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WM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
GENISTA (Brooms) —Genistas and Cytisus 
are very much confused, and no refer¬ 
ence book agrees with another as to 
which genus to attribute species. Hence 
we are listing all of the Brooms under 
one head. 
Small trees, shrubs and creepers, the 
majority of them being evergreen, grown 
chiefly for their profusion of flowers dur¬ 
ing the summer months. Excellent sub¬ 
jects for the dry, sunny border, rockery 
or rock wall. Any common garden soil 
which is not too rich. 
♦ardoini — Rare and choice miniature 
species, covered with golden flowers dur¬ 
ing May and June. 6 to 9 inches. 75c 
and $1.00 each. 
*beani —Also a choice and very rare plant, 
being a hybrid. Makes a neat shrub, 12 
to 18 inches high, covered with golden 
yellow flowers. $1.50 and $2.00 each. 
*dalmatica — Makes a dense little spin> 
mat or mound, 4 to 8 inches high, cov 
ered with yellow flowers, June and July 
50c and 75c each. 
*decumbens —(prostrata) Forms close mats 
of prostrate growths, the foliage being 
just a little hairy and the flowers yellow. 
6 inches. 35c and 50c each. 
♦horrida—A very rare and choice shrub 
very spiny. Forms silvery balls with yel 
low flowers during June and July. Re 
quires a very well drained position, with 
plenty of grit in soil, and full sun. 6 
inches. $1.00 and $1.50 each. 
*kewensis —(The Kew Broom) Of dwarf, 
spreading habit, making masses 3 to 4 
feet across, but no more than 12 to 15 
inches high. Covered with creamy white 
flowers during May and June. The true 
plant is still rather rare, much of the 
stock offered by dealers being Cytisus 
purgans. 50c, $1.00 and $1.50 each. 
*nigricans —One of the few deciduous spe¬ 
cies which are worthy. A late flowering 
shrub, with long racemes of yellow flow¬ 
ers, sweetly scented, from July to Sept. 
2 to 4 ft. high. 50c and $1.00 each. 
♦pilosa —One of the most dwarf and com 
pact of all Genistas. Creeping, with very 
small foliage and yellow flowers, from 
May to July. 50c and 75c each. 
*praecox —(Warminster or Cream Broom) 
Finely branched, compact shrub, covered 
with cream-colored flowers in early 
spring. Excellent for cutting. 3 to 5 ft. 
50c and $1.00. 
♦sagittalis —A dwarf prostrate shrub, with 
stems curiously winged like an arrow. 
Should be allowed to droop over a rock, 
planted in rock wall. Bright yellow flow¬ 
ers from May to July. 25c and 50c each. 
♦tinctoria fl. pi. —An almost prostrate form 
with dense spikes of double golden-yel¬ 
low flowers, June to Aug. 25c and 50c 
each. 
♦uralensis — Semi-prostrate, with bright 
yellow flowers. For very hot spots in 
the rockery. $1.00 each. 
We also have a few plants of the following 
hybrids to offer, propagated vegetative- 
ly. No seedlings. 
Borschs Seedling —Our own introduction. 
A very vigorous grower, of spreadiiig 
habit and flowers of a garnet shade. A 
few large plants at $2.50 each. Four 
inch pots, $1.50 each. 
Dorothy Walpole —A new and choice in¬ 
troduction, with masses of rich velvety 
crimson flowers. Upright habit and of 
moderate growth. $1.00 and $1.50 each. 
Lord Lambourne —Another new introduc¬ 
tion, with flowers of a charming com¬ 
bination of scarlet, primrose and rose. 
Moderate, upright growth. $1.00 and 
$1.50 each. 
Pomona —One of Sydney B. Mitchell’s Hy¬ 
brids. Of vigorous, upright growth with 
yellow and amber orange colored flow¬ 
ers. $1.25 each. 
HAM EM ELIS mollis — This shrub or small 
tree from Central China is the showiest 
of the family. The large leaves, 4 to 5 
inches long, are grey felted below. The 
flowers, appearing during Jan. and Feb. 
have golden yellow petals % inch long 
and a calyx which is purplish red inside. 
$2.50 and $3.50 each. 
zuccariniana —Form of H. japonica with 
flowers of pure canary yellow, somewhat 
smaller than type and coming end Jan¬ 
uary. Will attain height of 20 to 30 ft. 
in time. $2.50 and $3.50 each. 
HEDERA— 
♦helix conglomerata minima—A very dwarf 
and compact form of non-climbing Ivy, 
making odd shaped clumps of evergreen 
miniature Ivy foliage.. 50c each. 
♦helix donerailensis —A moderate growing 
vine with closely set small green leaves, 
turning purplish brown in winter. 50c 
each. 
♦helix rhomboidea—A vine of slow growth, 
with stiff, well-leaved stems. The leaves 
are dark green with lighter pattern be¬ 
tween the veins. These areas between 
the veins become bronzed in winter. 
50c each. 
♦helix Russells Gold —Small leaved, slen¬ 
der vine with thin leaves which are light 
green, but in the new growth are a pleas¬ 
ant greenish yellow. In winter there is 
a little bronzing on the older leaves. 50c 
each. 
