Cistus formosus (Helianthemum formosum). A wiry tangled semi-pros- 
trate shrub with silvery leaves and lemon-yellow flowers 11% in. across, 
the petals with purple-red splotches. 50c. 
C. Lorettii. 18 in. A more upright dark green bush; white ruby-splotched 
2 in. flowers. 50c. 
C. Doris Hibberson. A seedling reaching 2 ft., perhaps more; flowers clear 
bright pink, 2 in. across and said to persist more than 1 day. 75c. 
Cc. Silver Pink. A new development from England; similar to above; 
petals fugaceous. 60c. 
Helianthemum Wendell’s Rose. Beautiful silvery foliage; very large shell- 
pink flowers. 35c. 
COMPOSITAE 
One must select from this family with utmost care. As a whole it 
is a collection of weeds. However, the plants we have listed here are 
not the only good ones. 
++ Arnica unalaskensis. Single 4-10 in. stems rise from a rosette of hairy 
leaves; flower heads 11% in. across. 50c. 
Artemisia Schmidtiana nana. Low and moss-like in habit; blue-silver 
leaves finely dissected. 50c. 
Aster Farreri. Big bear; 18 in. Leaves negligible for effect; flowers spec- 
tacular; narrow violet rays 2 in. across; great deep orange centers. 
Moisture. 35c. 
Bellis Dresden China. Short stems carrying small tight double daisies of 
clear rosy-pink, 35c. 
B. rotundifolia coerulescens. A free-flowering small lavender-blue daisy. 
25c. 
Helichrysum bellidioides. A carpet of small leaves, green above and white 
beneath, snowed under in summer with small flowers of silvery-white. 
A good and easy doer. 50c. 
H. frigidum. A soft little plant of silver-gray with snow-white everlasting 
flowers. Most excellent drainage necessary. $1.00. 
H. Selago. A small bush with scale-like leaves of bright green margined 
in white. $1.00. 
_& Hudsonia ericoides. The American beach-heath; fine heather-like foli- 
age; flowers bright yellow. $1.00. 
Leontopodium alpinum. The Edelweiss from the Swiss Alps. Not beautiful, 
but interesting, 35c, 
CRUCIFERAE 
The mustard family is a large one, contenting itself with the meager 
fare of waste places. Sun and well-drained soil are its chief requisites. 
The aethionemas are among the most floriferous and completely sat- 
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