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E. C. ROBBINS, ASHFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 
HARDY NATIVE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, continued 
BAPTISIA tinctoria. Yellow Wild-Indigo. Height 2 to 3 feet. 10 
Abundant yellow flowers in June. Showy. X strong. ^2 40 
CAMPANULA divaricata. North Carolina Harebell. Height 
I to 2 feet. Pale blue, bell-shaped flowers in July. 
Good for rockery. Strong. i 40 
CAREX fraseri. Fraser Sedge. Height 9 to 18 inches. Rare, 
broad-leaved evergreen. White flowers in spikes, in 
March. Best suited for shade. Strong. 2 00 
CAULOPHYLLUM thalictroides. Blue Cohosh. Height 2 to 
3 feet. Yellowish green flowers in April. Fruit blue 
and showy. Strong. i 10 
CHAM.ffiLIRIUM luteum. Fairy wand. Height i to 2 feet. 
Spike of small flowers in June. Showy. X strong .. i 45 
CIMICIFUGA americana. American Bugbane. Height 3 to 
6 feet. Snowy white flowers in August. Leaves 
divided. Strong. i 50 
racemosa. Cohosh Bugbane. Height 4 to 8 feet. Flowers 
white. Decompound leaves. X heavy. i 20 
CLINTONIA borealis. Bluebead. Height 6 to 12 inches. 
Greenish yellow flowers in June. Strong. i 20 
umbellulata. Speckled Clintonia. Height 9 to 15 inches. 
Fragrant white flowers in June. Strong. i 20 
COLLINSONIA canadensis. Citronella Horse-Balm. Height 
I to 3 feet. Leaves opposite, large-toothed, ovate, 
pointed. Flowers lemon-scented, clustered. Suc¬ 
ceeds best in damp, rich woods. Strong. i 35 
COREOPSIS lanceolata. Lance Coreopsis. Height 2 to 4 feet. 
Free bloomer. Yellow flowers in July. Strong. i 20 
DIPHYLLEIA cymosa. Umbrellaleaf. Height i to 3 feet. 
Large lobed leaves. White flowers in May. Purple 
showy fruit in bunches. Prefers moist locations. 
X strong. I 20 
DISPORUM lanuginosum. Fairy Bells. Height i to 3 feet. 
Greenish flowers in May. Fruit red. Strong. i 40 
DODECATHEON meadia. Common Shooting-Star. Very 
showy pink and purple flowers. Strong. i 80 
EPILOBIUM angustifolium. Blooming Sally. Tall plant 
with spire-like clusters of purple flowers. Strong.... i 45 
EUPATORIUM purpureum. Joe-Pye-Weed. Height 4 to 
8 feet. Purple flowers in large panicles in June. 
X strong. I 40 
urticaefolium. American Ageratum. Flowers white, in 
clusters. Strong plants. i 80 
EUPHORBIA corollata. Flowering Spurge. Height i to 4 feet. 
White flowers in August. Strong. i 40 
GENTIANA andrewsi. closed Gentian. Height 10 to 18 
inches. Foliage green. Blue closed flowers in 
September. Strong. i 20 
GERANIUM maculatum. Wild Geranium. Large, showy 
perennial with cut leaves. Light blue flowers in April 
and May. Strong. i 40 
GILLENIA trifoliata. Bowman’s Root. Height 2 to 4 feet. 
Handsome cut foliage. Pure white or rose-tinted 
flowers in June. Splendid for massing among 
shrubbery. X strong. i 20 
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