ALPINES AND ROCK PLANTS 
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E. ochracephalum —Alpine. Tuft of downy silvery leaves with erect four-inch 
flower stems bearing clusters of yellow flowers. Northern Sierra Nevada 
Mts. to 9000 ft. Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
E. ovalifolium —Alpine, 2 in. Compact deep pink flower heads rising from a 
mat of crowded leaf rosettes. Free-blooming. Granite peaks and ridges, 
9000 to 12,000 ft. Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
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E. umbellatum, Sulphur-flower—8 in. Branching woody base. Many umbels of 
flowers, ranging from sulphur yellow to deep red. Montane to 9000 ft. 
Hardy. 
Eriophyllum lanatum in its many varieties—9 in. White-woolly foliage. Bril¬ 
liant yellow composite flowers. Coast Ranges and Sierra Nevada Mts. 
Hardy. 
Erysimum asperum var. perenne, Mountain Wallflower—8 in. Yellow flowers. 
Central Sierra Nevada Mts. 8000 to 12,000 ft. Hardy. 
Gentiana calycosa —8 in. Terminal clusters of brilliant blue flowers. Damp, 
well-drained places in Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mts. to 8000 ft. Seed 
germinates slowly but plant is of easy culture. Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
G. newberryi —Creeping alpine dwarf. Small, pretty leaves. Solitary green and 
blue flowers, streaked on outside with chocolate brown. Alpine meadows 
to 12,000 ft. Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
G. setigera—12 in. Spreading. Large white-throated flowers of intense blue in 
terminal and lateral clusters. North Coast Ranges. Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
Gilia aggregata, Scarlet Gilia—18 in. Spikes of brilliant star-like flowers in 
shades of salmon, pink and scarlet. Long blooming season. Montane in 
open sandy places to 10,000 ft. Hardy. 
G. aggregata var. bridgesii —4 in. A beautiful dwarf form of Gilia aggregata. 
Sierra Nevada Mts. to 10,000 ft. Hardy. 
G. nuttallii (Leptodactylon nuttallii) —5 in. Many stems with numerous narrow 
leaves. White yellow-throated fragrant flowers. Rocky slopes of the Sierra 
Nevada Mts. 6000 to 12,000 ft. Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
G. pungens (Leptodactylon pungens), Granite Gilia—5 in. Small woody shrub 
with spiny prickly leaves. Fragrant apricot-pink phlox-like flowers. Desert 
exposures of Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mts. to 12,000 ft. Sun and gravel¬ 
ly soil. Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
Harrimanella stellariana, Alaska Heather—Alpine, creeping. White bell-like 
flowers. Alaskan mts. at timber line. Hardy. Limited quantity. Pkt. 50$. 
Heuchera rubescens var. pringlei —10 in. Mats of glistening rounded leaves. 
Red-stemmed feathery panicles of white flowers. Rocky ledges of Sierra 
Nevada Mts. to 10,000 ft. Hardy. 
Hulsea algida —Alpine, 5 in. White-woolly stems and leaves. Large yellow 
flowers. High peaks of northern Sierra Nevada Mts. 11,000 to 14,000 ft. 
Hardy. 
H. nana —Alpine, 4 in. White-woolly stems and leaves. Large yellow flowers. 
Volcanic rocks of northern California peaks to 11,000 ft. Hardy. 
