Native American Ferns and Wild Flowers 
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Epigaea repens ( Mayflower, or Trailing Arbutus). See page 14 
HARDY NATIVE WILD FLOWERS and GROUND-COVER PLANTS, continued 
EUPHORBIA corollata. Flowering Spurge. 2 ft. White. 3 10 100 
July-September. Rich sandy soil. Very attractive. Open 
sun.$0 60 
FILIPENDULA rubra. Queen of the Prairie. Pink Spirea. 3 to 
6 ft. Peach-pink. June, July. Open sun in common gar¬ 
den soil. 
GALAX aphylla. Galax. 1 ft. This plant prefers acid shade 
and has a 6-inch spike of white flowers in June. Ever¬ 
green leaves. 
GAULTHERIA procumbens. Wintergreen. 2 to 6 in. An 
evergreen ground-cover with aromatic leaves. Bright red 
berries all winter. It grows in sun or partial shade and 
requires an acid soil. 
GENTIANA andrewsi. Closed Gentian. 1 to 1^ ft. The 
purple-blue flowers come in September. Easily grown in 
moist sun or shade. 
linearis. Narrowleaf Gentian. 13^ ft. A porcelain-blue 
Blind Gentian that blossoms in August. 
GERANIUM maculatum. Wild Geranium. 1 ft. A native of 
the woods and fields. Rose-purple blossoms in May and 
June. 
robertianum. Herb Robert. 1 ft. Native of the rocky 
woods with a more intense pink blossom. 
GEUM rivale. Purple or Water Avens. 9 to 12 in. Purple. May- 
July. Open sun in damp locations. A very interesting 
plant because of its peculiar markings and blossoms. 
HELENIUM autumnale. Sneezeweed. 3 to 5 ft. August- 
October. Large clusters of brown orange, and yellow 
flowers with brown discs. Requires moisture and open 
sun. Exceptionally good for autumn gardens. 
HELIANTHUS giganteus. Tall Sunflower. 4 to 6 ft. Yellow. 
September, October. Full sun. Very good for a tall 
autumnal border. 
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