ROCKY MOUNTAIN EXPEDITION 1937 
Summer 1937 we undertook an expedition into virgin territory 
in the Rockies in quest for new things of horticultural value, chiefly 
for alpines from the high mountains. 
We found several promising species, most of them already dis¬ 
covered by botanists, but known only as dried herbarium specimens. 
We secured photographs, plants, and seeds when possible. The 
expedition was financed by subscribers interested in the introduction 
of rare or new alpine plants. 
Of our discoveries, plants or seeds of the following will be 
available 1939, at these tentative prices: seeds 5(R per packet, plants 
$1.00 each. 
Anogra eoronopifolia. A low, flat, neat member of a somewhat untidy 
family. Anthers showy against a white periath of finest silk. 
Dry alkali plains. 
Anemone parviflora. White single flowers on 4-inch stems: a dainty 
stray from the Arctic: high mountain bogs; shade. 
Androsace subumbellata. A two-inch bouquet of minute white stars; 
annual. 
Campanula uniflora. Half-inch blue-purple bells, singly on slender erect 
stems; alpine; 4 inches. 
Delphinium Nelsonii. Intense larkspur-blue flowers. Slender 1 ft. stems 
from tuberous roots. 
Douglasia moot ana. A Drosace cousin; mat-forming rosettes covered 
with pink flowers early spring; subalpine. Any well drained soil. 
Draba glaeialis (saximontana). Aptly named, found high on bare cal¬ 
careous scree. A diminutive with strong appeal; 1 inch. 
Erigeron melanocephalus. Deep lavender to purple alpine daisy; 3 to 
6 inches. 
Eritrichium Howardii (elongatum). Similar to E. argenteum, with 
longer stems and fewer flowers; alpine. 
Fallugia paradoxa, Apache Plume. Much-branched shrub, showy white 
flowers followed by attractive seed plumes; sunny rocky cliffs; 
3 to 5 ft. 
Gentiana barbellata. A rare and beautiful Gentian; silver-blue, fringed 
and spicily fragrant; alpine bogs; 6 inches. 
Gentiana plebeja, Rose Gentian. Pale blue flowers in clusters; alpine 
bogs: 4 to 8 inches. 
Gilia pungens. Suggests a much branched, somewhat wiry phlox; 
flowers white, often tinged yellow or pink. Dry rocky slopes; 
5 to 10 inches. 
Mertensia Bakeri. Brilliant sky-blue flowers in clusters on six-inch 
erect stems; alpine. 
