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Aruncus Sylvester. See page 26 
Coreopsis lanceolata. See page 27 
HARDY NATIVE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, continued 
EUPHORBIA corollata. Flowering Spurge. Height i to 4 feet. 
White flowers in August. Strong. 
GENTIANA andrewsi. Closed Gentian. Height 10 to 18 
inches. Foliage green. Blue closed flowers in 
September. Strong. 
GERANIUM maculatum. Wild Geranium. Large, showy 
perennial with cut leaves. Light blue flowers in April 
and May. Strong... 
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GEUM montanum. Mountain Avens. An erect, single- 
flowered perennial, one foot high. Leaves large, 
geranium-like. Flowers golden yellow. Splendid 
rock-garden subject. Extra strong. 4 00 
GILLENIA trifoliata. Bowman’s Root. Height 2 to 4 feet. 
Handsome cut foliage. Pure white or rose-tinted 
flowers in June. Splendid for massing among 
shrubbery. X strong. 
HELENIUM autumnale. Common Sneezeweed. Height 3 to 
5 feet. Handsome yellow flowers in August. 
Strong clumps. 
HEPATICA acutiloba. Sharp-lobed Hepatica. Height 5 to 
10 inches. White and purple flowers in March and 
April. X strong clumps. 
triloba. Round-lobed Hepatica. Flowers vary in color 
from lovely blue to pink or white. Among the earliest 
flowers to appear in the spring. Strong. 
HEUCHERA americana. American Alum-root. Height i to 
2 feet. Large-lobed leaves beautifully mottled bronze 
in early winter. Flowers greenish white in June. 
Splendid rock-garden subject. X strong. 
villosa. Hairy Alum-root. Height 12 to 18 inches. Good 
for rockery. White flowers in August. X strong.... 
HOUSTONIA purpurea. Mountain Houstonia. Height 6 to 
18 inches. Purple flowers in July. Strong. 
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