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ERITRICHIUM, Alpine Forget-me-not. 
argenteum., A miniature H. nanum. Farrer is right—‘‘Irresistible 
wads of silver, hidden by a mass of little rounded faces of a 
pure clear celestial blue.” Difficult to tame. Plants $1.00 each. 
Seed 50c per pkt. 
ERYSIMUM, Wallflower. 
asperum. Yellow to orange. Slender, 1% ft. Seed only. 
nivale. Lemon yellow well-formed heads of fragrant flowers; found 
in alpine regions. 6 inches. Seed only. 
ERYTHRONIUM, Snow Lily, “Dogtooth Violet.” 
parviflorum,. Little lilies of soft clear yellow that bloom as the 
snow melts. 
EUROTIA lanata, White Sage. Attractive silver gray foliage; flowers 
inconspicuous. 
FERNS. 
Asplenium filix femina, Lady Fern. Quick grower, 2 ft. 
Botrychium lunaria, Grape Fern. Tiny, fleshy, less than an inch 
high; scarce. 
Dryopteris filixmas (Aspidium spinulosum), Male Fern. Large fronds, 
vigorous. 
Filix fragilis (Cystopteris fragilis), Brittle Fern. A dainty little 
one, 6 to 8 inches. 
Nothalena fendleri, Cloak Fern. Triangular leaved, suggesting a 
diminutive wiry maidenhair. Reverse of leaves covered with a 
cloak of whitish powder. $1.00 each. 
Phegopteris dryopteris, Oak Fern or Beech Fern. Delicate little 
triangular fronds, 5 to 10 inches; moist shade. 
Pteridium aquilinum (Pteris aquilinum), Bracken, Eagle Fern. Large 
triangular fronds with several triangular divisions. 2 to 4 ft. 
Searce in Colorado. 
Woodsia scopulina. Small, tufted. Found in exposed dry rock clefts. 
GALIUM, Lady’s Bedstraw. 
boreale. Lacy heads of tiny white flowers, excellent as an early cut 
flower. Fine linear foliage. 1 ft. 
GALPINSIA (Oenothera). 
lavandulaefolia. Yellow primrose-like puckered flowers turning to 
orange-red; of shrubby habit. Dry slopes. 6 inches. See page 10. 
GENTIANA, Gentian. Cool, moist, acid soil. 
affinis. Elongated drops of deep blue wax above dark green lance- 
like leaves. Almost a closed gentian. 
elegans. Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian. Lovely in drifts, of in- 
tense blue. Likes to keep its feet wet. Annual, seeds only. 
parryi. Brilliant deep blue flowers, several on a stem. Alternate, 
newly washed leaves. Good in dappled shade. 1 ft. G. calycosa 
is probably identical. 
romanzovii (frigida). A chic little lady in second mourning. White 
with a black stripe at each corner, 4 inches. See page 19. 
GERANIUM, Cranesbill. 
parryi. Lavender-pink; long blooming season. 
GILIA. Well-drained soil, sun. 
aggregata, Skyrocket. Erect stems bearing quantities of flame-pink 
bugles. 2-3 ft. Makes lovely masses on a slope. Biennial. 
globularis (capitatum). Small heads of white fragrant flowers in 
clusters. Alpine. 4 to 6 inches. Seed only. 
nuttallii (floribunda). Clear white phlox-like flowers with yellow 
throats. Blooms all summer here; woody stems. Clean bright 
green needle-like foliage. ‘¢)..that charming little gilia, G. Nut- 
tallii gave me much pleasure.” 4 inches. Scree-ish conditions. 
