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NATIVE PLANTS, Continued 
CHRfSOTilAMNUS GRAVEOLENS: Shrub-goldenrod. An unusual plant or shrub. By keeping it cut 
back to about 18 inches it makes a beautiful mound shaoed plant. Masses of golden flowers 
occur in late August and September. Seedling plants © $5.00 per hundred. 
DELPHINIUM BIC0L0R: Our low perennial larkspur. Large flowers on dense spikes. Plant does 
not exceed ten inches in height. May and early June. $3.00 per hundred; seed $1.50 ounce. 
DOUGLASIA MONTANA: A rare alpine from the rocky mountains in western Montana. Remains ev¬ 
ergreen. Plant is tufted and the numerous pink phlox-like blossoms occur in late March 
just behind the receding snows. $4.00 per hundred. Seed $4.00 per ounce. 
ERIOGONUM FLAVUM: Dwarf Golden Buckwheat. The flowers are in open cymes and are first 
golden yellow later turning rose-color. Not over 6 inches high. $3.00 per hundred plants. 
GAURA COCCINEA: Waving butterfly. The pink to white blossoms are very fragrant. Plant 
rarely exceeds 6 inches in height, $3.00 per hundred plants. 
GEUM TRIFLORUM: Torch flower. A showy spring flower on the northern prairies, favors 
dry sites. $3.00 per hundred. 
IIEDY OAR QIC CIN2RESCENS: A showy legume that is characterized by bright pink spikes of pea¬ 
like blossoms. Appears best in massed stands.Twelve inches high.June-July.$3.00 per hundred 
IIEUCHERA RICHARDSONII: Native alum root. Favors shady north dopes. About 18 inches is 
the maximum height. Flowers on slender dense spikes and are greenish-white in color. 
Price per hundred plants $3.00. 
LEPACHYS COLUMNARIS: Long-headed coneflower. The head is of the sunflower type with an 
elongated center which bears numerous small, brown floivers. The rays are yellow with an 
occasional plant a velvety purple. July. $3.00 per hundred. 
LEWIS1A RSDIVIVA: Montana Bitterroot. This showy early spring bloomer is the state flow¬ 
er of Montana. The large showy blossoms are fully three inches wide and are practically 
stemless. They are hardy in the extreme and.can stand more rough usuage than any plant we 
handle, $3,00 per hundred plants. Seeds © 04.00 per ounce. 
LIATR1S PUNCTATA: Our little "Blazing Star". Not over 12 inches hight. Flowers on danse 
spikes and are purple in color, A late bloomer. $3.00 per hundred. 
LINUM LEWISIA: Wild blue flax. Too well-known to need a description here. $3.00 per 
hundred. 
LUPINUS ARGENTEA: A bushy perennial about two feet high, with numerous, blue blossoms. Am 
exceptional plant for very dry locations. $5.00 per hundred. 
MALVASTRUM COCCINBUM: One of our showiest prairie flowers. In late June and early July, 
its patches of orange-red blossoms gleam like fire in the contrasting silvery foliage.' 
Favors dry sterile locations. $3.00 per hundred plants. 
I1AMILLARIA VIVIPARA: Ball Cactus. The flowers are large and appear in clusters on the 
tinv plants. The fruits remind one of bird eggs in a nest when matured. An ideal sub¬ 
ject for the dry rodk garden. $3.00 per hundred. Seed $1.00 per ounce. 
MENTZSLIA DECAPETALA: Evening Star or Scoria Lily. (Biennial) About IS inches to two 
feet high. The cream-colored blossoms are fully 5 inches wide and open in early evening. 
Exceedingly fragrant. Prefers extremely dry location; does well in cinders or such mat¬ 
erial. Seedling plants $3,00 per hundred/ 
HERTENSIA LANCEOLATA: Our charming little Forget-me-not. Leaves glaucous, flowers blue on 
nodding stems. Plant does not exceed 3 inches high. *3.00 per hundred. 
OPUNTIA FRAGILIS: A native cactus of the prickly^pear type. The joints are slenderly 
cylindrical and the flowers are yellow, rrioe $3,00 per hundred (Seedling Plants). 
OPUNTIA POLYCANTEA; A broad-iointed Prickly Pear cactus with large yellow flowers,Seed¬ 
ling plants $3.00 per hundred. 
OREOCARYA GLOMSRATA: Butte Candle (Biennial). This slender-shaped borage grows to a 
height of about one foot and is covered with tiny fragrant white blossoms that turn the 
entire plant into a snowy candle. Prefers extremely dry locations. Seedlings $3.00 per 100 
0XYTR0PI3 LAMBERTII: The purple loco of the northern great plains. The leaves are 
silky and the dense spikes" of purple pea-like "blossoms occur from May until July, A dry 
sunny location is favorable to this plant. Six inches appears to be the average height. 
Price, $3.00 per hundred. 
OENOTHERA CAESPITOSA (Pachylophus cacspitosus) The Butte Evening Primrose is probably one 
of our outstanding offerings. The plant is cacspitosc in the true sense and the fragrant 
white blossoms that open in early evening are fully four inchos wide. Blooming period is 
from mid-May until late summer, sometimes into September. Is not fussy as to soils but 
likes full sun. $3.00 per hundred plants, 
PENTSTEMON AUGUSTIFOLIA: A nodding bluo about 12 inches high. A beauty for any garden. 
Price, $3.00 per hundred. 
PENTSTEMON ALBIDUS: A white beardtongue about 12 inches high, June. $3.00 per hundred. 
PENTSTEMON CRISTATUS: Crested Beardtongue. Flowers light purple and large. Prefers dry 
clay soil. $3.00 per hundred. 
PENTSTEMON GRANDIFLORUS: A tall(two feet) beardtongue with large pink blossoms in late 
June. Price, $3.00 per hundred plants. 
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