Vaccinium glauco-album. Rare. A small evergreen shrub from altitudes 
of 10,000 ft. in the Himalayas. Beautiful leathery dark blue-green 
leaves with bluish-white reverses. Flowers borne in 2-3 in. racemes, 
pinkish white. Berries black with white bloom. $1.50. 
V. Nummularia. A small shrub with oval leathery wrinkled leaves set 
closely on slender branches beset with light brown bristles. The 
flowers are small pinkish urns, margined with brighter color. Fruits 
are black. In Sikkim it sometimes grows in the forks of trees; here 
it requires a sheltered position. Only a few small plants $1.50. 
V. padifolium. 5-8 ft. Red-branched; semi-evergreen leaves closely set 
and dark red in autumn. Flowers in short racemes, purple-yellow; 
fruit purple-black with blue bloom. $1.50. 
* V. uliginosum. A little cosmopolite of the northern hemisphere from 
the mountains to old bogs on the coasts. A very prostrate growth 
with oval blue leaves and large purple-blue fruits. $2.00. 
%* V. Vitis-ldaea. 8-12 in. Arctic alpine; stoloniferous; oval dark shiny 
evergreen leaves; flowers waxy pink urns, red fruit persistent. 75c-$2.00. 
* V. Vitis-ldaea minus. This plant hails from Alaska and appears to be 
a depauperate form of the species. It is smaller in all its parts. But 
very pretty. $1.00. 
*%* V. Vitis-ldaea var. This plant comes from the mountains of New 
Hampshire and extends northwestward, at least as far as Alberta, 
Canada, where we have found it. It is about 3 in. tall but is chiefly 
distinguished by being prostrate and creeping. It is also more slow- 
growing. $1.50. 
PRIMULACEAE 
Primulaceae is a great family of 28 genera and over 300 species, mostly 
herbaceous with fleshy roots and many of them adornments to our 
gardens. An attempt has been made to get together primroses that 
will do something for our gardens without impossible pother. We are 
continuing to grow as many different kinds as we can. As fast as 
we can learn something about each one as to appearance, habits 
and culture we shall allow them to be sold out and go on from there 
to others as seed and plants become available. 
An interesting point to observe in primroses of acaulis and poly- 
anthus types and auriculas as well is whether they are thrum-eyed 
(stamens longer than the pistil) or pin-eyed (stamens shorter than 
the pistil). In England at shows the former commands extra points. 
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