This section is from the book "The Complete Garden", by Albert D. Taylor. Also available from Amazon: The Complete Garden.
The plants in this group are common sorts which after trial have proven adaptable and useful for naturalizing in this territory. This group could be considerably enlarged; but the species named will fill most of the requirements of ordinary planting schemes.
Actaea (in variety)
Baneberry Adiantum pedatum
Maidenhair Fern Allium moly
Lily Leek Althaea officinalis
Marsh Mallow
Amorpha (in variety) False Indigo
Arabis (in variety) Rock Cress
Armeria (in variety) Sea Thrift
Belamcanda chinensis Blackberry Lily
Centranthus ruber Red Valerian
Cimicifuga racemosa Snakeroot
Dalibarda repens Barren Strawberry
Dentaria diphylla
Two-leaved Toothwort
Erythronium americanum Adder's tongue
Fragaria (in variety) Wild Strawberry
Frittilaria meleagris Guinea-hen Flower
Galanthus nivalis Common Snowdrop
Galax aphylla Galax
Habenaria ciliaris Yellow-fringed Orchis
Liatris pycnostachya Blazing Star
Lilium (in variety) Lily
Mertensia virginica Bluebell
Monarda (in variety) Bergamot
Narcissus (in variety) Daffodil and Narcissus
Saxifraga (in variety) Stone-breaker
Sedum (in variety)
Stonecrop Shortia galacifolia
Shortia
 
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