
BEDS OF YOUNG ROCK GARDEN PLANTS 
FOR YOUR GARDEN 
VERONICA 
VERONICA—Contains some of the most beautiful of our blue- 
flowering plants for the border and rock garden. Their 
foliage is clean and attractive and their spiked flowers are 
colorful. They require only a warm, sunny spot in ordinary 
soil with good drainage and usually respond with more 
flowers when the faded ones are removed. 
*armena—Trailing habit, with finely cut foliage and sky-blue 
flowers much of the Summer. One of the daintiest and still 
“easy to grow’ Veronicas we have. 4 in. 50c and 75c. 
Blue Spire—A recent introduction with glorious, dark blue 
spikes on 2 to 22 foot stems. The foliage is a rich, some- 
what shiny green and the plants are bushy. A wonderful, 
hardy border perennial for early and mid-Summer b!oom. 
75¢ and $1.00. 
Crater Lake Blue—Possibly a hybrid of maritima subsessilis. 
Slightly hairy foliage in a rather compact mound and slen- 
der spires of the most intense ‘’Crater Lake”’ blue in late 
Spring and early Summer. The plants in bloom measure only 
1% to 2 feet high and are excellent for edgings, the front 
of borders, or large rock gardens. Highly recommended! 
$1.00 and $1.25. 
*incana nana—Neat clumps of silvery-gray foliage and 8 to 12 
inch spikes of deep blue flowers from late Spring to mid- 
Summer. Blue and silver, a pretty combination. 50c and 
Gs 
maritima (longifolia) subsessilis—A noble 2 to 3 foot plant 
for the sunny border. Tall, stiff spikes of closely-set flow- 
ers which are an exquisite royal blue. The plants bloom 
heavily in mid-Summer and scattered thereafter. The fo- 
liage is crinkly and clean, dark green, contrasting well with 
the flowers. 75c and $1.00. 
VIOLA 
VIOLA—-Miiscellaneous Kinds. The majority of these prefer a 
lightly shaded location and a gritty, well drained soil con- 
taining ample humus. The exceptions are noted. 
*eizanense—A very rare Japanese species, with cut leaves 
and beautiful, fragrant, white flowers. Woodland soil and a 
little shade. The large flowers appear on dark stalks over a 
period of weeks in mid- and late Spring. 6 to 8 in. Protect 
lightly in very cold sections. 50c and 75c. 
*“Jooi—Dwarf and compact species from the limestones of 
Transylvania, making a mound of lilac pink flowers in early 
Spring, before the leaves appear. Usually blooms again in 
the Fall. 3 in. The blooms are fragrant and the foliage is 
dark green. Self-sows and is excellent for the wildflower 
garden. 50c and 75c. 

*pedata (var. bicolor) —— (Birds Foot Violet) —- An eastern 
and mid-western native with finely cut foliage and large 
two-colored flowers in mid-Spring. The upper petals are 
dark, velvety violet and the lower ones pale lilac. 3 in. 
Give a sandy, acid soil and a little shade. 50c and 75c. 
**pedata lineariloba—Similar to the above in habit and culture 
but the leaf segments are narrower and the flowers are 
solid lilac lavender. 50c and 75c. 
VIOLA odorata (Sweet Violet) Familiar, lovely flowers with 
great sentimental appeal. These cheerful plants are easily 
grown in ordinary soil but grow and look best in a rich, 
loamy soil with light shade and considezrable moisture. They 
all make a solid carpet and have long been used as a ground- 
cover. The fragrant, single or double blooms of many shades 
are produced abundantly in late Winter in warm sections 
and during the Spring in colder areas. They make charm- 
ing miniature bouquets. The varieties below offer a wide 
selection of the best kinds. It is probably the largest nursery 
collection in this country. We send only vigorous, young 
plants! 
Admiral Avellan——An old English variety found in a Seattle 
garden by that well-known plantsman, Charles Waight. 
Very robust grower with large, bold leaves and flowers of 
reddish-purple on long stems. 50Oc. 
Double Russian—An old double variety but still the best, 
deep violet-colored kind. 50c. 
Empress Augusta Victoria—A very hardy variety with fra- 
grant flowers which are not as large as those of Princess 
of Wales, but a deeper color. 50c. 
Lady Hume-Campbell—A very robust growing variety, with 
very double flowers of pale lavender blue. 50c. 
Marie Louise—An old favorite double with rich mauve blooms. 
50c. 
Princess of Wales—A long-stemmed, large-flowered, deep 
purple which is especially good for cutting. 50c. 
Royal Robe—The blossoms, which are a lustrous shade of 
‘deep violet blue, are delicately fragrant and open flat 
like a Pansy or Viola. It has large leaves and is very robust. 
Unbelievably large for a Sweet Violet. New. 75c. 
Rosina—Very hardy and fragrant. A charming new color, best 
described as a combination of pink and rose shades. 50c. 
semperflorens— This is the Perpetual Flowering Sweet Violet. 
It produces medium sized flowers off and on all year. Deep 
blue purple, fragrant, and hardy. 50c. 
Vilmoriniana (sulphurea) Probably the rarest of the Sweet 
Violets. Rather leafy plants but the abundant apricot 
blooms, touched violet on the back, are unique and charm- 
ing. Rarely offered. $1.00. 
ZAUSCHNERIA *californica—An excellent plant for warmer sec- 
tions of the country. Colorful and useful in rock walls, large 
rock gardens, or the front of borders where the sprawling 
stems can display their gray, downy, narrow foliage and 
brilliant scarlet, tubular flowers. 1 to 1 Ya ft. Will tolerate 
extreme heat and drought when established but must 
have a sunny, well-drained spot. One of our brightest plants 
from mid-Summer through the Fall. Pots, 75c; field, $1.00. 
*ealifornica splendens—Much like the above but more hardy 
and with green leaves. The scarlet blooms are also Fuchsia- 
like and almost cover the plants. Recommended for ‘‘diffi- 
cult’’ places. Pots, 75c; field, $1.00. 

OUR COLLECTION... 
THE WORK OF FIFTY YEARS 
Much of the credit for starting and constantly improving 
our collection of rare plants should go to the former owners, 
Mr. Fred J. Borsch, and his father, the late Wm. Borsch. They 
pioneered in importing and growing rarities at a time when there 
was little interest in or knowledge about them amongst gar- 
deners and commercial growers in this country. By making these 
plants available and supplying needed cultural information, they 
helped popularize this attractive form of gardening. 


24 SAXTON & WILSON, Growers of Distinctive Hardy Plants, Maplewood, Ore. 
