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ALPINES AND ROCK PLANTS 
Kalmia polifolia var. microphylla, Alpine Laurel—Alpine, 2 in. Tufted leaves. 
Umbels of bright pink flowers. Damp meadows of Sierra Nevada Mts. to 
12,000 ft. Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
Leptodactylon see Gilia. 
Lewisia Columbiana—Evergreen rosettes of narrow succulent leaves. Sprays of 
pale pink flowers. Rocks of Pacific Northwest mts. North exposure. Hardy. 
L. Columbiana var. rosea —Habit of type. Sprays of rose-purple flowers. Cliffs 
of North Coast Ranges. North exposure. Hardy. 
L. finchii—Flat evergreen rosettes of broad fleshy leaves. Eight-inch stems 
bearing many pink white-margined flowers. Mountains of Pacific North- 
west. Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
L. howellii—Evergreen rosettes of narrow crested succulent leaves. Ten-inch 
sprays of rose-streaked apricot flowers. Dry rocky hillsides of Oregon mts. 
Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
L. purdyi—Evergreen rosettes of succulent leaves. Six-inch sprays of pale pink 
flowers. Mts. of Pacific Northwest. Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
L. pygmaea—Alpine, 1 in. Narrow succulent leaves. Pink flowers. Granite 
shale in Sierra Nevada Mts. to 13,000 ft. Hardy. 
L. rediviva, Bitter-root—Rosettes of succulent leaves. Large satiny pink flowers 
like small water lilies. Mts. and hill-crests of Pacific Coast. Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
Linum lewisii, Mountain flax—18 in. Slender stems. Loose clusters of wide clear 
blue flowers. Montane to 9000 ft. Hardy. 
Loisleuria procumbens—Alpine trailer. Tiny glossy leathery leaves. Waxy 
rose-pink flowers. Peat humus among rocks. British Columbia and Alaska. 
Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
Luetkia pectinata—Alpine. Prostrate mats of leaves. Erect racemes of creamy 
white flowers. High slopes of Pacific Northwest mts. Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
Lupinus confertus—8 in. Crowded conical spikes of blue-purple and white 
flowers. Montane to 7500 ft. Hardy. 
L. lyallii—Alpine, 3 in. Silvery foliage. Short racemes of brilliant blue flowers. 
Dry summits of Sierra Nevada and northern mts. 9000 to 11,000 ft. 
Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
L. minimus—3 in. Downy foliage. Many short spikes of blue flowers. Moun¬ 
tains of Pacific Northwest. Hardy. 
L. torreyi—5 in. Rosettes of dark green leaves. Thick spikes of deep blue 
flowers. Dry gravelly soil under pines to 8800 ft. in Sierra Nevada and 
northern mts. Hardy. 
Mimulus implexus—Alpine, 5 in. Large yellow flowers, the calyx and throat 
profusely purple-dotted. Rocky stream-beds, 9000 to 11,000 ft. Hardy. 
M. primuloides—2 in. Mats of small hairy leaf rosettes. Round bright yellow 
flowers. Mt. stream banks to 10,000 ft. Hardy. 
