Foreword to 
_ PLANT LIST 
JANUARY 1952 
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LOCATION OF NURSERY—1540 East 102nd Street, 
2. blocks east of Roosevelt Way or 1/2 block 
east of 15th Avenue N.E. on East 102nd Street. 
Double park in parking area if necessary. 
HOURS—8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through 
Saturday; also Sundays to 4:30 p.m. through 
April, May and June. 
TERMS—Cash with order unless credif has been 
established. No mail orders under $2.00. All 
prices f.o.b. Nursery. Washington residents— 
please include state sales tax. 
PRICES listed are those in effect at time of going 
to press and may vary with the season. Twelve 
of a kind are sold for the price of ten. We 
attempt to name plants correctly, but no guaran- 
tee is expressed or implied. 
CLASSIFICATION of plants for garden use is indi- 
cated by the following letters: 
B—Bulb or Corm 
C—Creeper or Ground Cover 
P—Hardy Border Perennial 
R—Rock Plant or Dwarf Shrub 
W—Water or Marsh Plant 
C—This group includes extremely flat plants as 
well as some, like the Epimedium, which grow 
to 12 inches or more in height. The faster- 
growing ones are available by the flat (12” x 
24”) as well as single plants, and prices on 
specified items may be had on request. 
Rooted cuttings of various bank coverings 
may be obtained at a very reasonable quantity 
rate if ordered in advance of the season when 
they are to be planted. 
R—tThe typical herbaceous perennials most often 
seen in rock walls are here grouped with 
the very tiny alpines and the huskier dwarf 
shrubs, in order to avoid too intricate classifica- 
tion. The problem of listing these plants so that 
you will have some idea of their value is com- 
plicated by the fact that some are at present 
in the juvenile stage and will be very small at 
the time they are shipped but will increase in 
size and value with the years. Others cover 
more ground when sold but need occasional 
division and re-setting to keep them from 
usurping all the space available. This list does 
not purport to convey any more than a smatter- 
ing of information about the plants we grow 
but we will be glad to answer specific questions 
about them if we can. 
P—Thus are distinguished those plants often 
grown in cutting beds as well as in the decora- 
tive borders of a garden. Many of the lower- 
growing ones are eminently suited to a large 
scale rock garden. 
B—Usually these plants are best shipped at their 
dormant season and it is wise to bear that in 
mind when ordering. 
W—A separate list for most of these plants is 
augmented by an occasional one among the 
plants of the general list. 
Step crevices planted with Sagina subulata known commonly as Irish Moss 
or Poor Man's Grass. 
