FERNDALE NURSERY—ASKOV, MINNESOTA, 1940 
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Popular Plant Names 
Perennials are listed in alphabetical order under their botanical names. 
This method is used to avoid mistakes and confusion because many plants 
are known under different popular names in different. localities. 
If the botanical name of a plant is not known, refer to the list under 
"Popular Plant Names.” Here you will find the popular name followed by 
the botanical name. If you do not find the name of the plant in either list, 
then write us a card or letter with such information as you may have and 
we shall be glad to identify the plants 
Adams Needle, Yucca. 
Adders-tongue, Erythronium. 
Ageratum, Hardy Eupatorium. 
Alpine Grass, Festuce. 
Alpine Poppy, Papaver. 
Alpine Wallflower, Cherianthus. 
Alumroot, Heuchera. 
Arbutus, Epigea. 
Aromatic Wintergreen, Gaultheria. 
Avens, Geum. 
Baby’s Breath, Gypsophylla. 
Balloon Flower, Platycodon. 
Baneberry, Actea. 
Bearberry, Arctostaphylos. 
Beards-tongue, Penstemmon. 
Beebalm, Monarda. 
Bellflower, Campanula. 
Bishops Cap, Mitella. 
Bitteroot, Lewisia. 
Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia. 
Blanket Flower, Gaillardia. 
Blazing Star, Liatris. 
Bleeding Heart, Diecentra. 
Bloodroot, Sanguinaria. 
Bluebells, Mertensia. 
Bluebells of Scotland, Campanula 
rotundifolia. 
Bluets, Houstonia. 
Flue-eyed Grass, Sissyrinchium. 
Bottle Gentian, Gentian andrewsie. 
Bugbane, Cimicifug'a. 
Bugle, Ajuga. 
Bugloss, Anchusa. 
Buttercup, Ranunculus. 
Camomile, Anthemis. 
Candytuft, Iberis. 
Cardinal Flower, Lobelia. 
Catchfly, Silene. 
Catmint, Nepata. 
Checkerberry, Gaultheria. 
Chinese Lantern Plant, Physalis. 
Cohosh, Cimicifuga. 
if possible. 
Coat Flower, Tunica. 
Cone Flower, Rudbeckia. 
Coral Bells, Heuchera. 
Coral Lily, Lilium Tenuifolium. 
Corn Flower, Centaurea. 
Cowslip, Mertensia. 
Cranesbill, Geranium. 
Creeping Jenny, Lycimachia. 
Creeping Phlox, Phlox Subulafa. 
Creeping Thyme, Thymus. 
Crested Iris, Iris Cristata. 
Daylily, Hemerocalis. 
Dogtooth Violet, Erythronium. 
Dragonhead, False Physostegia. 
Dragon Root, Arisaema. 
Dropmore, Anchusa. 
Dropwort, Filapendula. 
Dutchman’s Breeches, Dicentra. 
Edelweiss, Leontopodium. 
English Primrose, Primula. 
Evening Primrose, Oenothera. 
False Dragonhead, Physostegia. 
False Indigo, Baptesia. 
False Solomon Seal, Smilacena. 
Flax, Linum. 
Foam Flower, Tiarella. 
Forget-me-not, Myosotis. 
Foxglove, Digitalis. 
Fringed Bleeding Heart, Dielytra. 
Gayfeather, Liatris. 
Giant Daisy, Pyre thrum. 
Globe Flower, Trolleus. 
Globe Thistle, Echinops. 
Gloxinia, Incarvillea. 
Goldenglow, Rudbeckia. 
Goldentuft, Allium. 
Great Blue Lobelia, Lobelia Syphilit¬ 
ica. 
Green Dragon, Arisaema. 
Ground Ivy, Nepata. 
Hardy Candytuft, Iberis. 
Hardy Gloxinia, Incarvillea. 
