DICTAMNUS fraxinella (Gas Plant). Rose pink flowers, dark green foliage, 
2-3 ft., June. 
fraxinella alba (White Gas Plant). White flowered form of above. 
DIGITALIS ambigua or grandiflora (Hardy Foxglove). Spikes of yellow 
flowers, 2-3 ft., June-July. 
purpurea (Foxglove). Rosy purple flowers, 2-3 ft., June-July, 
p. alba. White flowered form of above, 
p. rosea. Pink flowered form of above. 
*DODECATHEON meadia (Shooting Star). Cyclamen-like blossoms, white 
to rose, 8-10 in., May-June. 
DOR0NICUM caucasicum (Leopardbane). Large, bright yellow daisy¬ 
like flowers, 18-24 in., May-June, 35c. each, $3.00 per 10. 
*DRABA re pens (Whitlow Grass). Low spreading plants with bright yellow 
flowers, 2-3 in., April. 
ECHINACEA purpurea. See Rudbeckia purpurea, page 50. 
ECHINOPS ritro (Globe Thistle). Thistle-like plants with globular heads 
of steel blue flowers, 3-4 ft., July-Aug. 
*EPIGAEA repens (Trailing Arbutus). Prostrate leathery foliage, waxy 
pink flowers, likes acid soil and shade. 40c. each, $3.50 per 10. 
*EPIMEDIUM micranthum (Longspur Epimedium). Red and violet 
flowers, well suited for shady places, 40c. each, $3.00 per 10. 
micranthum yellow. Yellow flowered form of above, 40c. each, $3.50 
per 10. 
micranthum white. White flowered form of above, 40c. each, $3.50 
per 10. 
*ERIGERON caucasicus (Fleabane). Dwarf plants, large violet flowers, 
summer flowering. 
*ERODIUM chamaedryoides roseum. Mats of dainty foliage with little 
rosy flowers, blooms all season, likes semi-shade. 50c. each. 
ERYNGIUM amethystinum (Seaholly). Flowers, foliage, and stems of 
deep amethyst blue, 2 ft., June-Sept. 
*ERYSIMUM rupestre aurantiacum. Mats of bright green foliage, 
orange blossoms, 6-8 in., July-Aug. 
EUPATORIUM coelestinum (Hardy Ageratum). Light purple flowers, 
2 ft., August to frost. 
Hardy Ferns 
*ADIANTUM pedatum (American Maidenhair Fern). 15 in. 
ASPLENIUM felixfemina (Lady Fern). For sun or shade, 3 ft. 
DENNSTEDTIA punctiloba (Hay-scented Fern). 2-3 ft. 
DRYOPTERIS goldiana (Goldie Fern). 4 ft. 
noveboracensis (New York Shield Fern). 15 in. 
spinulosa (Shield Fern). 15 in. 
OSMUNDA regalis (Royal Fern). Grows in damp, marshy places, 2-3 ft. 
*POLYPODIUM vulgare (Common Polypody). 6 in., evergreen. 
POLYSTICHUM acrosticoides (Christmas Fern). 12—18 in., evergreen. 
PTERETIS nodulosa (Ostrich Fern). 
*WOODSIA ilvensis (Rusty Woodsia). Good for dry places in rock gardens, 
5-6 in. 
*obtusa (Common Woodsia). Easy to grow, hoary foliage, 1 ft. 
FESTUCA glauca (Blue Fescue). Dwarf tufts of bluish green grassy foliage, 
1 ft. 
FILIPENDULA hexapetala (Spiraea filipendula). Pink buds and white 
flowers in graceful sprays, 2 ft., June and July. 
*h. flore pleno. Double white flowers, 12 in., 30c. 
FUNKIA. See Hosta, page 42. 
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