LEGUMINOSAE 
Most of the pea-family listed here come from the Mediterranean re¬ 
gion. We therefore place them on our warmest slopes and sunniest 
banks in neutral soil. 
Erinacea pungens. A silvery little bush with spine-like branches and 
few leaves; large bluish flowers. $1.50. 
Cytisus Ardoinii. 8 in. Bushes of erect hairy branches behuiig with 
golden flowers in May, 60c. 
C. hirsutus. A perfectly prostrate species flowing along any contour; 
small soft yellow flowers in profusion. 75c. 
C. kewensis. Whip-like branches; free-flowering; large yellow-cream 
flowers. Beautiful. 75c. 
C. purgans. Branches rise to 10-12 in. and then sweep the ground; bril¬ 
liant yellow flowers. 60c. 
C. purpureus. Gracefully arching branches: free-blooming; purple-mauve 
flowers. $1.00. 
Genista dalmatica. A thorny little gorse of 3 in. becoming hummocks of 
pure gold. 50c. 
G. horrida. A silvery dome of thorny branches; an interesting accent 
plant; not free of bloom in our garden. 75c. 
G. humifusa. A ground-hugging little shrub with smooth dark green 
leaves and golden flowers. $1.00. 
G. pilosa. An on-the-ground dark green slow-growing creeper; flowers 
small, of good substance. 50c. 
G. radiata. A spidery erin-green bush of striated branches; few leaves. 
A very good bush for winter interest. 50c. 
G. versicolor. A shrub that remains low but sends its branches too far 
and wide for the small rock garden, but good for the right place; flow¬ 
ers buff and violet. For quick disposal 50c. 
G. Villarsil. A densely branched gray-green decumbent shrub of very 
slow growth; flowers clear gold. 75c. 
LINACEAE 
Linum arboreum. 18 in. Rounded evergreen bush with blue-green leaves; 
clusters of large clear yellow flowers from May till Sept. 75c. 
L. salsoloides nanum. Compact spreading carpet with small linear leaves 
and sprays of blue-milk-white flowers from June till Sept, 50c. 
LILIACEAE 
Hemerocallis Middendorfii. A day lily that grows to about 18 in.; rich 
orange-red flowers. 25c, 
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