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WM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
PHYTEUMA *comosum — A very rare spe¬ 
cies from the Dolomites. Jagged leaves 
and stemless heads of curiously-beaked 
flowers of mauve-blue, with darker tips. 
Will thrive in any deep soil of rich limy 
loam on the rockwork, perfectly 
drained. 3 inches. Only a few plants to 
spare. $4.00 each. 
*scheuchzeri —A rare rock-loving plant, re- 
I quiring full sun, in well-drained posi¬ 
tion, with soil composed of stone chips 
or gravel and some leaf-mold and silt 
or good loam. Deep violet blue flowers 
in rounded heads on slender stems, 8 to 
12 inches long, from May to July. 50c 
each. 
POLYGALA *calcarea — A charming plant, 
evergreen, densly tufted, with deep blue 
flowers during spring and summer. 3 
inches. 50c each. 
PRIMULA *winteri — A glorious species from 
the Himalaya, flowering from Feb. to 
April. It has toothed, mealy leaves, in 
close rosettes and large lavender, golden¬ 
eyed flowers on 3 to 4 inch stems. For 
a cool north crevice. A few to spare. 
$2.00 each. 
RAOULIA *australis —^ The choicest of all 
moraine or sandy soil carpeters, for 
warm, sunny locations. Creeping mats of 
glistening silver, less than an inch high. 
Rare. 50c each. 
^glabra — ^An emerald green replica of the 
preceding. 50c each. 
SCUTELLARIA *indica japonica — The deli¬ 
cate stems, which are clothed with soft, 
grey leaves, end in little spires of nar¬ 
row, helmeted flowers of blue or lilac, 
from June to Oct. Prefers a light soil, 
full sun and a little protection in severe 
cold weather. 35c each. 
SEDUM — The following species, with the ex¬ 
ception of farinosa, prefer a little shade. 
North or east exposure suits them best. 
*fari nosum — Very pretty powdered, bead¬ 
like leaves and blush pink flowers. 1 
inch. Very rare. 50c each. 
*hayesi —A fine, compact form of S. ewersi, 
very free-flowering. 35c each. 
*praegerianum—A very rare herbaceous 
species from Tibet of prostrate habit, 
surrounding itself with pretty heads of 
rose flowers. Stock very limited. 75c ea. 
"'pulchellum —Requires a shady, moist posi¬ 
tion. Fleshy leaves turn a deep red in 
summer, and the large rosy-purple flow¬ 
ers are arranged in a five branched star- 
I fish. July to Sept. 35c each. 
*purdyi — Flat, round rosettes of spathulate 
leaves, deep green in color. The new 
plants are produced at end of little straw¬ 
berry-like runners. Yellow. 35c each. 
*spathulifolium var. purpureum — Purplish 
red leaves with grey in center of the 
rosette. The dark yellow flowers con¬ 
trast beautifully with the foliage. 35c 
each. 
*tatarinowi — A herbaceous perennial 
species found in China at elevation of 
10,000 feet. Pinkish flowers in dense 
heads on 6 inch stems. Very rare. 75c 
each. 
*X. Y. Z. — We have not been able to iden¬ 
tify this very fine species. Neat, com¬ 
pact mats, resembling a kabschia saxi¬ 
frage in appearance. One of the very 
nicest Sedums we have ever seen. 35c 
each. 
TRACHELIUM rumelicum (syn. Diosphaera 
rumellianum) — ^A very rare plant from 
the Macedonian Alps, where it grows on 
the sheer limestone cliffs. Rivals Phy- 
teuma comiosum in appearance, with its 
compact habit and toothed, glossy, dark 
green foliage. Lovely blue flowers on 
branching 8 inch stems. Prefers, but 
does not require moraine treatment. 
Very scarce. 75c and $1.00 each. 
VERONICA Blue Spire — A hybrid of longifl. 
subsessilis and spicata which has re¬ 
tained the glorious dark color of V. 
subsessilis. Bushy habit, about 2 ft. 
high. 50c each. 
WAH LENBERGIA pumilio — Being from seed 
collected in Dalmatia, the plants are 
somewhat variable as to size as well as 
color of both foliage and flowers. We 
have selected the most dwarf and silvery 
plants for propagation, the color of the 
flowers varying but very little ; lavender- 
violet to deep lavender-violet. It makes 
a more or less silvery mound or mat, 
covered with cup-like flowers on 1 to 2 
inch stems from June to Aug. For scree 
or any light, limy soil, in full sun. Top 
dress with stone chips and limestone. 
$1.50 each. 
XEROPHYLLUM tenax — (Squaw Grass) 
Will grow in nearly any soil, but prefers 
a well-drained slope in full sun. We ad¬ 
vise spring planting. It is one of our 
most striking mountain plants, with its 
great clubbed plumes of creamy white 
flowers rising above the clump of tough, 
grass-like foliage. Our plants are nursery 
grown. 75c and $1.00 each. 
* Alpines or Rock plants. 
