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HARDY PERENNIALS 
P. venustus—3 ft. Long panicles of rich blue flowers. Mts. of Pacific North' 
west, 5000 to 6000 ft. Hardy. 
Rosa foliolosa, Texas Rose—5 in. Profusely covered with large white fragrant 
flowers. Beautiful ground cover. Spreads by underground runners. Sunny 
location, Texas and adjacent states. Hardy. Pkt. 50^. 
Sisyrinchium bellum, Blue'eyed Grass—Iris family, 6 in. Bright purple'blue 
flowers, yellow center. Grassy slopes. Hardy. 
S. californicum, Golden-eyed Grass—Iris family, 12 in. Bright yellow flowers. 
Wet places throughout California. Hardy. 
S. grandiflorum (Olsynium grandiflorum)—Iris family, 8 in. Rich red-purple 
broadly campanulate flowers. Moist slopes of Pacific Northwest. Hardy. 
Sphaeralcea ambigua, Apricot Mallow—2 ft. Gray foliage. Open sprays of 
showy yellow'red flowers. Desert slopes. Hardy. 
S. coccinea (Malvastrum coccineum)—Decumbent, 18 in. Copper'scarlet 
flowers. High desert mesas to 6000 ft. Hardy. 
Stanleya pinnata—3 ft. Wide bushy plant. Leathery leaves. Many long racemes 
of bright yellow flowers. Dry plains and foothills to 4500 ft. Hardy. 
Swertia albicaulis (Frasera albicaulis)—15 in. White'margined leaves. Dense 
spikes of blue flowers. Northern inland plateaus. Hardy. 
S. parryi (Frasera parryi)—2 ft. Rosette of beautiful silver'margined leaves, 
narrow and crinkly. Single stem bearing panicle of white black-dotted 
flowers. Southern California to 5500 ft. Probably hardy. 
S. radiata (Frasera speciosa), Deer’s Tongue, Green Gentian—4 ft. Erect 
rosette of 8 in. leaves, gray-green, soft and downy. Single stout stem 
bearing long panicle of white fringe-filled purple-dotted flowers. High 
montane in open pine woods to 9000 ft. Hardy. 
Tellima grandiflora, Fringe-cups—2 ft. Beautifully marked leaves. Long spray 
of pink-white flowers. Coastal woods of Pacific Northwest. Hardy. 
Thermopsis montana—18 in. Racemes of bright yellow lupin-like flowers. 
Montane to 10,000 ft. Hardy. 
Trillium ovatum, Coast Trillium—9 in. White flower changing to rose. Wood¬ 
ed canons near northern California coast. Hardy. 
Vicia gigantea, Giant Vetch—Strong climber. Racemes of deep wine-red 
flowers. Along streams of northern California and north to Alaska. Hardy. 
Viola sarmentosa, Redwood Violet—Prostrate and trailing. Rounded yellow 
flowers. Redwood belt and north to British Columbia. Hardy. 
Xerophyllum tenax, Squaw-grass—Narrow basal leaves, 2 ft. long. Broad 
showy 12 in. panicle of white flowers on tall stem. Montane on dry 
ridges. Hardy. 
Zauschneria californica, California Fuchsia—18 in. Gray-green foliage. Scarlet 
tubular flowers. Dry hillsides of central and southern Coast Ranges to 
4000 ft. Hardy with care. 
