RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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Rosa Rouletti 
ROSEMARY officinalis —An excellent ever¬ 
green shrub-like plant for dry places in 
the rockery or border. Spikes of leafy, 
grey and green, aromatic foliage, with 
small clusters of lilac flowers. Should 
be pruned back each year. 35c and 50c 
each. 
SALIX *bocki — A very rare, low-growing 
willow, 18 to 24 inches high when ma¬ 
ture, producing its catkins in autumn, 
before the leaves fall. 75c and $1.00 ea. 
*saximontana — A densely caespitose and 
much branched prostrate specie, only 2 
inches high. Attractive leaves are light 
green above and silvery below. The cat¬ 
kins and seeds are also very pretty. Pre¬ 
fers a cool, moist situation. 50c and 75c 
each. 
SHORTIA *galacifolia —A lovely little ever¬ 
green with glossy round leaves, turning 
red in winter. Pearly, fringed bell-shaped 
flowers in early spring. For a shady, 
moist place in acid soil. 35c and 50c ea. 
SPIREA *bullata — (crispifolia) A dwarf, 
huddled shrub from Japan, for the rock 
garden. Tiny crinkled leaves, and flat 
little corymbs of deep crushed raspberry 
flowers. 12 inches. 50c and 75c each. 
TEUCRIUM *chamaedrys — A picturesque 
sub-shrub. Glossy green evergreen foli¬ 
age and spikes of bright rose flowers 
from July to Sept. Excellent for low 
hedges, border work as well as for ever¬ 
green effect in the rock garden. 12 in. 
high. Shear back severely each year. 
25c and 35c each. 
*marum —A low growing, much-branched 
sub-shrub with small greyish leaves, 
hoary beneath. The purplish flowers ap¬ 
pear in late summer. About 12 inches 
high. Should have some protection from 
extreme cold. 35c and 50c each. 
VACCINIUM vitisidaea — Mountain Cran¬ 
berry. A pretty, low evergreen creeping 
shrub, with glossy, dark green leaves 
and pinkish urn-shaped flowers, followed 
by large red berries. 6 to 9 inches high. 
For leaf-mold or peaty soil. 50c and 75c 
each. 
*vitisidaea minor —A miniature form of the 
preceding and seldom offered. 75c and 
$1.00 each. 
VANCOUVERIA — Related to the Epimedi- 
ums and take their place in our western 
coniferous woods. One of the prettiest 
and most useful of all American wood¬ 
land foliage plants. The pinnated leaves 
rise from a running rootstock to from 8 
to 12 inches. The wiry running roots 
make large colonies which have the great 
merit of forming a perfect ground cover 
which does not choke out the dainty 
forest flowers. They are very hardy and 
should be planted in shade in an acid 
soil. To plant, excavate so that the 
slender stems may be laid flat and cov¬ 
ered with about 3 inches of soil, with 
any leaf-stems erect. 
*chrysantha —From southern Oregon with 
thick, leathery leaves and delicate yel¬ 
lowish flowers in dainty showers from 
10 inch stems. 50c and 75c each. 
*hexandra — Ferny leaves and inverted 
white flowers in spring. 50c each. 
*parviflora — A rare spp from southern 
Oregon which is evergreen. Panicles of 
white flowers in spring. 50c each. 
VIBURNUM opulus nanus —A curious dwarf 
form of Snowball, densely tufted habit, 
12 to 18 inches high, making a very com¬ 
pact hedge, for which it is used exten¬ 
sively. 35c, 50c and 75c each. 
Spirea 
