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Carl Purdy, Uriah, California 
(TH Y M U S— Continued) 
Nitida makes a very compact plant 6 inches or so high, with very tiny leaves. 
A good rock garden subject. Very fragrant. 25 cts. each. 
Nummularia. A pretty prostrate species with rounded, glossy leaves and 
pink flowers. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
Serpyllum coccineum, also very low, has reddish flowers. 30 cts. each; 3 for 
75 cts. 
Serpyllum Purdy’s Var. An unnamed form that is my best thyme for large 
masses in the rock garden or for covering banks or rocks. Medium green with 
narrow leaves and pink flowers. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. 
Vulgaris variegated is a form of common Thyme, and is a handsome thing, 
too. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. 
VERONICA. The following are most useful and charming plants for the bor¬ 
der, the rock garden or the wall. They make dense mats of good foliage which 
in season is fairly smothered with their very pretty flowers. Judicious trimming 
from time to time prevents their becoming too spreading in the rock garden. 
Amongst these are some most charming plants for the border, the rock 
garden, and the wall. They make dense mats of good foliage which in season 
is fairly covered with their pretty flowers. Most of the garden sorts are forms 
of Veronica Teucrium, but vary much in height and color. 
Pectinata rosea makes a flat spreading mat of woolly foliage and has small 
rose colored flowers. Quite different from others. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. 
Repens. A tiny plant with a close mat of dark green leaves, not over half 
an inch high. The racemes of white to blue tinted flowers are borne just above 
the foliage. Must have constant moisture. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
Teucrium var. prostrata is the name under which I have one which grows 
only about 2% inches high and has dark blue flowers. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
Teucrium Royal Blue is probably the very best of all for the rock garden. 
About 2 inches, with very deep, dark blue flowers. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75c. 
VINCA alpina is a dwarf Periwinkle with deep green, often ruddy foliage and 
attractive reddish flowers. An excellent trailer. 30 cts. each, 3 for 50 cts. 
VIOLAS give the cooler and moister sections of the rock garden some of its 
most delightful groupings. Do not overlook any Violas. The following are most 
effective: 
Alpina is a favorite with us. The flowers are long and narrow and a deep blue 
purple. They flower long and are very attractive. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. 
Gracilis, Lord Nelson. A tufted species of compact habit, producing large 
glowing purple flowers on long stems from early spring to late summer. A 
favorite. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. 
Gracilis, Bluish Violet. This lovely color form is a sport in my garden with¬ 
out name. Of the same habit and size as Lord Nelson, the color is a most lovely 
bright bluish violet. Blooms all summer. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. 
Hederacea, the Australian Violet, makes a very low-leaf mass of tiny heart- 
shaped leaves, spreading by underground stolons. The very pretty, rosy-purple 
flowers appear on 2 inch stems in great profusion over a long period. A real 
acquisition to the rock garden. Bach 25 cts.; 3 for 65 cts. 
Lutea is a compact species with smallish but very pretty bright yellow flow¬ 
ers. In full flower a beauty. 25 cts. each. 
Pedata, the Bird’s Foot Violet, is a gem. It is about 4 inches high, with 
leaves cut so they resemble a bird’s foot. The handsome, large flowers are a 
delightful shade of lilac, with a lighter halo at center. They flower well in 
mid-spring and again once or twice even to late fall. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65c. 
Pedata Bicolor. In this beautiful form the two upper petals are dark violet 
while the three lower ones are soft violet, forming a beautiful contrast. A 
most lovely and striking plant. Each 35 cts.; 3 for 90 cts. 
Sylvestris rosea branches freely from the base to make a clump 6 to 12 in. 
across and 5 in. high, with many bright rose flowers borne above the foliage, 
from spring to fall. 30 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
