R. vaccinoides. At elevations of 12,000 ft. in its native Tibet. This 
plant is an epiphyte on trees and rocks. In lowland countries it 
thrives on acid soil; a small shrub with small smooth leaves” 
small lilac pink or white tinged with pink. $1.50. + 
xxxxR. Williamsianum. Said to grow to 4 ft. Our form is, howev has 
perfectly prostrate. It is beautiful at any time of the year with oval — 
heart-shaped leaves which in early spring are suffused with bronzy 
green color. The flower is bell-shaped, 2% in. wide, waxy crimson 
in bud and maturing to apple-blossom-pink. W. Szechuen. Intr - 
duced by E. H. Wilson 1908. $1.25-$2.50. a ; 
x x x R. xanthocodon. A tall shrub with blue-green oval lea yellor 
green bell-shaped flowers. $2.00. i 
x xx xR. yunnanense. A most useful plant to drape over a wall, cover _ 2 
_ a bank, to use as foreground planting or to take an important posi-— 
tion in the rock garden. Variable in habit, growing erect or sprawl. of 
ing, depending on whether it started life in sun or shade. Flowers 
creamy-white, spotted with cinnabar—a thrilling sight in bloom os 
W. China. Introduced by Jean M. Delavay 1889. $2.50. 
Pee Se galetent, Tree or shrub. Flowers pale white or rose, fragrant; 
leaves milky-white beneath. $1.00 up. 
Vaccinium glauco-album. Rare. A small evergreen shrub from altitudes ray 
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. ee 
V. Nummularia. A small shrub with oval leathery wrinkled leneee 8 
closely on slender branches beset with light brown bristles. T 
flowers are small pinkish urns, margined with brighter color. Frui 
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. 
te! padifolium. 5- 8 ft. Red-branched; semi- -evergreen leaves closely set 
and dark red in autumn. Flowers in short racemes, purple- -yolam 
fruit purple-black with blue bloom. $1.50. he 
x V. uliginosum. A little cosmopolite of the notthers hemisphere fro 
the mountains to old bogs on the coasts. A very prostrate growtk 
with oval blue leaves and large purple-blue fruits. $2.00. 
x V. Vitis-Idaea. 8-12 in. Arctic alpine; stoloniferous; oval dark shiny ox 
Sh ore leaves; flowers waxy pink urns, red fruit persistent. ‘75c- bie 
2.00 et ie 
V. Vitis-idea-minor. A small shrub from farther north. $1.00 up. 4 
BERBERIDACEAE 
x Vancouveria hexandra. 10 in. Creeping ground-cover; more deli : 
in all its parts than Epimedium to which it is related. Pale c 
pound leaves; creamy flowers on wiry stems in Apr. 35c. 
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