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Carl Purdy. Uriah, California 
and produce so many pretty flowers that often the foliage is invisible. As border 
or edging they are unexcelled. Prop., seeds. Sit., sun. Soil, any, and will grow 
in rock clefts or very thin rocky soil. Named aubretias do not come true from 
seeds, but I offer the following: 
Aubretias Mixed. Fine mixed, mostly blue and purples. Each 25 cts.; 3 for 
60 cts.; $2 per doz. 
BELLIUM minutum is the tiniest and daintiest of all the daisy tribe. A little 
plant, scarcely a half inch in height, and bearing many little white daisies on 
stems a few inches in height. Bellium thrives in a cool moist but not wet place 
in full sun, and is worth a place in any rock garden. Often used as ground cover 
for the small bulbs. 30 cts. each. 
BOYKINIA occidentalis has ivy-sliaped leaves of a shining green and dainty 
flowers. It does wonderfully well on wet rocks or near water. They are the very 
best plants for a fern-bed to cover the ground under and among the ferns; or for 
moist places in the rock garden, either shade or sun. If planted 12 inches apart 
each way they will cover all ground. Quite fragrant. Each 25 cts.; 3 for 60 cts. 
CAMPANULAS or Bellflowers will not do at all in a dry, hot section of the 
rock garden, but when the low growing species are placed in a cool nook where 
moisture is constant or are wedged into a crevice there is no rock plant that 
excels them in dainty loveliness. There are many of these lovely tufted species 
and I have found the following especially good: 
Abietinae. A dwarf tufted sort from which arise 10 inch stems, the flowers 
lovely lavender stars. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. 
Bellardia Miranda has a low glossy mass of foliage with 3 in. stems bearing 
tubby silvery blue flowers. Each 35 cts.; 3 for 90 cts. 
C. Carpatica makes dense round clumps about a foot across, with large and 
handsome open bells on slender stems. Either blue or white at 40 cts. each. 
Frag i I is is one of the very best of all for a hanging basket or window box 
and a mass in the rock garden or trailing over a wall is most lovely. The trail¬ 
ing stems are often 18 inches long covered with purplish blue flowers 1 y 2 inches 
in diameter from August to October. A real treasure. Each 50 cts. 
Isophylla is a very beautiful trailing plant known in England as Star of 
Bethlehem. An article in Garden Magazine and Home Builder alluding to it, 
brought me endless inquiries. About 2 to 3 inches in height, it trails to a foot 
or more across, and from midsummer has many large and beautiful flowers. 
The bell is short and broad. Very fine basket or rock plant or for the window 
box out of doors. Rather a cool situation is preferable. Perfectly hardy in 
California, the Northwest, and from Washington south. Otherwise a winter 
protection is needed. I have very fine plants of the type of Isophylla in white 
at 50 cts each, and of Isophylla var. Mayii in blue at 50 cts. each. 
Istriaca. From a dense central tuft of crenate, deeply toothed, dark green 
leaves, 8 in. decumbent branches spread laterally. From these 2 inch erect 
stems bear the flowers, which are bluish violet stars with a lighter central halo. 
A lovely and rare new species. 35 cts. each; 3 for $1.00. 
Mural is Bavarica. The foliage is a dense low mass of dark green while on 
6 inch stems are borne the very large bells, over 1 in across, making a blue- 
purple mound over a very long season. Each 30 cts.; 3 for 90 cts. 
Portenschlagiana ( C . Muralis ), is a low tufted species, densely leafy with 
many stems 5 in. high and violet blue flowers. Flowers from June to November. 
Most desirable. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. 
Pusilla or caespitosa makes a very dense spreading clump of fine foliage. 
The flowers are many, carried on slender stems 4 to 6 inches high. Nodding 
little blue bells from June till October. 40 cts. each. 
Pusilla alba. Identical with Pusilla, but with pure white flowers. 40 cts. each; 
$4 per doz. See cut, page 30. 
Raddeana makes a compact clump from which stems arise 7 to 10 inches 
h’gh and bear large violet bells from June to August. A really fine rock plant, 
50 cts. each. 
