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Wintergreen. 
—Goldeni. ~ Yellow, mid-summer (2 _-ve0 2-2 ee 
—Kwanso. -Golden*sboronzess ios eae See 
—Mrs. W. H. Wyman. Pale, glistening yellow, flowers 
in .Jaly-Aticusty oe ob LO ee ee 
Hepatica acutiloba. (Liverwort. Mayflower). 
—"*RS—A lovely, early spring flower. Low growing with 
three lobed leaves. Flowers, pink, blue and white. 
At home in rich, neutral or slightly alkaline soil in 
shady woodlands. Plant in fall or very early spring-- 
—*RS—triloba. Closely resembling the acutiloba except hav- 
ing rounded, three lobed leaves. Plant thrives best 
on*acid’ soil in’ fullshade Wola ee eee 
IRIS cristata. (Crested Iris). 
—*RB—One of the smallest iris, only 3 to 6 inches high. A 
native of the Blue Ridge Mountains, but, perfectly 
hardy in the north. Profusion of amethyst flowers 
McVay. Ye ee nw ee ee ee 
*__Wf—-versicolor. (Blue Flag. Fleur-de-lis). The native wild 
iris. Grows to a height of 1 to 1% feet. Light blue 
flowers in June-July. A useful bog garden plant ___ 
Lewisia rediviva. (Montana Bitterroot). 
—*R—A stemless hardy plant from the Rockies. Succulent 
leaves about 1 inch long form low rosette. Each 
plant will produce many large, pink flowers which 
somewhat resemble the water lily. Requires poor, 
gritty soil with perfect drainage and open sun _____ 
Liatris Pycnostachia. (Kansas Gay feather). 
—*BCO—A strong growing perennial reaching a height of 3 to 5 
feet. Flowers small tufts of rose-purple closely set 
on tall spike.. Useful for cutting. Thrives in poor, 
sandy soil in full sun. Each 20c; 3 for 50c; 10 for $1.25. 
—*BCO—sceariosa. (Biazing Star). Very similar to Pycno- 
stachia but growing not so tall and flowers not. so 
closely set on spikes. For poor, sandy soil in full sun. 
Each °20c; 8 forva0ci10 foresi2s5. 

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