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cover among evergreens. Must have well drained 
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Gentian andrewsie. (Closed or Bottle Gentian). 
—*RMS—A 2 foot native flower. Flowers purplish-blue, more 
or less permanently closed. At home along creek 
banks where ground is moist but well drained. Thrives 
best in grass or among other plants which provide 
some protection against strong winds. Should be well 
mulched stint aligys see 2 eee ee eee ee ee 
—macrophylla. One foot tall native of Europe. Some- 
what spreading type. Flowers deep blue appear in 
mid=summer,, veryehardy 22 225022. eee 
Gentian andrewsie. (White flower). 
—*RMS—I had been told there was a white form of Gentian 
andrewsie, but I had never found any. One year a 
lady gave me a few plants, and they were beautiful 
when in bloom. I found a few along the St. Croix 
river and obtained permission from the land owner 
to dig some. I offer them at $1.00 each. 
Geranium maculatum. (Cranesbill, Wild Geranium). 
—*RO—Plant 1 to 1% feet tall. Rose-purple flowers in early 
summer. Thrives best in semi-open locations ______ 
Geum. 
—*RO—triflorum. (Torch Flower). An attractive plant in the 
wild flower or rock garden. Finely cut foliage, beau- 
tiful soft-rose flowers followed by very attractive, 
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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 
oe : August and September. Require rich soil of acid 
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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 
on acid soil in full shade 
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 
in May = 22 oe ee ene Oe oe eee eee eee ge 
—*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 
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