ORIENTAL POPPIES. “Gorgeous” is the only fitting word 
to describe them. Even tulips pale in comparson. With 
the texture of fine silk, the open flowers measure to 10 
inches. They bloom in May and June. Single plants or 
groups of three are showy objects in the border, but they 
are best placed in strong groups at some point where they 
can flower and then be dried off for a summer rest as 
with bulbs. May be left undisturbed for years. Cult: 
Sun. Soil, deep and -well drained and better if sandy or 
gritty. PI., September to March. 
E. A. Bowles. Medium sized flowers, prettily crimped and 
of a most charming shade of apricot, changing to shell- 
pink with age. 50 cts. each. 
Enfield Beauty. Finest of all salmon-pink shades. 50 cts. 
each. 
Royal Scarlet. Very large flower of glowing scarlet. 50 cts. 
each. 
Oriental Poppies, Finest Mixed. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts.; 
$2.50 per doz. 
POPPY Olympia. A most unusual and brilliant poppy of 
unknown origin. Spreads by underground runners to 
form a clump, which in time is a broad mass. The flowers, 
4 to 5 inches across, are semi-double, and are a most 
beautiful orange-apricot. Two feet. Flower May to June. 
Cult: As for Orientals. 35 cts. each; 3 for 90 cts. 
HORNED POPPY is Glaucium flavum tricolor and no plant 
that we grow pleases visitors more or gives more effect 
for so little trouble. The foliage is pretty and plant 
stout and much branched, carrying very many showy 
flowers from a clear yellow to flame color through a long 
period. After bloom cut it back and another crop comes 
and then a third. Heat just suits it, it is one of the very 
best drouth resisters. An average plant is 3 ft. high and 
as broad and in flower there is no more brilliant effect. 
25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts.; $2.50 per doz. 
PARADISEA. See Anthericum. 
*PASQUE FLOWER. See Anemone Pulsatilla. 
PENTSTEMON. There is no finer genus of flowering plants 
in the world. The garden forms are pretty well known, 
but all too little known are the beautiful West American 
species, than which there are no more beautiful rock 
garden plants. Many of them are splendid in the border 
while many are low and compact, and some are quite 
dwarf. In the natural rock gardens of our western 
mountains they are often the leading feature, and with 
their ability as a whole to stand drouth and root in grit 
and narrow crevices they are ideal rock garden subjects 
Strangely, however, I have found that these same drouth 
resisting plants revel in a well drained loam w r here mois¬ 
ture is always present, and in such conditions their bloom 
is greatly prolonged. Cult: Excepting confertus, full 
sun. Soil, any that is loose and well drained from grit 
to loam. PL, fall to spring, but they move best in spring 
when growth is just starting. 
*Confertus. From low mats erect 6-inch stems arise bearing 
small rosy purple flowers. Only a constantly moist situa¬ 
tion suits it. July. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
**Davidsonii. A tiny plant, making flat mats with prostrate 
stems 2 inches high and proportionately large bluish- 
purple flowers in July. A good colony in a rock pocket is 
a sight to remember. One of the choicest of Western 
alpines. Requires moisture. 50 cts. each. 
*Heterophyllos var. Purdyii (California Blue Bedder), re¬ 
cently named in my honor, I discovered years ago and 
sent out under the very appropriate name, “California 
Blue Bedder.” It is a decumbent form found only in 
my immediate locality and is particularly suited to rock 
gardens. Makes a low mass 5 to 8 inches high and if not 
allowed to seed, from May through the entire summer, 
produces great quantities of blue to pinkish lavender 
flowers of great beauty. 25 cts. each; 3 for 45 cts.; $1.50 
per doz. 
Heterophyllus “Erectus,” has all of the charm and beauty 
of California Blue Bedder, but is of erect habit, making 
it a most fitting plant for the hardy border. 12 to 18 
inches high with blue flowers. 25 cts. each; 3 for 45 
cts.; $1.50 per doz. 
*Menziezii. A low, compact, quite leafy species 3 to 4 inches 
high with erect racemes of blue purple flowers borne 
just above the foliage, in June and July. 35 cts. each; 
3 for $1. 
Lewisia Rediviva 
*Newberyii (“Mountain Pride” of the Sierras), makes a low 
and flat, not at all dense mat of dark green and the 
bright rosy flowers are borne just above foliage. Flowers 
all summer. One of the notable Sierran plants. 30 cts. 
each; 3 for 75 cts. 
Hirsutus (Pubescens). A much neglected and very worth 
while species. From a base of ruddy lanceolate leaves 
12 to 24 inches, stems arise, bearing very long panicles of 
soft porcelain blue flowers from June to September. Fine 
for a bold mass in the rock garden and a lovely border 
plant. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
Riattani. Habit is similar to Hirsutus, 12 to 18 inches high 
with odd and quite large blue flowers. Quite easy and 
showy. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
*Laetus. Many erect and quite slender 8-inch stems from 
a woody base with fine blue flowers which come through¬ 
out the summer with watering. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
*Roezlii. Glaucous foliage with very many clear blue flowers 
on 12-inch stems in early summer, and continuing in 
flower with abundant water. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
PHLOX, Mossy or Creeping. Splendid plants needing no 
introduction, without which no rock garden is complete. 
**Adsurgens. A most lovely alpine species from Southern 
Oregon, with trailing mats of glossy foliage and large 
flowers of a delicate salmon-rose in May and June. Cult: 
Some shade and a loamy soil, rich in humus. Must have 
constant root moisture. 35 cts. each. 
*Amoena. Has a low mass of shining foliage with a w'ealth 
of delightful, bright salmon-rose flowers in May and at 
intervals through the summer. Cult: Sun to light shade. 
Soil, any but it is in good loam with abundant moisture 
that it is at its best. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
*Subulata, the Mossy Creeping Phlox so popular in the rock 
gardens of Europe. With neat moss-like evergreen 
foliage all the year, it is completely hidden under the 
shimmering masses of flowers in early spring, giving 
marvelously fine effects on walls, in the rock garden, or 
as a border edging. Cult: Full sun. Soil, any light soil, 
not too rich; will withstand drouth and hard conditions. 
Shear back every year. Prop., layers. . 
*Subulata varieties: 
*G. F. Miles. Compact, soft lavender. 
*Lilacina. Stronger growing, soft lilac. 
* Rosea. Compact. Deep rose with darker eye. 
*Alba. Compact, pure white. 
Either at 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts.; $2.50 per doz. 
*PINKS. See Dianthus. 
^PLUMBAGO. See Ceratostigma. 
*POLEMONIUM carneum. A delightful native plant 12 to 20 
inches tall; fern-like, pinnate foliage and graceful stems 
carrying large flowers, opening creamy or flesh color 
and soon turning to deep rose. Most beautiful of Pole- 
moniums. Cult: A good moist loam. Prefers partial 
shade. 35 cts each; 3 for 90 cts. 
The above prices are postpaid to your door. 
* Indicates plants well suited to rock gardens. 
** Indicates plants suited to the rock garden only. 
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