RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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GENT I ANA —Continued. 
*andrewsi —The closed Gentian. Terminal 
heads of large blue flowers, on 15 to 18 
inch stems, from July to Oct. Somewhat 
of a bog plant, enjoying moist soil and 
shade. 35c each. 
asclepiadea —Slender, graceful stems, 12 to 
18 inches high, clothed with dark green 
willow-like leaves. The very dark blue 
flowers come in raceme-like spikes. It 
requires the same culture as preceding. 
50c and 75c each. 
*bisetae —An Oregonian from moist places 
in the Siskiyou Mts. Like G. calycosa, 
but dwarfer and with larger flowers, blue 
with white throats, more or less spotted 
with brown or black. It requires plenty 
of water at the roots, in a peaty soil. 
50c and 75c each. 
*cachmerica —Found in Kashmir at about 
12,000 feet elevation. Makes tufts of long, 
narrow foliage, rather grey green, with 
the sapphire blue flowers sitting at the 
top of 2 to 3 inch stems, wearing their 
lobes erect. A very rare species and 
stock limited. $2.50 and $3.50 each. 
*calycosa — We are very pleased to be 
able to offer this most beautiful of Ore¬ 
gon's native Gentians. Stems are clothed 
with dainty rounded leaves and each 
crowned with a large, open, bell-like 
flower of deep velvety blue with a white 
throat. For the moraine or well-drained 
pocket in the alpine garden. Plenty of 
leaf mold is essential. 8 inches. 75c and 
$1.00 each. 
el I iotti —Do not know authority for this 
name. Received from collector in East¬ 
ern states. Seems to be of dwarf habit, 
6 to 8 inches high, with close flowers, 
like G. andrewsi. Culture same as for G. 
andrewsi. 50c each. 
*farreri — Of semi-prostrate growth and 
grassy foliage, when once established it 
will produce hundreds of its glorious 
flowers of a wonderful shade of sky blue, 
with white throats. It requires a cool 
limy, gritty soil. 50c and $1.00 each. 
*florenciana —A new semi-bog species from 
Southern Oregon. Rather large open 
flowers of blue on 6 to 10 inch stems. 
50c each. 
*macaulayi, Wells Variety — Hybrid be¬ 
tween farreri and sino ornata. The large 
open trumpets are of an ethereal blue, 
the outside being striped with sea green 
and dusky blue. In habit it is much 
stronger in growth than farreri and more 
compact than sino ornata. It truly is a 
most wonderful novelty. Blooms from 
Aug. to Oct., under same conditions fav¬ 
orable to farreri. Stock very limited. 
75c and $1.00 each. 
menziesi — A dwarf Oregon native with 
small, semi-open flowers of blue on 6 to 
12 inch stems. Leaf mold and good loam, 
in shade. 35c and 50c each. 
*newberryi —A very rare Oregonian. Makes 
compact clumps, somewhat on the order 
of G. acaulis, with large blue flowers, 
white inside, with greenish spots. Leaf 
mold, silt and sun, with water at the 
roots. $1.00 each. 
*oregana — As the name indicates, from 
Oregon. Broadly funnel-shaped blue flow¬ 
ers on 12 to 18 inch stems. 75c each. 
*orfordi —A very dwarf growing Oregonian 
from exposed points on the coast. Nice 
blue flowers on 6 to 10 inch stems, which 
trail along the ground. Rare. 50c and 
75c each. 
*purdomi —A beautiful species from Tibet. 
Narrow, dark green leaves and large 
trumpets of bright blue, on long trailing 
stems. Aug. to Oct. Easy in a limy soil 
in light shade, although it can stand full 
sun if given plenty of root moisture. 50c 
and 75c each. 
sceptrum—A native with semi-open flow¬ 
ers of deep blue on 2 to 3 foot stems. 
Very easy in a peaty soil and half shade. 
35c each. 
*septemfida —Of easy culture in any good 
garden loam and some peat, full sun or 
light shade. Heads of sapphire blue flow¬ 
ers, somewhat variable, on 8 to 12 inch 
stems, during July and Aug. 50c each. 
*sino ornata — Semi-prostrate habit and 
grassy foliage, with immense dark blue 
flowers, with a white line running 
through the divisions, from July to Sept. 
Likes a cool light soil, in light shade. 
50c and 75c each. 
*veitchiorum —A very rare species, form¬ 
ing clumps of narrow foliage and pro¬ 
ducing sapphire trumpets on 3 to 4 inch 
stems during Aug. and Sept. Leafmold 
and grit with plenty of root moisture, in 
full sun or light shade. $1.50 each. 
GERANIUM —Easy subjects for the alpine 
garden and perennial border, in full sun 
and light, open soil. 
grandiflorum — A long-flowering species 
with large blue flowers, veined crimson, 
on 12 to 18 inch stems. June to Sept. 35c 
each. 
*ibericum —Violet blue flowers on 8 to 12 
inch stems during July and Aug. The 
foliage assumes rich tints in autumn. 
35c each. 
