14. Cornus stolonifera, RED-OSIER !♦! 
DOGWOOD The numerous virtues of this 
branching 6-ft. shrub commend it for border 
or tall background. Red winter bark bril¬ 
liant In early spring brings bright color; 
and again in autumn the oval ribbed leaves 
turn brilliant red. Cream-white flower-heads 
of early summer are followed by globes of 
fruit turning from jade to lead-white. Quickly 
forms shapely clump in rich moist soil in 
shade or sun. We also have a golden-bark 
type for contrast. Strong 18” plant 40c; 
3 for $1.00; 10 for $3.00. 
*15. Dryas Drummondi,t YELLOW DRYAS. 
On a sandbar below high Alpine 
meadows of Glacier National Park we found^ 
this prostrate evergreen with unique tlnyil 
oak-leaf foliage bright-green above, silvered 
beneath, animated when stirred by a breeze. 
Forms aristocratic 2” mat of peculiar appeal 
in sunny rock garden, blooms freely in early 
summer, nodding yellow flowers on 6” stems, 
ornamental seed-plumes. Its mountain home 
is in full sun, rooted in cool gritty humus 
with constant moisture, is fond of lime. This 
type is not difficult in moist gritty soil. 
Well-rooted plants 40c; 3 for $1.00; 10 for 
$3.50 
D. octopetala, WHITE DRYAS, similar, with 
open white flowers, 50c; 3 for $1.25. 
+18. Holodicus discolor, OCEAN SPRAY. 
This is undoubtly the finest tall 
flowering shrub of the Northwest, one of 
the finest anywhere. Visitors acclaim 
its beauty when they see its full glory, 
lighting up the whole June countryside 
of Washington and Idaho with graceful 
cream white plumes. Large soft panicles 
of many tiny flowers that ripple in the 
breeze suggest the common name, and the 
swaying slender stems were used for 
Indian arrows. Coming in early summer 
after other spring blooms are past, tin' 
flower-masses remain showy from .lune 
through the summer, changing' gradually 
to fawn and light tan color. They ari* 
attractive even with winter snow sittimg 
on them. Slightly lobed and wrinkleo 
oval soft-green leaves make handsome 
foliage. This shapely shrub makes i-apid 
growth in any sunny soil, and its neat 
appearance and easy care commend it 
highly for ornamental planting. In the 
open it grows five to eight feet tall. It is 
rapidly coming into favor for specimen 
and border planting. Entirely hardy, it 
deserves to be used widely, and will be 
when the East comes to know it. Plant in 
sunny well-drained soil. We have a fine 
stock of well-rooted 2-foot plants 05c 
each ; 3 for $1.75; 10 for $5.00. 
Large 3-foot specimen plants for quick 
displav $1.00 each; 3 for $2.50; 10 for 
$7.50.. 
—desirable for rock garden ^—fi 
Epipactis gigantea, STREAM OR 
rattlesnake orchid. An attractive 
hardy strong growing orchid of our western 
woodlands, whose creeping rootstock is at 
home in damp leafmokl or moist loamy soil. 
Thick oval base-leaves, blue-green with light 
mottling on veins, distinctive in wild or na¬ 
turalistic garden. Greenish flowers marked 
with purple crowded on a foot-high stalk, 
are attractive in midsummer. Unique in shade 
or semi-shade, not difficult in woodland soil 
or moist acid loain. Set fleshy roots 2” 
deep fall or spring, with leaves for mulch. 
Strong collected roots 35c; 3 for $1.00; 
8 for $2.00. 
7. Eriophyllum ianatum, DESERT GOLD.f 
Unusual foliage and all-summer bloom 
commend this fine Washington native 
for the rockery. Evergreen basal leaves, 
covered with white wooly down, are showy 
all year, and the new lobed silver-gray foli¬ 
age makes a loose foot-high mass covered all 
summer with bright golden daisies, excellent 
for cutting. Blooms profusely in apparently 
dry soil, yet thrives in moist gardens as 
well, any kind of soil. Very resistant to 
drought, and a hardy perennial throughout 
U. S. Known also as Oregon Sunshine. Fine 
plants 2 for 50c: 5 for $1.00; 12 for $2.00. 
Ocean Spray In June 
for cutting 
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