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color of foliage slightly different, a 
grey green one which | think is altis- 
sum, good in rock garden, dish gar- 
den or as a pot plant; Acre an 
Sexanfulare much alike but differ- 
ent, both dwarf and good ground 
cover for clayey spots; Maximoiczi, 
little known in U.S.A.—two varie- 
ties which are in dispute among the 
botanists who have seen them. The 
dealer from whom | bought them 
identified them as the rare pink- 
flowered Stoloneferum, and No. 28 
as Stoloneferum coccinea; and the 
faculty of our State Experiment Sta- 
tion at Hope, Ark., agrees with him. 
Other botanists just as well posted 
say that both are unusual Spurium 
hybrids. 
Have from one to a dozen plants 
of other varieties. Will trade, plant 
for plant, any Sedum listed for 
starts of others I do not have. 
Any Sedum listed, labeled to the 
best of my knowledge, 5c. 
Seven well-rooted, small clumps, 
all different, labeled to the best of 
my knowledge, 25c, postpaid. 
If selection is left to me, 50 well- 
rooted Sedums, 10 varieties labeled, 
$1.00. ' 
If unlabeled, Ic each in lot of 25. 
CONFEDERATE VIOLETS, grey 
effect, thrive in poor soil and can 
stand more sun than others. 
WHITE VIOLETS, force easily 
for late winter blooming IF you can 
keep mice away from the tiny buds. 
Red Tradescantia, so called from 
the winter color of the leaves. 
Mother plants I brought in from clay 
bank hillsides, light shade, had deep 
maroon colored flowers; but only 
the Lord Himself knows what color 
they will be in your garden. Any- 
thing from bluish white through all 
the shades of blue and purple to 
deep maroon, will be entirely nor- 
mal. One of the native Spiderworts. 
Very hardy. 
WOOLLY VIOLET (Viola soro- 
ria), dwarf, very early, can stand 
more sun than most; blooms, makes 
seed and then becomes dormant un- 
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til following spring. Thrives in poor, 
clay soil. 
BIRDSFOOT VIOLET. (Viola 
pedata) found in half shade under 
Pine trees. Later blooming than So- 
roria. I occasionally find a bi-color 
but cannot promise for certain. 
Mostly blue. : 
TOOTHWORT (Dentaria lanci- 
nata), my favorite early spring 
bloomer. Very hardy. Dark green, 
much cut leaves somewhat like 
Birdsfoot Violets. Roots in form of 
a rhyzome. Begins blooming when 
root is about size and shape of a 
grain of wheat and plant, including 
bloom stalk, all of four inches high. 
But | have found old plants, grow- 
ing by rotting logs and stumps as 
much as a foot high and rhyzomes, 
like a Cristata Iris, about 3 in. long 
and thick as a bone knitting needle. 
This plant does not do well as a pot 
plant for me. Best place in garden 
is on north side of deciduous shrub 
where it will get winter sun and 
summer shade. Rotten wood best 
fertilizer. Blooms come in sprays, 
pale lavender bells opening out 
nearly white. 
Spring Beauty (Claytonia virgin- 
ica), a perfect darling. Thrives in 
grass and can stand a lot of tramp- 
ling. If you get it started on your 
lawn, it will be through blooming 
and out of the way before the grass 
is suffering to be mown. A very 
small plant, grass like leaves and 
tiny, five-petalled white flowers with 
faintly pinkish tinge. The Quapaw 
Indians who used to live here, dug 
the tiny corms and roasted and ate 
them as we do Peanuts. This plant 
does remarkably well as a pot plant 
and would be a dainty gift to an 
invalid. Two bloom stalks and four 
or six blooms does well in the wild. 
But as a pot plant for me, the third~ 
year after digging, one of mine had 
sixteen bloom stalks. I counted 156 
blooms and buds on 13 of them and 
quit. Sold that plant and do not 
know what it finally did do. 
