Filix-foemina.  Lady  Fern 15  135  8 00 

Asplenium  Trichomanes.  Maidenhair  Spleenwort. ..  . 15  1 25  7 00 

Asplenium  thelypteroides.  Silvery  Spleenwort 15  1 50  8 00 

Botrychium  lanceolatum.  Lance-leaved  Grape  Fern. . 25  2 00 

Botrychium  obliquum.  Grape  Fern 15  1 50  10  00 

Botrychium  virginianum.  Rattlesnake  Fern 15  1 75  9 00 

Camptosorus  rhizophyllus.  Walking-Leaf  Fern 25  2 00 

Cystopteris  bulbifera.  Bladder  Fern 20  1 00 

Cystopteris  fragiiis.  Fragile  Fern 15  1 00  8 00 

Dicksonia  punctilobula.  Hay-scented  Fern 10  80  5 00 

Onoclea  sensibilis.  Sensitive  Fern 10  80  5 00 

Onoclea  Struthiopteris.  Ostrich  Fern 25  2 00 

Ophioglossum  vulgatum.  Adder’s  Tongue 15  1 00  6 00 

Osmunda  regalis.  Royal  Fern 25  2 00  12  00 

Osmunda  cinnamomea.  Cinnamon  Fern 20  1 80  12  00 

Osmunda  Claytoniana.  Interrupted  Fern 25  2 00  12  00 

Phegopteris  Dryopteris.  Oak  Fern 20  1 50 

Phegopteris  hexagonoptera.  Broad  Beech  Fern 20  1 50  9 00 

Phegopteris  polypodioides.  Long  Beech  Fern 20  2 00 

Polypodium  vulgare.  Polypody 15  1 00  6 00 

Pteris  aquilina.  Brake 15  1 50  7 00 

Woodsia  ilvensis.  Rusty  Woodsia 15  1 00  7 00 

Woodsia  obtusa.  Blunt  Woodsia 15  1 00  8 00 

Woodwardia  virginica.  Virginia  Chain  Fern 20  1 50  8 00 

Club  Mosses 

Lycopodium  dendroideum.  Ground  Pine 20  1 00  7 00 

Lycopodium  lucidulum.  Shining  Club  Moss 20  1 00  6 00 

Lycopodium  clavatum.  Club  Moss 20  80  5 00 

Lycopodium  obscurum.  Ground  Pine 20  80  5 00 

Lycopodium  monostachyum.  Club  Moss 20  75  4 5° 

Orchids 

Calopogon  pulchellus.  Grass  Pink  Orchid 20  1 00 

Cypripedium  acaule.  Lady  Slipper. 

I-  to  2-crown  plants 15  1 00  8 00 

3-  to  5-crown  plants 30 

Cypripedium  parviflorum.  Yellow  Lady  Slipper. 

I-  to  2-crown  plants 20  1 75 

3“  to  5-crown  plants 40  2 50 

Cypripedium  pubescens.  Large  Yellow  Lady  Slipper. 

1-  to  2-crown^  plants 25  1 .7# 

2.-~te-2f--trown  plants 45'  2 75 


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ORCHIDS,  continued  , 

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Goodyera  pubescens.  Rattlesnake  Plantain 

Goodyera  tesselata.  Small  Rattlesnake  Plantain.  . . 

Habenaria  lacera.  Habenaria 

Orchis  spectabilis.  Showy  Orchis 

Pogonia  ophioglossioides.  Swamp  Pink 

Pogonia  verticillata.  Whorled  Pogonia 

Spiranthes  cernua.  Ladies’  Tresses 

Spiranthes  gracilis.  Small  Ladies’  Tresses 

Wild  Flowers 

Achillea  Millefolium.  Yarrow 

Acorus  calamus.  Sweet  Flag 

Actaea  alba.  White  Baneberry 

Actaea  rubra.  Red  Baneberry 

Antennaria  Margaritacea.  Pearl  Everlasting 

Apios  tuberosa.  Ground  Nut 

Aquilegia  canadensis.  Columbine 

Aralia  nudicaulis.  Sarsaparilla 

Aralia  trifolia.  Ground  Nut 

Arisaema  triphyllum.  Wild  Turnip 

Asarum  canadense.  Wild  Ginger 

Asclepias  incarnata.  Swamp  Milkweed 

Asclepias  syriaca.  Milkweed 

Asclepias  tuberosa.  Butterfly  Weed 

Calla  palustris.  American  Calla ... . ....... 

Caltha  palustris.  Marsh  Marigold 

Campanula  rotundifolia.  Harebell 

Chelone  glabra.  Turtlehead 

Chimapbila  maculata.  Spotted  Pipsissewa 

Chimaphila  umbellata.  Pipsissewa 

Clematis  verticiilaris.  Purple  Clematis 

Clematis  virginiana.  Virgin’s  Bower 

Clintonia  borealis.  Clintonia 

Collinsonia  canadensis.  Stone-root 

Coptis  trifolia.  Gold  Thread 

Corydalis  glauca.  Corydalis 

Dentaria  diphylla.  Toothwort 

Dicentra  canadensis.  Squirrel  Corn 

Dicentra  Cucullaria.  Dutchman’s  Breeches 

Dicentra  eximia.  Wild  Bleeding-Heart 

Dr  os  era  longifolia.  Tong-leaved  Sundew. 

Drosera  rotundifolia.  Round-leaved  Sundew 

Epigaea  repens.  May  Flower 

Erythronium  americanum.  Trout  Lily 

Eupatorium  ageratoides.  White  Snakeroot 

Eupatorium  purpureum.  Trumpet  Weed 

Galium  venosum.  Wild  Licorice: 

Gaultheria  procumbens.  Wintergreen 

Gentiana  Andrewsii.  Closed  Gentian 

Geranium  maculatum.  Crane’s  Bill 

Geranium  Robertianum.  Wild  Geranium 

Geum  rivale.  Avens  Root 

Hemerocallis  flava.  Lemon  Lily 

Hemerocallis  fulva.  Day  Lily 

Hepatica  acutiloba.  Acute-leaved  Hepatica 

Hepatica  triloba.  Round-lobed  Hepatica 


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WILD  FLOWERS,  continued 

Each  io  ioo 

Hieracium  venosum.  Hawkweed fo  15  $0  80  $7  00 

Houstonia  caerulea.  Bluet 10  80  5 00 

Hypoxis  erecta.  Yellow  Star  Grass 15  80  7 00 

Iris  Pseudacorus.  Yellow  Flag 15  1 00 

Iris  versicolor.  Blue  Iris 15  1 00  8 00 

Lilium  canadense.  Wild  Yellow  Lily 15  1 00  9 00 

Lilium  philadelphicum.  Wild  Red  Lily 15  1 00 

Limnanthemum  lacunosum.  Floating  Heart 10  1 00  8 00 

Lobelia  cardinalis.  Cardinal  Flower 15  1 00  8 00 

Lobelia  syphilitica.  Blue  Lobelia 15  1 00 

Lupinus  perennis.  Wild  Lupine 20  1 00 

Lysimachia  Nummularia.  Yellow  Myrtle 10  1 00  8 00 

Mentha  piperita.  Peppermint 15  1 00 

Mentha  viridis.  Spearmint 15  1 00 

Mitchella  repens.  Partridge  Berry 10  80  6 00 

Mitella  diphylla.  Bishop’s  Cap 15  1 00 

Monarda  didyma.  Bee  Balm 15  1 00  8 do 

Myosotis  palustris.  Forget-me-not 20  1 50 

Nepeta  Cataria.  Catnip 10  80 

Nepeta  Glechoma.  Ground  Ivy 10  80  5 00 

Nymphaea  odorata.  White  Water-Lily 30  2 00 

Pedicularis  canadensis.  Betony 20  1 00 

Polygala  pauciflora.  Flowering  Wintergreen 10  80  6 00 

Polygonatum  biflorum.  Solomon’s  Seal 10  85  7 50 

Pontederia  cordata.  Pickerel  Weed 20  1 50 

Pyrola  chlorantha.  Pyrola 15  80  6 00 

Pyrola  elliptica.  Thin-leaved  Pyrola 15  80  6 00 

Pyrola  rotundifolia.  Round-leaved  Pyrola 15  80  6 00 

Ranunculus  acris.  Field  Buttercup 10  40  3 00 

Ranunculus  bulbosus.  Buttercup 10  40  3 00 

Ranunculus  septentrionalis.  Swamp  Buttercup 20  1 00 

Rhexia  virginica.  Deer  Grass 15  1 00 

Sagina  procumbens.  Pearl  wort 10  85  4 00 

Sagittaria  variabilis.  Arrowhead 15  1 00  8 00 

Sanguinaria  canadensis.  Bloodroot 15  1 00  8 00 

Saponaria  officinalis.  Soapwort 10  80  9 00 

Sarracenia  purpurea.  Pitcher  Plant 25  / 3) 

Senecio  aureus.  Squaw  Weed 20  80  8 00 

Smilacina  racemosa.  False  Solomon’s  Seal 15  1 00  8 00 

Symplocarpus  foetidus.  Swamp  Cabbage 20  1 25  11  00 

Tiareila  cordifolia.  Foam  Flower 15  80  6 00 

Tradescantia  virginiana.  Spiderwort 20  1 50 

Trientalis  americana.  Star  Flower 20  1 00 

Trillium  cernuum.  Nodding  Trillium 20  1 25 

Trillium  erectum.  Purple  Trillium 15  80  8 00 

Trillium  erythrocarpum.  Painted  Trillium 15  1 00 

Trillium  grandiflorum.  Large  Pink  Trillium 15  80  8 00 

Typha  latifolia.  Cat-tail 15  1 00 

Uvularia  perfoliata.  Bellwort 15  80  600 

Veratrum  viride.  White  Hellebore 20  1 25  10  00 

Veronica  virginica.  Virginian  Speedwell 20  1 25 

Vinca  minor.  Periwinkle 15  80  8 00 

Viola  blanda.  Small  White  Violet 10  50  4 00 

Viola  cucullata.  Blue  Violet 10  80  6 00 

Viola  lanceolata.  Lance-leaved  Violet 10  40  3 00 

Viola  pedata.  Bird’s-foot  Violet 10  70  5 00 

Viola  pubescens.  Yellow  Violet 10  $0  7 00