2 E. C. ROBBINS, ASHFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 

HARDY NATIVE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, continued 
CAULOPHYLLUM thalictroides. Blue Cohosh. 2-3 ft. PRICE EACH OVER 
Deciduous. Leaves compounded. Several 7° sats covtnah ooh Gated di 
flowers in loose terminal panicle, greenish 
purple with yellow centers April and May. 
Fruit large blue showy berries. Dark shady 
places for best results: estrone, Sele SRLS Mba Ole Seals abs hie 
CIMICIFUGA americana. American Bugbane. 2-4 ft. 
Deciduous. Panicled racemes, white showy 
fragrant flowers, August to September. Showy 
divided leaves. Rich shady location. X strong .20 flee: ules .14 
racemosa. Cohosh Bugbane. Deciduous. 4-8 ft. 
Leaves divided. Flowers white in elongated 
wand-like racemes. Very showy, June and 
July. Moist shaded areas. X strong ______ 18 14 2, .10 
COLLINSONIA canadensis. Citronella. | Deciduous. 
1-3 ft. Leaves opposite, large ovate toothed, 
pointed. Flowers yellowish, lemon scented, 
clustered loosely. Damp rich woods. X strong .18 .16 14 aie 
DISPORUM lanuginosum. Fairybells. Deciduous. 1-3 
ft. Flowers solitary -at ends of branches, 
greenish. Fruit red late summer. Shade. 
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EPILOBIUM angustifolium. Blooming Sally. Decidu- 
ous. 1-3 ft. Leaves scattered, lance shaped, 
willow-like. Flowers purplish-pink in large 
racemes, July and August. Moist sunny lo- 
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EUPATORIUM urticaefolium. American Ageratum. 
Deciduous. 2-3 ft. Stem smooth, branching 
leaves opposite, broadly sharp toothed. Flower 
heads white, clustered. Late summer. Wood- 
lands and semi-shaded places. Strong _____ .18 .16 .14 ay! 
GERANIUM maculatum. Wild Geranium. Deciduous. 
1-2 ft. Erect hairy. Leaves five-parted, lobed 
and cut. Flowers large pale, pink-purple, 
April to August. Shade loving. Strong __-_ 16 gl OY ay a | .10 
GILLENIA trifoliata. Bowmansroot. Deciduous. 2-4 
ft. Handsome cut foliage. Flowers pure white 
or rose-tinted in June. Splendid for massing 
among shrubbery. Shade or partial shade. J 
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HOUSTONIA purpurea. Mountain Houstonia. De- 
ciduous. 6-18 ins. Flowers purple in July. 
» Shade or sunny location. 
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HYDRASTIS canadensis. Goldenseal. Deciduous. 10-20 
ins. A medicinal herb of great value. Large 
basal leaves. Fruit in raspberry-like head. 
Shade loving: -Strong,. first size, see eee 720 .18 .16 .14 
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LIATRIS pycnostachya. Cattail Gayfeather. Deciduous. 
3-5 ft. Long spikes of rose-purple flower 
heads. Aug. and Sept. Sunny location. 
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