HARDY PLANTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 
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HARDY NATIVE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, continued 
UNIT PRICE IN QUANTITIES 
GERANIUM MACULATUM. Wild Geranium. Large 
EACH 
lO 
lOO 
1,000 
showy perennial with cut leaves. Light blue 
flowers in April and May. Strnncr 
$ .16 
$ .11 
$ .09 
$ .07 
GILLENIA TRIEOLIATA. 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 stronv 
.14 
.10 
.08 
.06 
HEPATICA ACUTILOBA. Shnm-Inhpd Hpnntim 
Height 5 to 1 0 inches. White and purple flowers 
in March and April. X strong clumps_ 
.16 
.11 
.09 
.08 
HEPATICA TRILOBA. Round-lobed Hepatica. Flowers 
vary in color from lovely blue to pink or white. 
Among the earliest flowers to appear in the 
spring. Strong 
.18 
.12 
.10 
.09 
HEUCHERA AMERICANA. American Alum-root. 
Height 1 tb 2 feet. Large-lobed leaves beautifully 
mottled bronze in early winter. Flowers greenish 
white in June. Splendid rock-garden subject. 
X strong 
.18 
.12 
.09 
.08 
HEUCHERA VILLOSA. Hairy Alum-root. Height 1 2 
to 18 inches. Good for rockery. White flowers 
in August. X strong 
.15 
.10 
.08 
.07 
HOUSTONIA PURPUREA. Mountain Houstonia. 
Height 6 to 18 inches. Purple flowers in July. 
Strong 
.14 
.10 
.07 
.06 
HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS. Goldenseal. Height 10 
to 20 inches. A medicinal herb of great value. 
First-size plants 
.15 
.11 
.09 
.08 
Second-size plants 
.10 
.07 
.06 
.05 
LIATRIS PYCNOSTACHYA. Cattail Gayfeather. X 
strong 
.20 
.14 
.12 
LIATRIS SCARIOSA. Large Button - Gayfeather. 
Strong 
.16 
.10 
.09 
LIATRIS SPICATA. Spike Gayfeather. Height 3 to 
5 feet. Spikes of purple flowers in August. 
Strong 
.15 
.11 
.08 
.06 
LOBELIA CARDINALIS. Cardinal Flower. Height 3 
to 5 feet. Showy scarlet flowers in August. 
Strong 
.18 
.12 
.11 
.10 
LOBELIA SYPHILITICA. Large Blue Lobelia. Height 
1 to 3 feet. Large blue flower In late August. 
Strong 
.18 
.12 
.11 
.10 
MITELLA DIPHYLLA. Bishops-Cap. Stems 6 to 12 
inches high, hairy. Leaves heart-shaped, lobed 
and toothed. Flowers white. Extra-strong plants 
.15 
.11 
.09 
.08 
PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM. American Ginseng. Root 
large, spindle-shaped, often forked. Stem 9 to 
18 inches high. Leaves 3 in whorl, divided into 
leaflets. Flowers greenish white. Fruit bright 
red berry. 
XX largest_ 
.45 
.36 
.30 
Strong first-size plants 
.30 
.20 
.16 
.14 
Second-size plants- 
.15 
.11 
.08 
.07 
Third-size plants- 
.10 
.06 
.04 
.03 
