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HARDY NATIVE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, continued 
BAPTISIA australis. Blue Wild-Indigo. 2 to 4 feet. Decid- 
uous. Very showy plant with compound bluish 
green leaves, consisting of three oval leaflets. Stems 
usually 2 to 3 feet tall, bearing at the summit long 
racemes of pea-shaped indigo blue flowers. Plant 
in dry sunny location. X strong ; 
BAPTISIA tinctoria. Yellow Wild Indigo. 2-3 ft. Decidu- 
ous. Stems erect, much branched. Flowers showy 
bright yellow June to August. Desirable for rock 
garden. Sunny location or partial shade. X strong 
CAREX fraseri. Fraser Sedge. Evergreen, 10-18 in. Flowers 
whitish spikes March or April. Leaves large. Pre- 
fers Shade in rich:soilé, “Strong plants 
CAULOPHYLLUM tthalictroides. Blue Cohosh. 2-3 ft. 
Deciduous. Leaves compounded. Several flowers 
in loose terminal panicle, greenish purple with yellow 
centers April and May. Fruit large blue showy 
berries. Dark shady places for best results. X 
CIMICIFUGA americana. American Bugbane. 2-4 ft. De- 
ciduous. Panicled racemes, white showy fragrant 
flowers, August to September. Showy divided 
leaves. Rich shady location. X strong .................. 
CIMICIFUGA racemosa. Cohosh Bugbane. Deciduous. 4-8 
ft. Leaves divided. Flowers white in elongated. 
wand-like racemes. Very showy, June and July. 
Moist«shaded! areas: tXstrong 21 ee ee 
COLLINSONIA canadensis. Citronella. Deciduous. 1-3 ft. 
Leaves opposite, large ovate toothed, pointed. 
Flowers yellowish, lemon scented, clustered loosely. 
Damp rich woods, OX Strong 22. eee ec ee 
DISPORUM lanuginosum. Fairybells. Deciduous. 1-3 ft. 
Flowers solitary at ends of branches, greenish. Fruit 
red late summier.-+Shadés) -Strotig Ma ee ee 
EPILOBIUM angustifolium. Blooming Sally. Deciduous. 
1-3 ft. Leaves scattered, lance shaped, willow-like. 
Flowers purplish-pink in large racemes, July and 
August. Moist sunny location. X strong................ 
EUPATORIUM urticaefolium. American Ageratum. De- 
ciduous. 2-3 ft. Stem smooth, branching leaves 
opposite, broadly sharp toothed. Flower heads 
white, clustered. Late summer. Woodlands and 
semi-shaded. places..*" Strong...) Sa eee 
GERANIUM maculatum. Wild Geranium. Deciduous. 1-2 
ft. Erect hairy. Leaves five-parted, lobed and cut. 
Flowers large pale, pink-purple, April to August. 
shade loving... Strongaie 9s a ese. fia 
GILLENIA trifoliata. Bowmansroot. Deciduous. 2-4 ft. 
Handsome cut foliage. Flowers pure white or rose- 
tinted in June. Splendid for massing among shrub- 
bery. Shade or partial shade. X strong ............... 
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