RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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DWARF CONIFERS 
No alpine garden can be considered complete without a selection of these 
delightful pygmy trees. All are naturally dwarf and will not grow more than 
several inches a year. 
Any good soil will suit them, the most effective places for planting being on 
the lower slopes of the alpine garden, not, as is so often seen, perched on the high¬ 
est points of all. 
CUPRESSUS *lawsoniana ellwoodi —One of 
the finest new dwarf conifers. Compact 
conical form, with glaucous foliage. A 
very slow grower. $1.50 and $2.00 each. 
*lawsoniana fletcheri (Fletcher’s Cypress) 
—A lovely, slender pyramid of lacy blue- 
grey. 5 ! 0c, $1.00 and $1.50 each. 
*lawsoniana minima glauca —A true dwarf, 
with globular form. Bluish green foliage. 
$1.50 and $2.00 each. 
JUNIPERUS *communis nana— Probably a 
dwarf form of J. communis montana. 
Native dwarf, prostrate habit, with in¬ 
tense blue-grey foliage throughout the 
year. Seldom reaches more than one foot 
in height. 50c to $1.00 each. 
"communis compressa — Fastigiate minia¬ 
ture form of the Irish Juniper with blue- 
grey foliage. A real dwarf and seldom 
offered in catalogs. $1.50 and $2.00 each. 
*PICEA—The following dwarf, slow-growing 
Spruce are admirably suited to the alpine 
garden. They vary in shape, color and 
habit and stocks are still very limited. 
*albertiana conica —Grows naturally into a 
perfect pyramid, but at rate of only 2 or 
3 inches a year. 50c, and $1.00 to $3.00 
each. 
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*excelsa clanbrasiliana —A very dense and 
dwarf form, dark green in color. 50c and 
$2.00 to $3.00 each. 
*excelsa echinaeformis — Dwarf, more or 
less prostrate and spreading. Very dis¬ 
tinct form. $2.50 and $3.00 each. 
"excelsa inverta — The Weeping Norway 
Spruce. Rather densely branched, with 
the branches closely adpressed to the 
stem. Thick, lustrous foliage. $2.50 to 
$3.50 each. 
*excelsa nidiformis —Imported from Europe 
several years ago and a real find. Dwarf 
compact grower, with short, stiff needles. 
50c and a few at $3.00 each. 
*excelsa procumbens —Of low stature, mak¬ 
ing almost prostrate mats. $2.00 and 
$2.50 each. 
*excelsa pumila —Very low and spreading. 
$2.00 and $3.00 each. 
*excelsa repens —A creeping form. $2.00 
and $3.00 each. 
RETINOSPORA *plumosa minima —A juve¬ 
nile form of very slow growth and dwarf 
and compact habit. Will make clumps 
12 to 18 inches across in time, but sel¬ 
dom more than 6 to 8 inches high. One 
of the hardiest of all, withstanding 15 
below zero, without any protection. 50c 
and $2.00 to $3.00 each. 
* Alpines or Rock plants. 
