setosa. 18 inch; broad leaves; flowers a rich dark blue. Prefers a wet 
situation, 35c. 
I. tricuspis. 18 inch; coarse foliage; stiff stems bearing large lavender 
flowers. 35c, 
*1. verna. 4 inch; stiff leaves; blue and violet flowers spotted with gold. 
25c. 
*Hydastylis borealis. Golden-eyed grass; 8 inch; small blue iris leaves 
and golden sisyrinchium-like flower; continuous bloomer in summer. 
35c. 
*Sisyrmchium bellum. Nigger babies; 4 inch; small blue-green tufts with 
almost iridescent dark blue miniature iris-like flowers in late summer. 
25c. 
*S. Douglasii. Grass widow; 8-10 inch; blue grassy foliage and nodding 
purple flowers with silken sheen. In the wild they grow where it is 
wet in spring and dry in summer. Apr. 25c. 
*S. inflatum. 12 inch; a more stiff growth, the flowers carried vertically, 
large pink clear. Needing less extreme conditions of moisture and 
drought it is more persistent in gardens. 35c. 
Schizostylis Mrs. Hegarty. Iris-like foliage; numerous spikes of clear 
warm gladiolus-like flowers from Oct. to Feb. in mild winters. 35c. 
LABIATAE 
The following plants in the mint family are long suffering; they like 
half-shade and cool soil; they will endure the opposite. 
Ajuga reptans. Evergreen carpeting plant with 6 inch spikes of pale blue. 
25c. 
A. metallica crispa. Purple-red crinkled leaves and 6 inch spikes of gen¬ 
tian-blue flowers. 40c. 
Horminum pyrenaicum. Rosettes of large puckered blue-green leaves, 
really more beautiful than those of Ramondia, with stout spikes of 
lavender-blue flowers. May. 25c, 
Prunella grandiflora. Creeping stems with bold toothed leaves; close 
spikes of large crimson flowers in late summer. (A glorified edition 
of the common heal-all.) 25c. 
JMicromeria piperella. 6 inch; branching from base; small oval gray 
leaves; many silvery rose-red flowers in late summer, 35c. 
Thymus. The thymes, mostly subshrubs from the Mediterranean re¬ 
gion are splendid plants for dry walls and banks and good for carpet¬ 
ing among stones and unconsidered places and for covering bulbs, if 
that is a need. Very floriferous. 
Thymus alsinoides. An open creeper with round cinerous leaves. Very 
fragrant. 25c. 
T. azoricus. Slightly domed mats of dark green; small purple flowers. 25c. 
T. citriodorus aureus. Light green, producing the effect somewhat of 
yellow; lemon scented. Beautiful carpet. 25c. 
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