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Isaac Langley Williams • Exeter, New Hampshire 
Shortia galacifolia. See page 21 
HARDY NATIVE WILD FLOWERS and GROUND-COVER PLANTS, continued 
PODOPHYLLUM peltatum. May Apple. White flowers in 3 12 100 
May on 1-foot stems in the open woods.$0 60 $1 75 $12 00 
POLEMONIUM reptans. Greek Valerian. Blue. Shade. 
Good blue for the shady rock-garden or perennial border. 
April, May. 60 2 00 15 00 
POLYGALA paucifolia. Fringed Poly gala. Dainty rose-purple 
flower on a 4-inch stem in May. Prefers dry shade. 75 2 50 15 00 
POLYGONATUM biflorum. Solomonseal. White bells in 
May along the underside of an arching 1 to 13^-foot spray 
of leaves, followed by blue berries all summer, in open 
woods. 60 1 75 12 00 
commutatum. Giant Solomonseal. Grows 3 to 4 feet tall 
in moist, open fields. May . 60 2 00 15 00 
POTENTILLA tridentata. Wineleaf Cinquefoil. A wonderful 
ground-cover for open rocks and gravelly soil. Small, 
waxy leaves that turn wine-colored in the fall. Rock- 
garden plant. June. 60 2 00 15 00 
PRUNELLA vulgaris. Common Self heal or Dragonhead. 6 to 
12 in. Blue. Sun or shade. Moist or dry locations. At¬ 
tractive in large masses. May-October. 50 1 20 8 00 
PYROLA americana. Roundleaf Pyrola. Leathery, light 
green leaves, with fragrant, waxy white flowers on an 
8 -inch stem in July. Shade. 60 1 75 12 00 
elliptica. Shinleaf. Similar to Pyrola americana but the 
leaves are not evergreen. July. 60 1 75 12 00 
RANUNCULUS bulbosus. Bulbous Buttercup. Grows in 
compact chimps with large yellow flowers on 1-foot stems 
in June and July. 50 1 50 10 00 
RUDBECKIA hirta. Black-eyed-susan. 2 ft. Orange-yellow 
with purple-brown centers. A biennial. July. 60 1 75 12 00 
SALVIA azurea. Azure Salvia. 2 to 5 ft. Azure-blue. Open 
sun. Excellent color. Good cut-flower. July-September . 75 2 50 15 00 
