L. ligulistylis Blazing Star. Lovely showy clear pur- 
ple, inch wide flower heads, 10 to 30 or 40 in erect 
spike, 18” or higher, July. 40c; 3, $1.00. 
L. punctata Dwarf Gayfeather. Fine transparent 
purple in dense fluffy spikes, 8 to 14’’. August. Foli- 
age low. Sun, dry lean soil. 35c; 38, 85c. 
Lithophragma parviflora Woodland Star. Slashed 
stars of white in capitate raceme, 4’’ in May, to 12” 
in June. Rich soil. Tiny tubers, 3, 50c; doz. $1.60. 
Lithospermum linearifolium Fringed Puccoon. Soft 
glowing yellow ruffled trumpets, May, 6 to 12”. 
Free blooming, charming. 35c; 3, 90c. 
Malvastrum coccineum Flame Mallow. Arresting 
salmon-scarlet in short dense’ spires, to 10”. Long 
season. Leaves deeply cut, grayish. 40c; 3, 90c. 
Mertensia lanceolata Prairie Bluebell. As thrilling 
as the first bluebird come April clusters of bloom 
at 3”, then more lavish blossoming to late June. 
Never above 10”. Summer dormant. 40c; 3, $1.00. 
Nothocalais cuspidata Rich textured 2” wide golden 
blossoms, April, May, from ground cluster of wavy, 
white margined leaves. 40c; 3, 90c. 
Oenothera caespitosa Gumbo Lily. Great, snowy, 
fragrant Evening Primroses upon the ground, in a 
patch of glossy lanceolate leaves. Open all day, May- 
August. Scree recommended. 35c; 3, 75c. 
Oe. fremonti First offering. Grand yellow Evening 
Primrose of the Megapterium group. See cover de~- 
scription. Stock very limited. $1.00 each. 
Oe. lavandulaefclia Squarish upright blossoms of 
rich yellow, freely, June to frost. Open most of day. 
4 to 6”. For the most select company. 50c; 3, $1.20. 
Oe. serrulata Unparalleled display of inch-wide 
gems of bright yellow, May-August. Open all day. 
Compact shrubby bushlet to 10” or so. 35c; 3, 75c. 
We are unable to offer the large flowered form in ’47. 
Oe. speciosa ‘So altogether engaging that one is 
tolerant of its colonizing,’ said Mrs. Wilder. 3’, 
day-blooming fragrant white flowers to 12’. 35c. 
Oxytropis lamberti Purple Loco. Rich spectacular 
plumes of pea florets, red-purple to blue, light to 
dark, to 12’. June. Low silvery foliage. 35c; 3, 75c. 
Penstemon albidus Upright, 10 to 15’, large flow- 
ered white. June blossoming. 35c; 3, 65c. 
See Penstemon Society’s advice (Foreword). 
P. alpinus Fine blue, dark glossy leaved, much like 
glaber but only 12” high. Small stock. 50c each. 
P. angustofolius Most adorable Plains species, melt- 
ing deep azure with a harmonizing thread of soft 
pink at the throat. Plant glaucous. 35c; 3, 85c. 
P. crandalli Evergreen creeper making broad mats, 
covered with upturned bells of blue, June. Light 
shade and moderate dryness. Clump, 60c. 
P. crandalli “procumbens” Similar, tiny leaves 
broader, brighter, flowers smaller, bluer. 60c. 
P. glaber Fine dark blue, to 18” or more, June, 
July, repeating if cut back. 35c; 3, 90c. 
P. gracilis A light and graceful smaller flowered 
kind, in amethyst. 12”, June, July. 35c; 3, 85c. 
P. grandiflorus The stately Shell-leaf. Cool deep 
lavender and gray green. 30”. June. 35c; 3, 90c. 
