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GENISTA {Broom) — These 'plants add great beauty to the sunny 
rock garden and planted walls. They are easily grown in sun and 
sandy loam. A collection will bring much gaiety of color to the 
garden during spring and summer. 
Beani. A choice English hybrid. Low growing shrub covered with 
masses of golden flowers in early summer. 1.25 
dalmatica. Evergreen cushion. Brilliant golden flowers. June-July. .. .75 
Dorothy Walpole. New. Masses of glowing crimson flowers touched 
with pale gold. A strikingly beautiful plant. 1.35 
firefly. ( Cytisus ). Flowers of gold flecked with crimson and bronze. 
Long season. Very effective and rare. 1.25 
germanica. Dwarf and compact with brilliant golden blossoms. 1.00 
hispanica nana. Choice species. Gay yellow flowers. Spring. 12 in. .. .75 
kewensis {The Kew Broom). Cascades of soft creamy-yellow. A 
grand trailer for the rock garden. 1.00 
ovata. Slender branches terminating in brilliant yellow flowers. 
May to July. 18 in.50 
praecox. Compact shrub. Charming cream colored blossoms. Spring. 
Excellent border plant. 3 to 5 ft.75 
purpureus (Cytisus). A rare and beautiful dwarf shrub covered with 
mauve and purple flowers in spring.75 
sagittalis (The Arrow Broom). Prostrate shrub. Curiously winged 
stems. Golden flowers.50 
scoparius (Cytisus). Dwarf shrub with showy yellow blossoms.85 
tinctoria. Sprays of bright yellow in summer. 2 ft.40 
tinctoria fl. pi. Semi-prostrate form. Densely covered with double 
yellow flowers. Summer.50 
GENTIANA 
A collection of Gentians carries bloom from early spring until late 
autumn. Indispensable rock plants. Gentians are easily grown and bloom 
profusely in this country. They require firm planting in rich sandy loam 
and peat. Shade. 
acaulis. The famous Trumpet Gentian of the Alps. Large brilliant 
sapphire trumpets. Dark green pointed foliage. Blooms in spring. 
A few scattered blossoms again in autumn.50 
acaulis alba. A rare and lovely white form of the above. Scarce. 1.00 
altaica. A low-growing species with short trailing stems and hand¬ 
some violet blue trumpets. Early summer.50 
angustifolia. Lovely species. Flowers of clear blue. 3 in. Alps.75 
cruciata. Clusters of dark blue flowers. 12 in. Late summer.35 
dahurica. A rare species from Asia with umbels of dark blue flowers. .35 
Farreri. One of the most beautiful of all Gentians. Semi-prostrate 
habit and grassy foliage. Glorious sky-blue trumpets. Late summer. 
4 in. Tibet.-. 50 
Freyniana. Trailing stems ending in two or three large bells of 
bright blue. 6 in.35 
Lagodechiana. Large blue clustered flowers speckled inside with 
white. 4 in. Summer.35 
linearis. Slender and erect in habit. Heads of pale blue flowers. 12 in. 
Moisture.50 
phlogifolia. A beautiful Gentian from Transylvania with large clusters 
of brilliant blue flowers. June.35 
