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WM. BORSCH 5c SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
PENTSTEMON —This American genus fur¬ 
nishes us with the finest material for 
rock and wall work. The requirements 
for their success are simple: a gritty or 
stony soil, without any fertilizer except¬ 
ing leaf-mold, perfect drainage and full 
sun. Amid the almost universal con¬ 
fusion of names in this family, it is diffi¬ 
cult indeed to be sure of names. Insofar 
as possible, plants listed below have 
been identified by comparison with herb- 
barium specimens named by National 
Museum botanists, or by direct identifi¬ 
cation by them of specimens. 
♦barrettae—A dwarf, shrubby native ever¬ 
green species with somewhat silvered 
foliage and short spikes of lilac-purple 
flowers, which are very large, in spring. 
Must be planted in crevice of rocks or 
rock wall. 35c each. 
♦cardwelli —Native evergreen shrub, 8 to 
12 inches high, covered several times 
each year with short spikes of bright 
purple flowers. 35c each. 
♦corymbosus — A shrubby species, ever¬ 
green, about 18 inches high, with bright 
scarlet flowers, about an inch long. Care 
should be exercised in purchasing this 
species, as seedlings come in many off 
colors. All of our plants are grown from 
cuttings. 50c each. 
♦crandalli—A creeping species, with very 
narrow foliage and wide open flowers of 
blue on short stems. One of the best for 
the mid-west and eastern states. 35c ea. 
♦davidsoni rosea —Pink flowers of an un¬ 
usual shade cover the compact, semi- 
prostrate, evergreen shrubs. 35c each. 
♦heterophyllus —Neat evergreen subshrubs 
12 to 18 inches high, the unopened flow¬ 
ers tinged with pink, but upon opening 
a beautiful blue. Off and on all summer. 
35c each. 
♦menziesii — Native evergreen creeper, 
with small leaves. Blue or purplish flow¬ 
ers on 4 to 6 inch stems, June and July. 
35c each. 
♦newberryi —Dwarf native evergreen shrub 
resembling P. cardwelli in foliage, but 
with beautiful deep pink or reddish 
flowers all summer. 8 to 12 inches. 50c 
each. 
♦rupicola — A beautiful native evergreen 
shrub, very compact in growth, with 
greyish foliage and bright reddish pink 
flowers on 3 to 6 inch stems. It is very 
drought resistant and one of the best 
alpine shrubs for dry, rocky places. 35c 
each. 
♦serpyllifolius —(Formerly listed as Olym¬ 
pus) Stems and foliage very slender, not 
over an inch high. The blue flowers on 
short spikes. Dainty but very hardy. 
50c each. 
♦Six Hills Hybrid —Dwarf and bushy, al¬ 
most prostrate, with rather dark foliage 
and smothered with bright rosy blos¬ 
soms, May to July. 50c each. 
Note — All of the shrubby Pentstemons 
must be sheared back severely each year. 
PETROPHYTUM —The creeping Spireas are 
dwarf, prostrate shrubs which prefer a 
sunny well-drained position in the mo¬ 
raine or alpine garden. 
♦caespitosum —Makes silky-grey mats, not 
over an inch or two high, with small 
heads of fluffy white blooms on 2 to 3 
inch stems in late summer. A very rare 
and choice shrub. $1.00 to $1.50 each. 
♦cinerascens —Foliage somewhat greener 
and longer than that of preceding 
species, with white flowers on 6 inch 
stems. Very rare, but easier than pre¬ 
ceding. 50c and 75c each. 
♦hendersoni — More shrub-like in growth, 
making small mounds or domes 4 to 6 
inches high, the foliage turning to a 
bronzy-red in fall and winter. Small 
heads of fluffy white blooms on 4 to 6 
inch stems. Also very rare and choice, 
being a little earlier than P. caespitosum. 
$1.00 and $1.50 each. 
PHYLLODOCE *empetriformis — Native of 
high Cascades in Oregon and Washing¬ 
ton, where it is called Alpine Heather. 
Dwarf and compact, with needle-like, 
vivid green foliage and pitcher-shaped 
bright reddish-pink flowers. Very hardy, 
preferring a little shade in summer, with 
acid soil, composed of leaf mold or peat 
and good loam. 50c to $1.00 each. 
POLYGALA *chamaebuxus — A rare, ever¬ 
green shrublet, of creeping habit. Ex¬ 
cellent ground cover for the finer bulbs 
of the alpine section. Makes neat clumps 
and mats, spreading slowly by under¬ 
ground runners. The pretty pea-shaped, 
yellow flowers, with white wings which 
turn to a rose and crimson may be seen 
throughout the summer and fall. Will 
thrive in either full sun or partial shade, 
in a sandy peat or loam. Not over six 
inches high. 50c each. 
PUTORIA calabrica —A small, low growing 
shrub, resembling a Daphne cneorum, 
both in foliage and flowers. The heads 
of rosy-pink Daphne-like flowers cover 
the shrub from July to Sept. For a limy 
soil in full sun. 35c and 50c each. 
