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WM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
•LIPPIA canescens (repens) —A rapid grow¬ 
ing ground cover for full sun or light 
shade, any soil. Clover-like heads of deli¬ 
cate rose colored flowers. 4 to 6 inches. 
25c each. 
LITHOSPERMUM *prostratum “Grace 
Ward” —Great improvement on Heaven¬ 
ly Blue, with flowers a little larger and 
much hardier. Stock very limited. $1.00 
each. 
*prostratum, “Heavenly Blue” —An ever¬ 
green alpine shrub, wide spreading mats 
of darkest green, covered with many 
large sky-blue flowers during spring and 
early summer and often again in early 
autumn. One of the most wonderful 
blues in the garden. It requires an acid 
soil, composed of good loam, some sand 
or silt and plenty of leaf-mold or peat. 
Either full sun or light shade. 35c and 
S-Oc each. 
LOTUS *corniculatus fl. pi. —A double-flow¬ 
ering form of Babies Slippers. Prostrate 
growth, with umbels of double * yellow 
flowers, often tinged red. A hardy trailer 
for covering dry banks and rockwork, 
flowering all summer and autumn, in 
the poorest of soils. 25c each. 
LUPINUS Russells Strain Hybrids —The indi¬ 
vidual flowers, sometimes an inch across 
and with the keel and standard so flared 
as to make them resemble Sweet Pea 
blooms, are borne on spikes up to 3 ft. 
long. The flowers are set very closely on 
the stem and open the length of the 
spike, not just a narrow band, as in the 
ordinary Lupins. Colors include some 
never seen before in this plant. Plants 
out of pots, spring 1939 delivery, 25c 
each. Field grown plants, fall delivery, 
35c each. Seeds, 50c per pkt. 
LYCHNIS lagascae —One of the lovelist of 
rock plants. Bright rose colored flowers 
with small white centers, in masses al¬ 
most covering the blue-grey foliage from 
May to Aug. Gritty soil or crevices in 
full sun. 6 inches. 50c each. 
viscaria splendens fl. pi. —Double, deep 
red, fragrant flowers on 12-inch stems, 
all summer. Poor soils, full sun. 25c each. 
LYTHRUM salicaria — Thrives in any soil, 
but prefers wet, marshy situations. 
Large spikes of rosy-purple flowers on 2 
to 4 ft. stems. Very showy. 25c each. 
Lady Sackville —Pink flowering form of 
the preceding. 35c each. 
* Alpines or Rock plants. 
MARSHALLIA *grandiflora —Evergreen ros¬ 
ettes of close, overlapping leaves with 
foot high stems bearing white Scabiosa- 
like double flowers. Full sun if well 
watered, otherwise, part shade. Summer. 
25c each. 
MAZUS reptans —A prostrate creeper, root¬ 
ing at the nodes, for shady places. Cov¬ 
ered during May and June with white 
and purple Lobelia-like flowers. 2 to 4 
inches. 25c each. 
MECONOPSIS baileyi (betonicifolia) —The 
lovely Blue Poppy of Tibet. Easy, and a 
true perennial in good woodland soil 
with shade during the summer months. 
Must have good drainage. Leaf-mold, 
sand and good garden loam is an excel¬ 
lent mixture. The intense sky-blue flow¬ 
ers are on 2 to 4 ft. stems from May to 
July. 35c, 50c and 75c each. 
*cambrica —The Welsh Poppy. Large single 
flowers of orange-yellow on 12 to 18 inch 
stems, April to July or Aug. For poor 
soils in full sun. 35c each. 
*cambrica fl. pi. —Double and semi-double 
flowering form of the preceding. 50c ea. 
MENTHA (Mint)— 
*requieni —A microscopic jewel from Cor¬ 
sica, for carpeting a cool, damp spot. A 
green fi^m, studded with wee purple 
flowers during August, deliciously scent¬ 
ed. One inch or less. 25c each. 
MERTENSIA. Blue Bells— 
laevigata —A woodland native of Oregon. 
Wonderful blue flowers during May and 
June, on 2 to 3 ft. stems. Unlike M. vir- 
ginica, it does not dry off and lose its 
foliage as soon as flowering period is 
past, but retains its green foliage well 
into July. Good loam, full sun or light 
shade. 35c each. 
*pulchella —One of the finest of our native 
blue flowers. Six to 8 inch stems, bear¬ 
ing a drooping cluster of blue flowers, 
sometimes tinted pink. Well-drained, 
sandy soil. 35c each. Spring delivery 
only. 
virginica — (Virginia Blue-pells) Bluish- 
grey foliage and long arching racemes 
of rich sky-blue flowers on 2 to 3 ft. 
stems, April to June. 25c each. 
MORISIA monanthos (hypogaea)—A charm¬ 
ing little Crucifer, with pointed triangu¬ 
lar leaflets, hugging the ground. Bright 
golden yellow flowers, each by itself on 
one or two inch stems, from early spring 
to late summer. Requires barren mor¬ 
aine conditions to make it flower pro¬ 
fusely, in full sun. Very choice and rare. 
35c and 50c each. 
