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Cypripedium pubescens. See page 25 
Hardy Native Herbaceous Perennials 
This list contains a variety of Herbaceous Plants furnishing a succession of bloom 
from early spring to late autumn, all having been tried out with success in cultivation. 
The height indicates the approximate height of each plant as found in wild state. The 
time of blooming naturally depends on locality. 
ACONITUM uncinatum. Clambering Monkshood. Height 10 
3 to 6 feet. Blue, hood-shaped flowers. Strong .... $2 15 
ACTjEA alba. White Baneberry. Height 1to 3 feet. Flower- 
stalk red. White flowers and berries. Strong. 1 65 
rubra. Red Baneberry. Height 1 to 3 feet. White flowers 
in May. Red berries. Strong. 1 80 
AQUILEGIA canadensis. American Columbine. Height 1 to 
2 feet. Showy, cut leaves. Reddish flowers with 
scarlet-yellow inside in May and June. Splendid for 
rock-garden. Strong. 1 55 
ARALIA racemosa. American Spikenard. Height 2 to 5 feet. 
Smooth stem; large compound leaves. White panicled 
flowers in July. Strong. 1 45 
ARUNCUS Sylvester. Goat’s Beard. Height 4 to 6 feet. Cut 
leaves and white flowers in May and june. X strong. 1 40 
ASARUM canadense. Canada Wild Ginger. Kidney-shaped 
leaves. Grows 2 to 4 inches high with single purplish 
flower close to the ground. Succeeds best in shady 
locations. Strong. 1 20 
shuttleworthi. Mottled Wild Ginger. Evergreen. Leaves 
large, round, heart-shaped. X strong. 1 80 
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. Height 1 to 2 feet. 
Very showy orange or red flowers. X strong. 1 80 
Second size. 90 
ASTILBE biternata. False Goatsbeard. Naturally 3 to 
5 feet in height. Large, compound leaves. Yellowish 
white flowers. Very ornamental. Succeeds best in 
shady locations. X strong. 1 00 
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$140 00 
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NOTE.—5 plants at the 10 rate, 25 at 100 rate, 250 at 1,000 rate 
