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| Volpaiy No.9..." Latra BD. pees. Grannis, Ark., Giner and Editor. 
CHRISTMAS and EBONY Spleen- 
Our winter will supposedly be over 
tomorrow. Coldest we have had this 
winter was 19 above zero. Two sleets 
and three light snows. A mild winter 
for us but. frequent cold drizzles 
made it uncomfortable. Price of 
- heater wood skyrocketed and size of 
ricks diminished, so we burned soft 
coal this season, I think the Lord 
will have something to say in the 
next» world, about the size of the 
ricks, for you remember that the 
Bible has some mention of His opi- 
| nion of short weights and measures. 
100 IRIS, many varieties, $1.25 
- postpaid. 
PARTRIDGEberry (Michella repens) 
hardy evergreen, ground cover. — 
Needs acid soil, deep shade in the 
south, berries edible, ideal for ter- 
raniums. 
RED TRADESCANTIA, so called 
from cold weather coloring of the 
’ leaves. Color of blossoms seems to 
depend upon the nature of the soil 
"and amount of the sun. One of the 
spider worts. Hardy perenial. 
‘GREEN BRIAR, vine stickery; 
- berries black; nodules on roots grow 
quite large and are used to make 
pipes. 
HARDY CACTI — 10c EACH 
OPUNTIA VULGARE (Common 
Prickly Pear) hardy, flower creamy 
yellow, fruit edible. Can be used as 
pot plant. Thrives well in poor soil. 
OPUNTIA ROBUSTA. Much taller 
- plant and bigger pads. Stately lawn 
decoration. 
OPUNTIA VASEII, native to 
_ Colorado deserts. Much thicker pads. 
Does well in pots. 
OPUNTIA ERINACEA (Grizzly 
Bear) plenty stickery, hardy. 
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wort Ferns, nearly evergreen with 
US. Other varieties either dormant 
“now or soon will be. 
Hemerocalis Kwanso — 5c. 
Sempervivum tectorum. : 


HARDY ROCK GARDEN PLANTS 
HARDY SEDUMS. All Sedums I 
call hardy can survive 15. below 
zero without protection. Some of 
them are hardy in the sub-Arctic. 
Most are fine for rock garden plants. 
Last year my Sempervivums made 
almost no increase. This year most 
are “hatching” chicks, and when my 
backlog of orders left from last year 
are filled, I] hope a have a number of 
varieties of hardy Semps_ to offer. 
This is a rock garden plant par ex- 
cellence. Most of the dwarf plants 
listed under other heads, and many 
of the wildlings are also good for 
rock gardens. 
I have a few plants of alum root 
to spare. This is a fine rock garden 
plant and also good as a pot plant. 
Any of the above plants, 5c¢ each 
unless otherwise noted. 
FIVE FINGERS,’ (Potentilla), 
medicinal vine, with rather attract- 
ive foliage and yellow flowers in 
early summer. 
VIRGINIA CREEPER, Native Vine; 
good cover for buildings, takes bril- 
liant autumn coloring. 
WHITE VIOLETS good in yard 
or as pot plants. Does not require 
rich soil and can stand over half sun. 



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