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Isaac Langley Williams • Exeter, New Hampshire 
Arisaema triphyllum {Jack-in-the-Pulpit) 
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Lobelia cardinalis {Cardinal Flower) 
HARDY NATIVE WILD FLOWERS and GROUND-COVER PLANTS, continued 
LITHOSPERMUM canescens. Hoary Puccoon. 6 to 18 in. 3 10 100 
Yellow flowers in clusters in May and June. Sun.$0 60 SI 50 $12 00 
LOBELIA cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. Bright scarlet flowers 
in 6-inch spikes on 2 to 3-foot stalks in brooks and ponds 
60 
1 50 
12 
00 
syphilitica. Large Blue Lobelia. 1 to 3 ft. Similar to the 
Cardinal Flower except that the flowers are blue. 
60 
1 50 
12 
00 
LYCHNIS flos-cuculi. Ragged Robin. 1 to 2 ft. Blue, Pink, 
or White. Open sun. Moisture. May, June. 
60 
1 50 
12 
00 
LYSIMACHIA nummularia. Moneywort. A very vigorous 
ground-cover. Yellow flowers. June. 
60 
1 50 
12 
00 
quadrifolia. Whorled Loosestrife. Open sun or partial 
shade. Yellow flowers in light racemes on 2-foot stems. 
Moist soil in June and July. 
60 
1 50 
12 
00 
terrestris. Swampcandle. 2 ft. Spikes of good yellow in 
sunny bogs and marshes. July, August. 
60 
1 50 
12 
00 
LYTHRUM salicaria. Purple Loosestrife. Spikes of purple 
flowers on 2 to 4-foot stems in July and August, in our 
bogs and along streams. 
60 
1 50 
12 
00 
MAIANTHEMUM canadense. False Lily-of-the-Valley. 
Spikes of white flowers on 4-inch stems, followed by red 
berries. A good ground-cover for dry woods. May. 
60 
1 50 
12 
00 
MEDEOLA virginica. Cucumber-root. Curious whorled leaves 
on 1 to 2-foot stems. Greenish yellow flowers followed by 
blue fruits. 
60 
1 50 
12 
00 
