DI AN THUS— (Continued) 
*Low Rose. Has a compact cushion of bluish deep green 
foliage, always neat. The soft rose flowers are borne 
above foliage in great numbers. A favorite. 25 cts. each; 
3 for 65 cts. 
*Monspelianus Carmine. One of the very best with cushions 
an inch high and six inches across. Bright carmine flow¬ 
ers in June. A gem and most lovely in crevices. 30 cts. 
each; 3 for 75 cts. 
*Neglectus. Most beautiful of the alpine pinks. Has low 
grassy tufts which are completely obscured in June and 
July and again in the fall by the flowers which are 1 inch 
discs of bright pink on the face; buff on the reverse. 
30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. 
*New Pink. Its cushion may be as broad as 18 inches and 
the eight-inch stems bear many very fine large soft 
pink flowers most spicily fragrant. June. 25 cts. each; 
3 for 65 cts. 
Superbus “Loveliness”. This exquisite new pink with deli¬ 
cate fringed flowers of pure mauve on long graceful 
stems is the delight of every visitor to my gardens. One 
of the very loveliest of flowers for filmy, graceful bou¬ 
quets. Seeds only; see seed list. 
DICENTRA, Bleeding Heart. Most delightful plants, all 
having graceful fern-like foliage and enchanting flowers. 
There is nothing more lovely for the fernbed, moist 
shaded situation, or the cool border, and the d\varfer 
ones are most effective in the cool and shaded rock 
garden. Cult: Sit., cool or shaded. Soil, any moist loam. 
PL, fall to spring. Prop., div. 
*Cucullaria, Dutchman’s Breeches. Very dwarf with finely 
cut leaves and white flowers. 25 cts. each; 3 for 60 cts. 
^Formosa, Western Dutchman’s Breeches. Filmy fern-like 
foliage and soft pink flowers, making it a splendid fore¬ 
ground for the shaded garden, and as an accompliment 
or foil for ferns, Columbines and other woodsy plants. 
Alone it is a splendid ground cover. 15 cts. each; 3 for 
40 cts.; $1.25 per dozen. 
*Glauca (Oregona). With silvery fine cut foliage it makes a 
compact clump ten inches high surmounted by the spikes 
of flowers which are creamy white, tipped with red. 
May to July. Rare and most worth-while. 35 cts. each; 
3 for 90 cts. 
Spectabilis, Bleeding Heart, a most noble plant, favorite of 
our mothers and grandmothers and equally as popular 
now. It grows to 2 ft. with graceful branches, fern-like 
foliage arching stems with lovely heart-shaped pendant 
flowers of a rosy pink. It thrives in any shaded situa¬ 
tion, but in the well planned bed, in combination with 
ferns, Columbines and Heucheras. it is most charming. 
Strong roots. 50 cts. each. 
Bleeding Heart 
DICTAMNUS fraxinella, Gas Plant. Noble old-fashioned 
border plant forming a bush two feet high. The ash-like 
leaves are fragrant when brushed and the flowers on 
upright spikes are rosy pink. Flowers emit a gas, which 
on hot, still evenings may be ignited without damage 
to plant. June and July. Cult: Sun and a deep, rich, 
well drained loam. Slow to establish; once planted never 
disturb. 35 cts each; 3 for 90 cts. 
*DODECATH EONS, variously called American Cowslip, Wild 
Cyclamen, Shooting Star, are very early spring flowers 
that stand alone in their type of beauty. Delightful in 
the shaded rock garden or in a cool, well drained situa¬ 
tion. See page 5. 
*DORONICUM clusii makes a low clump with erect 18 to 24 
inch flowery stems, each bearing a very handsome flower, 
like a deep yellow Shasta Daisy. Most effective in the 
shaded bed or in the open border, a splendid cut flower. 
A single plant is most effective in the larger rock garden. 
Flowers March to May and again in late season. Wlill 
grow in poor soil but best in mellow moist loam. 35 cts. 
each; 3 for 90 cts. 
*DRYAS Sundermannii. A delightful creeping shrub two 
inches high with attractive foliage, silver below and dark 
green above. The white flowers open yellow and are like 
tiny single roses. Choice for rock garden. 50 cts. each. 
**EPILOBIU M Obcordatum is one of the most beautiful 
plants of the Californian alpine regions. Imagine com¬ 
ing across a little pocket or crevice below a snowbank 
filled with a close mat of fine bluish foliage and fairly 
smothered with relatively large rose-colored flowers of 
real beauty. It is at its best simply exquisite. While 
alpine by nature, I have it here at “The Terraces” in 
gravelly moraine soil with ordinary watering, and flower¬ 
ing well. With a constant drip it promises to be almost 
as good as in its high home. 50 cts. each. 
*EPI M EDI UM. European cousin of our Vancouveria. Dwarf 
evergreen perennials with long petioled handsomely 
marked, glossy leaves which turn bronze in autumn. The 
dainty flowers are in loose panicles. Lovely in the rock 
garden or the edge of border. Cult: Grow in peat and 
loam in partial shade. PL, fall to spring. Prop., div. 
*Alpinum makes masses 12 inches high of beautiful heart- 
shaped leaves, mottled red and has soft creamy flowers. 
40 cts. each; 3 for $1. 
*Lilacinum has a compact clump 6 to 8 inches high and 
flowers of deep lilac. 40 cts. each; 3 for $1. 
*Rubrum. More compact than last with deep red flowers. 
Quite rare. 60 cts. each. 
*Sulphureum makes a bold clump 12 inches high with sulphur 
colored flowers. 40 cts. each; 3 for $1. 
EPIPACTES, Creek Orchid. See page 13. 
*ERIGERON mucronatus (Vittadenia mucronatus). This 
forms low dense masses a foot high and as broad, and 
during almost the entire season is covered with little 
daisy-like flowers of white tinted pink. Splendid for 
large pockets, and planted at top of a wall makes a 
beautiful drape. Plant in sun or light shade and any soil, 
either fall or spring. Not hardy in cold regions but 
may be kept over by cuttings taken into the house in fall. 
25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
*ERIOPHYLLUM lanatum. This most excellent Californian 
native plant is most useful both for its drouth resistant 
qualities and for its beauty. It is hardy throughout the 
United States. It has a low basal tuft of grayish foliage 
with many wiry stems a foot or two high which through 
a long season bear many golden yellow daisy-like flowers. 
They begin flowering when California dries up in May 
and continue through our long rainless summers. Cult: 
Sit., sun. Soil, any well drained. Pl., fall to spring. 
Prop., seed. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
California, Dec. 28, 1934: “I must tell you, your Calypso 
Day Lily has not been out of blossom one day since the 
middle of July and though the leaves are gone, the flower 
stalks are going strong.” 
The above prices are postpaid to your door. 
* Indicates plants well suited to rock gardens. 
** Indicates plants suited to the rock garden only. 
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CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA 
