HARDY PLANTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 
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HARDY NATIVE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, continued 
HOUSTONIA purpurea. Mountain Houstonia. Height 6 to 
18 inches. Purple flowers in July. 
Strong. 
IRIS kaempferi. Japanese Iris. Assorted Colors. 
X strong. 
LIATRIS pycnostachya. Cattail Gayfeather. X strong. 
scariosa. Large Button-Gayfeather. Strong. 
spicata. Spike Gayfeather. Height 3 to 5 feet. Spikes of 
purple flowers in August. Strong. 
LOBELIA cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. Height 3 to 5 feet. 
Showy scarlet flowers in August. Strong. 
syphilitica. Large Blue Lobelia. Height 1 to 3 feet. Large 
PANAX quinquefolium. American Ginseng. Root large, 
spindle-shaped, often forked. Stem 9 to 18 inches 
high. Leaves 3 in whorl, divided into leaflets. Flow¬ 
ers greenish white. Fruit bright red berry. 
XX largest. 4 50 
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PHLOX divaricata. Blue Phlox. Height 10 inches. Bears a 
profusion of large, fragrant, lavender flowers in May. 
Strong. 
PODOPHYLLUM peltatum. Common May Apple. Height 
1 to feet. Large, light green leaves. White 
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flowers in May. Prefers shade. Strong. 1 00 6 00 50 00 
POLYGONATUM biflorum. Dwarf Solomon’s Seal. 12 to 18 
inches. Shade or sun. Flowers greenish white under¬ 
neath curved stems. Strong. 1 00 8 00 
commutatum. Great Solomon’s Seal. Height 3 to 6 feet. 
Drooping greenish white flowers in June. 
X strong. 1 00 7 00 
POTENTILLA tridentata. Wineleaf Cinquefoil. Creeper 
plant with tiny, starry white flowers. Strong. 1 50 12 00 
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SANGUINARIA canadensis. Bloodroot. Height 5 to 8 inches. 
One of our best perennials. Large white flowers in 
early spring. Strong. 1 00 6 00 
SAPONARIA officinalis. Bouncing Bet. Stout grower 1 to 
2 feet in height. Leaves oval, opposite. Rosy-tinged 
flowers in midsummer. Easy of cultivation and a 
choice perennial. 
Strong. 1 00 7 00 
SILENE stellata. Starry Campion. Height 2 to 4 feet. White 
flowers in showy panicles in July. 
Strong. 1 20 8 00 
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LEAF-MOLD—NATURE’S PLANT-FOOD 
This is the food nature provides for Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Kalmias, Leuco- 
thoe, Andromedas, Hemlocks, Pines, Ferns, Lilies, Trilliums, Native Orchids, and 
Perennials. Leaf-Mold gives the proper acid elements to the soil, insuring the best 
root-systems, foliage, and flowers. Valuable for old or new lawns. Leaf-Mold is 
collected from old Rhododendron beds, without artificial or chemical treatment. 
200 lbs. $2; ton $ 12 . 50 ; carload (20 tons) $185 
