2 E. C. ROBBINS, ASHFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 


HARDY NATIVE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, continued 
CAULOPHYLLUM thalictroides. Blue Cohosh. 2-3 ft. PRICE EACH ote 
Deciduous. Leaves compounded. Several *°? ex die aloe emia hag 
flowers in loose terminal panicle, greenish 
purple with yellow centers April and May. 
Fruit large blue showy berries. Dark shady 
places: for “best results, “X ‘strong “2007 Peal Le DOME eee path e 
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 18 6 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. Xistronge. 4 _—=— .18 14 ee! -.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 the “6 14 sub 
DISPORUM lanuginosum. Fairybells. Deciduous. 1-3 
ft. Flowers solitary at ends of branches, 
greenish. Fruit red late summer. Shade. 
SELON arti eas 2 5 bs ee OE A A ges MR .18 .16 14 lez 
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- 
cations: Mk strong \ 2 meee eet ae oe 18 nD a) Be 
EUPATORIUM eurticaefolium. 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 _____ a a: .16 14 ae 
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 ___ Bue el ish .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. 
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HOUSTONIA purpurea. Mountain MHoustonia. De- 
ciduous. 6-18 ins. Flowers purple in July. 
Shade or sunny location. 
Strong. clumpyV.<plantsyie eee ee eee nk6 .14 ra Wee “tO 
HYDRASTIS canadensis. Goldenseal. Deciduous. 10-20 
ins. A medicinal herb of great value. Large 
basal leaves. Fruit in raspberry-like head. 
Shade loving, Strong) Rist sizes 2h es .20 Bd ye: 6 14 
Second S76. es Se ee eee ee nee att} .09 .08 .07 
LIATRIS pycnostachya. Cattail Gayfeather. Deciduous. 
3-5 ft. Long spikes of rose-purple flower 
heads. Aug. and Sept. Sunny location. 
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