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OREGON GARDENS, Portland, Oregon 
FERNS—(Continued) 
Pityrogramma triangularis (Gold Backed Fern) Dark green tri¬ 
angular fronds powdered with gold on the back. 8 in.Each .25 
Polystichum andersonii. Beautiful rare evergreen fern with 
graceful arching fronds. For a well drained shady place. 1 
to 2 ft.Each .75 
Polystichum lemmoni. Evergreen alpine species with the leaflets 
thickly set on the erect fronds. Rare and beautiful. Excel¬ 
lent for the rockery. 8 to 12 inches.-Each .75 
Polystichum scopulinum. Medium sized species inhabiting dry 
cliffs. Compact evergreen foliage. Rare and choice. 8 to 12 
inches.Each .50 
GALAX 
aphylla. Splendid ground cover for planting under trees in leafy 
soil. The round, toothed evergreen leaves turn a bronzy color 
in winter Small blossoms in slender spikes. 15 inches. Each .40 
GENISTA (Broom) 
hispanica compacta. Spiny compact bushlet carrying abundant 
heads of golden flowers. Choice shrub for a sunny location. 
1 foot. Each .50 
praecox. A broom with more or less rigid branches and soft 
cream flowers. Height 4 to 6 ft. 12 inch plants.Each .50 
prostratus. A sprawling dwarf broom with abundant yellow 
flowers in May. Fine for a hot dry place.Each .35 
schipkeanensis. A dwarf shrub from the Balkan mountains. The 
pale yellow flowers are carried in close terminal heads. Give 
a dry sunny position. Each .50 
GENTIANA (Gentian) 
acaulis. The famous alpine gentian of Switzerland. Very choice 
plant with large intense blue flowers. 2 to 4 in....Each .35 
acaulis gigantea Seedlings. These plants were grown from seed 
of the sensational Gentiana acaulis gigantea whose enormous 
purple trumpets attain a breadth of 3 to 4 inches. The seed¬ 
lings we offer are now flowering for the second time and 
promise to yield some startling forms. Flowers white, white 
and blue, or blue. Offered for the first time. ____Each 1.00 
angust.ifolia. Of the acaulis type but with very long narrow 
bright green leaves. The flowers, borne on slender stems of 
3 inches or so, are a good clear blue. Scarce ..Each .75 
asclepiadea. The willow Gentian. Graceful arching stems set 
with dark green, pointed leaves and bearing sapphire trum¬ 
pets along the upper half. Very fine. 1 to 2 feet.Each .40 
bisetae. Native Gentian similar to calycosa but dwarfer and 
with more conspicuous basal leaves. The large blue flowers 
are white-throated and somewhat spotted. Enjoys a moist 
peaty soil. 6 to 8 inches...Each .40 
calycosa. Native. Much sought for dwarf gentian of our western 
alpine meadows. The 6 inch stems, clothed in oval glossy 
leaves, each hear one or more big open deep blue flowers. 
Well drained peaty soil..Each .50 
septemfida. A beautiful early fall gentian of easy cultivation in 
cool, rich soil. 6 inch stems set with pointed oval foliage 
and bearing, in August and September, large clear blue trum¬ 
pets. A gem for any garden..Each .40 
sino-ornata. Mats of grassy foliage and huge velvety-blue flowers 
in September and October. This suberb Gentian is of easy cul¬ 
ture in well drained leaf-soil. 4 inches.Each .35 
GERANIUM (Crane’s Bill) 
argenteum. Tufts of glistening silvery foliage above which ap¬ 
pear large flowers of the palest pink on 4 inch stems. Very 
permanent and easily grown. A real beauty.Each 1.00 
cinereum. Similar to the above but somewhat larger, with ashy- 
gray foliage very large pinkish flowers or six inch stems. 
Easily grown but quite rare.Each .50 
sanguineum. Prostrate plant with dark green dissected leaves 
and large purple-red flowers. Valuable for a sunny dry posi¬ 
tion.Each 
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