HARDY PLANTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 11 
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HARDY AQUATIC AND BOG PLANTS, continued 
PRICE IN QUA 
HIBISCUS MOSGHEUTOS. Common Rosemallow. : ara OR 
Stems strong and vigorous, 3 to 5 feet tall, 17°9 107TO24 249 feat 
Flowers very large, 5 to 8 inches across. light 
rose with a purple eye. One of the very best. 
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IRIS PSEUDACORUS. Yellow Flag. Stems 3 to 5 
feet high. Large, sword-shaped leaves: yellow 
flowers. Strong _____ _ ete en ee es ooU) ak) elie all 
IRIS VERSICOLOR. Blue Flag. Height 2 to 4 feet. 
Suitable for border planting along ponds and 
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MERTENSIA VIRGINICA. Virginia Bluebells. Height 
9 to 18 inches. Green foliage and showy blue 
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MONARDA DIDYMA. Oswego Bee-Balm. Height 3 
to 5 feet. One of our most brilliant perennials. 
Leafy stems with bright scarlet flowers. Strong aL eli .09 
SARRACENIA FLAVA. Trumpet Pitcher Plant. In- 
teresting bog plant. Height 1 to 2 feet. Yellow- 
ish green trumpet-shaped leaf. Large yellow 
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SARRACENIA PURPUREA. Common Pitcher Plant. 
Hardy plant 9 to 15 inches high. Succeeds best 
in mossy bogs. Flowers purplish yellow. Strong 220 o25 2 .20 
SAXIFRAGA VIRGINIENSIS. Virginia Saxifrage. 
Height 6 to 18 inches. Lettuce-like foliage. 
Flowers white. Damp locations. Strong _____ ahs .14 abel 
SYMPLOCARPUS FOETIDUS. Skunk-cabbage. Leaves 
large, 1 to 2 feet long, heart-shaped. Flowers 
small, mottled purplish brown and _ greenish 
yellow, packed on fleshy stems. Blooms in early 
spring. Strong ee Eas eh 
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TYPHA LATIFOLIA. Common Cattail. 4 to 6 feet. 
Succeeds in shallow water, marshes, or swamps. 
Leaves long narrow, bright green, overtopping 
large brown spikes. Extra strong plants______ w25 ED, | .18 .16 
VERATRUM VIRIDE. American False Hellebore. 
Height 2 to 4 feet. Yellowish green plant with 
large leaves. Succeeds well in either dry or moist 
soil. Flowers greenish white, in early spring. 
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VERNONIA NOVEBORACENSIS. Jronweed. Decidu- 
ous. Stem leafy; usually tall. Leaves alternate. 
Flower-heads an intense red-purple, loosely 
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