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HARDY NATIVE AND ALPINE PLANTS 
Montana Collected 
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* JUL 6 193° 
U. 3. Department of Agriculture. 
' TOf NATIVES? •• 
Montana has been rickl-y favored by nature in her distribution of natives 
worthy of garden use, Thehe are here many good plants, some really out¬ 
standing varieties. The purpose of this list, and this business, is to 
make available these treasures wherever they may be mad© happy. Many charm¬ 
ing w ildings, we believe, might better be transferred to gardens than left 
to be destroyed by unregulated grazing. 
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REPLACEMENTS 
* Some of-.the most ^ desirable native plants are considered difficult because 
we do not yet knaw well enough their growth requirements. I make no warranty 
except that plants will’arrive in good condition; but to. encourage cultural 
experiments, I will cooperate by replacing with future orders, up to the 
value of that order, plants that failed to please in any previous shipment. 
SHIPPING: CHARGES • 
*• Plants not potted'-take 2nd. class express''rate'•which' is' generally cheaper 
than parcel--post, and the handling is better. “Unless- otherwise instructed 
, and charges advanced, shipments are sent express collect. Prices F. 0. B. 
Missoula, Montana. . , • • • • - ••• 
DO NOT DISTURB plants.that apparently die, until at least -one full year.. It is 
the habit of many native varieties to enter a dormant stage and disappear for 
a time. If their growth requirements have been met and they are undisturbed, 
■they reappear in due season,- # ; - • • “ 
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Minimum order any one varietv 25^ 
Per 12 Per 100 
Achillea lanulosa .- - - .75 $4,00 
"""White. Any soil any place. • 
Allium. Two of our wild onions arc att- 
"Tac’uTve enough to find places, in the 
rockery. Plant in small groups.-• They 
are sure to grow in any fair to good 
soil. Dormant bulbs after-July 15. 
A. cernuum ------- .50 $4.00 
# Nodding "purple ! onion 1 . 12” high. 
A. reticulatum ----- .50 $4.00 
=ff Dwarf white’. 6” high. 
A nemone globosa - - - - $1.25 -$8.00 
The white Anemone is not too diffi¬ 
cult in a deep, light, sandy soil 
with leaf mould and partial^ shade. 
Its white blooms arc followed by 
greenish'white knobs, which, upon, 
ripening, burst into white balls of 
cotton. May be grown from soe.d 
planted fresh. Seeds $3.00 per ounce, 
A. patens Nuttallii - - $1,25 . $8.00 
(puT s at. T1 la hirsirbiss ima) Pur pi o . 
* crcb’ui s of carTy spring, Flowers 
ahead of leaves. Culture similar to 
above; but will stand a heavier, 
dryer soil and more sun. Seeds plumed 
instead of cottony. Seeds $2,00 per 
ounce. 
Antennaria. For a carpeting mat of 
gray :foliage betwe cn ' r ecks, try any 
of the three following Antennarias 
on any ordinary garden soil in a 
rather dry, sunny nitch. Our nearest 
approach to Swiss Edolwciss. 
Per 12 Per 100 
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Antennaria dimorpha .75 $4.00 
A small 4^ Antennfria, its gray fol¬ 
iage tending to.grow as a ?fairy ring’. 
Flowers not As attractive as A.ro sea. 
Anten naria racemesa - - $1.00 $6,00 
WhfucT 6^8high. 
A. rosea ------- $1,00 $6.00 
Rose colored heads. 6-8” high. 
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Ana phalis margaritacea $1,00 $6.00 
*'Pearly ever 1 asting"*", Similar to 
Antennaria; but taller, up to 18”, 
Gray foliage and many corymbose heads 
cf pearly flowers, A rather poor soil. 
•Ono. cf the first flowers to follow a 
forest fire. Easy; but fall shipment 
preferred, • 
Ai^enaria fQrmo ,s.a - - - .75 $4.00 
Grass-like, 10’* tall, with white 
* star flowers’, Easy culture on any 
• soil; but good drainage. Readily 
grown from seed, Aronarias thrive on 
arid areas. Seed J4.00 per ounce. 
Arnica ccrdifolia - - - .75 $4.00 
Partial shade <f piny” (sub-acid) well 
• drained soil. Plant in masses. 
Seed $1.00 per ounce. 
Arnica, pcdunculata - - - .75 $4,00 
Linear leaf arnica, not so good, but 
grows in full sun. 
Artemisia frigida - - - ,75 $4.00 
8 ,r ^$» high. Popular, Used for its 
harmonious gray foliage. Dry sunny 
places, any soil. 
