K e l s e y 9 s 
Hardy American Plants 
HARDY NATIVE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, CON. 
HIBISCUS militaris. Halberd-Leaved Rose Mallow. 3-5 ft. Flesh color, purple base. 
20c. ea., $1.50 for 10. 
militaris roseus. Variety of last with rose-colored flowers. 20c. ea., $1.50 for 10. 
moscheutos. Swamp Rose Mallow. 4-7 ft. Handsomest, with crimson eye. Grows 
well in wet places. All the Hibiscus are very showy. Light rose-color or white. 
15c. ea., $1.25 for jo. 
HIERACIUM venosum. Rattlesnake Weed. 
1-3 ft. Yellow. Summer and early au¬ 
tumn. ioc. ea., 75c. for 10. 
HOUSTONIA purpurea. Large Houstonia. 
4-18 in. May to July. Tufted clumps 
with purple flowers, ioc. ea., 75c. for 10. 
tunifolia. Slender-Leaved Houstonia. 6 in.- 
1 ft. Light blue. Rockery work. 2cc. 
ea., $1.75 for 10. 
HYDRASTIS canadensis. Golden Seal. 1 
ft. Greenish white. Early spring. A 
medicinal herb of great value. 20c. ea., 
$r.5o for 10. 
IRIS cristata. Crested Dwarf Iris. 1-3 in. 
May. Bright blue flowers, beautifully 
crested. Clumps, 20c. ea., $1.50 for 10. 
vema. Dwarf Iris. 1-3 in. Very fragrant, 
bright blue flowers in early April. Clumps, 
20c. ea., $1.50 for 10. 
Shortia ga’acifolia. • KRIGIA dandelion, var. m on tana. See 
Adopogon. 
LACINARIA ( Liatr'is ) cylindracea. Blazing Star. \-2'/> ft. Handsome rose-purple 
flower heads. August. 20c. ea., £1.50 for 10. 
pycnostachya. Button Snakeroot. 2-4 ft. Long spikes of rose-purple flower heads. 
August and September. 20c. ea., $1.50 for 10. 
spicata. Devil’s Bit. 2-6 ft. Purple flower heads in long spikes. August. 20c. 
ea., $i.$o for 10. 
spicata pumila ( montana ). 1-2 ft. Very showy mountain variety. July and August. 
20c. ea., $1.50 for jo. 
LEPTANDRA ( Veronica) virginica. Culver’s-Root. 2-7 ft. Panicled spikes of very 
showy, nearly white flowers. July and August. 15c. ea., $1 for 10. 
LEWISIA redivida. Lewisia. 4-8 in. Very hardy. Pacific coast perennial, suited to 
dry soil or rockery work. Showy. 35c. ea., $2.50 for 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. July to September. 15c. ea., $1 for jo. 
syphilitica Blue Cardinal Flower. 1-3 ft. Strong-growing species with large blue 
flowers. 15c. ea., $1 for 10. 
MELANTI-IIUM 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. 15c. ea., $1.25 
for 10. 
MIMULUS ringens. Square-Stemmed Monkey Flower. 1-3 ft. Light blue, good bog 
plant. July and September, ioc. 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 ( Aralla) 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.) 
PAR N A SSI A 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., 51.50 for 10. 
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