RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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LEW ISIA—Continued. 
pink to light pink, with apricot and rose 
shadings. Mixture only, so do not order 
separate colors. May to July. 35c each. 
*howelli —Rosettes of beautifully crested 
leaves and 8 to 10 inch sprays of white 
or apricot flowers, each petal streaked 
with wide center band of rose. May to 
July. 35c each. 
*Leeana — With slender, pine-like leaves 
and many small rosy-purple flowers on 
8 inch stems. Attractive throughout the 
year. 35c each. 
*Mariana —Dark green fo 7 iage, on order of 
L. finchi. The flowers are yellow and 
white, with some pink, very striped. 
May to July. 50c each. 
*nevadensis— One of the deciduous species, 
with a rosette of basal linear leaves, very 
many flowers, which are white, some¬ 
times tinted lavender. 25c each. 
*oppositifolia —Another deciduous species, 
with long, narrow leaves in rosettes. 6 
to 10 inch stems bear from 2 to 5 pure 
white flowers. 25c each. 
*purdyi —Close rosettes of short evergreen 
leaves. Flowers vary in color from apri¬ 
cot and white to rose pink. 50c each. 
*pygmaea —A very small deciduous species 
with flowers of white or pale pink, in a 
rosette of narrow foliage. 50c each. 
*rediviva —(Bitter Root) Deciduous, with 
long needle-like leaves. Waxy white or 
pinkish water lily-like flowers, the size 
of a dollar, on 2 to 3 inch stems. 25c ea. 
*rediviva,: Deep Rose — Deep rose flower¬ 
ing form of the preceding. 35c each. 
*tweedyi —The largest flowered of all the 
Lewisia, the waxen, apricot Lowers 
measuring from 2 to 3 inches across. 
Should be planted horizontally in a crev¬ 
ice, to insure that water will be shed 
from crown of plant. An eastern or nor¬ 
thern exposure is advised. 75c and $1.00 
each. 
*Yerex Seedling —Very flat, slender leaves 
in a close rosette with white flowers 
which have many rosy-purple lines and 
veins. Distinct and new. 50c each. 
LIATRIS pycnostachya —(Blazing Star) Long 
narrow spikes of rich purple flowers on 
3 to 4 ft. spikes, from July to Sept. Great 
attraction to butterflies. 25c each. 
LILIUM —The conditions essential to grow¬ 
ing lilies may be generally summarized 
thus: a cool rooting medium in open, 
porous soil, perfect drainage and shade 
from very hot sun. Delivery made from 
Sept, to Dec. 1st. 
amabile —A rare species from Korea. Dark 
red flowers, spotted with black, on 2 to 
3 ft. stems. 35c each. 
auratum platyphyllum —Enormous flowers, 
white, spotted with crimson. 5 to 6 ft. 
40c each. 
* Alpines or Rock plants. 
*bolanderi — A very rare native species, 
with small, dainty bell-shaped flowers, 
deep crimson-red, spotted purple, on 2 to 
3 ft. stems in July and Aug. 50c and 75c 
each. 
*callosum —A Japanese species for the rock 
garden. Bright red flowers, usually spot¬ 
ted purplish black and with red or scar¬ 
let anthers, on 18 to 24 inch stems. 35c 
each. 
canadense — Bright orange-yellow flowers 
on 3 ft. stems. 35c each. 
Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily) 
candidum — (Madonna Lily) Pure white, 
fragrant flowers on 4 to 6 ft. stems. Do 
not have top of bulb covered with more 
than an inch of soil. 25c and 35c each. 
*cernuum —Another Japanese species for 
the rock garden. Similar to L. tenui- 
folium, except in color. It is a lilac-pink, 
spotted wine-color, and is very fragrant. 
18 inches high, June and July. 40c each. 
chinooki —The Sunset Lily. See L. pardal- 
inum giganteum, the correct name for 
this Lily. 
concolor —(Star Lily) An upright but slen¬ 
der species. Bright scarlet flowers in 
July on 18 to 24 inch stems. 35c each. 
henryi —From China, it is one of the hardi¬ 
est and most permanent of all lilies. 
Same form and appearance as the speci- 
osum varieties, but flowers are a bright 
orange-yellow, on 5 to 6 ft. stems, Aug. 
and Sept. 25c and 35c each. 
