The leaves are usually heart-shaped at the base, 
the flowers are white, on small spikes which look 
feathery. The attractive berries are yellowish- 
white spotted with brown from Aug. to Sept., 
turning a translucent rich red Sept. to Oct. 
Prefer slightly acid soil. 
Cardinal Flower. Lobelia cardinalis. The brightest 
red in nature are these blossoms. Prefers damp 
soil and sun, but will grow on drier or shadier 
sites. 2-4 ft. tall Fertilized by humming birds. Seed 
and rootstock regeneration. 
Clintonia, Bluebead. Clintonia borealis. Leaves 
Leaves 5 to 8 in., often flat on ground, shiny, re- 
sembles showy orchis leaves. Blossoms yellow, 
in terminal cluster 6 to 16 in. above ground, 
bell-shaped, 3%4 in. long, in June. Striking true 
blue berry Aug. to Sept. Most shade, acid soil. 
Cohosh, Blue. Caulophyllum thalictroides. Com- 
pound leaf at top of long stem, 1-3 ft. tall. Small 
yellow flowers, intensely blue berries. Shade. 
Good fern companion. 
Columbine, Wild. Aquilegia canadensis. Excellent 
rock garden plant, but grows almost anywhere. 
Red and yellow spurred flowers, stay in blossom 
several weeks. 1-1% ft. 
Culver’s Root, Speedwell. Veronica virginica. 
Leaves 3 to 6 in. long, whorled. Blossoms in 
white spiked clusters, 2 to 9 in. long, from July 
to Sept. Attains 2 to 7 ft. height. Good for per- 
ennial border. Likes sun or semi-shade. Will 
grow where damp. 
Foamflower, False Mitrewort. ‘Tiarella cordifolia. 
Attractive ground cover for shady places. Runner 
roots, leaves maple-shaped, blossoms in white 
feathery spikes from May to June. Leaves 4 to 
8 in. high, blossom spikes 4 to 6 in. higher. 
Forget-me-not. Myosotis scorpioides. This garden 
escape is now considered a wild flower of our 
swamps and streams. The blossoms are ™% in. 
broad on loose, curving racemes, light blue with 
yellow eyes. Requires moist soil and sun. 
Gentian, Bottle. Gentiana andrewsii. Several bottle- 
shaped, intense blue flowers in terminal and leaf- 
base clusters. Perennial. Damp, partial shade, also 
like sun if soil wet. 12-18 in. tall. 
Gentian, Fringed. Gentiana crinita. A biennial, so at 
present, taking orders only for seed, which are 
available in late fall. 50-cents per package. The 
fringed gentian prefers sunny moist, sweet soil. 
Ginger, Wild. Asarum canadense. Heart-shaped leaf, 
with odd brown-purple blossoms close to the soil. 
Ginger odor when handled. Moist shade. 
