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MERTENSIA VIRGINICA (Bluebells) 
Indispensable in the Garden for Color Effect or for Naturalizing 
Herbaceous, with stems nearly erect, simple or somewhat 
branched; two feet tall from a perennial root. 
Flowers porcelain-blue, turning pink with age; showy; about 
one inch long, in short, pendant clusters; petals united to form 
a trumpet-like, plaited corolla with slender tube and flaring cup. 
Absolutely hardy, multiplies rapidly; for immediate effect, 
should be planted in strong selected CLUMPS; a clump will 
produce several flower sprays, as shown above, the first season 
after planting. 
In nature grows in considerable shade, prefers some sand, 
but it adjusts itself to almost any location. 
Splendid for the open border or for naturalizing along the 
woodland path, in the dell, along the brook or pond; flowering 
as it does from the time the Daffodils are in bloom, continuing 
while the Mayflowering Tulips are at their best, they form a 
fine combination with them. 
Best time to plant is during the months of lune to September, 
though successful planting may be done up to frost. 
Extra-Heavy FLOWERING CLUMPS: $1.75 for ten; $15 per hundred. Single strong roots and smaller clumps 
can be supplied at correspondingly lower prices, but these are not recommended for immediate effect 
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