Native American Ferns and Wild Flowers 
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HARDY NATIVE WILD FLOWERS and GROUND-COVER PLANTS, continued 
MENTHA piperita. Brandy Mint. 1 to 3 ft. White. Full sun, 3 
moist soil. July-September.$0 
spicata. Spearmint. 1 to 2 ft. All of us know the aromatic 
flavor of the leaves of this plant. For planting in moist 
ground. 
MITCHELLA repens. Partridge Berry. One of the best 
ground-covers for a shady place with its evergreen leaves, 
pink and white blossoms in June, and its scarlet berries 
in the fall.. 
MITELLA diphylla. Bishopscap. The white flowers appear 
in May on 1-foot stems. For the shady rock-garden. 
MONARDA fistulosa. Wildbergamot. Lavender blossoms on 
2 to 4-foot stems in midsummer. 
MONESES uniflora. One-flowered Pyrola. A Pyrola with 
delightful, single, waxy white flowers on 4-inch stems in 
June. Shade. 
MYOSOTIS scorpioides. True Forget-me-not. 6 to 18 in. 
Blue with yellow eye. A very attractive ground-cover for 
moist or wet locations. Sun or shade. May-July. 
NEPETA cataria. Catnip. 2 ft. Naturalized from Europe .... 
hederacea. Ground-ivy. A ground-cover for the herb- 
garden in either sun or shade. Pale blue flowers. 
CENOTHERA speciosa. Showy Evening Primrose. 1 ft. White, 
Pink. Full sun. Very attractive. May-July. 
OXALIS acetosella. True Woodsorrel. 2 to 6 in. White or 
Pink. Veined deep pink. Moist shade. Excellent for 
a ground-cover in the woods or shady, moist rock-garden. 
May-July. 
violacea. Woodsorrel. The plant grows from 4 to 9 inches tall 
and has dainty pink blossoms. May, June. 
PARNASSIA caroliniana. Grass of Parnassus. White, waxy 
blossoms on 1-foot stems in August, in open bogs and 
moist places. 
PEDICULARIS canadensis. Early Woodbetony. A curious, 
dry-soil plant with gray-green leaves and brown and 
yellow flowers in June. 
PENTSTEMON grandiflorus. Shell-leaf Pentstemon. 2 to 4 ft. 
Lilac, lavender-blue. Open sun. An excellent variety. 
May, June. 
hirsutus. Hairy Beard-tongue. 1 to 3 ft. Purplish or violet. 
Partial shade. Good in the partly shaded border. May- 
July. 
PHLOX amcena. Amoena Phlox. Low-growing Phlox with 
pink blossoms. May, June. 
bifida. Cleft Phlox. 3 to 6 in. A low-growing Phlox from 
the sandy lands of the Middle West. Pale purple. Sun 
or shade. May, June. ....... . 
divaricata. Blue Phlox. Excellent for naturalizing in woods 
with its lavender-blue flowers on 1-foot stems in May. . . . 
glaberrima. Smooth Phlox. A prairie Phlox that grows 
1 to 3 feet high, with pink blossoms in July. 
ovata. Mountain Phlox. 1 ft. A native of the southern 
mountains. It has beautiful pink flowers in June in sun 
or shade. 
pilosa. Prairie Phlox. 1ft. Pink flowers in June. 
stolonifera. Creeping Phlox. One of the best ground- 
covers for the dry woods. Large violet flowers in early June 
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