LEWISIAS—Continued. 
These Lewisias are best divided into three groups: 
First group all have narrow, usually almost round leaves in 
close rosettes, and slender branching stems of many 
dainty small flowers. 
**Columbianum has a rosette of deep green leaves and flow¬ 
ers are rosy with a dark line down midrib. 30 cts. each; 
3 for 75 cts. 
**Col urrbianum Roseum. In this lovely species the rosettes 
are made up of many very densely overlapping deep 
green leaves. The many flowered, branching stems are 
6 to 9 inches high, with deep rose colored flowers. By 
far the easiest to grow and may flower several times 
through the season. 35 cts. each; 3 for 90 cts. 
**Leeana with slender, pine-like leaves and many smaller 
magenta flowers. It forms many-headed clusters. 30 
cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
**Howellii-Cotyledon Group of Evergreen Lewisas. These 
very fine rock plants are almost alike in size and shape 
of the flowers, (see picture of L. Hecknerii ), but are very 
different in the appearance of the plant. The usual rosette 
is 4 inches across and well grown specimens are as 
broad as 8 inches. Flowers are from 1 to iy 2 inches 
across. 
**Cotyledon has dark green, slightly glaucous long spathulate 
leaves, often much tinted dark red. Unopened buds yel¬ 
lowish orange and flowers usually salmon rose, margined 
white. Scapes more often 5 to 9 flowered. 30 cts. each; 
3 for 75 cts. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
**Cotyledon “Shastaensis”. A new variety with narrower 
leaves in a smaller rosette and almost white flowers, with 
rose stripe. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. 
**Finchii. This species varies considerably and I have now 
selected its very finest strain. In this the foliage is deep 
emerald green w T ith leaves overlapping closely to make a 
solid rosette often 8 in. across. Its few to 20 scapes each 
bear 5 to 40 flowers and plants have been seen with 600 
flowers. The buds are bright orange. Open, the flowers 
are soft pink with rose strips and the petals margined 
orange. A fine specimen, is a wonderful sight. Each 40 
cts.; 3 for $1.00. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
**Hecknerii is perhaps the best marked of the group. First, 
the broad dark green leaves, red beneath, are margined 
with slender spines each tipped brown. These tiny spines 
give the effect of a silky fringe. Then the fine large flow- - 
ers are a solid rose pink, without stripe. The bracts and 
sepals are margined like the leaves with even finer spines. 
A plant bears from a few to many scapes each having a 
few to 12 flowers. Very distinct and desirable. Each 40 
cts.; 3 for $1.00. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
**Hecknerii “Elegans”. A most outstanding new variety 
(1937) with strong rosettes as much as 8 in. across. The 
very dark green leaves have charmingly undulated mar¬ 
gins and these are lined with slender spines as in Heck¬ 
nerii. The scapes bear 14 to 40 flowers each, of large 
size and a lovely medium rose without stripe. A decided 
acquisition. Strong plants, 50 cts. each; 3 for $1.25. 
**Howellii. Leaves beautifully crisped and crinkled on mar¬ 
gin, are deep green much tinted red. Its many scapes 
carry 3 to 10 flowers of pink, margined white and with a 
broad purplish violet central band. 30 cts. each; 3 for 
75 cts. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
The third group has but one member, that, one of the world's 
four best rock plants. 
**Tweedyii. This is a plant of the very highest merit. When 
I first sent to England about thirty years ago. “The 
Garden”, England’s highest garden authority, spoke of it 
as “The greatest acquisition in a lifetime”. Almost as 
much might now be said, with the addition that it ranks 
with the four best rock plants of the entire world. 
The picture (page 25) tells what it is better than words; 
if it is added that the flowers are a soft salmon pink and 
that the picture is not quite one-third actual size. It 
branches from the crown and in old plants there are as 
many as four rosettes to make up one very large one, 
and such a plant in the wild was observed with 300 flow¬ 
ers open at one time. Leaves are 3 to 5 inches long and 
the flowers 2 to 3 inches across. 
Cult: As given for the others of the evergreen Lewisias 
but I must add that spread flat all water must be kept 
away from crowns so it is best to plant with the roots 
horizontal. A simple way is lay the plant so that the 
crown projects over a stone with the roots back and hori¬ 
zontal; then cover the roots with 2 inches of the soil 
mixture and place a stone over this to keep roots cool and 
moist. Splendid planted in a crevice in a rock wall. 
I have very fine plants of Lewisia Tweedyii and offer: 
Large plants $1.00 each; medium size plants 75 cts. each; 
small plants 60 cts. each. 
LILIES. For many beautiful species for border and lily bedl 
see pages 10, 11. 
Lilies of the Valley 
LI LY-OF-TH E-VALLEY clumps have been hard to secure 
for several years. I now have a fair supply. They require 
a light to medium shade and a rich, loose soil kept mod¬ 
erately moist. Well-rotted manure and leaf mold should 
form at least a part of it and I think that the best of soils 
is a sandy loam so enriched. The beds should be top- 
dressed with well-rotted manure every fall. They should 
be reset about the third year, and the fall is generally 
considered the best time for resetting. Clumps of several 
pips, or growing buds, 30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
*LINUM alpinum. A rare alpine species of prostrate growth 
a foot across and six inches high with soft blue flowers 
throughout the summer. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. Seeds, 
pkt. 40 cts. 
*LINUM Lewisii. Airy foliage and each morning through a 
long season, covered with soft blue flowers on graceful, 
12 to 15 inch stems. Plants, 25 cts. each; 3 for 60 cts. 
Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
*LINUM Narbonense. The many slender erect stems, 18 to 
24 inches high, bear large sapphire blue flowers from 
June to September. The flowers do not drop each day, 
but last for several days, remaining open all day. The 
finest large flax and a real beauty. 25 cts. each; 3 for 
60 cts. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
Linum Culture: Sun. Soil, any and very drought resistant, 
but respond to good loam and moisture. PI., fall to 
spring. Seeds flower second year. 
*LIPPIA repens. Neat cushion trailer with greyish foliage 
and lavender flowers. In milder regions largely used for 
lawns, for which purpose it is excellent, as it requires a 
minimum of moisture, the rooted cuttings set 12 inches 
apart soon covering solid. Clumps, 25 cts. each. Rooted 
sections for lawns, $1.50 per 100; $10 per 1000. 
**LITHOSPERNUM Heavenly Blue. Prostrate little shrub, 
making a mat of dark green foliage with large sky-blue 
flowers in spring and often again in fall. A very fine 
blue. Requires an acid soil made up of loam, sand and 
leafmold. Each 50 cts. 
The above prices are postpaid to your door. 
* Indicates plants well suited to rock gardens. 
** Indicates plants suited to the rock garden only. 
Chihuahua, Mexico: “The plant on my order came in 
splendid condition, much better than any I have received 
from the East. Thank you very much for the extra ones. I 
am sorry that I did not discover you earlier.” 
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Do not overlook that I offer finest seeds of many of these perennials. 
