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FERNDALE NURSERY—ASKOV, MINNESOTA, 1938 
Popular Plant Names 
Perennials are listed in alphabetical order under their botanical names. 
This method is used to avoid mistakes and confusion because many plants 
are known under different popular names in different localities. 
If the botanical name of a plant is not known, refer to the list under 
“Popular Plant Names.” Here you will find the popular name followed by 
the botanical name. If you do not find the name of the plant in either list, 
then write us a card or letter with such information as you may have and 
we shall be glad to identify the plants if possible. 
Adams Needle, Yucca. 
Ageratum, hardy, Eupatorium. 
Alaska Daisy, Chrysanthemum. 
Alpine Betony, Stachys Alpina. 
Alpine Fescue, Festuca. 
Alpine Poppy, Papaver. 
Alpine Wallflower, Cherianthus. 
Alumroot, Heuchera. 
Arbutus, trailing, Epigea. 
Avens, Geum. 
Baby’s Breath, Gypsophylla. 
Balloon Flower, Platycodon. 
Baneberry, Actea. 
Bearberry, Arctostaphylos. 
Beard Tongue, Penstemmon. 
Beebalm, Monarda. 
Bellflower, Campanula. 
Bishops Cap, Mitella. 
Bitterroot, Lewisia. 
Blanket Flower, Gaillardia. 
Blazing Star, Liatris. 
Black Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia. 
Bleeding Heart, Dielytra. 
Bloodroot, Sanguinaria. 
Blueflag, Iris. 
Blue Eyed Grass, Sissyrinchium. 
Blue Bells, Mertensia. 
Blue Bells of Scotland, Campanula. 
Bugle, Ajuga. 
Bugloss, Anchusa. 
Bugbane, Cimicifuga. 
Buttercup, Ranuncules. 
Candytuft, Iberis. 
Cardinal Flower, Lobelia. 
Catchfly, Silene. 
Catmint, Nepata. 
Checkerberry, Gaultheria. 
Chinese Lantern, Physalis. 
Coat Flower, Tunica. 
Cohosh, Bugbane, Cimicifuga. 
Columbine, Aquilegia. 
Cone Flower, Rudbeckia. 
Coral Bells, Heuchera. 
Cowslip, Mertensia. 
Creeping Jenny, Lycimachia. 
Crested Iris, Iris Cristata. 
Cranes Bill, Geranium. 
Crosswort, Crucianella. 
Day Lily, Hemoracalis. 
Daisy, English, Beilis. 
Dragonhead, false, Physostegia. 
Dropmore, Anchusa. 
Dropwort, Filapendula. 
Dutchman’s Breeches, Dicentra. 
Edelweiss, Leantopodium. 
Evening Primrose, Oenothera. 
Flax, hardy perennial, Linum. 
Fleabane, Inula. 
Foam Flower, Tiarella. 
Foxglove, Digitalis. 
Forget-me-not, Myosotis. 
Fringed Bleeding Heart, Dielytra. 
Giant Daisy, Pyrethrum. 
Globe Flower, Trolleus. 
Globe Thistle, Echinops. 
Gloxinia, hardy, Incarvillea. 
Golden Glow, Rudbeckia. 
Goldenrod, Solidago. 
Great Blue Lobelia, Lobelia Syphilit¬ 
ica. 
Ground Ivy, Nepata. 
Harebell, Campanula. 
Hen and Chicks, Sempervivum. 
Houseleek, Sempervivum. 
Indigo, false blue, Baptesia. 
Jacob’s Ladder, Polemonium. 
Jack-in-the-pulpit, Arisaema. 
Japanese Lantern, Physalis. 
Japanese Spurge, Pachysandra. 
Jerusalem Artichoke, Helianthus. 
Kansas Gay Feather, Liatris. 
Lady Slipper, Cypripedium. 
Larkspur, Delphenium. 
Leadwort, Plumbago. 
Lily of the Valley, Convallaria. 
Liverwort, Hepatica. 
Loosestrife, Lythrum. 
Lungwort, Pulmonaria. 
Maiden Pink, Dianthus. 
Maltese Cross, Lychnis. 
Mayflower, Epigea. 
Mayapple, Podophyllum. 
Marsh Marigold, Caltha Palustris. 
Meadowrue, Thalictrum. 
Meadow Sweet, Filapendula. 
Merrybell, Uvularia. 
Michaelmas Daisy, Aster. 
Millfoil, Achillea. 
Moccasin Flower, Cypripedium. 
Mother of Thyme, Thymus. 
