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WM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
Prices of Plants 
A dozen plants of the same kind will be sold at ten times the 
single plant price. For example, plants priced at 25c each will be $2.50 
per dozen. Special prices on larger lots. Three plants at dozen rate. 
ABELIA schumanni — (syn. longituba) A new 
introduction from Mother China with 
soft rose pink tubular flowers, produced 
during the whole summer. Of pendulous 
habit, 2 to 3 feet high. 75c and $1.25 each. 
ACAENA *glauca— A great favorite for car¬ 
peting spring flowering bulbs. Evergreen 
foliage of bluish hue. 25c each. 
*sericea — A carpeter with fine narrow leaf¬ 
lets, silver grey with a coat of down. 
Rare and choice. 50c each. 
ACHILLEA — A race containing giants for 
the herbaceous border and dwarf gems 
for the alpine garden, mostly aromatic. 
For dry and sunny places, in poor soil. 
*argentea — Mounds of silvery white, with 
white flowers. 4 in. Summer. 25c each. 
*aurea —- Mounds of grey, downy foliage 
with flat umbels of golden flowers on 6 
inch stems. All summer. 25c each. 
*canescens — Feathery grey foliage and 
large white flowers. Attractive all year. 
8 inches. 25c each. 
filipendulina —(eupatorium) Flat heads of 
brilliant yellow flowers on 4 to 6 ft. 
stems, from June to Sept. Blooms last 
dried all winter. 20c each. 
ptarmica — (“The Pearl”) Pure white, 
double flowers on 2 ft. stems. 25c each. 
*rupestris —Three inch high mounds, with 
large aromatic white flowers. 25c each. 
*tomentosa —Finely cut, dark green foli¬ 
age and flat umbels of rich gold flowers 
on 12 inch stems. All summer. 25c each. 
ACONITUM — (Monkshood) Suitable for 
shady places, preferring very rich soil. 
anthora — Pale yellow flowers on 3 ft. 
stems. June and July. 50c each. 
fischeri —Pale blue flowers on 2 ft. stems 
during Sept, and Oct. 25c each. 
napellus bicolor — One of the most beauti¬ 
ful of the Monkshoods. Clear white and 
blue flowers on 3 to 4 ft. stems during 
July and August. 35c each. 
napellus Spark’s Variety —Glistening violet 
blue flowers on 4 to 6 ft. stems during 
July and August. 25c each. 
wilsoni — Large violet or dark blue flowers 
on 6 to 8 ft. stems from Sept, to Nov. 
25c each. 
ACTINEA *herbacea — Bright yellow Daisy¬ 
like flowers on 8 inch stems. Prefers a 
stony soil, with full sun. Likes some 
line. Rare. 25c each. 
ADENOPHORA *potanini — Pale blue, bell¬ 
shaped flowers in elegant slender spikes. 
Comes from Turkestan and worthy of a 
place in alpine garden. 50c each. 
AETH ION EM A —-A very valuable family of 
plants for the alpine garden, especially 
for dry, hot situations. Given a chance 
to root deeply they will bloom profusely 
and in two years make decidedly orna¬ 
mental shrublets. Full sun, in any loose 
soil, fairly rich in leaf mold. Their flow¬ 
ering period is from May to July. 
*armenum — Of neat and compact habit, 3 
to 4 inches high, with many crowded 
blue-grey leaves, short and pointed. The 
charming veined pinky flowers are in 
close elongated domes. 35c each. 
*coridifolium — Makes a many stemmed 
bushling, the twigs thick-set with short, 
oblong blue-grey leaves, and covered 
with large pink flowers. 6 to 8 inches. 
50c each. 
*grandiflorum — Forms a loose bush of 12 
inches or more, with long, blunt blue- 
grey leaves. The flo ver spikes are loose 
and lovely, the flowers being pink and 
the largest of the race. The- true plant is 
very rare. 50c each. 
*Warley Rose— Makes compact bushlets, 4 
to 6 inches high, covered with bright rose 
pink flowers, resembling a miniature 
Daphne cneorum. 50c each. 
A JUG A metallica crispa — A rare form, very 
compact, with crinkly leaves of a deep 
green color, shaded with a metallic hue. 
For a moist, shaded spot. 40c each. 
reptans rubra —Carpeter for shady, damp 
places. Richly bronzed purple leaves 
with blue flowers on 6 inch stems. 25c 
each. 
ALSTROEM ERIA — Commonly known as the 
Peruvian Lily. Prefers a well drained, 
sandy soil, but does very well in the bor¬ 
der and makes fine companion plants for 
Delphiniums. Flowers in umbels on 3 to 
4 foot stems during June and July. Won¬ 
derful cut flowers. 
aurantiaca — Orange flowers, spotted red. 
25c each. 
aurantiaca rubra — Flowers more brownish 
red. 35c each. 
chilensis —Various shades of pink, crim¬ 
son, orange, etc. Can supply in mixture 
only. 35c each. 
