INTRODUCTORY 
There is more than a chance discrimination 
between native plants which we are inclined 
to call “wild flower” types and those known 
as alpines and rock plants. The latter are dis¬ 
tinctly low growing, brilliantly colorful and 
lavish in blossom production. 
Plants of the Great Plains, the high, dry 
descent eastward from the base of the Rockies 
in the United States and Canada to the true 
prairie, are, in the main, rock plants, or of 
life habits that give them “equal footing.” 
In the following lists Prairie Gem Ranch 
presents to the gardening public many of the 
more choice plants of the region, the fruits of 
thousands of miles of exploration, and some 
of the results of selection and years of prop¬ 
agation—all at “distinctly ordinary” prices. 
As to culture, if a few are as exacting in 
the matter of drainage as the most aloof al¬ 
pine, a place in the sun and no permanent wet 
at the roots will satisfy nearly all. A few are 
for lean loam, sand, and gravel or limestone 
chips. 
Requests for rare plants and others not 
listed are welcome and will have our best at¬ 
tention. 
Delivery is prepaid on all plants or seeds. 
In so far as practicable, plant names used 
accord with HORTUS, the standard of the 
American Rock Garden Society. 
Actinea (Tetraneuris) simplex Pure shining 
gold, Gaillardia type, 4 to 8” above narrow 
basal leaves; May-July. Beautiful silvery au¬ 
tumn rosettes. 20c; doz. $2.00. 
Anemone patens nutt. (Pulsatilla hirsutis- 
sima) “A starlet of hope with a center of 
joy—” (Badger Clark). Pasque Flower, state 
flower of South Dakota. Large, six-pointed, 
satiny lavender; March-May. 35c; doz. $3.50. 
Antennaria aprica Pussy-toes, Ladies' Tobac¬ 
co, etc. Broad little leaves of silvery olive in 
inch-high, evergreen mats; dainty ground- 
cover of perfect habit. 20c; doz. $2.00. 
A. campestris Leaves an inch long, rich deep 
green, white underneath. 25c; doz. $2.50. 
A. microphylla Broadly spatulate, tiny leaves 
of distinct pattern retain their clear bluish 
silver color through winter. White furry heads 
at 8”. 35c; doz. $3.00. 
A. obovata Like aprica but on larger scale, 
valuable for variety. 20c; doz. $1.50. 
Artemisia frigida A low and tufted, feathery, 
silvery and fragrant Sage. Arching spikes of 
tiny yellowish bells, August. 25c; 3, 65c. 
Asclepias pumila A Milkweed but 4 to 8” 
high; closely set linear leaves; abundant up¬ 
right umbels, creamy white in the type; good. 
We have also a light pink. Either, 25c; 3, 50c. 
