12 Isaac Langley Williams . Exeter, New Hampshire 
PHLOX bifida. Cleft Phlox. 3 to 6 in. A low-growing Phlox from the sandy 
lands of the Middle West. Pale purple. Sun or shade. May, June. 
divaricata. Blue Phlox. Excellent for naturalizing in woods with its lavender- 
blue flowers on 1-foot stems in May. 
glaberrima. Smooth Phlox. A prairie Phlox that grows 1 to 8 feet high, 
with pink blossoms in July. 
PODOPHYLLUM peltatum. May Apple. White flowers in May on 1-foot stems 
in the open woods. 
POLYGALA paucifolia. Fringed Polygala. Dainty rose-purple flower on a 
4-inch stem in May. Prefers dry shade. 
POLYGONATUM biflorum. Solomonseal. White bells in May along the under- 
side of an arching 1 to 14%-foot spray of leaves, followed by blue berries 
all summer, in open woods. 
commutatum. Giant Solomonseal. Grows 3 to 4 feet tall in moist, open fields. 
May. 
POTENTILLA tridentata. Wineleaf Cinquefoil. A wonderful ground-cover for 
open rocks and gravelly soil. Small, waxy leaves that turn wine-colored 
in the fall. Rock-garden plant. June. 
PYROLA americana. Roundleaf Pyrola. Leathery, light green leaves, with 
fragrant, waxy white flowers on an 8-inch stem in July. Shade. 
elliptica. Shinleaf. Similar to “Pyrola americana” but the leaves are not 
evergreen. July. 
RANUNCULUS bulbosus. Bulbous Buttercup. Grows in compact clumps with 
large yellow flowers on 1-foot stems in June and July. 
RUDBECKIA hirta. Black-eved Susan. 2 ft. Orange-yellow with purple-brown 
centers. A biennial. July. 
SALVIA azurea. Azure Salvia. 2 to 5 ft. Azure-blue. Open sun. Excellent 
color. Good cut-flower. July-September. 50c each, $1.25 per 3, $4.00 
per dozen. 
SANGUISORBA canadensis. American Burnet. 4 ft. Tall spikes of creamy 
white flowers. Grows in wet meadows and along brooks. August. 
SAXIFRAGA pennsylvanica. Swamp Saxifrage. A rosette of waxy green leaves 
from which the 2-foot flower-stalk grows. Flowers greenish. 
virginiensis. Virginia Saxifrage. 6 in. Easily grown rock-plant that likes 
sun or partial shade. White. April. 
SHORTIA galacifolia. Oconee-bells. 6 in. Evergreen groundcover, with bell- 
shaped white flowers. Suited for shade. May. 60c each, $1.50 per 3, $5.00 
per dozen, $35.00 per 100. 
SISYRINCHIUM angustifolium. Blue-eyed-Grass. 6 to 12 in. Deep violet-blue. 
Open sun. Very effective in large masses. May-July. 
SMILACINA racemosa. False Solomonseal. 2 ft. White flowers in May, fol- 
lowed by a cluster of red berries. Sun or partial shade. 
SOLIDAGO bicolor. Silver-rod. 2 ft. A small white Goldenrod. 
sempervirens. Seaside Goldenrod. 2 to 4 ft. Grows in the sand along our 
beaches and also in salt marshes. 
STREPTOPUS roseus. Twistedstalk. 2 ft. Pink flowers in May, followed by 
scarlet berries in July, on stout twisted stalks. Rich soil in partial shade. 
PRICES (except as otherwise noted) are 3 of the same variety and size 
for $1.00, $3.50 per dozen, $25.00 per 100. 
