
Bedstraw 

Sessile-leaved Bellwort 

‘ Bergamot 

Bittersweet 
Nursery Grown Wild Flowers 
Baneberry, White 
Similar to the Red Baneberry, but bearing white 
berries tipped with purple. 
Bedstraw 
A rather attractive plant with a dainty, white 
bloom appearing May, June, July, and August. 
Can be used to an advantage on extremely rocky 
and steep banks in the woods where plant care 
is impossible. It should never be planted where 
other plants are expected to thrive. 
Bellwort, Large-flowered 
This fascinating plant usually grows 6 to 18 inches 
high. The bell-shaped flowers are a rich yellow 
and appear during April and May. Native of the 
rich woodlands from Canada to Georgia. 
Bellwort, Sessile-leaved 
This rather rare, delicate, nodding, yellow bell- 
shaped flower grows best along stream banks 
where there is occasional silt deposit. Flower stem 
grows 4-12 inches high from Canada to Georgia 
and blooms usually in May. 
Bee Balm, Bergamot; Oswego Tea 
Plant 2 to 4 feet high. Bright red flowers ap- 
pearing July and August. Native of stream banks 
from Canada to Georgia. Makes a grand mid- 
summer show in proper places but should not be 
planted in limited areas. 
Bergamot, Wild 
Usually grows about 2 feet in height. Attractive, 
pale lavender blooms appearing June to September 
make a beautiful display on dry, open hillside. 
Should not be planted near cultivated garden. Na- 
tive from Maine to Florida. 
Bishop's Cap 
Native of deep rich woodlands from Canada to 
North Carolina. Stems 8-I7 inches in height. 
Tiny white flowers bloom during April and May. 
Bittersweet 
Very attractive, woody vine bearing ornamental, 
orange scarlet berries in the fall. Native of east- 
ern United States, will live in woodland shade but 
grows more luxuriantly and bears more prolifically 
in the open sun. 
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Bee Balm 

Bishop’s Ca 
