SHERWOOD NURSERY CO., Portland, Oregon 
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Thyme is gaining in favor as a substitute for grass in lawns. For such use it has several 
distinct advantages as follows: It does not require mowing, just a clipping or rolling once 
or twice a year; it helps greatly in weed control where used, occupying the ground so 
completely that dandelions and other obnoxious weeds are mostly choked out; it forms a 
beautiful edge, creeping in around the shrubbery so that expensive and laborious edging 
is unnecessary; it has a delightful fragrance and attractive mats of bloom in crimson, 
purple and the like in season, adding beauty and variety to the surroundings; it is easier 
to maintain on steep slopes and terraces than grass; it requires much less watering than 
the ordinary lawn. In short it makes a solid carpet of pleasing growth which will last 
indefinitely, and with good variation according to the variety used. For lawn purposes 
plants should be set from 12 to 18 inches apart each way. In from one to two years the 
plantings will be a solid carpet. For this use we have made our prices extremely low. 
The following four varieties of serpyllum are best. All are hardy. 
Thymus serpyllum album (White Thyme) 
Evergreen carpet plant, white flowers. Each 10 
4- 6 inch spread. $ ...... $.. 
Thymus serphyllum carneus (Pink Thyme) 
Like preceding variety, but with lavender pink flowers. 
6x6 inch spread. . . 
Thymus serphyllum coccineus (Crimson Thyme) 
Dense evergreen carpet, completely covered in spring with 
crimson flowers, making a solid mat of red. A marvelous plant. 
4- 6 inch spread. . . 
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100 1000 
$ 6 $. 
7 
5 38 
6 45 
Thymus serphyllum lanuginosus (Woolly Thyme) 
Fragrant, gray-green mats, lavender pink flowers. Has a 
frosty, refreshing appearance. Growing over rocks it gives 
the appearance of flowing water. 
6x6 inch spread. . . 7 53 
Umbellularia californica (California Laurel). Also commonly known as Oregon Myrtle. 
Hardy evergreen, compact, leaves broad, dark green, flowers white. 
Foliage has strong, pungent, spicy fragrance. One of the beautiful 
native shrubs, found along the Pacific Coast. Each 10 100 1000 
2- 4 inches, one vear, not transplanted. . . 5 . 
4 - 6 ... ”..”.. 6 . 
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Vaccinium ovatum (Evergreen Huckleberry) 
First discovered by the Lewis and Clark expedition at the 
mouth of the Columbia river in 1805. One of the great beauties 
of the plant is the thick, waxy leaves, of blended shades of 
green in spring and summer, and changing to a mixture of deep 
crimson and bronze in fall and winter. It is a rounded plant, 
many branched and of unusual density. Strong, vigorous grower, 
and stands unlimited shearing. Can be sheared into a hedge 
from 1 to 5 feet tall. Does well in either sun or shade, but is 
at its best in sunny exposures. An evergreen shrub of surpassing 
merit and probably the finest of all hedge plants. Each 10 
1- 2 inches once transplanted. . . 
4- 6 
100 1000 
6 45 
7 53 
8 60 
5 of same variety and size at 10 rate; 25 at 100 rate; 250 at 1000 rate. B&B signifies balled and burlapped. 
