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WM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
ARMERIA— '(Thrift) According to Standard¬ 
ized Plant Names this should be listed as 
Statice, but for convenience we will con¬ 
tinue to list as Armeria. 
*caespitosa — Diminutive tufts of dark 
green spiny leaves, studded with almost 
stemless heads of dark pink flowers. 
Very rare. 50c each. 
*caespitosa hybrids —Hybrids of the pre¬ 
ceding, somewhat more robust and hav¬ 
ing larger flower heads on longer stems, 
color varying from deep pink to pure 
white. Mixture only. 25c each. 
ARTEMISIA *schmidtiana nana — A rare 
dwarf species with very fine cut silvery- 
white leaves, as compact as moss. A 
worthwhile foliage plant. 6 inches. 50c 
each. 
ASARUM —(Wild Ginger) A native ground 
cover for shady places. 
*caudatum — Dark, evergreen leaves on 
branches that root as they creep and 
makes excellent ground cover for moist 
places in shade. 25c each. 
*hartwegi — Makes a dense clump with 
heart-shaped leaves mottled pale yellow 
or white. Nice for a shaded pocket in 
alpine garden, as they can do with less 
moisture than preceding. 35c each. 
*lemmoni —Somewhat more spreading than 
preceding, but otherwise much the same 
in both color of foliage and cultural re¬ 
quirements. 35c each. 
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa —(Butterfly Silkweed) 
Large heads of brilliant orange flowers 
on 18 to 24 inch stems, from July to Sept. 
For hot, dry places. 25c each. 
ASTERS —Various species and hybrids. 
*acris nanus —Makes neat compact bushes, 
10 to 12 inches high, smothered with lav¬ 
ender blue flowers during Aug. and Sept. 
25c each. 
*alpinus superbus —Large purplish flowers 
with golden centers, on 10 inch stems, 
May and June. 25c each. 
*amellus King George —Rarely more than 
2 ft. in height, they form wide bushes 
smothered with large blue flowers from 
July to Sept. 35c each. 
*amellus Rudolph Goethe —Large lavender 
blue flowers on 18 inch stems from Aug. 
to Oct. 25c each. 
♦amellus Sonia—An English introduction 
with flowers of pretty shade of pink. 50c 
each. 
Campbells Pink —Resembles Aster acris in 
foliage, habit and flower, but 18 inches 
high, with the bright pink or rose pink 
flowers from Aug. to Oct. Can not rec¬ 
ommend this one too highly. 35c each. 
*canbyi — Native of the Rockies, with 
showy flowers of rose pink to rose lilac, 
on 10 inch stems, from May to July. Rare 
and choice. 50c each. 
ericoides Chastity— Dark green Erica-like 
foliage and long arching sprays of white 
fairy-like flowers, with golden centers. 
Sept, to Nov. 3 ft. 35c each. 
*forresti — Large purplish-violet flowers, 
with orange yellow disc, on 4 to 6 inch 
stems. Very dwarf and compact in 
growth, and the flowers very large for 
the size and height of the plant. 50c each. 
*Gold Flake — Pretty deep golden yellow 
flowers on 12 to 18 inch stems from Aug. 
to Oct. 25c each. 
hybridus luteus —Small bright yellow flow¬ 
ers in clusters on 18 inch stems, fine for 
cut flowers, continuing to bloom from 
July to Oct., if kept cut. 25c each. 
Mme. Carroy —Large bluish-lavender flow¬ 
ers. 15 inch. 25c each. 
*Mme. Michaud —A hybrid of French origin 
forming low mounds, from 8 to 10 inches 
high, covered with soft lavender pink 
flowers from August to October. A very 
profuse bloomer and worthy of space in 
every garden. 35c each. 
*Mauve Cushion —A hardy Japanese spe¬ 
cies, forming round cushion-like plants, 
2 to 3 feet across and from 6 to 8 inches 
high. Completely covered with pale 
mauve-colored flowers during Oct. and 
Nov. 25c each. 
mesa grande speciosa — While botanists 
have placed this in the Erigeron family 
(Erigeron macranthus) we will describe 
it with the asters, as many flower lovers 
have known it as an aster. Large dark 
purple flowers on branching stems 2 to 3 
ft. high. One of the last to bloom, Oct. 
and Nov. 35c each. 
*pleiades—“Yvette Richardson’'. A mini¬ 
ature Michaelmas Daisy with a profusion 
of lavender blue flowers on 8 to 12 inch 
stems from Aug. to Oct. Very dainty. 
25c each. 
*sp. Olympic Mts. —A dwarf form of folia- 
ceus, with very large lavender blue flow¬ 
ers on 12 inch stems. July to Sept. 35c 
each. 
