2 to 4 ft. Pank U'd cytnes 
border plant. May ami 
2 to ft. Tall plant 
White or greeuish. 
'^^( j^ro^n in the Carolina j\fountains atsSoofietelei^ation 
XII 
Hardy Native Herbaceous Perennials 
In this list will \n- I'.niTiil a vaiiciv of Hanly Hcrhiu-cixis plants lliat will give a slmwy succession of bloom 
from early spring to late autumn. Nearly all are of easiest culture. We liave endeavored to ^ive a short, accu- 
rate description of each, with color of (lower, heiglit as found in a wild state, 
and time of l.Jossominf;. Most of these herbaceous plants will often reach 
the maxinuini size given uuder cultivation. 
The .sizes fi/llitirhiq Ihf iinmex hulicitle the iiiiialion in heiglih iisvally 
iiltuhnil III llie phiiil.i ill llieii- irilil stale. 
ACONITUM recllnatum. Tk.mi.inc Wolfsbane. 2 to 8 ft. 
Very tare .\ llejrliany species. August. White, 
uncinatum. Wild .SIonk's Hoop. 2 to 4 ft. Smooth vine-like 
stem. Ilowers iTiakin.1; a brilliant display. .June to August. Blue. 
ACTAEA alba. White B,\neberuv. 1 to 2 ft. Compound 
leaves 1 toot across. White (lowers and berries. Flower-stalk 
rr,l. May. 
rubra. Red Banebekrv. 1 to 2 ft. April and May. 
Herries cherry-red. 
ADOPOGON MONTANA. MOUNTAIN DANDELION. 
6 to 12 in. Bright yellow flowers, June to August. 
Very showy. 
AMSONIA amsonia. Amsonia. 
of jiale blue (lowers. A good 
.luiie. Bluish. 
ANGELICA curtisll. Angelica 
with line cut foliage. August. 
AQUILEGIA canadensis. Wii.o Columbine. 1 to 2 ft. 
Sliciw v cut le.'ives, useful for rockery. April aiul June. 
Scarlet-yellow inside. 
APOCYNUM androsaemi- 
folium. HoXKV Bloom, 
1 to 4 ft. Forking, open 
branches. Quite showy. 
Juni' and July. Pale rose 
color. 
ARALIA nndicaulis. ViR- 
(IIXIAN Sausapakili.a. 9 to 
18 in. Bears umbels of 
green (lowers in June. 
Fruit black or dark purple, 
racemosa. A m E i< i c a x 
Si'IKENAKD. 3 to 6 ft. 
Widely branched, smooth 
stem, and large, decompound 
leaves. Umbels of white panicled 
flowers. Striking plant. July. 
ARCHANGELICA hirsuta. 2 to 
K ft. Mi'di.-inal |)lant with large, 
sh<'W>' cut lea\"es. 
ARTEMISIA gracilis. Wormwood 
Saoe. 10 to 20 in. Especially valuable 
for its (ine silvery foliage. Yellow or 
and fruiting cymes of yturplish. 
ARUNCUS (Spiraea) ARUNCUS. 
GOAT'S Beard. 3 to 7 ft. Fine 
herbaceous plant, with panicles of white flowers and sharply cut 
leaves in May and June. 
ASARUM canadense. Wild Ginger Root. Purple prostrate (lowers in April 
and Mav. 
macranthum. Small Huaiit Leaf. :i to 5 in. Curious brown purplish 
flowers ill .luiie. Thick fragrant leaves, often mottled white. 
ASCLEPIAS incarnata. Swami> Milkweed, 2 to 4 ft. Very showy. June 
and Julv. Kose-inirple. 
tuberosa. Bi ttehflv Weed. 1 to 2 ft. Brilliant orange or red. One of our 
showiest herbaceoiLs jilants. 
ASTER cordifolius. Bu e Wood Aster. 1 to 5 ft. Profuse bloomer. Pah- 
blue or nearly white, 
novae-angliae. New En<iland Aster. 
(inest blooming sorts. Showv 
novae-angliae rosea. 3 to 6 fi 
The dowering 
Archangelica hirsuta 
From pho'.ogr.ipli t.iken at lljghluncis Nursery 
ft. 
One of the l)est ami 
to 8 
V'iolet-pur|ile. 
Varielv with rose-colored flowers. 
BAPTISIA australls. Blue Wild Indkjo. 4 to G ft. Very conspicuous. July. 
Indigo blue. 
tinctoria. Yellow Indigo. 2 to 4 ft. Yellow. Abundant flowers in June. Showy. 
Chamselirium luteum 
(Blazing Star) 
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