K e I s e t) ' s Hardy American 'Plants 
HARDY NATIVE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, CON. 
ARALIA racemosa. American Spikenard. 3-6 ft. Widely branched, smooth stem, and 
large, decompound leaves. Umbels of white panicled flowers.. Striking plant. July. 
15c. ea., $1 for 10. 
ARCHANGELICA hirsuta. 2-8 ft. Medicinal plant with large, showy cut leaves. 15c. 
ea. , J I for 10. 
ARTEMISIA frigida. Wormwood Sage. 10-20 in. Especially valuable for its fine silvery 
foliage. Yellow or purplish. 25c. ea., $2 for 10. 
ARUNCUS(.S>;>aca) aruncus. Goat's Beard. 3-7 ft. Fine herbaceous plant, with panicles 
of white flowers and sharply cut leaves in May and June. 20c. ea., fi.50 for 10. 
ASARUM macranthum (.t/;H///cx4'orM(V'. Small Heart Leaf. 3-5 in. Curious brown-pur- 
plish flowers in June. Thick fragrant leaves, often mottled white, icc. ea., 75c. for 10. 
ASCLEPIAS incarnata. Swamp Milkweed. 2-4 ft. Very showy. June-July. Rose- 
purple. 20C. ea., $1.75 for 10. 
tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. 1-2 ft. Brilliant orange or red. One of our showiest her- 
baceous plants. 20c. ea., fi.50 for 10. 
ASTER cordifolius. Blue Wood Aster. 1-5 ft. Profuse bloomer. Pale blue or nearly 
white. IOC. ea., 75c. for 10. 
novae-angliae. Neiy England Aster. 2-8 ft. One of the best and finest blooming 
sorts. Showy. Violet- purple. 20c. ea. , $1 .25 for 10. 
puniceus See Bog Plants. 
BAPTISIA australis. Blue Wild Indigo. 4-6 ft. Very conspicuous. July. Indigo 
blue. 25c. ea., 52 for 10. 
tinctoria. Yellow Indigo. 2-4 ft. Yellow. Abundant flowers in June. Showy. 15c. 
ea., fi.25 for 10. 
BIDENS (Cori'o/>.(;.f I trichosperma. Tickseed Sunflower. 2-8 ft. A strong-growing, late- 
flowering plant of great value. July to September. Yellow. loc. ea., 75c. for 10. 
BRAUNERIA {lichinacea) purpurea. Purple Cone Flower. 2-5 ft. Striking plant for 
borders although rather coar>e. July. Dull purple, rarely whitish. 25c. ea. , f 2 for 10. 
CALLIRHOE involucrata. Purple Poppy Mallow. 1-2 ft. Petals red or purplish, in 
summer, trailing perennial, valuable. 257. ea., %2 for 10. 
CAMPANULA divaricata. Carolina Hare-Bell. Delicate pale blue bell- 
shape flowers in July. For rockery or border. 15c. ea., S1.25 for 10. 
CAPNOIDES sempervirens(Cor>v/a//Vjf/flHfa). Pink Corydalis. 1-2 ft. 
May to August. Yellow. loc. ea., 75c. for 10. 
CAREX fraseri. Frascr's Sedge. 10-18 in. Most remarkable flowers, 
with whitish spikes, appearing in March or April. Large evergreen 
leaves. Very rare. 20c. ea., fi.25 for 10. 
CASSIA marylandica. Wild Senna. 3-8 ft. Large, 
graceful perennial in cassia-like leaves and clusters of 
yellow flowers in August. 20c. ea., 5' 75 for 10. 
CAULOPHYLLUM thalictroides. Blue Cohosh. 1-3 ft. 
Yellowish green flowers in April, inconspicuous, but 
showy blue fruit, later showy divided leaves. 15c. 
ea., 51 for 10. 
COLLINSONIA canadensis. Horse Balm. 2-5 ft. Lem- 
on-colored and scented. July to September. 15c. ea., 
5i for 10. 
CHAMAELIRIUM luteum (Carolinianum\. Blazing 
Star. lYi-zYi ft. A wand-like raceme of small white 
flowers in June. A dainty and showy plant. 20c. 
ca. , Si . 50 for 10. 
CHAMAENERION (Kpihhittm) angustifolium. Spiked Willow Herb 
flowers in June. Low wet ground. 15c. ea., f i for 10. 
angustifolium, var. alba. 2-8 ft. Pure white flowers. New variety, offered for the first 
time. 50c. 
CIMICIFUGA americana. American Bugbane. 3-5 ft. Panicled racemes of showy 
white flowers. August-September. Showy divided leaves. 1 5c. ea., $1 for 10. 
racemosa. Black Snakeroot. 3-8 ft. Racemes of fruit becoming sometimes 3 feet 
long. Large, showy, decompound leaves. July. White. 15c. ea., fi for 10. 
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Root of Ginseng. From photograph. 
2-8 ft. Purple 
