P. nitida elongata. A low silvery mass of leaves; pale ashy-rose flowers. 
It should be planted in lean well drained soil on a north exposure. 
Even without flowers it is an acquisition. 75c. 
P. Tounguei. A dark trailer; flowers orange with a burnt spot in the 
center. 35c. 
Rosa Rouletti. The least of the roses; a small bush of 9 in. A tangle of 
branches; small pointed buds open into crumpled half-double roses. 
35c. 
Sleversia ciliata. A 12 in. geum-lifle plant; divided hairy leaves; rose- 
colored petals enclosed in a rose-colored globular calyx; plumose 
seed heads. 35c. 
Spiraea bullata. 15 in.; stiff little bush with dark blue-green puckered 
leaves; every branch terminates in corymbs of crushed raspberry col¬ 
ored flowers. 50c. 
S. (Petrophytum) caespitosa. 1 in. A woody creeping shrub, silky 
narrow pointed leaves crowd the ends of branches; flowers small, 
creamy, in racemes. Likes sun and heat; steep slope; not averse to 
lime. $1.00. 
4* S. (Petrophytum) Hendersonil. Somewhat larger in its parts; leaves 
lavender-green; a domed little bush. One of the best rock garden 
shrubs. $1.00-$1.50. 
S. japonima alpina. A small open bush of pale green leaves; rose-red 
clusters of flowers. 50c. 
Spiraea sp. 8 in. Many branches from the base; in early summer the 
leaves begin to turn a beautiful bright crimson which grows in depth 
and translucency till frost cuts them. Small plants 50c. 
RUBIACEAE 
Houstonia Millard's var. A delicate tracery of small thin leaves o'''’er 
which is an abundance of bright sky-blue 4-petaled flowers on 3 in. 
stems. Likes a cool shady place; should be shorn after bloom¬ 
ing. 35c. 
4 Mitchella repens. An evergreen ground cover of small oval marbled 
leaves; bell-like flowers and persistent fruit. 35c. 
Putoria calabrica. A low-growing shrub with smooth gray-green leaves; 
heads of small bright pink long-tubed flowers cover the plant through¬ 
out summer; slightly reminiscent of Daphne Cheorum. 35c - 50c. 
SALtCACEAE 
4 Salix herbacea. A small prostrate willow, usually not more than 1 in. 
high; mat-forming; leaves orbicular, notched at the apex and ser¬ 
rate. Alpine regions of America. 75c. 
4 Salix uva-ursi. A small depressed arctic-alpine shrub; very leafy, the 
leaves ovate-lanceolate. 75c. 
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