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SHRUBS, 25c the Packet: 
Artemisia filifolia Sand Sage. Beautiful, silvery, 
waving, pleasantly fragrant. Usually 18 to 30”. 
Chrysothamnus graveolens Large Rabbitbrush. 
Striking, like a bush covered with short spikes of 
Goldenrod. Fall flowering. Usually 3’ or so. 
Chrysothamnus sp. Similar in season ,and appear¬ 
ance but less than a foot high. 
Physocarpus monogyna Dwarf Ninebark. Spiraea¬ 
like, spring blooming, about 24” high, good. 
Rose W. J. Fargo, named for its discoverer by Prof. 
N. E. Hansen. A natural tetraploid. Charming, 
very double. Wild rose pink. 8 to 20” high. 
ADDITIONAL HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS: 
The following kinds remain from the crop of 1940, 
no new seed being harvested. 10c the packet: 
Actinea (Tetraneuris) simplex Like a small golden 
Gaillardia. June and later. 
Allium nuttalli Deep pink, almost red, flowering 
Onion, for sandy soil. 6 to 8”. Spring. 
Aquilegia latiuscula Yellow and red Columbine, 
much like canadensis. To 24”. 
Artemisia longifolia 24 to 30”, silvery, distinct. 
Aster kumleini Rose pink form, 15”, Sept. 
Crepis occidentalis A dwarf Hawkweed. GrOlden, 
somewhat Dandelion-like flowers; branching, 10 
to 12”. 
Erigron caespitosus Small, white and gold, July. 
Erigeron flagellaris Whiplash Daisy. Ground cover 
plant with showers of small white blossoms. June. 
Erigeron salsuginosus For moderate moisture, rich 
soil, some shade. Fine lavender blue flowers. 
Homalobus"^ caespitosus (Astragalus spatulatus- 
Hortus II) Thrilling May flowering cushion plant. 
Lesquerella spatulata Bladder-pot. Interesting pods 
but far more beautiful bright golden flowerets. 
Machaeranthera ramosa Unexcelled for autumn 
masses of deep, brilliant purple blue. Biennial, 12 
to 24”. 
Monarda menthaefolia Less tall than eastern plant. 
Delightful fragrance, flowers lavender. 
Oenothera (Meriolix) serrulata Common form, 
flowers .about an inch wide. Abundantly, June on. 
Opuntia fragilis A rare form with rounded sections, 
fine yellow flowers. Distinct effect. 
Opuntia tortispina Twisted-spine Prickly Pear. Yel¬ 
low flowered, red fruited. 
Pentstemon brandegei Much like P. glaber, some¬ 
what coarser. 18”. 
Rentstemori jamesi Narrow ashy leaves, fairly 
' large rosy lavender flowers. Low, choice. 
Petalostemon villosus Hairy Prairie Clover, gray 
green and rose pink." 
Phlox alyssifolia Large flowered, pink, creeping. 
Phlox hoodi Beautiful little white mat Phlox. 1 pkt. 
Phlox scleranthifolia Long trailing stems make 
dense mats, snowed over in May with blossoms. 
Psoralea cuspidata “Cigar-root,” related to Indian 
Turnip. Mauve purple, plump spikes, summer. 
Senecio purshianus Pursh’s Ragwort. Gray and 
yellow. 
Stenotus armerioides Larger Mountain-gold. Glossy 
yello.w flower of rocky places. 5”, Jime. 
Thalictrum venulosum Dwarf Meadow Rue. Some¬ 
what silvered, low, handsome foliage, bronzy 
flowers. 
Townsendia exscapa Easter Daisy. See plant cat¬ 
alog. 
Townsendia sericea Earlier, smaller, equal charm. 
Viola nuttalli Golden Violet of the dry prairies. 
Yucca glauca Dwark Soapweed or Spanish Bayo¬ 
net. Spires of greenish cream bells, to 3’ or so. 
June. 
