LEWISIAS_THE CHOICEST CONTRIBUTION OF THE NORTHWEST 
The Lewisia family is the blooded aristocrat of the West. Of it’s distinguished members 
all have attractive succulent leaves and starchy thick foots. All have delicately tinted 
flowers, and most are strikingly beautiful. The finest and farest of the family is native 
in only one mountain area in the state of Washington. 
The Lewisias form an outstanding group of low Alpines for the rock garden, ranking 
with the finest in the world. All are perfectly hardy in the coldest climates, and do well 
in most parts of the U. S. if provided with perfect drainage. Starchy roots store up 
food to withstand prolonged drying, but crown and roots must be protected from excess 
moisture. Soil should be prepared well to a depth of a foot, mixing in some humus 
such as peat or leafmold, with coarse sand or gravel, or planting in naturally porous 
gritty soil. In damp climates they do best in full sun. In drier regions they prefer light 
shade in heat of the dav, which may be provided by a lattice or planting in a sheltering 
rock wall. Plants should be set with crown slightly above the surface, of with a raised 
collar of fine stone or gravel about it. Culture is not difficult with perfect drainage. 
Pvock-cfevices give this admirably. They may be planted any time except the blooming 
period, but spring is best for the evergreen kinds in the East. 
The three choice Lewisias described below, with Talinum (No. 41) which is a near 
kin, provide continous bloom in the garden all summer, starting with the Bitterroot, 
followed by the fare Tweedyi, then Columbiana, and rounding out the late summer 
with the Fame Flower. 
*19. LEWISIA COLUMBIANA f *20. Lewisia rediviva, BITTERROOT. 
This has an evergreen rosette of fleshy up- 
curved 2” leaves, bearing 6” sprays of small 
pinkish flowers with dark markings in early 
summer and later. Crowns increase year by 
year to form handsome mass of deep green. 
Thrives vdth little attention in sun or shade, 
is perhaps the easiest to grow. 
Medium size crowns 35c; 3 for $1.00; 10 
2. LInnaea borealis, WESTERN TWIN- 
FLOWER.f This dainty trailer of the 
moist woodlands forming bright green car¬ 
pets makes a very graceful evergreen cover 
for cool shady spots. Small oval glossy 
leaves in pairs on slender stems, and nodding 
pink bell-shaped fragrant flowers borne in 
twos in mid-summer, inspire the coininon 
name, while Linnaeus the father of botany 
gave his own name to it. Not difficult in 
acid soil or leafmold, fall or spring. 
Fine collected clumps 35c; 3 for $1.00; 
10 for $2.50. 
. Lonicera ciliosa, ORANGE HONEYSUCKLE. 
Its neat orange-red trumpets in 
May and orange fruit-clusters in summer on 
twining stems amid neat gray foliage win 
high regard from lovers of unusual beauty. 
A fine quick cover for rocks or fence, grow¬ 
ing 3 to 10 feet in a season, entirely hardy. 
Prefers rich moist soil in semi-shade. Lim¬ 
ited stock well-rooted plants 50c each. 
t—evergreen foliage 
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for $3 00. 
*21. LEWISIA TWEEDYl.t 
Authorities agree this is one of the 
choicest and rarest of all rock plants, a 
claim warranted by the luxuriant crown of 
large evergreen leaves and soft texture 
of its large open flowers. These range 
in color from apricot to soft pink, are 
two to three inchest across, and come in 
profusion on 4” stems just after the 
Bitterroot, in late spring. The gorgeous 
llowers are framed perfectly by light 
green leaves several inches long. Second¬ 
ary blooms may come through summer. 
While perfectly hardy, the foliage is 
easily bruised and will not stand much 
wetting. Success is best assured by set¬ 
ting the large root at an angle in a tock 
pocket where moisture will drain away 
from the crown. Tweedyi is happiest in 
thin shade or sloped away from the sun. 
Fellow the culture indicated above. 
It is a distinct achievement to possess 
this rare Alpine native of Washington. 
We have a fine stock of garden-rooted 
plants with fine rootlets, transplanted 
readily in your garden. 
Large specimen crowns $1.00 each; 3 
for .$2..50; 10 for $7.50. 
Medium crowms 75c each; 3 for $2.00; 10 
foi- $5.00. _ 
Special Lewisia group offer: One fine 
plant of Tweedyi, Columbiana, and Tal¬ 
inum (no. 41) and 5 Bitterroots,—total of 
8 full-sized plants for $2.25, postpaid. 
—desirable for rock garden 
Satiny rose-pink flowers like small water- 
lilies or cactus-blooms to 2” across, sitting 
almost on bare earth, make lovely show 
for two to four weeks in May. A tiny crown 
of plump needle leaves, appearing with fall 
rains, remains green until flowering time, 
then goes dormant through summer. Its 
revival after complete drying gives the 
specific name; and its showy display in the 
Bitterroot Mountains has made it the State 
Flower of Montana. Has proved fine in 
eastern gardens. Set groups of 3 to a 
dozen in sunny nooks and corners that aro 
dry through summer, crown of root even 
with surface 2” apart in fall or early spring, 
marking the spots. The spring bloom will 
delight you. See illustration on cover. 
Full size roots 25c each; 5 for $1.00; 20 
for $3.00 
