Nursery Grown Wild Flowers 
Fringed Gentian 
Wild Ginger 
American White Helbore 
GenHan, Fringed 
Seldom attains more than 3 feet in height. Flower 
light, heavenly blue, fringed petals, appears Sep¬ 
tember and October. Difficult to transplant. Na¬ 
tive of wet meadows, bog edges, and open woods 
from Canada to Georgia. 
Geranium Wild; Wild or Spotted Crane's-Bill 
The Wild Geranium, with its deeply indented leaf 
and its lavender, pinkish bloom, always seems to 
inject just a little gayer note of springtime into 
the inti mate, shady garden. Native of rich wood¬ 
lands from Maine to Georgia. 
Ginger, Wild or Indian 
Excellent ground cover for rocky, shady bank or 
rocky stream bank beneath woodland shade. In¬ 
conspicuous, dark red flowers appear May and 
April. Native of rich wood soil from Canada to 
North Carolina. 
Goldthread 
Dainty white blossoms, decorative glossy leaves. 
Most attractive for the proper location. Native 
of the woody bogs, Canada to Virginia. 
Grape, Chicken 
Rapid growing vine, splendid foliage, small, tart 
fruit. Native in the rich wood soil of eastern 
United States. 
Willi Geranium 
Goldthread 
Grape, Fox 
Rapid growing vine. Large, rich fruit unsur¬ 
passed for wines and jellies. Native in fertile woods 
of eastern United States. 
Hellebore, American White; Indian Poke 
Inspiring plant from 2 to 8 feet in height. Rich 
green, heavily ribbed leaves, inconspicuous, green¬ 
ish-yellow flowers appearing May and June. Na¬ 
tive of wooded swamps from Canada to Georgia. 
Subject to a rust, which, unless controlled, will ruin 
the appearance of this handsome plant. 
Chicken Grape 
Hepatica 
Leaves, 2 to 2’/2 inches from the ground, last 
well through the season and often most of the 
winter. Delicate, blue or pinkish-blue blooms ap¬ 
pear above the leaves in March and April. Native 
of the deep woods from Canada to Florida. 
Herb Robert 
Small, bright purplish-red flowers, dainty, grace¬ 
ful foliage. Blooms appear in late spring or early 
summer. Is native of the moist rocky woodlands, 
Canada to Pennsylvania, westward to Missouri. 
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Herb Robert 
Hepatica 
