2 to 
ft. 
Striking plant for borders, aUhough rntlier 
1 to 2 ft. Petals red or purplisli ; in summer, trailing 
Delicate pale blue bell-shaped flowers in July. For 
KELSEY'S HARDY AMERICAN PLANTp^^ 
Grohn in the Carolina jyfountains at 3800 ^et elel^ati ^^% 
HARDY NATIVE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, continued 
BIDENS trichosperma. Tickskeh Slnflowkk. 2 to 8 ft. A strong-growing, lale-tlowering plant of great 
ViiliR'. -Inly tu 8^-|itfnibfr. Yellow. 
BRAUNERIA purpurea. Pi hple Cone Floweh. 
coarse. July. Dull purple, rarely whitish. 
CALLIRHOE involucrata. Pi kple Poppy Mallow 
ptTeunial. valual>lt'. 
CAMPANULA divaricata. Carolina Hareuell. 
itjclvei-y or bonier. 
CAPNOIDES sempervirens. Pink Couydalis. 1 to 2 ft. May to August. Yellow. 
CAREX fraseri. Phaser's Sedoe. 10 to 18 in. Most remarkable flowers, with whitish spikes, 
appi ariu}; in Marcli or Ajiril. Large evergreen leaves. Very rare. 
CASSIA marylandica. Wild Senna. .S to 8 ft'. 
I.aigr. ^irarcfiil pi-ri-rinial in cassia-like leaves and 
clusters of yellow (lowers in August. 
CASTILLEIA coccinea. Painted Ocp. « to 15 in. 
rhe ll..ial liracis are bright scarlet at the summit, 
giving a sliowy ett'ect. 
CAULOPHYLLUM thalictroides. Blue Cohosh. 
1 to ;i li. Yellowish green flowers in April, incon- 
spicuous, but showy blue fruit, later .showy divided 
leaves. 
CHAMAELIRIUM LUTEUM. BLAZING STAR. 
I'o to 2'._, ft. A wand-like raceme of small 
white flowers in June. A dainty and showy 
plant. 
CHAMAENERION (Epilobium) angustifolium. 
SiMKKi. VVii.j.ciw Herb. 2 to 8 ft. Purple Howers iu 
.luue. Low wet ground. 
CIMICIFUGA AMERICANA. AMERICAN BuG- 
BANE. 3 to 5 ft. Panicled racemes of showy 
white flowers. August and September. Showy 
divided leaves. 
RACEMOSA. Black Snakeroot. 3 to 8 ft. 
Racemes of fruit becoming sometimes 3 feet long, 
decompound leaves. July. White. 
CLINTONIA borealis. Yellow Clintonia. fi to 15 in. Greenish yel 
ers, very showy. An Alpine species. Plant with Rhododendrons, 
umbellulata. White Clintonia. 8 to 18 in. Delicate white flowers speckled 
witli green or purplish dots. Very fragrant. June. 
COREOPSIS lanceolata. Lance-Leaved Tickseed. 1 to 2 ft. Free, showy 
bloomer. July. Yellow, 
major. \V<h>d Tickseed. 2 to 3 ft. Divided leaves and yellow flowers in July, 
roseus. 1 to 2 ft. Kose-colored flowers in July and August, 
verticillata. Whorled Tickseed. 1 to 2 ft. Very finely cut leaves. July anil 
September. Free bloomer. 
CORNUS canadensis. Dwarf Cornel. 3 to 9 in. .June. Large white or pink. 
\ ery interesting herbaceous species of dogwood. Bright red 
fruit very conspicuous. Damp rich ground. 
CYNOGLOSSUM virglnicum. Wild Comfrey. 1 }^ to 2K fl. 
Fl()wers all summer. Pale blue. 
DIPHYLLEIA cymosa. Umbrella Leaf. 1 to 2 ft. May. Large showy lobed leaves. 
Larire c(iin|i<iuiiil cyme, beautiful white flowers; later dark purple showv fruit. Wet 
ground. 
DISPORUM lanuginosnm. Hairy Disporim. IK to 2K ft. May. 
Ili eeuish on recurving stem, red drooping fruit later. 
DODECATHEON meadia. Siiootino Star. Very showy ; pink, purple 
• >i- while lil.issoms. with graceful, recurved petals". Verv showy in April 
and .May. Of easy cullure. 
EUPATORIUM AGERATOIDES. White Snakeroot. 1 to 
4 ft. Corymbs of pure white flowers in late summer; are of 
special use in massing. 
PERFOLIATUM. COMMON Thoroughwort. 2 to 5 ft. Fine 
gray-white flowers and conspicuous foliage. 
PURPUREUM. Trumpet Weed. 3 to 10 ft. Large panicles 
of purple flowers. Very showy. 
EUPHORBIA corollata. Flowerino Spuroe. 10 in. to 3 ft. Pure 
white involucres around a small greenish plant in summer. One ot 
1 lie lies! Iiiw bloomers. 
GALAX aphylla. See under Ground-covering Plants. 
Oentiana andrewsii 
(See page 34) 
Large, showy, 
How rtow- 
Sodecatheon meadia 
(" Shooliiig Slar") 
Hoot of Ginseng. From photograph 
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