RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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DODECATH EON— Continued. 
*clevelandi — White to soft pink flowers, 
beautifully zoned. 35c each. 
*Colrigo —In our opinion the most out¬ 
standing of all western Dodecatheons. A 
very rare sp., from the Columbia River 
Gorge, with bright pink flowers on 6 inch 
stems. 50c each. 
*conjugens —Small white and pink flowers. 
25c each. 
*cusicki —A rare species with fewer but 
larger flowers on 12 to 18 inch stems. 
Flowers rich purple with yellow throat. 
35c each. 
*dentatum —Small flowers of pure white 
with small purple spot at base of each 
petal. A dwarf species. 25c each. 
*hendersoni —Rose to crimson or purple 
flowers on strong 12 inch stems. One of 
the easiest, with fine large foliage. 25c 
each. 
*hugeri — An eastern native with white 
flowers, with brown eye, on 15 to 18 inch 
stems. Rare. 50c each. 
*jeffreyi —Very robust, with pale pink and 
white flowers. 25c each. 
*media —Many very large flowers of pink 
or rose on 15 to 20 inch stems. 35c each. 
*multiflorum — One of the finest of the 
high Rocky Mt. species. Brilliant rose 
colored flowers on 12 inch stems. Rare. 
50c each. 
*poeticum —Small white and pink flowers. 
25c each. 
*radicatum —Another rare Rocky Mt. spe¬ 
cies with pinkish flowers on 8 to 12 inch 
stems. 50c each. 
DORONICUM excelsum —(Formerly listed as 
caucasicum) Large yellow flowers on 2 
to 3 ft. stems in early spring. Will thrive 
in any heavy soil, sun or shade. 25c each. 
clusii —We secured this dwarf species un¬ 
der the above name, but have not been 
able to have it properly identified. Re¬ 
gardless of its name, it is a very worthy 
plant for the foreground in the border. 
Bright yellow flowers on 12 to 15 inch 
stems in early spring and summer. 25c 
each. 
DOUGLASIA *vitaliana — Also listed as 
Androsace vitaliana. It is the only known 
European species of Douglasia. Forms 
rosettes of grey-green short leaves. 
Sweet-scented, clear yellow flowers, 
May and June. 25c each. 
DR ABA *armata —Under this name we have 
a very fine form resembling aizoon. 
Forms rosettes of seemingly prickly foli¬ 
age, covered in spring with bright yellow 
flowers on 4 to 6 inch stems. Very rare. 
50c each. 
*loiseIeuri —Differs from D. olympica in its 
broader foliage and flowers of paler yel¬ 
low. From the high mountains of Corsica. 
Also a very rare species. 50c each. 
*oIympica —Forms a mossy turf, the indi¬ 
vidual mats being from 6 to 10 inches 
across, covered with yellow flowers in 
spring. 25c each. 
Note —All of the Drabas delight in full sun 
and a rather stony soil. 
DRYAS *octopetala —Flat evergreen carpets 
of small oak-like leaves with medium 
sized white Anemone-like flowers on 6 
inch stems during spring and summer. 
It flowers most freely in very limy soil, 
which is well-drained and porous. Likes 
a sunny but not dry position. Resents 
being disturbed. 50c each. 
*sundermanni—A hybrid of the preceding 
with larger flowers which are pale yel¬ 
low in the bud stage, opening pure white. 
It is of much easier culture, although 
prefers conditions advised for D. octo- 
petala. The seed heads of all these Dryas 
are very ornamental. 35c each. 
ECHINACE/k purpurea —(Formerly listed as 
Rudbeckia purpurea. Purple Cone-Flow¬ 
er) Peculiar reddish-purple flowers with 
a very high, large, brown, cone-shaped 
center, on 2 to 3 ft. stems, July to Oct. 
Any heavy soil, in full sun. 25c each. 
ECHINOPS ritro — (Globe-Thistle) Showy 
thistle-like plants with large steel-blue 
thistle-like flowers during July and Aug. 
Remain attractive for a long time when 
dried. 3 to 4 ft. 25c each. 
EDELWEISS —See Leontopodium, page 28. 
EDRAIANTHUS *dalmaticus — Rounded 
flower heads of purplish-blue on 6 to 8 
inch stems. May to August. Dark green, 
grass-like foliage. 25c each. 
*graminifolius —The foliage is more grass¬ 
like and of a lighter green, with flowers 
of a lighter blue in rounded heads. 50c 
each. 
EPIMEDIUM — Epimediums are the Eur¬ 
opean cousins of our native Vancouveria. 
Evergreen plants with handsome shining 
leaves, which in shade turn into a lovely 
bronze. Prefer peaty soil, in partial 
shade and require some water during the 
summer months. May to July. 
alpinum —Small, bronzy-red starry flowers. 
12 inches. 75c each. 
coccineum —Bright red flowers, somewhat 
larger than preceding. 12 in. 50c each. 
lacteum —Flowers of creamy white. 8 in. 
50c each. 
lilacina —Soft lilac-colored flowers. 60c ea. 
