Pentstemon rupicola. Alpine rock plant. Low, 
matted plant with small blue-green leaf and 
red flowers. Slow growing. Three for 75c. 
Good drainage, half-shade or north side of rock. 
P. procerus. Mountain meadow form. Basal 
rosettes of lanceolate leaves. Blue flowers in 
cluster on 12-inch stems. 
Good in any moist to wet place, full sun or light shade. 
P. deustis, yellowish, and P. diffusus, blue, are 
not recommended. I have them, if wanted. 
Phlox adsurgens. Creeping roots, decumbent 
vine-like, leafy stems and large pink flowers. 
Open, parklike conifer forests, on lower mountains. 
Well drained, sandy loam-and-pineleaf-mold, half shade. 
Phlox douglasi. Low mats composed of many 
short stems with very narrow little leaves and 
covered with white, pink or lilac flowers. 
This type of mat-phlox is found thruout the mountains, on 
rocky saddles, benches and talus slopes, usually in open, 
occasionally in conifer forests. They are deep-rooted, the 
roots under rock, or in deep crevices, the plant spreading 
on the rock surface. They are slow growing, also slow in re¬ 
covering when moved—water thoroughly several times. 
The two species above are “easiest.” 
P. douglasi var. caespitosa. Hairy, gray-green 
foliage. White to pink flowers. Mat forming. 
P. longifolia. A few weak stems, bearing long 
slim leaves and large pink flowers. 12 in. 
P. speciosa. A slightly shorter leafed copy of 
P. longifolia. 8 in. Both pink, in varied shades. 
Found in open conifer timber, and brush lands, on lower 
mountains. Usually in half shade, roots under rock or 
log, in somewhat acid, well drained loam. Slow growers. 
Polemonium carneum. Jacob’s Ladder. Pin¬ 
nate foliage, massed, topped with many, large, 
salmon-pink flowers. 12 in. Said to be short¬ 
lived ; I have plants over seven years old. 
Among tall shrubs on lower mountains. Needs rich loam 
and half shade, moderate moisture. Best of the tribe. 
P. humile. Creeping root, pinnate foliage, blue 
to white flowers. 10 in. Forms colonies. 
Subalpine. Semi-shaded glades in conifer forests. 
Loamy soil, light shade, fairly constant moisture. 
Ranunculus glaberrimus. Desert Buttercup. 
A neat little plant with three-cleft leaves and 
bright yellow flowers. 4 in. Any drained place. 
