* 40 Synthyris reniformis, ..QUEEN 
OF SPRING-t This is one on our noblest 
moist-shade perennials from the Clear¬ 
water region in Idaho. Evergreen scal¬ 
loped kidney-shaped leaves 2” to 3” across 
on stems 4” to 9” tall form bright-green 
clusters showy all the year. Flower-spikes 
show tips of rare blue even in late 
winter. With early spring these stretch 
above the leaves in long clear blue spikes 
of bright color, dominating the garden 
for three to four weeks. A two year plant 
bore 15 vivid flower-spikes last spring. 
Give it a place of honor in shaded rock 
garden, or in border with ferns and 
•others, in peaty .soil or loam kept moist 
through growing saeson. Not difficult, 
and a treasure. Set plants a foot apart 
any time except in bloom. 
Large plants 40c ; 3 for $1.00; 10 for $3.00. 
25 for $7.00. 
* 41. TalInum spinescens, 
FAME FLOWER. 
This near kin of the Lewisias 
(see page 8) with similar starchy root 
and type of foliage is one of the choicest 
as well as Hardiest new plants from 
central Washhington. Plump 2” needle- 
leaves form a handsome bright green 
cushion up to 4” diameter. 
This is a fine setting for airy 
red 9” stems that spring from it in July, 
bearing tight buds that open in daily 
succession into bold pink saucer-flowers 
across set off by bright yellow sta- 
rnens. The dainty colorful blooms con¬ 
tinue until fall. Dormant winter crown 
revives in spring, like the Bitterroot. A 
gem for the sunny garden, fine in the 
rockery, entirely hardy in New England, 
and beloved by all who know it. Plant a 
foot apart in porous sunny soil. Easy to 
grow. 
Large crowns 40c each; 3 for $1.00; 
10 for $3.00. 
*42 VANCOUVERIA hexandra 
A dainty plant of the deep woods, with lobed 
leaves like the meadow-rue, makes perfect 
woodland ground-cover or shelter for more 
delicate plants. Slender creeping rootstock 
sends up leafy clusters here and there to 
make a glossy screen of foliage on slender 
foot-high stems, bearing small white flowers 
in late spring. An elegant though not showy 
plant that has proved entirely hardy ana 
highly regarded in the East, thriving in rich 
shaded soil with leafmold or peat. Plant the 
horizontal roots 3” deep in fall or spring. 
Sturdy well-grown clumps 50c; 3 for $1.25. 
Celastrus scandens, AMERICAN BITTER¬ 
SWEET. This vigorous twining 
woody vine is useful to cover fence or trellis, 
climbing to 20 feet, bearing small fragrant 
blossoms in late spring. Female planes bear 
masses of orange-red berries, very ornament¬ 
al in winter and much sought for decora¬ 
tions. Thrives in any moist soil, sun or pait 
shade. Fine 3 yr. plants, 3-ft. stems 50c; 3 
for $1.25; 10 for $3.00. 
iC. Vitis vulpinus, RIVERBANK GRAPE 
Deep-cut bright-green leaves, very fragrant 
flowers in June, and frosted small grapes in 
fall make this hardy free-growing vine fine 
to cover fences and stumps or drape from 
trees. Grows fast in moist soil, sun or shade. 
Large 3-yr. plant pruned to 2 ft. COc: 3 for 
$1.25; 10 for $3.00. 
HARDY FLOWERS and SHRUBS 
of the Pacific Northwest 
grown by 
Native Gardens of Spokane, Washington 
