. The Aiken Nurseries : nationally known for wildflowers. Plants Vermont Catalogs; Trees Vermont Catalogs; Wild flowers Vermont Catalogs; Nursery stock Vermont Catalogs; Vegetables Vermont Catalogs; Horticulture Vermont Catalogs. Page 6 THE AIKEN NURSERIES, PUTNEY, VERMONT. DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES [Dicentra cucultaria) HENDERSON TROUTLILY. Erythronium hendersotti. One of ihe most striking of the Troiitlilies. Flowers are a lovely light purple wiifi centers, of deep maroon. Leaves richly mottled. Fall planting onl>' is advisable. ERYTHRONIUM TUOLUMNENSIS is quite iicu III hi'th gardens and scien
. The Aiken Nurseries : nationally known for wildflowers. Plants Vermont Catalogs; Trees Vermont Catalogs; Wild flowers Vermont Catalogs; Nursery stock Vermont Catalogs; Vegetables Vermont Catalogs; Horticulture Vermont Catalogs. Page 6 THE AIKEN NURSERIES, PUTNEY, VERMONT. DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES [Dicentra cucultaria) HENDERSON TROUTLILY. Erythronium hendersotti. One of ihe most striking of the Troiitlilies. Flowers are a lovely light purple wiifi centers, of deep maroon. Leaves richly mottled. Fall planting onl>' is advisable. ERYTHRONIUM TUOLUMNENSIS is quite iicu III hi'th gardens and science, ."^s yet it has no ,ucepic-J tiimnion name. People in northern Cali- fipriii i, w liere it is native, call it the Fawn Lily for no discernible reason. Large leaves, not mot- tled, and goltlen yellow flowers. THOROUGHWORT, Eupatorium perfoliatum. Flat, dusky white flower heads on 4-fot)t stems. Full sun in swampy ground. Blossoms from late Jul}' through September. Thoroughwort Tea made from its leaves was a popular herb tonic when our grandparents were children. JOE-PYE-WEED, Eupatorium purpureum. Huge wine-purple flower heatis on 4- to 5-foot stems in late Jidy and September. Full sun in moist ground. .Attracts the Monarch butterflies. SNOW THOROUGHWORT, Eupatorium urii- caefolium. The most beautiful of the family. The flower duster^. wliile as swan's-down, contrast effectively avitu^' >i"k green, notched leaves. Rich moist soil, drier for the two preceding varieties. Partial in .August and September. 2 ft. , Galax aphylla. \ aluablc as a ground- cover beneath Rhododendrons and Laurel. Lustrous, leathery leaves. White blossoms on 1-foot spikes in June here. Spreads rapidly. Re- quires acid soil antl shade. CIIECKERBERRY or WINTERGREEN. Gaul- theria procumbens. A trailing plant with glossy green leaves and waxy white, bell-shaped blossoms followed in .Autumn by bright red berries. Acid soil and light shade. Grows especially well
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