+ §. (Petrophytum) caespitosa. 1 in. A woody creeping shrub, silky 
narrow pointed leaves crowd the ends of branches; flowers small, 
creamy, in racemes. Likes sun and heat; steep slope; not averse to 
lime. $1.00. 
+ S. (Petrophytum) Hendersonii. Somewhat larger in its parts; leaves 
lavender-green; a domed little bush. One of the best rock garden 
shrubs. $1.00 - $1.50. 
S. Newmanii. 8 in. Many branches from the base; in early summer the 
leaves begin to turn a beautiful bright crimson which grows in depth 
and translucency till frost cuts them. Small plants 50c. 
RUBIACEAE 
Coprosma Petriei. A tangle of close-to-the-ground branches; small dark 
green hairy leaves; large purple fruits. 75c. 
Houstonia Millard’s var. A delicate tracery of small thin leaves over 
which is an abundance of bright sky-blue 4-petaled flowers on 3 in. 
stems. Likes a cool shady place; should be shorn after blooming. 35c. 
++ Mitchella repens. An evergreen ground cover of small oval marbled 
leaves; bell-like flowers and persistent fruit. 35c. 
Putoria calabrica. A low-growing shrub with smooth gray-green leaves; 
heads of small bright pink long-tubed flowers cover the plant through- 
out summer; slightly reminiscent of Daphne Cneorum,. 35-50c. 
SALICACEAE 
Salix Peasei. A rare natural hybrid between S. herbacea and S. uva-ursi 
and found only in one small area on one mountain in New England. 
$1.00. 
+ S. uva-ursi. A small depressed arctic-alpine shrub; very leafy, the 
leaves ovate-lanceolate. 75c. 
SAXIFRAGACEAE 
Astilbe. All astilbes like a deep cool soil, late summer and fall bloomers. 
Astilbe chinensis pumila. Compound basal leaves and fat spikes of rosy- 
mauve flowers. 30c. 
A. crispa Gnome. Crinkled purple-green leaves, very decorative; panicles 
of rose flowers. $1.00. 
A. c. Lilliput. Smaller in its parts; pink flowers. $1.00. 
A. simplicifolia rosea. Glossy toothed leaves with feathery panicles of 
creamy flowers flushed with pink; reddish stems. A very pretty small 
thing. 40c. 
Saxifraga: 
Note: We are closing out our saxifrages. We offer what is left at five 
for $2.00. They are all choice kinds and will be labeled. 
a= 29 
