RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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ANTHEM IS —(Camomile) Excellent plants 
for full sun and poor soils, 
kelwayi —Finely cut foliage and golden yel¬ 
low flowers, all summer. 25c each, 
montanum —Fine silvery foliage and large 
white flowers. 25c each. 
Sancta Johannis — A new color in this 
family, being deep orange yellow. Me¬ 
dium size flowers in nice heads, fine for 
both border and cutting. Full sun in soil 
not too rich. 50c each, 
tinctoria “Perry Variety” — Very large 
bright golden yellow flowers on strong 
18 inch stems, all summer. 25c each. 
AQUILEGIA —(Columbine) Will do in almost 
any soil and location, although they pre¬ 
fer a sandy loam and a moist but well 
drained position. Their presence serves 
to lighten up a stiff or formal planting, 
for no other plant has so airy a grace. It 
is also very generous with its blooms 
and makes excellent cut flowers, 
aurea— From the sub-alpine woods of Mace¬ 
donia, forming cushions of pretty foliage, 
from which rise up 18 inch stems with 
large yellowish flowers. Rare. 50c each, 
caerulea —(Colorado native) Long-spurred 
flowers of blue and lavender shades, with 
creamy white corolla, on 18 to 24 inch 
stems. 25c each. 
chrysantha — Large long-spurred yellow 
flowers. 25c each. 
*Helenae —A robust garden hybrid, about 
12 inches high, with large flowers of blue 
and white. Distinct. 35c each. 
*jucunda — (Siberian Columbine) Broad 
petals of powder blue with clear white 
petals in a wide five-lobed looking cup at 
the center. Requires a rich soil, per¬ 
fectly porous, with a mixture of rock 
chips and sharp drainage. 50c each, 
longissima —Native of Texas and Mexico. 
Large yellow flowers with long spurs, 
from 4 to- 5 inches long, always hanging 
down, on 2 to 3 ft. stems. Very rare in 
cultivation. 35c each. 
Long-spurred hybrids— Mixture of wonder¬ 
ful colors. 25c each. 
*nevadensis — From Granada. Best de¬ 
scribed as a Spanish version of A. alpina 
with rather pale blue flowers. Rare. 50c 
each. 
*pyrenaica —The easiest and best of the 
dwarf columbines. Leaves are small, neat 
and rather lacy. Flowers large, of a rich 
blue, with a gorgeously contrasting cen¬ 
tral tassel of gold. Prefers a rather 
stony, light and open limy soil. From 6 
to 8 inches high, and blooms after other 
columbines are through, June and July. 
25c each. 
*saximontana (brevistyla)—A miniature 
A. caerulea with shorter spurs. Blooms 
profusely in spring, then off and on all 
summer. Very attractive foliage, with the 
blue flowers on 6 inch stems. 50c each. 
ARABIS — (Rockcress) Very hardy, requir¬ 
ing plenty of sun and thriving even in 
poor soil. Should be sheared back 
severely immediately after blooming. 
*albida fl. pi. — (Formerly listed as alpina 
fl. pi.) Grey green foliage and double 
white flowers on 8 inch stems. Excellent 
cut flowers with Primula, Heuchera, 
Violas, etc. 25c each. 
*albida variegata— Foliage edged with light 
yellow or white. A bright spot in your 
garden 12 months of the year. Must have 
a poor soil. 25c each. 
*androsacea — A lovely small, compact 
plant from Taurus, forming clumps of 
neat rosettes, reminiscent of those of 
Androsace villosa, being silver-silky with 
hairs. Very rare. 50c each. 
*Ferdinand Coburg— A 10 year search was 
finally rewarded when we secured a few 
plants of the true plant. Makes neat car¬ 
pets with white flowers. Very rare. 50c 
each. 
*kellereri —Very dwarf, compact tufts of 
somewhat silvery foliage with white 
flowers on 2 to 3 inch stems. 25c each 
*muralis rosea— Large dark green foliage 
and rose pink flowers in racemes on 12 
inch stems. 25c each. 
*rosabella —Really a pink form of albida, 
with large soft pink flowers. 35c each. 
*sundermanni —This was also found after 
a long search. Neat rosettes of greyish 
leaves, very compact in habit. One of the 
most rare Arabis. 50c each. 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS *uva-ursi —(Kinnikinic 
or Bearberry) Prostrate shrubby trailer 
with shiny dark green foliage and white 
flowers, followed by orange red berries. 
Valuable for dry rocky or sandy banks. 
35c and 50c each. 
AREN ARIA —Dwarf creeping plants, for car¬ 
peting and stepping stones. 
*balearica — Dark green foliage, studded 
with countless white fairy stars. For a 
cool, shaded place, especially clothing 
bare rocks. 25c each. 
*grandiflora— Mats of emerald green from 
which spring branching 4 inch stems 
with large white flowers, from May to 
Sept. 25c each. 
*kingii —A new introduction from India. 
Bright green tufts. 35c each. 
*montana — Of trailing habit, forming 
mounds 4 to 6 inches high, covered with 
large white flowers from April to July. 
25c each. 
*purpurascens —Unique in having rosy-lilac 
flowers which hide the mats of glossy 
foliage from May to July. 2 inches. 50c 
each. 
*verna aurea —Grassy-like tufts and mats 
of a golden yellow. 35c each. 
