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, 
moist soil. July-September.< 
spicata. Spearmint. 1 to 2 ft. All of us know the aromatic 
flavor of the leaves of this plant. For planting in moist 
ground. July-September. 
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. 1ft. 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 amoena. 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. . . . 
divaricata alba. Rare white variety of Divaricata. 
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. 1 ft. 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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