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ALPINES AND ROCK PLANTS 
P. menziesii—Evergreen dwarf, 5 in. Leathery foliage. Large purple'blue 
flowers with pink throat. Mts. of Pacific Northwest to 14,000 ft. Hardy. 
Pkt. 50^. 
P. menziesii var. davidsonii—Prostrate alpine dwarf. Rounded leaf. Large 
horizontally spreading purple'blue flowers. Full sun. Rock crevices in 
Sierra Nevada and northern mts. Hardy. Pkt. 50$. 
P. newberryi. Mountain Pride—8 in. Woody stems. Rounded toothed leathery 
leaves. Thick racemes of large carmine flowers. High montane on rocky 
ledges to 10,000 ft. Hardy. 
P. richardsonii—18 in. Deeply toothed bright green foliage. Loose panicles of 
red flowers. Pacific Northwest mts. to 8000 ft. Hardy. Pkt. 50<$. 
P. roezlii—12 in. Airy spikes of clear blue opemthroated flowers. Dry rocks 
of northern California mts. to 6000 ft. Hardy. 
P. rupicola—Creeping dwarf. Mats of small gray'green leaves. Bright red 
flowers. Rocky cliffs of Pacific Northwest mts. to 7500 ft. Hardy. Pkt. 50^. 
P. scouleri—Dwarf spreading evergreen shrub, 12 in. Large lilac or blue 
flowers. Farrar says of P. scouleri “the most magnificent of all shrubby 
pentstemons.” Pacific Northwest mts. to 8000 ft. Hardy. Pkt. 50c!. 
Phacelia sericea, Purple Fringe—Finely cut white silky foliage. Spikes of many 
purple flowers. High peaks of central Rocky Mts. Hardy. 
Phlox adsurgens—Spreading, 8 in. Clusters of large pale pink flowers. North 
Coast Ranges, 4000 to 8000 ft. Hardy. Pkt. 50£. 
Phyllodoce breweri (Bryanthus breweri), Red Heather—Alpine, 8 in. Ever' 
green heathdike foliage. Clusters of rose-red flowers. Sierra Nevada Mts. 
to 12,000 ft. Hardy. 
Polemonium confertum—Alpine, 6 in. Leaves in crowded whorls. Dense 
clusters of fragrant trumpet'shaped blue flowers. Summits of northern 
Rocky Mts. Hardy. Pkt. 50$f. 
P. confertum var. eximium—Alpine, 5 in. Leaves in close basal tuft. Dense 
heads of lavender brown'centered flowers. Leaves and flowers fragrant. 
Loose granite soil above timber line of Sierra Nevada Mts. at 14,000 ft. 
Hardy. Pkt. 50$f. 
Primula cunifolia—Alpine, 3 in. Tufts of leathery leaves. Scapes of rose'pink 
flowers. Alaska. Hardy. Limited quantity. Pkt. 50£. 
P. parryi—12 in. Clumps of dark fleshy leaves. Umbels of brilliant yellow'eyed 
rose'purple flowers. Stream banks of Rocky Mts. 6000 to 8000 ft. Hardy. 
Pkt. 50^. 
P. sufTrutescens, Sierra Primrose—Alpine, 3 in. Leafy creeping stems. Umbels 
of large red flowers. Rocky crevices in Sierra Nevada Mts. to 12,500 ft. 
Hardy. 
RomanzofEa sitchensis—6 in. Beautiful round shining leaves. Loose sprays of 
white flowers. Suggests a saxifrage. Moist shaded rocks of northern Pacific 
Coast and mts. Hardy. Pkt. 50#. 
