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WM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
KNIPHOFIA — (Tritoma, Red-Hot Poker) 
Valuable plants for shrubberies, borders, 
beds on lawns and wild gardens. Tufts 
of broad grass-like fo'iage with numer¬ 
ous large spikes of brilliant colored flow¬ 
ers. Full sun. 
Kniphofia Borschs Hybrids 
Borschs Hybrids —New everblooming hy¬ 
brids, orange-scarlet or yellow, from May 
to Oct., on 3 to 4 ft. stems. Mixture only, 
25c and 50c each. 
Gold Tower —Large spikes of golden yel¬ 
low. July to Sept. 50c each. 
pfitzeri — The latest to bloom, the rich 
orange-scarlet flowers coming during late 
summer, Aug. to Oct. 35c and 50c each. 
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 Sept. 35c each. 
delphinensis — Grey foliage, with long 
spikes of flowers. 18 inches. 35c each. 
pedunculata —An interesting species from 
Spain. 35c each. 
Stoechas — A very distinct species from 
southern Europe with short and broad 
leaves, and short spikes of deep laven¬ 
der flowers arranged in four rows and 
crowned with a little tuft of curious pur¬ 
ple bracts. 12 to 18 inches. 25c and 35c 
each. 
officinalis —(L. vera) The true sweet lav¬ 
ender. 25c and 50c each. 
Note —All Lavandula like full sun. 
LEONTOPODIUM (Edelweiss) *alpinum — 
That much sought for alpine of the Swiss 
Alps. Grey leaves, small yellow flowers, 
which are surrounded by star-like heads 
of leaves, clothed with a woolly sub¬ 
stance. Requires a well-drained, stony 
soil. 35c each. 
*Armheins —An improved form, with larger 
flowers. 50c each. 
LEUCOCRINUM montanum — Our native 
Star-Lily. Narrow foliage and clusters 
of fragrant white flowers on short stems. 
They require a sandy, well-drained soil. 
Early spring. 25c each. 
LEWISIA —These distinctive Western Amer¬ 
ican plants are exceptionally valuable 
alpine garden subjects. Their main requi¬ 
sition is sharp drainage, and with the 
exception of the deciduous species and 
colombianum rosea, require a little 
shade during the hot and dry summer 
months. This may be accomplished by 
planting them on north or east side of 
rocks. 
*brachycalyx —A very rare species and a 
real gem for the alpine garden. Makes a 
many- 7 eaved rosette of light green, flat- 
tish leaves that nestle close to the 
ground in a perfect circle. White flow¬ 
ers, about 2 inches across, almost stem¬ 
less, come in such profusion as to almost 
hide the plant. The flower are often 
tinted pink and have a faint fragrance. 
50c each. 
*columbianum — Evergreen rosettes of 
rather narrow leaves, with small pink 
and white striped flowers on 6 to 12 inch 
stems, June and July. 25c each. 
*columbianum rosea —Flat rosettes of dark 
evergreen leaves, with masses of medi¬ 
um size flowers of rosy-purple on 8 to 12 
inch stems, from May to Nov. This is 
the easiest of the evergreen species to 
grow and has the longest flowering 
period of all Lewisias. 25c each. 
*cotyledon —Evergreen rosettes of thick 
leaves, not very dense. White flowers, 
which have many pink lines. 50c each. 
*eastwoodiana —Foliage like columbianum. 
Slender, many flowered scapes, 6 to 9 
inches long, with small white flowers. 
Very new and rare. 50c each. 
*finchi —Close rosettes of broad evergreen 
leaves, an inch wide and 3 to 4 inches 
long, flat on the ground. Flowers pale 
pink, with deeper stripe down the center 
of each petal, on 10 inch stems. May to 
July. 50c each. 
*heckneri —Leaves curiously spined along 
the margin. Pink to white flowers on 8 
to 10 inch stems. New and rare. 50c ea. 
*heckneri hybrids —Hybrids of the preced¬ 
ing species, with foliage and flowers 
variable. Color of flowers from deep 
