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wild flower or rock garden. Finely cut foliage, beau- 
tiful soft-rose flowers followed by very attractive, 
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Gypsophila paniculata. (Baby’s Breath). 
—CO—A well known perennial very much appreciated for 
cutting. Tiny white flowers giving mist-like appear- 
ance to plant when in bloom. Branches may be dried 
and used for winter bouquets. Requires well drained 
soil and open sun. A little lime added to soil will 
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—CO—Bristol fairy. White, double flowers, larger than pani- 
ClUldtasmeararted splantssirom /pols 2. 2.2. be 
Habenaria fimbriata. 
—*MS—An extremely dainty and showy orchis growing to 
a height of 1 to 3 feet. Dainty, lavender, fringed 
flowers closely set on tall spikes. Bloom in late 
August and September. Require rich soil of acid 
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Hemerocallis. (Day Lily). 
Very hardy and easily grown in open, sunny gardens. 
With three or four varieties, selected according to 
blooming season, you can have blossoms throughout 
the summer. Require good garden soil. 
—apricot. Name indicates color. Bloom in June—July 
—dumortieri. Godden yellow flowers in June _______- 
—Goldeni. Yellow, mid-summer _____-_-_________-__ 
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—Mrs. W. H. Wyman. Pale, glistening yellow, flowers 
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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 
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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 
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—*M—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. 
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