Wild flowers : ferns and shrubs of western Kentucky [price list] / Miss Effie Runner.

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Wild Flowers

Ferns and Shrubs of Western
Kentucky

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and light are

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results.

Prices: A uniform price
25c each, or $2.00 per dozen,
unless otherwise noted. Or¬
ders amounting to $2.50 or
more (except for shrubs) pre¬
paid anywhere in U. S. A.
Smaller orders should be ac¬
companied by 10 per cent, for
postage.

MISS EFflE RUNNER

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RICHELIEU, KY.

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Actea Alba (White Baneberry) 1
to 2 ft. Shade. Sandy loam.

Anemone Thalictroides (Rue Ane¬
mone). Clusters of white flowers.
Acid soil, shade.

Apios Tuberosa (Wild Bean).
Climbing Vine, 4 to 5 feet. Lowland.
Maroon flowers.

Aquilegia Canadensis (Wild Col¬
umbine). Reddish outside, yellow
W ithin. Moist sandy loam. A rock
plant, 35c.

Aristolehia Macrophylla (Dutch¬
man’s Pipe Vine), 10 to 40 ft. Dull
greenish yellow. Woods loam.

Aoclepias Tuberosa (Butterfly
Weed). Red or orange. Full sun,
35c.

Arisema Triphyllum (Jack-In-the
Pulpit). Shade. Best in moist loam.

Asaram Canadense (Wild Ginger)
Good bedding plant. Flower, dull
maroon. Shade.

Claytonia Yirginica (Spring Beau¬
ty). Sand loam, partial shade.

Chamalirium Luteum (Fairy
Wand). Spike of feathery white
flowers. Shade, sandy loam, 35c.

Delphinium (Wild Larkspur). Vio¬
let blue. Lowland.

Dentaria Diphylla (Crinkle Root
or Tooth-Wart). Rich woods, early,
white. D. Laciniata, cut tooth-wart,
pink or white.

Dodecatheon Media (Shooting
Star), 12 to 15 inches, moist sandy
loam. Nodding white flower. Very
attractive, 40c.

Erythronium Americanum (Dog’s
Tooth, Violet, Fawn Lily). Moist
loam, shade, yellow.

Eupatorium Agertoides, 2 to 3 ft:
heads of handsome pure white flow¬
ers.

Geranium Maculatum (Crane’s
Bill). Hilly slopes; pinkish laven¬
der. Early.

Hepatica Triloba. Very early,
white or pink. Moist woodsy soil.
Shade.

Houstonia Coerulea (Bluets, Qua¬
ker Ladies). Dainty little plants.
Acid soil. April to May. Clump 20c.

Hymenocallis Occidentalis. Some¬
times called Spider Lily, but really
an Amaryllis. Large, white flower.
Sandy loam. Bulbs 50c and 30c.

Iris Cristata (Crested Iris). Shade
or partial sun. Sandy soil. Lavender
25c. Deep blue 35c. Slightly tinted
35c.

Mertensia Virginica (Blue-Bells).
Flower clusters blue, pink in the
bud. Shade. Rich sand loam.

Mitchella Repens (Partridge Ber¬
ry). Trailing evergreen plant. Flow¬
er, white within, pinkish outside.
Shade.

Orchid Aplectruns (Adam and
Eve). Evergreen leaf, crimson un¬
derneath, solid bulb, one each year.
Good for bedding.

Penstemon (Unidentified) 2 to 3
feet. Pinkish lavender, also deeper
lavender type, 35c.

Polygonatuns Biflorum (Solomon’s
Seal) . Shade; loamy soil.

Phlox Divaricata (Wild Sweet
William). 9 to 18 inches. Sandy loam.
Pink or lavender, sometimes blue.

Phlox Paniculata, 2 to 4 feet.
Large panicles of pink flowers.
Moist loam.

Polemonium Reptans. Fern like
foliage; bell-shaped blue flowers.
Moist gravelly loam, 40c.

Saxifrage (Unidentified). Clusters
of small white flowers in early
spring. Rocky cliffs. Moist. Good
for walls.

Sedurn Ternatum. Spreading and
rooting stems. Triangular sprays
of pinkish blooms. Lowlands.

Senecio Aurens (Golden Ragwart)
Bright yellow clusters of flowers.
Moist loam.

Silene Virginica (Fire Pink). Crim¬
son. Open woods, 30c.

Smilacina Racemosa (Wild Spike¬
nard). Terminal clusters of feath¬
ery white flotwers. Red berries in
fall. Woods loam.

Spigelia Marilandica (Pink Root)
Corolla red outside, yellow within.
Shade. Limy soil.

Trillium Erectum (Wake Robin).
Purplish red. Moist woodland.

Viola Palmata. Viola Scabrins-
cula, smooth yellow. Viola, white,
each 15c. Dozen $1.00.

FERNS

Adiantum Pedatum (Maiden Hair)
Shade. Deen rich soil of gravel and
leaf mold. 35c.

Asplenium Acrostichoides (Silvery
Spleenwalrt). Rich gravelly soil,
but indifferent as to acid. 50c.

Asplenium Agustifolium (Narrow
Leaved Spleenwart) 2 to 4 ft. Cir-
cumneutral soil. 50c.

Asplenium Platyneuross (Ebony

Spleenwart). Rather indifferent as
to soil. Pine for rock gardens. 25c.

Asplenium Felix Femina (Lady
Fern). Stems pink or dark red. Any
good soil. Another form of this has
green stems. Either form for 30c.
Onoclea Sensibilis (Sensitive Fern)
1 to 2 ft. Moist sandy soil. 25c.

Phegopteris Polypodioides (Long
Beech). Sandy leaf mold. Do not
plant too deeply. 25c.

Poiystichuns Acrostic h o i d e s
(Christmas Fern). Any good soil,
but prefers moist sandy loam and
shade. 25c.

Variety Incisum of the above. A
larger, more deeply pinnate fern
and rather rare. 35c.

SHRUBS

Mailing size of any of the follow¬
ing, 50c each:

Benzoin Aestivale (Spice Bush).

Ceris Canadensis (Red Bud or Ju¬
das Tree).

Cornus Florida (Flowering Dog¬
wood).

Corylus Americana (Hazelnut).

Rosa Species (Pink Wild Rose).

Rosa Species (Dwarf, Pale Pink).

Sanbucus Canadensis (Elder).

Viburnum (Arrow Wood).

Wild Hydrangea (Unidentified).

Plants and Bulbs other than na¬
tive:

Belamcanda Chinensis (Blackber¬
ry Lily). An iris like plant. Small
orange colored flowers. Sun. Limy
soil. 25c.

Dicentra Spectablis (Bleeding
Heart). A beautiful, early bloomer.
Rich loam. 35c.

Dicentra Cucullaria (Dutchman’s
Breeches). A dainty little early
flower. Likes an eastern slope, san¬
dy loam. Each 10c. Dozen $1.00.

Hyacinths, white, 15c.

Hyacinths, Pink, 20c.

Hyacinths, Blue, 10c.

Iris Pumila (Dwarf Iris). Very
early. Deep violet. 25c.

Liliurn Tigrinum (Old Fashioned
Tiger Lily). A favorite in many
gardens. 25c.

Violets, sweet scented. If protect¬
ed will bloom from November un¬
til May. Each 10c or Doz. $1.00.

Western Bleeding Heart. Fern
like foliage, purplish pink, heart
shaped flower. From the Pacific
Coast. 25c.