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WM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
THYMUS (Thyme) —Very useful, fragrant, 
free-flowering plants, the creeping sorts 
being indispensable for carpeting hot, 
dry spots in the rockery and also for 
stepping stone work, and both the creep¬ 
ing and sub-shrubby sorts invaluable for 
dry rock walls. They like a warm sandy 
soil, in full sun. 
*8. lanuginosus Halls. Var. — Perhaps a 
trifle less silvery, but makes it up in the 
profusion of its rich colored flowers. 35c 
each. 
♦marshalIi —Name uncertain, but it covers 
for the time being, a pretty creeper, with 
dark green foliage and pink flowers on 4 
inch stems. 35c each. 
♦nitidus —^Like a miniature silvery Irish 
Yew, covering itself with rosy-lilac flow¬ 
ers in June and July. 12 inches. 35c each. 
♦nummularius — Mat forming and sweet- 
scented, with glossy, dark green foliage 
and rosy flowers in late summer. 25c ea. 
*s. Annie Hall —A beautiful companion to 
the white variety. Carpets of bright 
green foliage smothered with bright pink 
flowers. Very rare. 35c each. 
♦vulgaris fragrantissimus — Used for sea¬ 
soning, etc. Shrubby species with grey 
foliage and lilac flowers, very fragrant. 
25c and 50c each. 
We can also supply the Golden and Silver 
Variegated; herba barona, the Caraway 
scented; and creeping forms in white, 
lavender-pink, crimson and woolly 
Thymes. 25c each, $2.50 per dozen, as¬ 
sorted as you wish. 
TIARELLA unifoliata —For damp, shaded 
spots. Loose panicles of white flowers 
above pretty foliage, which color up in 
the fall. 12 inches. 35c each. 
TOWNSENDI *sericea —Dense tuft of linear 
grey leaves packed in spring with large 
white Daisy-like flowers without stems. 
Full sun, in rather dry, well-drained soil. 
50c each. 
TRACHELIUM rumelicum (syn. Diosphaera 
rumellianum)—A very rare plant from 
the Macedonian Alps, where it grows on 
the sheer limestone cliffs. Rivals Phy- 
teuma comosum in appearance, with its 
compact habit and toothed, glossy, dark 
green foliage. Lovely blue flowers on 
branching 8 inch stems. Prefers, but 
does not require moraine treatment. 
Very scarce. 75c and $1.00 each. 
TRADESCANTIA —The Spider Worts are 
handsome herbaceous plants, dependably 
persistent and hardy in the garden. 
Erect stems bearing large brilliant col¬ 
ored flowers through summer and fall. 
The following new varieties are not to be 
confused with the old type plants, the 
flowers of new introductions being again 
as large and in many new shades. 18 
inches. 
Blue Stone —Very compact habit, with rich 
blue flowers. 35c each. 
Iris Prichard — White flowers, heavily 
stained with azure blue and blue centers. 
Late bloomer. 35c each. 
J. C. Weguelin —Light azure blue. 35c ea. 
Leonora —Deep rich glowing violet. 35c ea. 
Pauline —A new color, pale rosy mauve. 
35c each. 
Purple Dome —Vigorous grower with large 
clusters of rich purple flowers. 35c ea. 
Collection of six varieties for $1.75. 
TRITOM A —See Kniphofia, page 26. 
TROLLIUS —Globe flowers. Suited to wet 
sunken gardens, wild borders and edges 
of water gardens, although they will 
thrive in a good garden loam not lacking 
in moisture. They also appreciate shade 
during the hot, dry season. 
TROLLIUS albiflorus —A plant of the moun¬ 
tain swamps and cold woods. Large 
solitary cream-white Buttercup flowers 
on 6 inch stems. Cool, moist shady 
place. 50c each. 
Goldquelle Hybrids —Large globular flow¬ 
ers, ranging in color from pale yellow 
to deep orange. 35c each. 
ledebouri —The finest of all the large flow¬ 
ering Trollius. Large flowers, deep, 
tawny orange or orange yellow on 3 foot 
stems. 35c and 50c each. 
♦pumilus —A very dwarf,species with small 
finely cut foliage and small yellow flow¬ 
ers on 6 to 8 inch stems. Very rare. 60c 
each. 
TUNICA *saxifraga fl. pi. —Double flowering 
form with small rose-like flowers of 
deep pink. Very floriferous. 35c each. 
VERONICA — Contains some of the most 
beautiful of our blue-flowering plants for 
the border and rockery. 
♦armena —Trailing habit, with fine cut fol¬ 
iage and sky blue flowers all summer. 
On© of the daintiest and still “easy to 
grow” Veronicas we have. 3 inches. 35c 
each. 
♦Crater Lake Blue —Probably a hybrid of 
V. longifolia subsessilis. Dark green 
foliage and slender spikes of Crater Lake 
blue flowers from June to Sept. 15 in. 
35c each. 
♦incana — A compact, low-growing plant 
with silvery-grey foliage and 8 to 12 inch 
spikes of deep violet flowers from June 
to Aug. A very pretty combination. 25c 
each. 
