RARE PERENNIALS 
ALPINE PLANTS 
Each 
iJiSari—One of the most rare of all Iris. Native of Asia Minor. Leaves 
6 to 12 inches long and bright lilac flowers on 3 to 6-incli stems. 
Rhizomes must be thoroughly cured each year to insure flowers the 
next season. Full sun in well-drained, limy soil. 2.00 
^Stylosa (Unguicularis)—The winter blooming Iris. Large lavender-blue 
flowers on 6 to 12-inch stems, sweetly scented. Requires a light, 
warm, well-drained soil containing lime rubble. Excellent cut flowers, 
cut in bud and opened indoors.25 & .50 
Tricuspis—Branching stems of blue-purple. Most attractive.50 
:j:Verna—A pretty dwarf with exquisite, fragrant, starry flowers of blue, 
violet and gold, in early summer. A moist, peaty soil in partial 
shade .35 & .50 
Wilsonii—A species which is quite rare. Pale yellow flowers, veined 
with brown at the throat. 2 feet. 1.50 
^IRIS Bulbous 
Juncea—A June flowering Iris. Brilliant golden-yellow flowers on 15- 
inch stems. Invaluable for cutting. Prefers a rather dry and warm, 
light soil .50 
^Reticulata—The violet-scented Iris, producing out of doors, however cold, 
brilliant deep violet-purple flowers with golden-yellow blotch, 
strongly violet-scented, on 6-inch stem. Plant 3 inches deep in a 
light un-manured soil. Also a good pot plant, 3 to 5 bulbs in a pot. 
Fall delivery .35 
^Reticulata Cantab—This form has pale blue standards and pale violet- 
blue falls, with a golden orange crest. 6 inches. Fall delivery. 1.25 
ISATIS G-lauca—Stems 3 to 4 feet high, with big showers of minute golden 
flowers in summer. In effect, almost a golden Gypsophila.25 
JASIONE Humilis—Rather dwarf and compact tufts, with Scabiosa-like 
heads of blue flowers on 6 to 9-inch stems. June to September.35 
Perennis—Tufts of pretty green foliage, globular heads of bright blue 
flowers on 12-inch stems. June to August.25 
tJUNIPERUS Communis Nana —Native dwarf Juniper. A high mountain 
creeper, with very dense and grey-green foliage. Delights in sandy 
or gravelly hillsides, fully exposed to the sun. Excellent ground 
cover and trims very well.50 & 1.00 
^LAVANDULA Atro-Purpurea Nana (Dwarf French Lavender) —Very 
dwarf, 6 to 10 inches. Silvery-grey foliage with tiny spikes of 
rich purplish-blue flowers in dense heads. June to September.35 
*Delphinensis —A rare and interesting species, with pale blue flowers on 
12 inches ...35 
:{:Stoechas —A very distinct plant from Southern Europe with short and 
broad leaves and short spikes of deep lavender flowers arranged in 
four rows and crowned with a little tuft of curious purple bracts. 
12 inches .50 
*Vera —The sweet lavender. 18 inches.25 
LEDUM Groenlandicum —Dwarf evergreen shrubs, 2 to 3 feet high, closely 
related to the Rhododendrons. Useful for damp spots in the large 
rockery or in the well-watered border. Small leathery leaves and 
clusters of small white flowers at tips of shoots.50 
rjrLEONTOPODIUM Alpinum (Edelweiss) — That much sought-for Alpine 
of the Swiss Alps. Grey leaves, small yellow flowers, which are sur¬ 
rounded by star-like heads of leaves, clothed with a woolly substance. 
Require a well-drained stony soil.25 
tLEUCOCRINUM MONTANUM— Our native White Mountain Lily. A bulb¬ 
ous plant growing a few inches high, with narrow foliage and clusters 
of fragrant white flowers, set on individual stems, just above the 
ground in early Spring. Sandy soil.25 
* Cut Flowers. 
t Rock Plants. 
Phlox Adsurgens, Oregon’s most beautiful Native. 
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