This section is from the book "The Flower-Garden; Or, Breck's Book Of Flowers", by Joseph Breck. Also available from Amazon: The Flower-Garden: Or, Breck's Book Of Flowers.
Amsonia latifolia. - Broad-leaved Amsonia. - Amsonia salicifolia - Willow-leaved Amsonia. - Natives of our southern states. These two species resemble each other somewhat, except one has long, broad, peach-shaped leaves, and the other willow-shaped; both are hardy perennials, with pretty blue flowers, two feet high, in June; easily cultivated in almost any soil.
 
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