2 to 4 ft. I'anicled cymes 
border ]>lant. May and 
2 to ,'tH ft. Tall plant 
White or greenish. 
^^ELSEY^ HARDY AMERICAN PLANTS 
^^^ 0ro)t^n in the Carolina jyTountains atsSoofietelel^ation 
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Hardy Native Herbaceous Perennials 
In tlii.s li>it will 1)1' found a viniety of Hardy Herbaceous plants lliat will give a showy siicces.«ion of bloom 
from early spring lo late autumn. Nearly all are of easiest eulture. We have endeavoreil to give a short, accu- 
rate description of each, with color of flower, height as found in a w ild slate, 
and liiue of bNissoniitig. Most of these herbaceous idaiits will often reach 
the maximum size given under cultivation. 
The .sizes Mlnirhiq the tiamen imlicnte the rarialion in heights vsually 
ultuiiicd hij the plinits in their wild xlate. 
ACONITUM recllnatum. Trailing Wolfsbane. 2 to 8 ft. 
Very rare Alleghany species. August. White, 
unciiiatum. Wild Monk's Hood. 2 to 4 ft. Smooth vine-like 
stem, flowers making a brilliant display. June to August. Blue. 
ACTAEA alba. White Banehebrv. 1 to 2 ft. Compound 
leaves 1 foot across. White flowers and berries. Flower-stalk 
r.'.l. May. 
rubra. Red Banebekkv. I to 2 ft. April and May. 
Berries cherry-red. 
ADOPOGON MONTANA. Mountain Dandelion. 
6 to 12 in. Bright yellow flowers, June to August. 
Very showy. 
AMSONIA amsonla. Ajisonia. 
of pale blue flowers. A good 
June. Bluish. 
ANGELICA curtisii. Angelica 
with fine cut foliage. August. 
AQUIL.EGIA canadensis. Wild Columbine. 1 to 2 ft. 
Sliiiwy cut leaves, useful for rockery. April and June. 
Scarlet -yellow inside. 
APOCYNUM androsaemi- 
iolium. HoNKV Bloom. 
1 to 4 ft. Forking, open 
branches. Quite showy. 
June and Julv. I'ale rose 
color. 
ARALIA nudlcaulis. ViR- 
uiNiAN Saksapakilla. 9 to 
18 in. Bears umbels of 
green flowers in June. 
Fruit black or dark purple, 
racemosa. A m e r i c a n 
Spikenard. 3 to 6 ft. 
Widely branched, smoolh 
stem, and large, decompound 
leaves. Umbels of white panicled 
flowers. Striking plant. July. 
ARCHANGELICA hlrsuta. 2 to 
8 ft. Medic-iiial jilanl with large, 
showy cut leaves. 
ARTEMISIA gracilis. Wormwood 
Sack. I0to20in. Especially valuable 
for its fine silvery foliage. Yellow or 
The flowering and fruiting cymes of pur)ilish. 
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 CJinger Root. Purple prostrate flowers in April 
and Mav. 
macranthum. Small Heart Leap. :t to .5 in. Curious brown purplish 
flowers ill June. Thick fragrant leaves, often mottled white. 
ASCLEPIAS incarnata. Swamp Milkweed. 2 to 4 ft. Very showy. June 
and Julv. Kose-jnirple. 
tuberosa. Bi tterflv Weed. 1 to 2 ft. Brilliant orange or red. One of our 
showiest herbaceous plants. 
ASTER cordifolius. Bu e Wood Aster. 1 to 5 ft. 
blue or nearly white, 
novae-angliae. New Enoland Aster. 2 to 8 ft 
flm-si l)looming sorts. Showv. Violet-purple, 
novae-angliae rosea. 3 to 6 ft. Variety with rose-colored flowers. 
BAPTISIA australis. Hi.rE Wild Indigo. 4 to 0 ft. Very conspicuous. July 
Indigci l>lue. 
tinctoria. Yellow Indkh). 2to4ft. Yellow. Abundant flowers in June. Showy 
Archangelica hirsnta 
From ptlo'-ograpti talccti at lli^tilaiuts Nursery 
Profuse bloomer. Pale 
One of the best and 
Chamaelirium luteum 
( Blazing Star) 
(See opiMsite page) 
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