6 E. C. ROBBINS, ASHFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 


HARDY NATIVE PLANTS FOR ROCK-GARDENS, continued 
CONVALLARIA majalis. Lily-of-the-Valley. Decidu- PRICE EACH OVER" 
ous. 6-9 ins. Soft green leaves. Flowers 7° Stelios re 
fragrant white. Prefers partial shade. Suit- 
able<for tock. garden, Strong plantso case > eh Oe le i ent 
COREOPSIS lanceolata. Lance Coreopsis. Deciduous. 
114 -3 ft. Free bloomer. Yellow flowers July 
and August. Sun or shady location. Rock 

garden subject. Strong JES RD, 14 12 ad 
DICENTRA canadensis. Squirrelcorn. Deciduous. 
Small plant growing best in shade. Flowers 
white or faintly pink early spring. Strong__ Sy, .14 + ie alt 
cucullaria. Dutchman’s Breeches. Deciduous. 4-8 
ins. Leaves thrice compound. Flowers white 
and yellow in raceme, early spring. 
Strong@e plantspressee cries tee eee Bee 1-6 al3, vel aoe 
eximia. Fringed Bleeding Heart. Deciduous. 9-18 
ins. Foliage graceful, fern-like. Flowers deep 
rose nodding, heart-shaped, blossoming from 
spring until autumn. Sun or partial shade. 
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DODECATHEON meadia. Common Shooting Star. 
Deciduous. 9-18 ins. Flowers pink and 
showy, early summer, ground cover in moist 
shaded areas, succeeding also in dry sunny 
places. Splendid rock garden subject. Strong .20 Ba aie. eL6 es: 
ERYTHRONIUM americanum. Common Troutlily. 
Deciduous. 5-10 ins. Green mottled leaves. 
Flowers bright yellow, early spring. Shade or 
semi-shade. Rock garden. Flowering size___ ele .10 OF .06 | 
EUPHORBIA corolliata. Flowering Spurge. Deciduous. 
1-3 ft. Leaves ovate, lance-shaped. Flowers 
clustered white cup shaped, in summer. Suit- 
able for rock garden, sunny location. Strong 6 E) i16 14 2U3 
GENTIANA andrewsi. Closed Gentian. Deciduous. 
1-2 ft. Leaves opposite. Flowers blue to 
purple in Sept. Rock garden, shade or sun. 
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HEPATICA acutiloba. Sharp-lobed MHepatica. Ever- 
green. 6-8 ins. Leaves three lobed, mottled. 
Flowers lilac-white, pale purple, early spring. 
Ground cover, moist shaded places around 
home and rock garden. X heavy clumps ___ .20 se .14 “12 


triloba. Round-lobed Hepatica. Evergreen. 6-9 ins. 
Leaves rounded, three lobed. Flowers blue, 
white or pinkish early spring. For massing in 
shady corner or open woods. Strong _____ Apes 18 .16 .14 
Tight plants; 725 ee) 2 apt) oe ee ee A) ha ekO .09 .08 
HEUCHERA americana. American Alumroot. Ever- 
green. 1-2 ft. Leaves heart-shaped, large 
lobed, mottled bronze in early winter. Flowers 
greenish or purplish, long narrow clusters in 
June. Rock garden subject, shade or partial 
shade, St strong meno ee ee ee .20 18 215 14 
