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Title: Aiken's trees shrubs wildflowers ferns fruits plants herbs
Identifier: aikenstreesshrub1942aike (find matches)
Year: 1942 (1940s)
Authors: Aiken Nurseries; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Plants Vermont Catalogs; Ferns Vermont Catalogs; Shrubs Vermont Catalogs; Trees Vermont Catalogs; Wild flowers Vermont Catalogs; Nursery stock Vermont Catalogs; Horticulture Vermont Catalogs
Publisher: Putney, Vt. : The Aiken Nurseries
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
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TRAILING ARBUTUS Prices on Wildflowers, except as noted, are 75c per 3, $2.50 per 12, $18.00 per 100 CLAMBERING MONKSHOOD, Aconitum Vncinatum. Slate blue. July. Partial shade in rich garden soil. 5-7 ft. SWEETFLAG, Acorns Calamus. Brownish yellow. Rhi- zome very fragrant—commonly used for making candy. WHITE BANEBERRY or DOLL'S EYES, Actaea Alba. Cream-white feathery flowers in May followed by snow- white clusters of glossy berries each tipped with a dot of black. Dense or light shade in rich leaf mold. RED BANEBERRY, Actaea Rubra. Fluffy white flower heads in May. Intense red clusters of berries in July and August. Shade and leaf mold. MEADOW ANEMONE, Anemone Canadensis. Airy white, single flowers from May through June. Partial shade and rich soil is preferred but will thrive almost anywhere. Nine inches to two feet. Few flowers are lovelier than Anemones trembling in a June breeze. WINDFLOWER, Anemone Quinquejolia. Tiny white fairy drinking cups in May. Partial shade. Wood soil with leaf mold. Four to seven inches. These completely disappear after flowering so be careful not to disturb their bed. RUE ANEMONE, Anemonella Thaliclroides. Lacy dark green foliage. White flowers on airy stems in May not unlike strawberry blossoms. Partial shade. Rich wood soil. 4-7 in. AMERICAN COLUMBINE, Aquilegia Canadensis. Bell-shaped long-spurred flowers in May and June. Bright red outside and clear yellow within. Filled with nectar beloved of the humming birds and bumblebees. Sunny or shady rock cliffs or wild garden. Any good soil. 1-2 ft. SANDWORT, Arenaria Stricla. A rare Sandwort with a fountain of myriad white, starry flowers for sunny crags and cliffs. May into July. GREEN DRAGON, Arisaema Draconlium. Unique. A little later flowering than Jack-in-the-Pulpit. If you have Jack you should have a Green Dragon to guard him. JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT, Arisaema Triphyllum. Re- membered by all who have spent their childhood in Ver- mont. Moist woodsy soil in partial shade. Brown green striped hooded flowers in May followed by tight clusters of red berries in late Summer. 12-18 in. COMMON GOATSBEARD, Aruncus Sylvester. Creamy, white downy spikes spraying down over the light green foliage. July. Quite dense shade. Heavy wood soil. 3-4 (t. WILD GINGER, GINGER ROOT, Asarum Canadense. Heart shaped fuzzy gray-green leaves. Tiny deep maroon three-petaled flowers resting on the ground in late April and May. Partial shade. Rich wood soil. 3-4 in. SWAMP MILKWEED. Asclepias Incarnata. Deep rosy red flower heads on three- to five-foot stalks. Late June and July. Sun or only light shade. Moist loamy soil or bogs. BUTTERFLYWEED, Asclepias Tuberosa. Flower heads of lemon yellow varying to dark flame. July and August. Full sun. Good garden soil. Well drained situation. From the time this flower starts to bloom it is a host to myriads of gaily marked butterflies. HEATH ASTER, Aster Ericoides. Sprays of misty white as beautiful as Gypsophila. September and October. Full sun. Dry soil. 2-3 ft. NEW ENGLAND ASTER, Aster Novae-Angliae. Deep blue flowers on four- to six-foot stalks. Florets an inch across. September. Full sun. Rich garden soil. For backgrounds of the garden, open sunny glades or borders of the woodland or shrubbery. PINK NEW ENGLAND ASTER, Aster Novae-Angliae Rosea. Like the above except that the flowers are rose color. It is not as tall a grower. WILD CALLA, Calla Palustris. Waxy white flowers in June like the old fashioned indoor Calla Lily only smaller. Five to nine inches. Cardinal red fruit follows the blos- soms. For the shady bog or border of your pool. MARSH MARIGOLD, Caltha Palustris. A dash of gold for your sunny bog. Brilliant yellow wide open flowers in May and early June. Rich glossy green leaves. Easy as grass to grow and very hardy. WILD HYACINTH, Camassia Eculenta. The Camassias are excellent for mass planting in moist or semi-shady locations. The bulbs were a favorite food of the Indians. The plants grow to about two feet in height and the flowers vary from cream to blue. BLUE WILD HYACINTH, Camassia Leichtlini. This is a taller growing, rare variety, usually in deep blue. The Camassias blossom in May with us. BLUEBELLS OF SCOTLAND. Campanula Rotundi- folia. No flower has more grace than this one as it rlings. dancing in the breeze on a dry cliff. The small blue bells are borne on delicate stems nine to twelve inches high. Blooms from June until frost, preferring fairly rich dry soil and full sun or very light shade. WILD SENNA, Cassia Marilandica. Clusters of clear yellow flowers with small black stamens borne on stalks often five feet high. Prefers full sun, but will grow in either dry or wet soil. July and August. The individual flowers are not unlike those of the Canary bird vine and are beautiful in a bouquet with white phlox. BLUE COHOSH, Caulophyllum Thaliclroides. A native of the rich woods, making an attractive plant two feet high. • The small, yellow flowers with purple sepals are attractive in early Spring and are followed in late Sum- mer by clusters of intensely blue berries. TURTLEHEAD, Chelone Glabra. White spikes on two- foot stems similar to Physostegia except for larger in- dividual flowers. Easily naturalized in rich soil around the garden pool. September. SPOTTED PIPSISSEWA, Chimaphila Maculata. A splendid ground cover with notched green leaves mottled cream. Dainty bell-shaped flowers on six-inch stems in June. Prefers a dry situation, acid soil, and thus the shade of fir or oak trees. PIPSISSEWA, Chimaphila Umbellata. Like the above except that the leaves are plain, smooth green—like Japa- nese lacquer. CREEPING SNOWBERRY, Chiogenes Hispidula. A trailing vine demanding pure leaf mold and dense shade. White berries lasting throughout the Summer. The leaves are glossy green, small and round. Potted plants. BLACK COHOSH, Cimicifuga Racemosa. Thrives in rich soil and rather dense shade. Grows to five feet with fluffy white spikes of flowers beginning in July. SPRINGBEAUTY, Claytonia Virginica. A most delicate early Spring wildflower, white with pink markings. Easily grown in partial shade and leaf mold from the hard woods. After blossoming, this four- to six-inch plant disappears through the Summer. 50c per 3; $1.50 per 12; $10.00 per 100. BLUEBEADS, Clintonia Borealis. Broad, shiny, green Ladyslipper-like leaves. The primrose yellow flowers similar to those of the Shootingstar commence the last of May. Three blue beads are found on the top of the flower stem in September. Acid soil. Quite dense shade. SPECKLED CLINTONIA, Clintonia Umbellulata. Slightly acid soil. Partial shade. This Clintonia has three leaves, while the former has only two. Loose clusters of very lovely white flowers in July. Black berries in late Summer. GOLDTHREAD, Coptis Trifolia. A creeper preferring very moist acid soil and light shade. The name Gold- thread aptly describes the root which has medicinal quali- ties. The plants have a delicate, tiny, white, sharp petalcd blossom in Midsummer. A lover of sour leaf mold. BUNCHBERRY, Cornus Canadensis. An outstanding ground coyer. Ideal for use in repairing hurricane de- vastation in soft woods. PALE CORYDALIS, Corydalis Glauca. Finely cut blue- green foliage. Minute sprays of pink flowers with yellow centers, shaped like bleeding heart. May and June. Twelve to eighteen inches. Full sun. Rich dry soil. A biennial resowing itself. SMALL YELLOW LADYSLIPPER, Cypripedium Par- viflorum. Small bright yellow flowers. YELLOW LADYSLIPPER, Cypripedium Pubescens. The common yellow Ladyslipper blossoming in May. Most easily domesticated in either sun or shade. Clear yellow slippers with brown ribbons and very fragrant. 12-18 in. 50c each, $5.00 per 12. SHOWY LADYSLIPPER, Cypripedium Spectabile. Not so hard to grow after all. We have seen it thriving under an old pear tree in ordinary garden soil. Lovely eggshell white flowers flushed with rose. 50c each, $5.00 per 12. WHITE MOCCASIN FLOWER, Cypripedium Acaule Alba. A very rare and choice white form of the Moccasin Flower. Same culture as the Pink. $1.00 each, $10.00 per 12. Fall delivery only. PINK MOCCASIN FLOWER, C. acaule. The pink Moc- casin Flower supplies color for the pine woods of New England. This largest flowered Ladyslipper will grow also in hardwood shade and sometimes in open sun, if the soil is acid. It blossoms in May. CREEPING DALIBARDA, Dalibarda Repens. Good ground cover in acid soil and partial shade. White flowers shaped a little like Woodsorrel. June and July. ROCK LARKSPUR, Delphinium Tricorne. Deep blue flowers about the color of Spark's Aconite. Twelve to eighteen inches. Early June. Prefers a dry, sunny rock garden situation. Becomes dormant in Midsummer. SQUIRREL CORN, Dicentra Canadensis. The low grow- ing Dicentras are all excellent subjects for the shady wild garden. They prefer a rock pocket filled with leaf mold. Appealing feathery foliage. This one has white drooping flowers sometimes flushed pink. April and May. 6-9 in. 50c for 3; $1.50 per 12; $10.00 per 100. DUTCHMAN'S-BREECHES, Dicentra Cucullaria. Pale yellow drooping flowers tipped deeper yellow in the center. April and May. 6-9 in. 50c for 3; $1.50 per 12; $10.00 per 100. TRAILING ARBLJTUS, F.pigaea Repens. Deliciously fragrant pink and white flowers. Somewhat shy and elu- sive, but not too difficult to grow if you have our com- pact little plants each dug with a ball of earth and wrapped in burlap. $1.50 per 3, $5.00 per 12, $35.00 per 100. I-TREWEED, Epilobium Angustifolium. Gay spikes of pastel pink on two-foot stems in June and July. Full sun. Dry soil. The separate florets are a bit like those of Cassia. WHITE TROUTLILY, Erythronium Albidum. A snow- white drooping flower. COMMON TROUTLILY, Erythronium Americanum. Typical of the New England woods. Bright yellow flowers, an inch across. GLACIERLILY, Erythronium Grandiflorum. Forsythia yellow throughout. Plain leaves. HENDERSON TROUTLILY, Erythronium Hender- soni. Velvet wine color on the reflex part of the petals, large white center, and a deeper wine eye. Price Wildflowers, except as noted, 75c per 3, $2.50 per 12, $18.00 per 100. (19)

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