B^Grpwn in the Carolina. Mountains 
Hardy American Herbaceous Perennials, continued 
Phlox pilosa. Downy Phlox, i to 2 ft. May and 
June. Pink-purple or rose-color; rarely white. 
20 cts. each, Si.50 for 10. 
subulata. 20 cts. each. Si.50 for 10, Si2 per 100. 
subulata alba. 20 cts. each, Si.50 for 10, Si2 per 
100. 
PHYSOSTEGIA vlrginiana. Lion’s Heart. 2 to 4 
ft. June. Rose or flesh color, variegated with 
purple. 
virginiana, var. alba. White variety. 2 to 4 ft. 
PODOPHYLLUM peltatum. May Apple, i to 2 Lj 
ft. White. Very large, peltate leaves. Shady 
situation. 
“OLYGONATUM biflorum. Hairy Solomon’s 
Seal. S in. to 3 ft. Nearly white, with curved 
stems. May and June. 
Polygonatum commutatum, l°x? M ° N t o 
8 ft. Panicled racemes of drooping flowers on very 
long stems. 20 cts. each, Si.25 for 10, S10 per 100. 
Porteranthus stipulatus. wV^ IC T '\ N 
2 ft. Handsome cut foliage and flowers pure 
white or rose-tinted. One of the finest of our 
native plants to mass. Blossoms in early summer. 
POTENTILLA tridentata. Three-toothed Cinque¬ 
foil. 1 to 12 in. Leaves color bright purple; 
white flowers. July and August. Rockery 
PYROLA rotundifolia. Round-leaved Winter- 
green. 6 to 20 in. July. White. 
RHEXIA virginica. Deer Grass, i to i Y ft. 
SAGITTARIA latifolia. Broad-leaved Arrow- 
Head. 4 in. to 4 ft. White. 
SARRACENIAS 
A conspicuous and highly interesting class of insec¬ 
tivorous plants, of great value in landscape work and 
for bog gardens. As pot-plants, they are easily grown, 
and are so striking in color and structure of leaf and 
flower, and curious in their habit of catching insects, 
as to fill the observer with wonder. They thrive in 
bogs or planted in sphagnum moss and peat. We have 
Sarracenia drummondii 
Phot!>graphed at Highlands Nursery 
Monardas (see page 32) 
Photographed at Highlands Nursery 
seen acres of the beautiful S.flava growing iti its native 
habitat, the erect golden leaves 2 to 3 feet high, making 
a unique and brilliant landscape effect, heightened in 
time of flowering by the large, drooping blossoms. 
The leaves of all the species arc so conspicuous as to 
be taken for flowers. 
SARRACENIA cntcsbici. 6 to 12 in. A new species, 
resembling Klava, though very much smaller. 
Greenish yellow leaves and yellow flowers. 30 cts. 
each, $2 for 10, £12 per 100. 
drummondii. Drummond’s Pitcher Plant. 2 to 
2 , {j ft. Leaves erect, variegated with white on 
top. Flowers white, with purple. Very conspicu¬ 
ous. April. 30 cts. each, £2 for 10, £12 per 100. 
flava. Trumpet-Leaf, i to 3 ft. Bright yellow 
leaves. Large, nodding yellow flowers, 2 to 3 in. 
Very showy bog plant. April and May. 25 cts. 
each, Si.75 for 10, £10 per 100. 
minor (variolaris). Spotted Trumpet-Leaf. 6 to 
12 in. Erect, trumpet-shaped leaves, broadly 
winged, spotted with white. Yellowish sumn it 
flowers in May. 30 cts. each, $2 for 10, $ 1 2 per ic o. 
psittaclna. Parrot-beaked Pitcher Plant, i ft. 
Short, spreading leaves, broadly winged, varie¬ 
gated with white spots. Purple flowers in April 
or May. 30 cts. each, $2 for 10, $12 per 100. 
purpurea. Northern Pitcher Plant. Deep- 
purple. The only northern species. Large, purple 
flowers, nodding on a stalk 1 foot high. Prostrate 
pitcher-shaped leaves. May. 20 cts. each, fi.25 
for 10, £8 per 100. 
rubra. Red Trumpet-Leaf. Reddish purple flow¬ 
ers in May. Erect, slender, narrow-winged leaves 
with purple veins. 30 cts. each, $2 for 10, £12 per 
100. 
SAXIFRAGA mleranthldlfolia. Lettuce Saxi¬ 
frage. 1 to 3 ft. White. Damp locations or bog. 
SCROPHULARIA marilandica. Maryland Fig- 
wort. 3 to 10 ft. Greenish purple. 25 cts. each, 
$2 for 10. 
Prirps Unless otherwise indicated, the prices of an herbaceous perennials are, 15 cts. each, Si for 10, 
I I ILco. per 100. ah offered are strong plants. 
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