SWISS FLORAL COMPANY 
Portland, Oregon 
IWkertt Slinilis 
DAPHNE MEZEREUM 
DAPHNE MEZEREUM—The most remarkable of its 
class is this deciduous, slow, upright-growing shrub with 
neat foliage. It prefers to be grown in shade, under 
trees, and will then cover its entire stems with deep pur¬ 
plish-rose flowers from January to March. The fragrance 
of its flowers is unsurpassed by that of any other flower¬ 
ing bush. Not even the orange trees can compare with 
it. Frost and bad weather seem to encourage its flowers, 
for they do not appear to mind them a bit, strange to 
say. This unusually rare and tenacious shrub, so seldom 
seen in gardens here, is very slow growing but profuse 
flowering. A limited stock of good flowering size bushes 
are now ready at $2.50 each. It prefers a heavy soil. 
GENISTA SAGITALIS—This is another of the really 
choice rockery shrubs, with evergreen, trailing branches 
of peculiar flat leaf-like form, bearing tiny deciduous 
leaves and short clusters of bright yellow pea-shaped 
flowers. This very unusual shrub thrives well in heavy 
clay soils and sunny dry spots where it will spread over 
rocks very freely and weave its carpet of bright yellow 
color during spring. It is very uncommon and attractive 
the year around, and we feel fortunate to be able to offer 
this now at 50c each for nice pot-grown specimens, sure 
to grow. 
ONONIS FRUTICOSA—This is one of the rarest of 
rock garden shrubs known, producing clusters of bright 
pink, pea-like flowers of unusual charm. It makes a 
small upright growing bush with narrow serrated foliage, 
losing its leaves during the winter, thriving well in hot, 
dry situations in average heavy soils. A real rock garden 
jewel to be proud of, and perhaps offered now for the 
first time in this country. Priced at $1.50 each. 
RETINOSPORA PLUMOSA PIGMEA—Tiniest of 
dwarf evergreens, but little known so far, as it is very 
rare. It forms a low, feathery mat of blue-green foliage, 
rarely exceeding a foot in height after many years’ 
growth. Choicest of all miniature conifers now offered 
in pot-grown specimens at 75c each, limited stock only. 
Appears to be very hardy and easily grown. 
