HARDY NATIVE AND ALPINE PLANTS 
Montana Collected 
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UECET V V. 
-V JULIO 1936 
U, S, Department of Agricuhun- 
' "WHY NATIVES? 
Montana has .been rickly favored by nature in her distribution of natives 
worthy of garden use. There are here'many good plants, some really out¬ 
standing varieties. The purpose of this list, and this business, is to 
make available these treasures wherever they may be mado.happy. Many charm¬ 
ing w i Idling A, we believe, might better be transferred to gardens than left 
to be destroyed by. unregulated grazing* * 
REPLACEMENTS ... . . 
Some'of the' most' desirable .native plants are considered difficult because 
we do not yet lcn<rw w,ell enough their growth requirements. I make no warranty 
except that plants will arrive in good condition; but to .. encourage cultural 
‘ ' experiments, I will cooperate by replacing with future orders, up to the 
value of that order, plants that failed to plpase. in- apy previous shipment. 
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' SHIPPING CHARGES ,' .. .. 
* '" Plants not'potted take '2nd. class express , rate which pst.generally cheaper 
■ than parcel post,, add.the.handling is better../Linles.s. otherwise, instructed 
* ■' and/charges' advanced, ‘ shipments are sent .express-collect*. Prices .F,. 0.* B. 
Missoula,'Montana. *' - - •• 
DO NOT DISTURB ' ’ plants-that 1 '-apparently die, until at least one full year. It is 
• - the 'habit of many native, varieties to enter a dormant stage and disappear for 
a time* If their' groyith requirements have been met and, they, are undisturbed, 
they reappear in due - season. ' . ■ • 
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"Minimum' order any one variety 25^. * 
■ : -V -p e : r q2 Per 100 ' Per 12 Per 100 
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Achillea lanul-osa - A . ' .*-75 • --'$4*00 
' White.' -Any soil any place.' 
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Allium, Two- of' our’ wild onions are att- 
ractive -enough to-find places in the 
rockery. Plant in'-small'groups. They 
■ are sure to grew in any fair to good 
soil> Dormant' bulbs after July 15. 
A. - cernuum - - - -< r -- .' .50 - $4v00 
Nodding purple ’ onion’'. 12” high. 
A. reticulatum ------ ; *50 : ' 1 '$4.00 
^ Dwarf white. 6'" high'*- - 
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.Anemone, globosa - - - - $1*25 $8.00 
The" .white -.Anemone- is 'not too diffi¬ 
cult in a .deep, light, - sandy•Soil 
with .leaf mould and. partial shade. 
Its white blooms arc followed by 
. greenish' white -knobs,! which, ' up'orf- 
ripening, burst, into white balls of 
■ cotton, -May be grown from-Seed 
planted , fresh. ' Seeds ..$5.,00 ' per ounce. 
A,, patens .Nutt.aLl.ii .-•- .$1'..,25- :$.8*00 
" ■' A. a hiT^tissima) Purple 
• '■’c?”Y3l' _ bT~LcrLp~^rihg<> Flowers 
ahuad of -leaves,;. Culture similar to 
above; but will'-, stand a heavier, 
dryer soil and more. sup. Seeds plvimod 
instead of cottony.. Seeds $2.00 per 
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Ait enna ria. For a. carppting mat of ». 
g"'/ 1 ” foliage between recks, try any 
of tne throe following Ant-onnarias 
oa any ordinary garden soil in a 
radio.' dim, sunny nit oh. Our nearest 
approach to Swiss Edelweiss., 
Antcnnaria di mo rpha ,75 $4,00 
A small.,-4*’ Aitennzria, .its gray fol- 
'.iago . tending to grow as a. ’fairy ring’. 
Flowers not as attractive as A.rosea. 
1 Antcnnaria 'racomosa - 
White. .6-8" 'high., 
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$ 1 . 00 , $ 6*00 
A. rosea $1.00 $6.00 
Rose colored heads. 6-8” high, 
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' ' Ahaphalis margaritacea $1.00 . $6.00 
" ’Pearly’ everlasting 1 • Similar to 
- Antcnnaria; but taller, up to 18”. 
' Gray foliage and many’corymbose heads 
' of pearly flowers. A rather poor soil. 
' One o'f ’the first flowers to follow a 
’ p forest fire. Easy;'but fall shipment 
'••••' -proferred. 
• Arenaria* f ofmosa r - - .75 $4,00 
Gras's-like, 10 ,r ' tall, with, white 
’star flower's’. Easy culture on any 
■ 1 ' ’■ soil; bht' g'ood drainage, Readily 
grown from seed, Aronarias thrive on 
'• 1 arid dreds.‘So6d'$4'.00 per ounce. 
Arnica•ccrdifol ia - - - ,75 $4,00 
• ‘ '‘ Partial shade- ,r piny” (sub-acid) well 
■ drained soil. 1 Plant in masses. 
•• Seed $1;00 per euhee. 
Arnica pcdunculata * - - - ,75 $4,00 
' '■ ' - ’'Linear leaf arnica, not so good, but 
grows in full sun, 
Artemisia frigi da - - - *75 $4,00 
W r ~Z ’ LiTgTT.. Popular, Used for its 
harmonious gray foliage. Dry sunny 
places i tiny seal. 
