WEST 
HILL 
NURSERIES — FREDONIA, NEW 
YORK 
Alyssum Saxatile. 
Aubrietia. 
Growing on top of a garden wall. 
Popular Rock Garden 
Plants 
A beauty spot and the finishing touch to your out'of'door 
living room! Easy to make. A few rocks with some dirt and 
a selection of plants from the following list, which are the 
prize varieties for this purpose, together with some of the 
low growing hardy Perennials and the stage is all set for one 
of the most pleasing and interesting beauty spots for you this 
summer. It will be a pleasure you will not want to miss. 
Prices, except as noted, each, 20c; 3 for 50c; 10 for $1.50, 
postpaid. 
Alyssum - Rock Madwort 
Very popular early flowering perennials of easiest culture 
and all very free flowering. They all like a well drained soil 
and sunny position. Useful in the border as well as in the 
dry wall or rock garden. 
Alyssum saxatile compactum. Broad masses of bright yellow 
flowers in early spring. An excellent plant for the rockery 
or front of borders. 1 foot. 
Arabis - Rock Cress 
One of the most common of rock plants. 
Arabis alpina. Pure white flowers produced in dense masses, 
splendid for border and rockery work, and lasting well 
when cut. 
Aubrietia - Rock Cress or False 
Wall Cress 
One of the daintiest and most delicately beautiful of all 
dwarf, creeping plants for carpeting beds or rockeries, form' 
ing brilliant sheets of violet, crimson or rose for many weeks. 
Massed on rockeries or in borders with white Arabis and yeh 
low Alyssum, it forms a charming contrast. A gem for plant' 
ing in crevices of rocks or wall, forming a cataract of color. 
Aubrietia, Crimson King. Extra fine; red'crimson. 
Mertensia - Virginia Bluebells 
Plant of medium growth and well suited for shady spots. 
The flowers appear early in the spring. They are bright Blue 
in color, fading to pink. 
Nepeta - Ground Ivy, Catmint 
Nepeta mussini. An excellent plant for any position, but espc' 
dally useful in the rock garden. Of dwarf, compact habit, 
producing masses of bloom of a beautiful shade of lavender. 
1 to l >/2 feet. 
Polyanthus - Bunch Primrose 
Polyanthus, Munstead’s Giants. These are very similar to 
Hardy Primroses. Very gay and bright colored. Early, free 
bloomer, making a very attractive plant for the rock gar' 
den. Mixed colors only. Price, 25c each; 10 for $2.00. 
FIBROUS ROOT SYSTEMS, EXPERT HANDLING 
April 9th, 1935 
757 Midland Ave. 
Gentlemen: Garfield, N. J. 
I herewith wish to acknowledge receipt of Nursery stock ordered 
from you, which was received in fine condition. I was particularly 
impressed by the vigorous fibrous root systems of this Nursery 
stock, as well as your expert methods of digging and packing. There 
were no bruised or broken roots or rubbed off buds and I am sure 
that with ordinary care the shrubs and trees will give excellent 
results. Thanking you for prompt shipment, I am 
Very truly yours, 
FRED H. KOSCHE. 
Viola Cornuta, Apricot. 
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