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E. C. ROBBINS, ASHFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 
Hardy Native Herbaceous Perennials 
This list contains a variety of Herbaceous Plants furnishing a succession of bloom 
from early spring to late autumn, all having been tried out with success in cultivation. 
The height indicates the approximate height of each plant as found in wild state. The 
time of blooming naturally depends on locality. 
ACONITUM uncinatum. Clambering Monkshood. Height 
3 to 6 feet. Blue, hood-shaped flowers. Strong .... $2 
ACT.®A alba. White Baneberry. Height to 3 feet. Flower- 
stalk red. White flowers and berries. Strong. i 
rubra. Red Baneberry. Height i to 3 feet. White flowers 
in May. Red berries. Strong. 2 
AQUILEGIA canadensis. American Columbine. Height i to 
2 feet. Showy, cut leaves. Reddish flowers with 
scarlet-yellow inside in May and June. Splendid for 
rock-garden. Strong. i 
ARABIA racemosa. American Spikenard. Height 2 to 5 feet. 
Smooth stem; large compound leaves. White panicled 
flowers in July. Strong. i 
ARUNCUS Sylvester. Goat’s Beard. Height 4 to 6 feet. Cut 
leaves and white flowers in May and June. X strong, i 
ASARUM canadense. Canada Wild Ginger. Kidney-shaped 
leaves. Grows 2 to 4 inches high with single purplish 
flower close to the ground. Succeeds best in shady 
locations. Strong. i 
shuttle worth!. Mottled Wild Ginger. Evergreen. Leaves 
large, round, heart-shaped. X strong. i 
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. Height i to 2 feet. 
Very showy orange or red flowers. X strong. i 
Second size. 
ASTILBE bitemata. False Goatsbeard. Naturally 3 to 
5 feet in height. Large, compound leaves. Yellowish 
white flowers. Very ornamental. Succeeds best in 
shady locations. X strong. i 
BAPTISIA tinctoria. Yellow Wild-Indigo. Height 2 to 3 feet. 
Abundant yellow flowers in June. Showy. X strong. 2 
CAMPANULA divaricata. North Carolina Harebell. Height 
I to 2 feet. Pale blue, bell-shaped flowers in July. 
Good for rockery. Strong. i 
CAREX fraseri. Fraser Sedge. Height 9 to 18 inches. Rare, 
broad-leaved evergreen. White flowers in spikes, in 
March. Best suited for shade. Strong. 2 
CAULOPHYLLUM thalictroides. Blue Cohosh. Height 2 to 
3 feet. Yellowish green flowers in April. Fruit blue 
and showy. Strong. i 
CHAM®LIRIUM luteum. Fairy wand. Height i to 2 feet. 
Spike of small flowers in June. Showy. X strong .. i 
CIMICIFUGA americana. American Bugbane. Height 3 to 
6 feet. Snowy white flowers in August. Leaves 
divided. Strong. i 
racemosa. Cohosh Bugbane. Height 4 to 8 feet. Flowers 
white. Decompound leaves. X heavy. i 
CLINTONIA borealis. Bluebead. Height 6 to 12 inches. 
Greenish yellow flowers in June. Strong. i 
umbellulata. Speckled Clintonia. Height 9 to 15 inches. 
Fragrant white flowers in June. Strong. i 
COLLINSONIA canadensis. Citronella Horse-Balm. Height 
I to 3 feet. Leaves opposite, large-toothed, ovate, 
pointed. Flowers lemon-scented, clustered. Suc¬ 
ceeds best in damp, rich woods. Strong. i 
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