RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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leaves, from which naked stems arise 
with umbles of Cyclamen-like flowers, 
from March to May. We recommend 
planting them from early March to July, 
as they do not split into small divisions 
during that time, in a light moist soil, 
which has plenty of humus. From 1 to 2 
inches deep, with partial shade. 
♦Colrigo —In our opinion the most out¬ 
standing of all western Dodecatheons. A 
very rare sp., from the Columbia River 
Gorge, with bright pink flowers on 6 inch 
stems. 50c each. 
♦conjugens —Small white and pink flowers. 
25c each. 
♦cusicki—A rare species with fewer but 
larger flowers on 12 to 18 inch stems. 
Flowers rich purple with yellow throat. 
35c each. 
*dentatum —Small flowers of pure white 
with small purple spot at base of each 
petal. A dwarf species. 25c each. 
*hendersoni —Rose to crimson or purple 
flowers on strong 12 inch stems. One of 
the easiest, with fine large foliage. 25c 
each. 
*hugeri — An eastern native with white 
flowers, with brown eye, on 15 to 18 inch 
stems. Rare. 50c each. 
*jeffreyi —Very robust, with pale pink and 
white flowers. 25c each. 
*media —Many very large flowers of pink 
or rose on 15 to 20 inch stems. 35c each. 
♦multiflorum — One of the finest of the 
high Rocky Mt. species. Brilliant rose 
colored flowers on 12 inch stems. Rare. 
50c each. 
♦pauciflorum —From the Colorado Rockies, 
with lilac-purple and yellow flowers, 
which have a scalloped ring of deep 
purple. 35c each. 
*radicatum —Another rare Rocky Mt. spe¬ 
cies with pinkish flowers on 8 to 12 inch 
stems. 50c each. 
♦viscidum —Formerly listed as D. poeticum. 
Small white and pink flowers. 25c each. 
DORONICUM pardalianches. Bunch of Gold 
—Produces its profusion of long-stem¬ 
med canary-yellow flowers on 24 to 30 
inch stems after D. excelsum has fin¬ 
ished blooming. A very rare plant in this 
country. 25c each. 
*clusi —Evergreen species, 12 inches. 25c 
each. 
excelsum —Two to three ft. 25c each. 
DOUGLASIA *laevigata —A rare and desir¬ 
able alpine with glossy dark green foli¬ 
age, in neat, compact tufts. Bright pink 
flowers in umbels on 2 to 3 inch stems 
in early spring. 50c each. 
*montana —One of the best of American 
alpines. Not difficult if planted in a 
gritty, stony soil, with some sand and 
leaf mold or peat, and perfect drainage. 
Compact bright green cushions covered 
with small pink flowers in early spring. 
50c each. 
DOUGLASIA *vitaliana — Also listed as 
Androsace vitaliana. It is the only known 
European species of Douglasia. Forms 
rosettes of grey-green short leaves. 
Sweet-scented, clear yellow flowers, 
May and June. 25c each. 
*vitaliana praetutlana —Leaves much more 
heavily silvered than the type and more 
floriferous. 50c each. 
DRABA —For full sun and poor, stony soil. 
*olympica —Forms a mossy turf, the indi¬ 
vidual mats being from 6 to 10 inches 
across, covered with yellow flowers in 
spring. 25c each. 
Dryas octopetala 
DRYAS *octopetala —Flat evergreen carpets 
of small oak-like leaves with medium 
sized white Anemone-like flowers on 6 
inch stems during spring and summer. 
It flowers most freely in very limy soil, 
which is well-drained and porous. Likes 
a sunny but not dry position. Resents 
being disturbed. 50c each. 
*sundermanni—A hybrid of the preceding 
with larger flowers which are pale yel¬ 
low in the bud stage, opening pure white. 
It is of much easier culture, although 
prefers conditions advised for D. octo¬ 
petala. The seed heads of all these Dryas 
are very ornamental. 35c each. 
ECHINACEA purpurea —Purple Cone-Flow¬ 
er. Good from July to Oct. in garden; 
wonderful cutflower. 3 ft. 25c each. 
ECHINOPS ritro— Globe Thistle. 25c each. 
EDELWEISS —See Leontopodium, page 27. 
