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WM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
DWARF TREES AND SHRUBS 
We have found it advisable to make a distinct section for all hard-wooded 
plants and request our customers to cast their eyes over this second alphabetical 
arrangement for any dwarf plants they may miss in the first part of the catalog. 
We DO NOT pay the cost of transportation on Trees and Shrubs. Please add 10% 
for orders west, and 15% for orders east of the Mississippi, if by parcel post. 
All excess money will be refunded. 
The following are new and worthy introductions which we heartily recommend: 
ABELIA *schumanni — (syn. longituba) The 
arching branches are covered all sum¬ 
mer with showy soft rose-pink flowers, 
larger than those of common A. grdfl. 
50c to $1.00 each. 
CEANOTHUS *prostratus — One of Oregon’s 
best dwarf shrubs for the alpine garden. 
Makes creeping mats of evergreen Holly¬ 
like foliage, the leaves being less than 
one inch long and rather narrow. Cov¬ 
ered in the spring with umbels of dainty 
lilac-like flowers. 2 yr. old. 50c and 75c 
each. 
*prostratus var. divergens — A form of the 
preceding which grows about a foot or 
so high. 75c each. 
*pumilus — A very flat creeper, somewhat 
more compact and found along the coast 
in the open. 75c each. 
COTONEASTER *dammeri — ^(humifusa) An 
essential creeping shrub for the rockery. 
A perfect prostrate species with bright 
evergreen foliage and coral-red berries. 
25c to 75c each. 
*microphylla glacialis — Evergreen, dwarf 
and slow-growing, moulding itself to the 
shape of any rock with which it comes 
in contact; in want of such support, the 
plant will imagine it, and form itself into 
a hump. Red berries. 50c and 75c each. 
CYTISUS — (Brooms) Excellent subjects for 
the dry, sunny border, rockery or rock 
wall. Any common garden soil which is 
not too rich. 
*ardoini — Rare and choice miniature 
species, covered with golden flowers dur¬ 
ing May and June. 6 to 9 inches. 75c 
and $1.00 each. 
*beani —Also a choice and very rare plant, 
being a hybrid. Makes a neat shrub, 12 
to 18 inches high, covered with golden 
yellow flowers. $1.50 and $2.00 each. 
*kewensis —(The Kew Broom) Of dwarf, 
spreading habit, making masses 3 to 4 
feet across, but no more than 12 to 15 
inches high. Covered with creamy white 
flowers during May and June. The true 
plant is still rather rare, much of the 
stock offered by dealers being Cytisus 
purgans. 50c, $1.00 and $1.50 each. 
We also have a few plants of the following 
hybrids to offer, propagated vegetative- 
ly. No seedlings. 
Borschs Seedling —Our own introduction. 
A very vigorous grower, of spreading 
habit and flowers of a garnet shade. A 
few large plants at $2.50 each. Four 
inch pots, $1.50 each. 
Dorothy Walpole —A new and choice in¬ 
troduction, with masses of rich velvety 
crimson flowers. Upright habit and of 
moderate growth. $1.00 and $1.50 each. 
Lord Lambourne —Another new introduc¬ 
tion, with flowers of a charming com¬ 
bination of scarlet, primrose and rose. 
Moderate, upright growth. $1.00 and 
$1.50 each. 
Pomona —One of Sydney B. Mitchell’s Hy¬ 
brids. Of vigorous, upright growth with 
yellow and amber orange colored flow¬ 
ers. $1.25 each. 
DABOECIA *polifolia rosea —Why the orig¬ 
inator called it “rosea” we do not know, 
for the color is not p’nk but a deeper 
purple pink than the type polifolia. A 
valuable addition to the evergreen sec¬ 
tion of dwarf shrubs, beginning to bloom 
in early spring. 25c and 50c each. 
*polifolia versicolor —A very curious plant, 
having white, purple and bi-colored flow¬ 
ers all on the same raceme. Small plants 
fall 1937, 35c and 50c each. 
DAPHNE *blagayana— One of the hardiest of 
this genus, but requires a little shade 
during the hot summer days. Large, 
creamy, sweet-scented flowers on pros¬ 
trate branches which layer themselves if 
branches are buried under a few stones, 
or are interplanted with Erica carnea 
rosea or carnea vivelli, which serve to 
protect the bare branches from the sun 
and with their ruddy flowers provide a 
foil for the creamy Daphne flowers. Our 
stock of this very desirable shrub is 
limited. $3.00 each. 
