K e 1 s e y ' s Hardy American Plants 
HARDY NATIVE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, CON. 
HIBISCUS militaris. Halberd -Leaved Rose Mallow. 3-5 ft. Flesh color, purple base. 
20c. ea., ?i .50 for 10. 
militaris roseus. Variety of last with rose-colored flowers. 20c. ea., 81.50 for 10. 
moscheutos. Swamp Rose Mallow. 4-7 ft. Handsomest, \yith crimson eye. Grows 
Hibiscus are very showy. Light rose-color or white. 
HIERACIUM venosum. Rattlesnake Weed. 
1-3 ft. Yellow. Summer and early au- 
tumn. IOC. ea., 75c. for to. 
HOUSTONIA purpurea. Large Houstonia. 
4-18 in. May to July. Tufted clumps 
with purple flowers. loc. ea. , 75c. for 10. 
tunifolia. Slender-Leaved Houstonia. 6 in.- 
I ft. Light blue. Rockery work. 20c. 
■,:.i<:^>, ea., fi.75 for 10. 
^>»;^:.V HYDRASTIS canadensis. Golden Seal, i 
" i*^ ft. Greenish white. Early spring. A 
medicinal herb of great value. 20c. ea., 
$1.50 for 10. 
IRIS cristata. Crested Dwarf Iris. 1-3 in. 
May. Bright blue flowers, beautifully 
crested. Clumps, 20c. ea., fi.50 for 10. 
verna. Dwarf Iris. 1-3 in. Very fragrant, 
bright blue flowers in early April. Clumps, 
20C. ea. , f 1 . 50 for 10. 
KRIGIA dandelion, var. m on tan a. See 
Adopogon. 
Blazing Star. i-2,'2 ft. Handsome rose-purple 
fi.50 for 10. 
2-4 ft. Long spikes of rose- purple flower heads, 
ea. , jti.50 for 10. 
Purple flower heads in long spikes. August. 20c. 
1-2 ft. Very showy mountain variety. July and .August. 
Shortia ga'acifolta. 
LACINARIA (Liatris) cylindracea. 
flower heads. August. 20c. ea. 
pycnostachya. Button Snakeroot. 
August and September. 20c. 
spicata. Devil's Bit. 2-6 ft. 
ea. , J?i. 50 for 10. 
spicata pumila imonlana). 
20C. ea., $1.50 for 10. 
LEPTANDRA {Feronica) virginica. Culver's-Root. 2-7 ft. Paniclcd spikes of very 
showy, nearly white flowers. July and August. 15c. ea. , fi for 10. 
LEWISIA redivida. Lewisia. 4-8 in. Very hardy. Pacific coast perennial, suited to 
dry soil or rockery work. Showy. 35c. ea., f2.5ofor 10. 
LEUCOCRINUM montanum. Sand Lily. Bulbous plant from Colorado. Clusters of 
pure white, fragrant flowers in early spring. 25c. ea., $2 for 10. 
LOBELIA cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. 2-4K ft. Showy, close racemes of scarlet 
flowers. Julv lo Septcn)ber. 15c. ea., fi for 10. 
syphilitica Blue Cardinal Flower. 1-3 ft. Strong-growing spe< ics with large blue 
flowers. 15c. ea., fi for 10. 
MELANTHIUM virginicum. Bunch Flower. 2,'<-5 ft. Panicles of showy, cream- 
colored flowers. 15c. ea.. $1.25 for 10. 
MERTENSIA virginica. Blue Bells. 1-2 ft. May; rich purple-blue, i 5c. ea. , |i.2S 
for 10. 
MIMULUS ringens. Square-Stemmed Monkey Flower. 1-3 ft. Light blue, good bog 
plant. July and September. io<-. ea., 75c. for 10. 
MONARDA didyma. Oswego Tea. 1-3 ft. Bright scarlet and extremely showy. 
Thrives in moist or dry soil. July and August. 25c. ea., #1.50 for 10. 
PANAX (Aralia) quinquefolium. Ginseng. 8-15 in. Well known as the great 
Chinese medicinal herb, now becoming rare and local. The roots enormously valuable 
under cultivation for export. Special price-list and illustrated circular on the subject, 
10 cts. Flowers white or greenish. Fruit bright red. July. (See illustration. ) 
PARNASSIA asarifolia. Kidney-Leaved Grass of Parnassus. 10-20 in. White and 
greenish or yellowish veins. Damp places along streams. 20c. ea. , $1.50 for 10. 
caroliniana. Carolina Grass of Parnassus. 8-24 in. Much higher than preceding. 
20c. ea.. f 1.50 for 10. 
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