Kelsey's Hardy American Plants 
HARDY NATIVE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, Con. 
SOLIDAGO lancifolia. Golden-Rod. 2-3 ft. Yellow. August. 15c. ea., Si.25 for 10. 
odora. Sweet Golden-Rod. 2-4 ft. One-sided panicles in late summer. Plant 
fragrant. 15c. ea., £1.25 for 10. 
STACHYS aspera. Rough Hedge Nettle. 2-4 ft. Purple; summer. 15c. ea., Si for 10. 
STENANTHIUM robustum. Stout Stenanthium. 3-5 ft. Tall, with extremely showy 
panicles often 2 feet long. White, delicate flowers. 35c. ea., S3 for 10. 
STEIRONEMA ( Lysimachia) ciliatum. Fringed Loosestrife. 1-4 ft. Bright yellow 
flowers in July. icc. ea., 75c. for 10. 
THALICTRUM dioicum. Early Meadow-Rue. 1-2 ft. Purple or greenish flowers. 
April and May. Elegant cut foliage. 15c. ea., £1 for ro. 
THASPIUM trifoliatum aureum. Yellow Meadow Parsnip. 1-2 ft. Yellow or purple. 
Summer. 10c. ea., 75c. for 10. 
THERMOPSIS caroliniana. Southern Thermopsis. 3-5 ft. Yellow flowers in terminal 
racemes. May and June. Extremely showy plant for massing. 20c. ea., $1.50 for 10. 
montana. Western Thermopsis. 8-20 in. Very desirable low species. Yellow. 
35c. ea., £2.25 for 10. 
rhombifolia. Prairie Thermopsis. 8-20 in. Smaller; good. 35c. ea., S2.25 for 10. 
THEROFON ( Boykinia) aconitifolium. Aconite Saxifrage. 1-2 ft. White flowers and 
cymes and palmately cut leaves. July. Along streams. 15c. ea., £1 for 10. 
TRADESCANTIA pilosa. Zigzag Spiderwort. 1-3 in. Blue. June to August. 
15c. ea., £1 for 10. 
virginiana. Spiderwort. 8 in.-3 ft. Blue. Good plant among shrubbery, forming 
large clumps. Summer. 15c. ea., £1.25 for 10. 
TRAUTVETTERIA carolinensis ( palmata ). False Bugbane. 2-3 ft. Alternate lobed 
leaves. Cymes of white flowers. Early summer along streams. 15c. ea., £1 for 10. 
TRIOSTEUM perfoliatum. Horse Gentian. 2-4 ft. June. Brownish purple. A 
coarse, hairy perennial. Shrub borders. 10c. ea., 75c. for 10. 
UNIFOLIUM canadense. Two-Leaved Solomon’s Seal. 2-7 in. Small white flowers 
on recurved stems, growing usually in green moss or dead leaves. 15c. ea., £1.25 for 10. 
UVULARIA perfoliata. Perfoliate Bellwort. 6-20 in. Pale yellow. Early spring 
Flowers showy. 15c. ea., £1 for 10. 
sessilifolia. Sessile-Leaved Bellwort. 6-18 in. May. Yellow. 15c. ea., £1 for 10. 
VAGNERIA (Smilacina) racemosa. Wild Spikenard. 1-3 ft. Berries pale red, speckled 
purple. White flowers, showy racemes. 15c. ea., £1.25 for 10. 
VERATRUM viridc. Indian Poke. 2-8 ft. Yellowish-green plant with very large 
showy leaves appearing in early spring. Damp ground. 20c. ea., £1.25 for 10. 
VIOLA canadensis. Canada Violet. 3-14 * n * Flowers white and purplish. May to 
August. 15c. ea., £1.25 for 10. 
cucullata. Blue Violet. 6-12 in. Blue, sometimes variegated with white. A sturdy 
sort, blooming all summer. 10c. ea., 75c. for 10. 
cucullata nana. 3-6 in. Very small growth and small leaves. 20c. ea., £1.50 for 10. 
cucullata laciniata. 4-8 in. Finely cut narrow leaves. 20c. ea., £1.50 for 10. 
hastata. Yellow Violet. 5-12 in. Small, rare, blooms early. 15c. ea., £1 for 10. 
palmata. Early Blue Violet. 6-12 in. Purple or blue. 15c. ea., £1.25 for 10. 
pcclata. Bird’s-Foot Violet. 3-6 in. Showy, light blue flowers. 15c. ea., £1.25 for 10. 
pedata, var. bicolor. 3-6 in. Very handsome variety. Two upper petals deep violet, 
velvety. Rare. 25c. ea., £2.25 for 10. 
rotundifolia. Round-Leaved Violet. 2-4 in. Flowers yellow striped with purple. 
\ ery large prostrate leaves in earliest spring. 15c. ea., £1 for 10. 
sagittata. Arrow-Leaved Violet. 2-9 in. Deep Blue. May and June. Does well 
in dry places. 10c. ea., 75c. for 10. 
YUCCA glnuca (anf'ustifolia). Bear-Grass. 2-4 ft. Very narrow stiff leaves. May 
and June. White. Clumps, 30c. ea., £2 for 10. 
filamcntosa. Adam’s Needle. 2-10 ft. Showy plant for massing. White. Flowers 
in July. Very large panicles. Clumps, 25c. ea., £1.50 for 10. 
filamcntosa, var. rccurvifolia. 2-6 ft. Weak leaves. Clumps, 25c. ea., £1.50 for 10. 
XEROPHYLLUM asphodeloides. Turkey-Beard. 2><-S ft. Long grass like leaves 
from which rises a tall spike of white flowers. 25c. ea., £1 for 10. 
ZIGADENUS lcimanthoides. 2-4 ft. White head of flowers in June and July Very 
showy. 25c. ea., £2 for 10. J 
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