Nursery Located At Ruckman Road 61 
MICROMERIA. (Labiatae, Mint Family) 
Micromeria juliana. A slowly spreading mound of thin trailing stems covered with soft, 
woolly gray green leaves about 5 inches high. It has long lateral spikes of small 
lavender flowers in June and July. It resembles the wooly thyme on a large scale. 
An attractive evergreen plant that is useful in wall gardens and is easy to grow in 
any ordinary garden soil in full sun. (pH 6-8) 
MITCHELLA. Partridge Berry, (Rubiaceae, Madder Family) 
Mitchella repens. A pretty evergreen ground cover that forms solid sheets of small, 
rounded, dark green leaves veined with white, on long creeping stems, Dainty white 
flowers in May and June are followed by striking scarlet berries in fall and winter. 
An American native that requires a rich acid leafmold soil in shade or semi-shade. 
(pH 4-6) The long trailing stems should be cut back to encourage branching. 
MUEHLENBECKIA. Wire Plant. (Polygonaceae, Knotweed Family) 
Muehlenbeckia axillaris. A tiny shrub from New Zealand that forms large thick mats 
of thin, wiry stems about ‘two inches high, with tiny dark green leaves that make 
beautiful carpets between rocks and stepping stones. It has inconspicuous flowers 
in summer. It is an excellent cover over early blooming bulbs, Easy and permanent 
in any ordinary garden soil in sun or half shade. (pH 6-8) 
NEPETA. (Labiatae, Mint Family) 
Nepeta mussinni, Very attractive in the rock garden or on a dry wall where it forms 
cascades of glistening silvery leaves about 10 inches high, with long racemes of 
light blue flowers from May to September. A very v.gorous plant that quickly gets 
out of bounds in small rock gardens. If it is cut back severely after its first flower- 
ing it will stay smaller and produce more flowers. Easy to grow in any garden soil 
in full sun, (pH 6-8) 
NIEREMBERGIA. Cup Flower. (Solanaceae, Nightshade Family) 
Nierembergia rivularis. (White Cup) A solid carpet of deep green, small wavy leaves 
about one inch high, attractively studded with very large and showy creamy white 
cup-shaped flowers from June to October, This little gem makes a pleasing display 
creeping between rocks in a lightly shaded area or along the edge of a pool or 
stream in full sun. It likes a loose, sandy soil well fortified with acid leafmold. 
(pH 5-7) It requires winter protection north of the New York City area. 
Nierembergia rivularis 
