S. retusa. “Most precious jewel”; a good creeper; blue-green foliage on 
upstanding stems; neither pink, ruby nor rose-purple describes the 
flower, $1.25. 
Tanakaea radicans. Thread-like creeping stems settle down and grow into 
a loose clump of thick dark pointed leaves; panicles of small creamy 
flowers in the way of Astilbe simplicifolia. 75c. 
SCROPHULARIACEAE 
Penstemon. The penstemons like deep, loose well drained soil and a 
place in the sun. They have the bad habit of blooming themselves 
into a decline if not worse. They can be saved by prompt removal of 
withering spikes and now and again a sifting of top dressing. 
♦Penstemon Barrettae. A rounded shrub with large thick oval gray- 
lavender leaves; each branch ending in a long spike of lavender-blue 
flowers. 35-75C. 
♦P. corumbosus. Open little bush with dark green leaves and slender 
tubular flowers of coral-red. 75c. 
*P. diffusus. A subshrub; carpet of great shiny toothed leaves from 
which rise 18 inch leafy stems with spikes of dark blue flowers. 35c. 
*P. Menziesli. A creeper with small dark green leathery leaves and 
spikes of large lavender-blue flowers on 6 inch stems. 35c. 
*P. M. Davidsonii. Smaller leaves; a closer growth; large blue and red¬ 
dish blue flowers on short stems. 40c. 
*P. procerus. A creeping plant with smooth leaves; flowers small, dark 
blue in verticellate clusters on 8-12 inch stems. 25c. 
*P. Rattanii-minor. Similar to above; racemes of dark blue flowers, 25c. 
*P. rupicola. A gray mat; thick oval toothed leaves; bright rose-red and 
crimson flowers. 50c. 
*P. Scouleri. A rounded 14 inch bush; green toothed leaves; spikes of 
mauve flowers. 35c. 
♦Synthyris reniformis. Low herb with shining round toothed leaves, ex¬ 
ceeded by racemes of dark blue flowers. 35c. 
*S. rotundifolia. Greetings to spring; sheltered among the soft kidney¬ 
shaped leaves are racemes of lavender blue flowers. Early. 25c. 
Veronica cupressoides nana. A little compact bush with scale-like leaves, 
the whole resembling a little cypress. 35c. 
V. Gutheriana. A loose low bush with overlapping branches and dark 
blue-green oval leaves; dark blue flowers. 35c. 
V. incana. A mat of loose branches with pewter-gray leaves and 12 inch 
spikes of rich purple blue, 25c. 
V. loganoides. A small creeper with olive-green needle-like leaves. 30c. 
V. repens. A close carpet of roundish small leaves and almost stemless 
clusters of blue-milky flowers. 25c. 
V. saxatilis. Somewhat resembling V. Gutheriana; less interesting. 25c. 
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