HARDY PLANTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 
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HARDY NATIVE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, continued 
LOBELIA cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. Height 3 to 5 feet. 10 100 
Showy scarlet flowers in August. Strong. $1 50 $10 00 
syphilitica. Large Blue Lobelia. Height 1 to 3 feet. Large 
blue flower in late August. Strong. 1 50 10 00 
MITELLA diphylla. Bishops-Cap. Stems 6 to 12 inches high, 
hairy. Leaves heart-shaped, lobed and toothed. 
Flowers white. Extra-strong plants. 
PANAX quinquefolium. American Ginseng. Root large, 
spindle-shaped, often forked. Stem 9 to 18 inches 
high. Leaves 3 in whorl, divided into leaflets. Flow¬ 
ers greenish white. Fruit bright red berry. 
XX largest. 
Strong first-size plants. 
Second-size plants. 
PHLOX divaricata. Blue Phlox. Height 10 inches. Bears a 
profusion of large, fragrant, lavender flowers in May. 
Strong. 
PODOPHYLLUM peltatum. Common May Apple. Height 
1 to 1^ feet. Large, light green leaves. White 
flowers in May. Prefers shade. Strong. 
POLYGALA senega. Seneca Snakeroot. Height 8 to 12 inches. 
Leaves 1 to 2 inches long. Flowers white or greenish. 
Naturally adapted to rocky locations. 
Strong. 
POLYGONATUM biflorum. Dwarf Solomon’s Seal. 12 to 18 
inches. Shade or sun. Flowers greenish white under¬ 
neath curved stems. Strong. 
commutatum. Great Solomon’s Seal. Height 3 to 6 feet. 
Drooping greenish white flowers in June. 
X strong. 
POTENTILLA tridentata. Wineleaf Cinquefoil. Creeper 
plant with tiny, starry white flowers. Strong. 
SANGUINARIA canadensis. Bloodroot. Height 5 to 8 inches. 
One of our best perennials. Large white flowers in 
early spring. Strong. 
SAPONARIA officinalis. Bouncing Bet. Stout grower 1 to 
2 feet in height. Leaves oval, opposite. Rosy tinged 
flowers in midsummer. Easy of cultivation and a 
choice perennial. 
Strong. 
SAXIFRAGA michauxi. Michaux Saxifrage. Height 6 to 18 ' 
inches. Deciduous. Flowers white, numerous and 
starlike. Strong. 3 25 25 00 
SILENE stellata. Starry Campion. Height 2 to 4 feet. White 
flowers in showy panicles in July. 
Strong. 1 40 9 00 
SMILACINA racemosa. False Solomon’s Seal. Height 2 to 
3 feet. White flowers in June. Red speckled berries 
in August. Strong. 1 20 7 00 
SOLIDAGO canadensis. Canada Goldenrod. Tall species 
growing in open places. Numerous small flowers in 
flat heads. One of the finest and most showy of all 
our garden friends. Strong. 1 20 7 00 
odora. Fragrant Goldenrod. Height 2 to 4 feet. Yellow 
flowers in August and early September. Strong.... 1 50 10 00 
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SPECIAL OFFER. 100 Assorted Perennials, furnishing a succession 
-- of flowers from early spring to fall, for only 
Selected for shady or sunny location as desired 
1,000 
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