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WM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
MAGNOLIA lennei —Makes a shrubby tree 
with broad foliage and large cup-shaped 
white flowers, deep crimson outside, in 
May. Two year old grafted, $3.50. 
parviflora— One of the choicest Magnolias, 
growing into small trees. Cup-shaped 
white flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, pink 
sepals and a delightful fragrance. Two 
year grafted, $3.50. 18-24 inches, $5.00. 
Larger size accordingly. 
MITCH ELLA *repens — (Partridge Berry) 
Charming evergreen trailing plants with 
red berries in autumn and winter. Plant 
in shade, in soil with plenty of leaf- 
mold. 35c each. 
ONONIS hircina — A leguminose subshrub 
with pretty foliage and long racemes of 
large pink and white Pea-shaped flow¬ 
ers all summer. Well-drained sandy soil, 
in full sun and very little water during 
the summer months. 18 to 24 inches. 50c 
each. 
spinosa —Darker foliage than preceding 
and with slender spines. The rose col¬ 
ored flowers are solitary on short stems. 
IS inches. 50c each. 
PACHYSANDRA terminalis — (Japanese 
Spurge) Bright glossy foliage, 8 to 12 
inches high. Excellent ground cover for 
all shady places and the only plant 
which will thrive under pine trees. Har¬ 
dier than ivy or any other dwarf shade 
loving ground cover. Soon makes a dense 
carpet. 15c and 25c each. 
PENTSTEMON —This American genus fur¬ 
nishes us with the finest material for 
rock and wall work. The requirements 
for their success are simple: a gritty or 
stony soil, without any fertilizer except¬ 
ing leaf-mold, perfect drainage and full 
sun. Amid the almost universal con¬ 
fusion of names in this family, it is diffi¬ 
cult indeed to be sure of names. Insofar 
as possible, plants listed below have 
been identified by comparison with herb- 
barium specimens named by National 
Museum botanists, or by direct identifi¬ 
cation by them of specimens. 
♦barrettae —A dwarf, shrubby native ever¬ 
green species with somewhat silvered 
foliage and short spikes of lilac-purple 
flowers, which are very large, in spring. 
Must be planted in crevice of rocks or 
rock wall. 35c each. 
*cardwelli—Native evergreen shrub, 8 to 
12 inches high, covered several times 
each year with short spikes of bright 
purple flowers. 35c each. 
*corymbosus — A shrubby species, ever¬ 
green, about 18 inches high, with bright 
scarlet flowers, about an inch long. Care 
should be exercised in purchasing this 
species, as seedlings come in many off 
colors. All of our plants are grown from 
cuttings. 50c each. 
*crandalli —A creeping species, with very 
narrow foliage and wide open flowers of 
blue on short stems. One of the best for 
the mid-west and eastern states. 35c ea. 
*davidsoni rosea —Pink flowers of an un¬ 
usual shade cover the compact, semi- 
prostrate, evergreen shrubs. 35c each. 
*heterophyllus —Neat evergreen subshrubs 
12 to 18 inches high, the unopened flow¬ 
ers tinged with pink, but upon opening 
a beautiful blue. Off and on all summer. 
25c each. 
*humilis —A rare species, rather dwarf and 
compact, with dark green leaves and 
short spikes of deep blue flowers, some¬ 
times with white throats. 50c each. 
♦jeffreyanus —Related to P. azureus. Glau¬ 
cous foliage and large, showy, rich blue 
flowers, which are reddish at base, on 12 
to 18 inch stems. 35c each. 
*menziesii — Native evergreen creeper, 
with small leaves. Blue or purplish flow¬ 
ers on 4 to 6 inch stems, June and July. 
35c each. 
*newberryi —Dwarf native evergreen shrub 
resembling P. cardwelli in foliage, but 
with beautiful deep pink or reddish 
flowers all summer. 8 to 12 inches. 35c 
each. 
*rupicola — A beautiful native evergreen 
shrub, very compact in growth, with 
greyish foliage and bright reddish pink 
flowers on 3 to 6 inch stems. It is very 
drought resistant and one of the best 
alpine shrubs for dry, rocky places. 35c 
each. 
*serpyllifolius —(Formerly listed as Olym¬ 
pus) Stems and foliage very slender, not 
over an inch high. The blue flowers on 
short spikes. Dainty but very hardy. 
50c each. 
*Six Hills Hybrid —Dwarf and bushy, al¬ 
most prostrate, with rather dark foliage 
and smothered with bright rosy blos¬ 
soms, May to July. 50c each. 
Note — All of the shrubby Pentstemons 
must be sheared back severely each year. 
PETROPHYTUM —The creeping Spireas are 
dwarf, prostrate shrubs which prefer a 
sunny well-drained position in the mo¬ 
raine or alphine garden. 
