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ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD FLOWERS 
LINUM lewisi. Fairy Flax. N. 2' A graceful plant, growing 
in low mountain meadows, as well as in the highest alti¬ 
tudes. Flowers an inch across, of light, almost translu¬ 
cent sky-blue. 
MERTENSIA oblongifolia. N. 8" A spring bloomer with clear 
blue flowers and rose-colored buds in terminal clusters. 
Splendid for rock gardens. Garden soil and full sun. 
MIMULUS langsdorfii. N. 1' The beautiful, bell-shaped, bright 
yellow flowers are 2 inches long and more than an inch 
across. Grows in moist ground and full sun. 
MIMULIS lewisi. N. 2' This handsome plant grows near 
mountain streams, and in moist meadows. The numerous 
rose-colored flowers are more than 2 inches long. Sun or 
shade. 
PACHYLOPHUS caespitosus. N. 6" This little plant is a 
splendid addition to the rockery. Blooms in spring and is 
very conspicuous. The large white flowers are more than 
2 inches in diameter, and fade to rose color. Garden soil 
and full sun. 
PARNASSIA fimbriata. N. 10" A beautiful plant with a 
rosette of smooth glossy leaves. Flowers an inch or more 
across, with waxy-white petals delicately veined with olive 
green. Grows near mountain streams and prefers shade 
and acid soil. 
PEDICULARIS groenlandica. Elephant Heads. N. 2' This 
handsome plant grows in moist, mountain mleadows. Has 
a basal cluster of fern-like leaves, tinged with crimson. 
The purplish stalks are surmounted by a long spike of pe¬ 
culiarly shaped rose-colored flowers. Requires full sun and 
acid soil. 
PENTSTEMONS. The pentstemon family are invaluable ad¬ 
ditions to rock gardens, as their habitat is generally the 
rock slides and rocky crags of the mountains. There are 
more than 150 varieties native to the western United 
States, and new ones being constantly augmented. They 
are all remarkable for their inherent beauty and airy grace. 
The majority of them are admirably adapted to the re¬ 
quirements of the rockery, whether it be a hot, sunny situ¬ 
ation, surrounded by the torrid reflection from the hot 
rocks, or the lightly shaded pocket where the rocks fur¬ 
nish ample and necessary drainage, the shade supplying 
the required tempered atmosphere, there is to be found 
some subject which is perfectly adapted to the location. 
Wherever one travels in the mountains some of the numer¬ 
ous varieties of pentstemons are much in evidence, wheth¬ 
er beautifying some exposed crag, nestling contentedly in 
a quiet, partly shaded pocket, or dotted promiscuously 
over some exposed rocky slide. Many people with garden¬ 
ing proclivities are now making a collection of pentste- 
