20 UPTON GARDENS 

VALERIANA acutiloba, Valerian. Cymes of pinky white; bright green 
basal foliage. Shade. 1 ft. 
VERBENA bipinnatifida. Blue-violet clusters, sturdy foliage; a dash of 
eolor on dry plains. Annual, seed only. 
VIOLA, Violet. Moist, leaf-mold soil generally. 
bellidifolia. Small deep lavender flowers; tufted foliage, short ste.us. 
biflora. Perky little yellow flowers with tiny dark markings; round 
leaves. Alpine. 
blanda, White Sweet-Vivlet. Fragrant white blossoms slightly veined; 
somewhat stoloniferous. 
canadensis. White, purple-veined flowers; large heart-shaped leaves, 
leafy stems; stoloniferous. 8 inches. Seed sometimes available. 
nuttallii, Prairie Violet. Bright yellow; long leaves. One of the few 
violas to thrive on prairies. 3 inches. Seed sometimes available. 
pedatifida (delphinifolia), Bird-Foot Violet. Large blue flowers; finely 
cut foliage. 4 inches. 
YUCCA glauca, Soapweed. Tull strong spikes of primrose-white flowers; 
evergreen sword-like foliage. A good foil in cactus gardens. (p. 22.) 
angustissima. A petite Y. glauca. 
ZYGADENUS, Wand Lily. Moist loam. 
elegans. Creamy white flowers clustered along 18-inch stems; lily- 
like foliage. 
intermedius. A dwarf alpine form of above. 
SELECTED TREES AND SHRUBS 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS uva ursi, Kinnikinnik. A splendid evergreen 
ground cover, neat shiny leaves, scarlet berries. Balled and bur- 
lapped, $1.00 each; 3-inch pots, $3.00 per 10. 
BERBERIS. Any well-drained soil. 
repens (aquifolium), Colorado Holly. An excellent dwarf evergreen 
mahonia. Yellow flowers, blue berries. Neat ground cover, spreads 
by pr ger ea runners. Plants 75c each. Rooted cuttings $2.00 
per dozen. 
BETULA fontinalis, Rocky Mountain Birch. Slender tree-like shrub or 
tree to 20 ft.; rich brown, smooth bark, branches slightly droop- 
ing. Young plants, 75c each. 
BOSSEKIA (Rubus). 
deliciosa, 'Chimbleberry. Garlands of clear white wild-rose flowers on 
arching branches. Good foliage. A most attractive and valuable 
hardy shrub; 4 to 6 ft. Hasy to grow. $1.00 each, $7.50 per dozen. 
CEANOTHUS. 
fendleri. A dwarf spiny subalpine shrub, small white flowers. 2 ft. 
Young plants $1.00 each, $7.50 per dozen. 
CERCOCARPUS, Mountain Mahogany. 
parvifolius. A subalpine shrub; thousands of spiral plumose seed- 
tails lend a silky haze to bleak stony hillsides. 5 ft. Young 
plants $1.00 each, $7.50 per dozen. 
CRATAEGUS, Hawthorn. 
coloradensis. A low, well-branched tree; clusters of scarlet berries 
lovely with large coarsely-toothed leaves. Exceptionally hardy. 
Seed only. 
DRYAS, Mountain Avens. 
octopetala. Dwarf, spreading alpine shrub, 3 inches. Dense shining 
foliage, large white flowers. Fluffy silver seed heads. 50c each; 
YH doz. $2.50. 
FALLUGIA paradoxa, Apache Plume. Much-branched shrub, showy 
white flowers followed by attractive seed plumes; sunny rocky 
cliffs; 3 to 5 ft. $1.00 each; % doz. $5. 
FORESTIERA, Mountain Privet. 
neo-mexicana. Good privet-like shrub, extremely hardy and drought 
resistant. $1.00 each. 
