R. Rouletti. The least of the roses; a small bush of 9,inches; a tangle of 
branches; small pointed buds open into crumpled ^half-double roses. 
35c. 
*Sieversia ciliata. A 12-inch geum-like plant; divided hairy leaves; rose 
colored petals enclosed in rose colored globular calyx; plumose seed 
heads. 35c. 
Spiraea bullata. 15 inch; stiff little bush with dark blue-green puckered 
leaves; every branch terminates in corymbs of crushed raspberry 
colored small flowers. 50c. 
*S. (Petrophytum) caespitosa. 1 inch, a woody creeping shrub, silky 
narrow pointed leaves crowd the ends of branches. Flowers small 
creamy, in racemes. Likes sun and heat; steep slope; not averse to 
lime. $1.00, 
*S. (Petrophytum) Hendersonii. Somewhat larger in its parts; leaves 
lavender green; a domed little bush. $1.00. 
*Waldsteinia fragerioides. A coarsely handsome trifoliate bronzy ground 
cover; smallish creamy roses. 35c. 
RUBIACEAE 
Houstonia Millard’s var. A delicate tracery of small thin leaves over 
which is an abundance of bright sky-blue 4-petalled flowers on 3 inch 
stems. Likes a cool shady place; should be shorn after blooming. 35c. 
*Mitchella repens. An evergreen ground cover of small oval marbled 
leaves; bell-like flowers and persistent fruit. 35c. 
SAXIFRAGACEAE 
Asti I be: All the astilbes like a deep cool soil; late summer and fall 
bloomers. 
Astilbe chinensis pumila. Compound basal leaves and fat spikes of rosy- 
mauve flowers. 40c. 
A. crispa Gnome. Crinkled purple-green leaves; panicles of rose flowers, 
$ 1 . 00 . 
A. c. Li Iiput. Smaller in its parts; pink flowers. $1.00. 
Astilbe simplicifolia rosea. Glossy toothed leaves with feathery panicles 
of creamy flowers barely flushed with pink. A very pretty small thing. 
40c. 
Bergenia: Often listed as Saxifraga; handsome for foreground plant¬ 
ings, for banks and accents against some huge boulder. 
Bergenia megasea cordifolia. Large leathery leaves and great spikes of 
pink flowers. 25c. 
B. m. crassifolia. Large oval leaves, maroon in winter; upright spikes of 
deep cherry-red. 25c. 
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