. Aiken's trees shrubs wildflowers ferns fruits plants herbs. Plants Vermont Catalogs; Ferns Vermont Catalogs; Shrubs Vermont Catalogs; Trees Vermont Catalogs; Wild flowers Vermont Catalogs; Nursery stock Vermont Catalogs; Horticulture Vermont Catalogs. PHLOX DIVARICATA. IRIS CKIST \ 1 \ JOHNSON TROUTLILY, Erythronium Johnsonii. Dark old rose. PINK BEAUTY, Erythronium Revolution. A paste! orchid shade of indescribable hue. THOROUGHWORT, Eupatorium Perfoliatum. Flat dusky white flower heads on four-foot stems. Full sun. Swamp location. Thoroughwort tea made from the leaves of this plant was fam
. Aiken's trees shrubs wildflowers ferns fruits plants herbs. Plants Vermont Catalogs; Ferns Vermont Catalogs; Shrubs Vermont Catalogs; Trees Vermont Catalogs; Wild flowers Vermont Catalogs; Nursery stock Vermont Catalogs; Horticulture Vermont Catalogs. PHLOX DIVARICATA. IRIS CKIST \ 1 \ JOHNSON TROUTLILY, Erythronium Johnsonii. Dark old rose. PINK BEAUTY, Erythronium Revolution. A paste! orchid shade of indescribable hue. THOROUGHWORT, Eupatorium Perfoliatum. Flat dusky white flower heads on four-foot stems. Full sun. Swamp location. Thoroughwort tea made from the leaves of this plant was famous as an herd tonic when our grandmothers were children. Late July through September. JOE-PYEWEED, Eupatorium Purpureum. Huge wine purple flower heads on four- to five-foot stems in late July through September. Full sun. Swamps and brook- sides. Especially fond of this wildflower are the butter- flies, particularly the Monarchs. SNOW THOROUGHWORT, Eupatorium Urticaefolium. Perhaps the most beautiful of the family. Rich moist soil, somewhat drier than for the other two. Partial shade. August and September. Two feet. The flower clusters arc as white as swan's down and contrast well with the dark preen notched leaves. GALAX, Galax Aphylla. Lustrous leathery leaves. Ground cover. Valuable for use as foreground under broad-leaved evergreens. Acid soil. Native in the South, but perfectly hardy here. CHECKERBERRY—WINTERGREEN, Gaultheria Pro- cumbens. Thick glossy leaves on a creeping plant with white bell-like blossoms of waxy texture, sometimes tinged pink. Acid soil. Excellent for growing in light shade under pine trees. Bright red berries in Autumn. BLIND GENTIAN, Gentiana Andrewsi. Groups of vivid cobalt blue in late July and August. Light shade. Damp, moist soil. 12-18 in. FRINGED GENTIAN Gentiana Crinita. Azure blue, fringed flowers. Biennial. We have a limited supply of potgrown plants which will blossom a year from this Fall. 50c each, $ per 12. NARROW-LEAVED GENTIAN, G
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