Nursery Located At Ruckman Road 43 
ERIOPHYLLUM. (Compositae, Daisy Family) 
Eriophyllum lanatum. (Oregon Sunshine) Large clumps of silvery, woolly deeply cut 
foliage about 10 inches high and great masses of vivid orange yellow daisies on 
10 inch stems from June to August. An excellent summer blooming plant for the 
rock garden or dry wall. It is easy to grow in a well drained or gritty garden soil 
in full sun.(pH 6-8) 
ERYSIMUM. Blister Cress. (Cruciferae, Mustard Family) 
Erysimum kotschyanum. A dense little cushion of gray-green, tiny denticulate leaves 
_in tight rosettes about one inch high. Clusters of bright yellow, extremely fragrant 
flowers on 2 inch stems in April and May. A very desirable little gem from the 
high mountains of Asia Minor. It loves a gritty lime soil in sun or very light shade. 
(pH 7-8) Excellent for tight rock crevices and wall gardens. 
EUONYMUS. Wintercreeper. (Celastraceae, Staff Tree Family) 
Euonymus fortunei minimus. (E.-kewensis) A delightful little twining vine with tiny 
dark green leaves veined with white. It loves to trail over rocks and walls, making 
thick evergreen mats. Only slightly tenacious. It thrives in any garden soil in sun 
or shade but prefers shade. (pH 5-8) 
Euonymus japonicus nanus. A very dwarf and compact evergreen shrub with stiff 
upright branches from 10 to 15 inches high with tiny dark green leathery leaves. It 
requires some protection in the north. Easy to grow in any ordinary garden soil 
in stun or light shade. (pH 5-8) 
EUPHORBIA. Spurge. (Euphorbiaceae, Spurge Family) 
Euphorbia myrsinites. Long trailing stems of fleshy, blue-gray leaves terminated with 
showy yellow flowers in May. It looks like a hugh Sedum sieboldi. The trailing 
stems are evergreen and do not root down, but self-sown seeds come up readily. 
Easy in a well drained garden soil in full sun. A very attractive wall plant. (pH 6-8) 
Euphorbia epithymoides. Quite big, but still useful and very showy for the rock garden 
and perenn’el border. A loose clump of long oval leaves on woody branches from 
12 to 18 inches high topped with pleasant chrome yellow flower bracts in May and 
June followed by red seed pods. The branches freeze back to the base every winter. 
Easy. to grow in any garden soil in sun or light shade. (pH 6-8)! 
FILIPENDULA. Meadowsweet. (Rosaceae, Rose Family) 
Filipendula hexapetala flore-pleno. (Dropwort) Very ornamental and a most desirable 
addition to any rock garden. Flat mats of deep green, very finely cut ferny foliage 
and sturdy stems from 12 to 18 inches high bearing huge clusters of double white 
flowers in June and July. The flowers look like large fluffy snowballs. Easy to 
grow in any ordinary garden soil that is a bit on the acid side. (pH 5-7) Sun or 
light shade. It prefers to have its roots in damp soil at the edge of a pool or stream. 
Filipendula palmata nana. (Spiraea digitata nana) Low clumps of intricate ferny leaves 
about 5 inches high that develop into slowly spreading evergreen carpets with each 
succeeding year. It has very attractive clusters of bright pink flowers on 12 inch 
stems from June to September. Easy to grow in any ordinary garden soil but pre- 
fers it a little acid, in full sun or light shade. (pH 5-7) 
FORSYTHIA. Golden-Belis. (Oleacieae, Olive Family) 
Forsythia viridissima bronxensis. Here is the dwarf rock garden shrub everyone has 
been waiting for. Just like the familiar Golden-Bells seen in every landscaped plot 
in early spring, but this one grows only 12 inches high. It has graceful arching 
branches that bear lovely yellow bells early in the spring before the long narrow 
leaves appear. Like the large Forsaythias, it makes an attractive foliage plant all 
summer. It is easy to grow in any ordinary garden soil in sun or light shade. 
(pH 6-8) This adorable plant was introduced by the New York Botanical Gardens 
about 6 years ago and still is very rare. 
FRAGARIA. Strawberry. (Rosaceae, Rose Family) 
Fragaria darwinii. A quickly creeping mat of dark glossy green strawberry leaves about 
3 inches high with very large snow white flowers on 3 to 4 inch stems‘in June. The 
flowers are like lovely single white roses. It has never fruited for us. The attractive 
semi-evergreen mat is delightful as a ground cover in an acid loam in full sun or 
light shade. (pH 5-7) 
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