Native American Ferns and Wild Flowers 
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HARDY NATIVE WILD FLOWERS and GROUND-COVER PLANTS, continued 
EUPATORIUM ccelestinum. Mistflower. 2 ft. Blue. Open 3 12 100 
woods. August.$0 75 $2 50 $15 00 
perfoliatum. Boneset. 2 to 3 ft. White. Bogs. 60 2 00 12 00 
purpureum. Joe-pye-weed. 4 to 6 ft. Rosy purple. Bogs.. 60 2 00 12 00 
urticaefolium. Snow Thoroughwort. 2 to 3 ft. Broad 
flower-heads of pure white in August and September in 
open, moist woods... 60 2 00 12 00 
EUPHORBIA corollata. Flowering Spurge. 2 ft. White. 
July-September. Rich sandy soil. Very attractive. Open 
sun..... 75 2 50 15 00 
FILIPENDULA rubra. Queen of the Prairie. Pink Spirea. 3 to 
6 ft. Peach-pink. June, July. Open sun in common gar¬ 
den soil. 75 2 50 15 00 
GALAX aphylla. Galax. 1 ft. This plant prefers acid shade 
and has a 6-inch spike of white flowers in June. Ever¬ 
green leaves. 75 2 50 15 00 
GAULTHERIA procumbens. Wintergreen. 2 to 6 in. An 
evergreen ground-cover with aromatic leaves. Bright red 
berries all winter. It grows in sun or partial shade and 
requires an acid soil. 60 2 00 12 00 
GENTIANA andrewsi. Closed Gentian. 1 to 13d> ft. The 
purple-blue flowers come in September. Easily grown in 
moist sun or shade. 60 2 00 12 00 
linearis. Narrowleaf Gentian. 13^ ft. A porcelain-blue 
Blind Gentian that blossoms in August. 60 2 00 12 00 
GERANIUM maculatum. Wild Geranium. 1 ft. A native of 
the woods and fields. Rose-purple blossoms in May and 
June. 60 2 00 12 00 
robertianum. Herb Robert. 1 ft. Native of the rocky 
woods, with a more intense pink blossom. 60 2 00 12 00 
GEUM rivale. Purple or Water Avens. 9 to 12 in. Purple. May- 
July. Open sun in damp locations. A very interesting 
plant because of its peculiar markings and blossoms. 60 2 00 12 00 
HELENIUM autumnale. Sneezeweed. 3 to 5 ft. August- 
October. Large clusters of brown, orange, and yellow 
flowers with brown discs. Requires moisture and open 
sun. Exceptionally good for autumn gardens. 75 2 50 15 00 
HELIANTHUS giganteus. Tall Sunflower. 4 to 6 ft. Yellow. 
September, October. Full sun. Good for autumn border. . 60 2 00 12 00 
HEPATICA acutiloba. Sharplobe Hepatica. 8 in. White to 
purple blossoms in April Evergreen. Requires some shade. 75 2 50 15 00 
triloba. Roundlobe Hepatica. 8 in. An acid-soil Hepatica 
with white to blue flowers. 75 2 50 15 00 
Hepatica triloba (Roundlobe Hepatica) 
