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Native Plants, Continued 
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PENTSTEMON NITIDIS: Dwarf-blue beardtongue. Not over 8 inches high. Leaves glaucous and 
remain green all winter. Ideal for hot dry locations and poor soil. The dense spikes 
of blue flowers fairly hide the rest of the plant. $3.00 per hundred. 
PHLOX HOODII: Our white moss phlox. In early spring the hillsides sometimes appear to 
be covered with snow when this little plant really starts blooming. Blossoms are about 
three fourths of an inch wide. $2.00 per hundred plants. 
FHYSARIA BRASSIC OIDES : The little golden cushioned double bladderpod. The plant re¬ 
sembles a minature golden mound when in full blossom in April, Not over four inches 
high. An extremely dry and hot location is most favorable. $3.00 per hundred plants. 
POTENTILLA FRUTICOSA: Shrubby cinquefoil. Four to six inch seedlings at $3.00 per 100. 
PYROLA ELLIPTICA: A native wintergreen. Shady location. $3.00 per hundred. 
RUMEX VENOSUS: Pink flowered dock. The inflorescens is very compact and showy. Prefers 
sandy soil. Price $3.o0 per hundred plants. 
SMILACIIJA STELLATA: Star-flowered Soloman’s Seal. About 8 inches high. Flowers on 
drooping spikes and are white with slight fragrance. $3.00 per hundred. 
STANLEYA P1NNATA: Golden Plume. A tall perennial that is extremely showy when the 
curving plumes of golden flowers are at their best. Prefers extremely dry location. 
Price $5.00 per hundred plants. Seeds at $1,00 per ounce. 
TOWNSENDIA EXSCAPA: (Easter Daisy) A low tufted perennial with pink daisy-like flowers 
that are sometimes two inches wide. Early May. Flowers are stemless. Dry locations 
most favorable. $3.00 per hundred. 
TRADESCANTIA OCCIDENTALIS : Spiderwort or "Spider Lily". The three petaled flowers are 
a rich indigo blue. About 12 inches high. Prefers Sandy ao il and full sun. June. 
Plants $3.00 per hundred. 
TUERMOPSIS RHOMB IFOLIA: False lupine or Goldenpea, Large yellow pea-like blossoms on 
long stems. Six to ten inches high. May, $3.00 per hundred plants. 
VIOLA MJTTALII: Nuttall's violet. The yellow flowers are streaked with purple. Prefers 
full sun and dry location. $3.00 per hundred. 
'.700DSIA OREGANA: A dwarf wood fern that seldom reaches a height of six inches. Prefers 
shady though dry location. $3.00 per hundred, 
YUCCA GLAUCA: An evergreen member of the Lily family. The plant is extremely showy. 
The tall spikes of greenish-white flowers occur in mid-summer. The stiff leaves are 
from one to two feet long. Dry location best. $5.00 per hundred plants. Seed 50^ ounce. 
BUFFALO GRASS 
(Buchloe dactyloides) 
A hardy drought resistant grass that is ideal for lawns in 
the groat plains area. It spreads freely by stolons. Plants 
set out a foot apart will cover the intervening space in one 
growing season. North Dakota plants at 40^ per hundred; 
$3.50 per thousand. 
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