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WM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
GENTIAN A—Continued. 
♦cachmerica—Found in Kashmir at about 
12,000 feet elevation. Makes tufts of long, 
narrow foliage, rather grey green, with 
the sapphire blue flowers sitting at the 
top of 2 to 3 inch stems, wearing their 
lobes erect. A very rare species and 
stock limited. $2.50 and $3.50 each. 
♦calycosa — We are very pleased to be 
able to offer this most beautiful of Ore¬ 
gon’s native Gentians. Stems are clothed 
with dainty rounded leaves and each 
crowned with a large, open, bell-like 
flower of deep velvety blue with a white 
throat. For the moraine or well-drained 
pocket in the alpine garden. Plenty of 
leaf mold is essential. 8 inches. 75c and 
$1.00 each. 
elliotti—Do not know authority for this 
name. Received from collector in East¬ 
ern states. Seems to be of dwarf habit, 
6 to 8 inches high, with close flowers, 
like G. andrewsi. Culture same as for G. 
andrewsi. 50c each. 
♦farreri — Of semi-prostrate growth and 
grassy foliage, when once established it 
will produce hundreds of its glorious 
flowers of a wonderful shade of sky blue, 
with white throats. It requires a cool 
limy, gritty soil. 50c and $1.00 each. 
*florenciana —new semi-bog species from 
Southern Oregon. Rather large open 
flowers of blue on 6 to 10 inch stems. 
50c each. 
♦macaulayi, Wells Variety — Hybrid be¬ 
tween farreri and sino ornata. The large 
open trumpets are of an ethereal blue, 
the outside being striped with sea green 
and dusky blue. In habit it is much 
stronger in growth than farreri and more 
compact than sino ornata. It truly is a 
most wonderful novelty. Blooms from 
Aug. to Oct., under same conditions fav¬ 
orable to farreri. Stock very limited. 
75c and $1.00 each. 
♦newberryi—A very rare Oregonian. Makes 
compact clumps, somewhat on the order 
of G. acaulis, with large blue flowers, 
white inside, with greenish spots. Leaf 
mold, silt and sun, with water at the 
roots. 50c each. 
*purdoml—A beautiful species from Tibet. 
Narrow, dark green leaves and large 
trumpets of bright blue, on long trailing 
stems. Aug. to Oct. Easy in a limy soil 
in light shade, although it can stand full 
sun if given plenty of root moisture. 50c 
and 75c each. 
*septemfida—Of easy culture in any good 
garden loam and some peat, full sun or 
light shade. Heads of sapphire blue flow¬ 
ers, somewhat variable, on 8 to 12 inch 
stems, during July and Aug. 50c each. 
*sino ornata — Semi-prostrate habit and 
grassy foliage, with immense dark blue 
flowers, with a white line running 
through the divisions, from July to Sept. 
Likes a cool light soil, in light shade. 
50c and 75c each. 
♦veitchiorum—A very rare species, form¬ 
ing clumps of narrow foliage and pro¬ 
ducing sapphire trumpets on 3 to 4 inch 
stems during Aug. and Sept. Leafmold 
and grit with plenty of root moisture, in 
full sun or light shade. $2.00 each. 
GERANIUM—Easy subjects for the alpine 
garden and perennial border, in full sun 
and light, open soil. 
grand if lorum — A long-flowering species 
with large blue flowers, veined crimson, 
on 12 to 18 inch stems. June to Sept. 35c 
each. 
*pylzowianum—Nicely cut leaves and large 
pink flowers on slender 3 to 4 inch stems 
during June and July. Best in moraine 
or a pocket of gritty soil, not too rich. 
Will also stand half shade. 50c each. 
*sanguineum var. lancastrlense—A distinct 
and charming variety of the sanguineum 
type, with large, lovely soft pink flowers 
on slender stems, from June to Sept. 35c 
each. 
GEUM, Dwarf Evergreen Species — These 
are doubly valuable for the alpine gar¬ 
den and border on account of their hand¬ 
some evergreen foliage and large showy 
flowers, which are produced from early 
spring to fall. If given sufficient root 
moisture, with good drainage, the major¬ 
ity of them will thrive in full sun. They 
like a deep rich soil. 
*aurantiacum—A very rare species, with 
dark green foliage and very large orange- 
yellow flowers on 6 inch stems. One of 
the very best of the dwarf species. 50c 
each. 
*aurantiacum Waights Variety—A hybrid 
between Geum aurantiacum and G. siber- 
icum. More dwarf and compact than aur¬ 
antiacum, with flowers of the same color. 
75c each. 
*Borisl-One of the showiest of this showy 
genus. Neat tufts of evergreen foliage 
with many branching 8 to 12 inch stems, 
covered with large vivid orange-scalet 
flowers from May to Oct. 35c and 50c 
each, 
♦Gladys Perry—A very beautiful pygmy 
form, when established in full flower the 
height does not exceed 4 inches. Con¬ 
gested tufts of olive green foliage and 
semi-double orange-yellows on slender 
stems in such profusion that the foliage 
is almost unnoticeable. $1.50 each. 
♦heldreichi—A dwarf species from Greece, 
with orange-red flowers on 8 inch stems, 
June to Aug. 50c each. 
