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albert JOHNSON, ALTAMONT. N. C. 
HARDY VINES, CLIMBERS, AND CREEPERS, Con. 
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HOUSTONIA serpyllifolia. Creeping Bluets. 3 to 6 
inches. Light blue or white, blooming about all summer. 
Splendid for rock-gardens, potting, or border. 
X strong with earth ball . 1.50 
HEPATICA acutiloba. Sharp‘-lobed Hepatica. Height 5 to 
10 inches. White and purple flowers in March and 
April. X strong clumps . 1-00 
IRIS cristata. Crested Iris. Splendid ground-cover for 
shady or open locations. Leaves green, flowers blue. 
Extra strong clumps with earth ball . 1.50 
IRIS verna. Vernal Iris. Blue flowers. Leaves green 
grass-like. Splendid ground-cover. 
Extra strong clumps with earth ball . 1.50 
LONICERA japonica halliana. HalPs Honeysuckle. Very 
strong-growing vine. Fragrant white and yellow 
flowers in summer and autumn. Best for trellises 
and ground-cover. Extra strong size . 1.50 
LECHEA villosa. Lechea. Height 6 tc 12 inches. Flowers 
white to pinkish. Leaves small evergreen cover at 
ground. Extra strong size with earth ball .$1.00 
LYCOPODIUM complanatum. Ground Cedar. Height 2 
to 4 inches. Leaves cedar like, evergreen. 
Extra str.ing size with earth ball . 1.50 
LYCOPODIUM obscurum. Ground Pine. Height 3 to 6 
inches. Leaves evergreen. Much used in florist’s 
trade. X strong with earth ball . 1.50 
MITCHELL A repens. Partridge Berry. A splendid ever¬ 
green ground-cover best suited to shady places. Flowers 
white or purple tinged. Berries bright red in winter. 
Extra heavy clumps with earth ball . 1.50 
SHORTIA glacifolia. Oconee Bells. Esteemed rare 
evergreen ground-cover, best suited to shade. 
Extra heavy clumps with earth ball . 2.00 
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HARDY NATIVE FERNS 
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12.00 
For shady locations, no class of plants can equal the Fern. They 
are easily grown in ordinary soil and will often thrive where it is 
impossible to make flowering plants succeed. We handle large 
quantities of Ferns annually and recommend the following: 
ADIANTUM pedatum. American Maidenhair Fern. Decidu¬ 
ous. One of the most distinct and beautiful. 10 100 
Extra strong clumps .$1.00 $6.00 
ASPLENIUM platyneuron. , Ebony Spleenwort. Evergreen. 
Extra strong clumps . 1.50 10.00 
ATHYRIUM filixemina. Lady Fern. Large, deciduous Fern. 
Exceedingly showy. Extra strong . 1.50 8.00 
DICKSONIA punctilobula. Hay-scented Fern. A very 
handsome vigorous-growing, deciduous pecies. Recommended 
for shade or open locations. Widely distributed. 
Extra heavy clumps ... 1.00 7.00 
DRYOPTERIS marginalis. Leather W'oodfern. Robust, 
evergreen, showy species. X heavy . 1.00 7.00 
DRYOPTERIS spinulosa. Toothed Woodfern. Fancy 
evergreen, very showy. X strong clumps . 1.00 7.00 
