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_ RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 


PENSTEMON— 
Shirley Giants or Sensation—Large Glox- 
inia-like flowers of rose, crimson or pink. 
Gives the border much color when it 
needs it most, July to Sept. 2 ft. Mixed 
colors only. 35c and 50c each. — 
Garnet—First of a new strain of hardy 
large flowering Penstemons. Rich gar- 
net colored flowers on 12 to 18 inch 
spikes, from June to November. Excel- 
lent cut flowers. 35c and 50c each. 
See Shrub Section for other Penstemons. 
PHLOX. Alpine and Rock Garden Species 
and Varieties—Our Western American 
Native Phlox take their place in the 
front rank of the choicer alpines and 
rock plants. 
*adsurgens—Native evergreen trailer with 
_bright green leaves. Stems 3 to 6 inches 
high, with large flowers of salmony-pink 
varying to white. Likes full sun but must 
have plenty of root moisture and sharp 
drainage. Advise shade for eastern and 
mid-west states. 35c and 50c each. ~ 
*amoena—Dwarf evergreen tufts, covered 
in early spring, and again during Oct. or 
Nov., with a sheet of bright pink. 4 to 6 
inches. 35c each. 
*caespitosa—A rare native species on the 
order of Phlox douglasi, with the foliage 
somewhat hairy and much easier to grow 
in the alpine garden. Very compact, with 
pale lavender or white flowers. Must 
have a very stony soil, full sun and per- 
fect drainage. 50c each. 
*diffusa—One of the neatest in growth and 
best in flower of our needle-leaved 
Phlox. Its pink, lavender or white flow- 
ers may be seen on and off all summer 
after its massed effect in early spring. 
2 to 3 inches. Treat as P. caespitosa. 50c 
each. 
*divaricata—Blue Phlox. Heads of lovely, 
fragrant, lavender flowers on slender 12 
inch stems from May to Aug. Full sun 
or light shade, 35c each. 
' *divaricata laphami—Sold under this name 
by all nurserymen. The correct name is 
Perrys Variety, which has large fragrant 
lilac-blue flowers. The true P.d. laphami 
has close tufts of dark green foliage and 
deep purple flowers. Anyone having some 
of the true stock, please advise us. 35c 
each. — 
| *divaricata Violet Queen—A rare form with 
violet-purple flowers. 50c each. 
*divaricata White Butterflies—A very fine 
white flowering form of this popular 
Phlox. Large heads of pure white flow- 
ers on 12 inch stems, May to Aug. 50c 
each, 
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*douglasi—Mats or mounds of greyish foli- 
age, soft to the touch, with large flowers 
of light blue or white. Treat as P. caespi- 
tosa. 50c each. 
*hoodi—Doubtless one of the smallest spe- 
cies; low tufts, an inch high by 2 or 3 
inches across, thickly starred with small 
white flowers. Treat as P. caespitosa. 
75¢ each. 
*muscoides—The leaves of this species, as 
those of P. hoodi, are covered with cob- 
webby hair, and should have a top dress- 
ing of stone chips in spring and again 
in fall, placing them well around the 
crown and under the stems and foliage. 
Very compact in habit and covered with 
small white flowers which stay white. 
Very rare. 75c each. 
*ovata—Brilliant pink flowers on 12 inch 
stems. Acid soil, either sun or light 
shade. 35c each. 
*rigida—From the dry slopes east of the 
Cascades. Dark green spiny leaves or 
needles, making large mats once they are 
established. Reddish flowers, May to 
July. 8 inches. 59¢ each. 
PHLOX subulata (Moss Phlox)—Prickly, ev- 
ergreen foliage with bright colored flow- 
ers from April to June. They should be 
sheared back severely as soon as through 
blooming. Hardy and drought resistant. 
6 inches. 
*Appleblossom — Dwarf, compact, grower, 
finer, shorter leaves than type, with 
small, pale pink flowers smothering 
plants in spring. 35c each. 
*Autumn Rose—Bright rose flowers with 
large red center in spring and again dur- 
ing Sept. and Oct. 35e each. 
*sub. Blue Hills—- Compact grower with 
flowers of b‘ue, tinged with lavender. 
Dark green foliage and a prolific bloom- 
ers. 35c each. 
*sub. Brilliant (atro-purpurea)—The most 
brilliant colored of all the subulata type. 
Flowers of the same bright crimson-red 
as Azalea hinodegiri. 35c each. 
*Camia (camlaensis)—Introduced by Mr. 
Millard of England and generally con- 
sidered to be one of the best of this sec- 
tion. The very large flowers are of a 
glistening salmon-pink, and the plant is 
in flowers from May to Sept. Very rare 
in this country. 50c and 75c each. 
*Emerald Cushion — Hardiest and most 
drought resistant of this family. Makes 
neat compact cushions, emerald green 
throughout the year, covered with large 
full-petaled flowers of a lively deep pink. 
50c each. 
* *Leuchtstern—Another very rare variety, 
of compact habit and bright salmon-pink 
flowers. 50c each. 
