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WM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
SAXIFRAGA. ROBERTSONIANA SECTION 
—This section embraces the well known 
London Pride and its immediate rela¬ 
tives. They require shady, moist posi¬ 
tions and all have attractive green foli¬ 
age and delicately colored flowers. 
*capillipes —A pretty Saxifraga,resembling 
S. umbrosa primuloides. Dark green, 
spathulate leaves and white flowers 
speckled pink on 8 inch stems. 35c each. 
"'umbrosa “London Pride” —Dark green fol¬ 
iage and 12 to 18 inch sprays of pinkish 
flowers in late summer. Plant with Myo- 
sotis palustris. 25c each. 
*umbrosa “primuloides” — Tiny, compact 
form of the preceding with pinkish flow¬ 
ers on 8 inch stems. 35c each. 
SAXIFRAGA. MISCELLANY OF SPECIES. 
*aspera —A very rare and distinct species, 
making dense and rambling mats of 
rough and mossy shoots, like those of 
some very narrow-leaved and condensed 
Phlox subulata, with bristly edges and a 
bristly end to all the stiff huddled little 
needle-like leaves of glossy green, taking 
a dusted look from their bristliness, and 
bearing gem-buds embedded in their 
wandering shoots. The frail stems as¬ 
cend weakly some 4 inches, with rather 
large pale butter-colored flowers, speck¬ 
led with orange at base. Easy in any 
open place, in strong, well-drained soil. 
75c and $1.00 each. 
*bronchialis — This native species takes 
the place of S. aspera in America. Of 
dwarf, caespitose habit, with grey-green 
leaves, shiny, almost prickly, which 
bronzes to a rich metallic tone in autumn 
and retains through the winter. White 
flowers with yellow spots at base of 
petals. Shade and moisture during hot¬ 
test part of summer. 35c and 50c each. 
*cordifolia (megasea)—Large glossy leaves 
richly colored in fall and winter. Heads 
of soft rose flowers from Dec. to April. 
Either full sun or shade. 25c to 50c each. 
*delavayi —A late-flowering hybrid of cor- 
difolia with large reddish leaves and 
rosy-red flowers on 2 foot stems during 
April and May. 35c and 50c each. 
*H- S. Stokes — One of the Mossy Saxi¬ 
frage, which will stand more sun than 
majority. Very compact habit, with 
bright carmine flowers. 25c each. 
*Ronsdorf Beauty —This mossy has flow¬ 
ers of deep red, almost crimson. Foliage 
a darker green than that of preceding. 
50c each. 
SCABIOSA caucasica, Houses Hybrids —An 
excellent cut flower, and one of the most 
persistent bloomers in the perennial bor¬ 
der. Soft shade of lavender blue flowers 
on 12 to 18 inch stems. Prefer a limy 
soil. June to Sept. 25c each. 
caucasica alba —White flowering form of 
the preceding. 35c each. 
*graminifolia — Foliage variable, from light 
green to silvery grey, while the flowers 
vary from lavender pink to soft rose. 
Very drought resistant, from June to 
Oct. 8 to 12 inches. 35c each. 
"parnassi — See Pterocephalus parnassi, 
page 46. 
SCH IZOSTYLIS Mrs. Hegarty — An excellent 
late flowering bulbous plant, with a pro¬ 
fusion of satiny pink flowers, on 12 to 
18 inch stems, from Aug. to Nov. Fine 
for cutting. They like a deep loam or 
peaty soil, not too dry, with a little pro¬ 
tection from cold in very cold climates. 
35c each. 
SCUTELLARIA *alpina — A spreading plant, 
8 to 12 inches high, with large lavender- 
purple and white flowers during July 
and Aug. Light soil in full sun. 25c ea. 
"indica japonica — The delicate stems, 
which are clothed with soft grey leaves, 
end in little spires of narrow, helmeted 
flowers of blue or lilac, from June to 
Oct. 8 inches. Prefers a light soil, full 
sun. 35c each. 
"orientalis — Semi-prostrate, grey-green 
foliage and yellow flowers. 8 inches. 35c 
each. 
SEDUM — With a few exceptions these are 
sun-loving plants, excellent for walls, 
dry banks, stepping stones and moraine. 
The majority are worth a place for the 
low carpets of richly colored fleshy 
leaves alone. Unless otherwise noted, 
they bloom during the summer months. 
"acre Yellow flowered evergreen car- 
peter. Full sun, poor soils. 20c each. 
*acre elegans — Silver tipped in early 
spring. 25c each. 
-acre minus — A minute form, of the pre¬ 
ceding, seldom more than an inch high. 
35c each. 
"altissimum — Fleshy, glaucous foliage, 
with branched heads of yellow flowers 
on 9 inch stems. 25c each. 
*amacampseros — Quaint and trailing, with 
rosettes of blue, glaucous leaves and 
purplish flowers. 25c each. 
*anglicum — Tiny carpeting plant with 
pinkish flower. 25c each. 
anglicum minus A very miniature form, 
no more than half an inch high. One of 
the finest of the tiny Sedums. 35c each. 
"balticum— Distinct form of S. album from 
the Baltic regions. Emerald green beads 
on same colored stems, an inch high. 
25c each. 
"Cape Blanco— A very dwarf and compact 
form of S. spathulifolium, with rosettes 
of grey, spathulate leaves and yellow 
flowers. Peaty soil and a little shade 
25c each. 
