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2600 RAMONDA MYCONI H-8-10 cm.
A classic and choice alpine plant. Deep green thick-textured and puckered open rosettes. They appreciate a shaded site, preferably in a wall. Unflowered selection from mixed seed. Colors can vary from deep violet to rose and white. Pyrennes. $6.00

2603 RAMONDA SERBICA H-6-12 cm.
A graceful plant with slender slightly scalloped rosettes of a paler green. Saucer-like lilac flowers. A rarely and choice species. Bulgaria. ONE PER CUSTOMER. $6.00

2608 RANUNCULUS ILLYRICUS H-25 cm.
Blades of grey-green leaves and large soft yellow cups in early spring to summer. A choice alpine form the rock garden. Caucasus. $5.00

2609 RANUNCULUS ‘MOLTENGOLD’ H-10 cm.
Neat dark green foliage and a profusion of bright yellow blooms on short stems. An easy buttercup. Europe. $4.00

2604 RAOULIA AUSTRALIS H-3 cm.
Dense grey mats of rounded leaves with rooting stems. Tiny sulphur-yellow flowers dotted over the carpet in summer. Excellent for trough or scree with protection. New Zealand. $5.00

2606 RAOULIA TENUICAULIS H-3 cm.
A very silver-leaved form that is covered in spring with white blooms. A hardy species that spreads quickly to form good size flat mats. Scree conditions best. New Zealand. $5.00

2612 RUBUS ARCTICUS H-10 cm.
Creeping underground stems send forth tufts of trifoliate little leaves. Large rich pink solitary flowers on short stems. Red fruits. A fine peat-bed plant. Russia. $5.00

2613 RUBUS CALYCINOIDES H-4 cm.
Dense mats of evergreen three-lobed glossy leaves, deeply embossed, with serrated margins. White solitary flowers pop here and there along the mat followed by vivid red berries. Growing as a groundcover in our ericaceous garden it is often admired due to the lovely textured foliage and bronzy-red coloration in autumn. China. $5.00

2702 SAPONARIA LUTEA H-8 cm.
An interesting species that forms tiny tufts of spiny thick foliage and straw yellow flattened heads of flowers. Alps. $5.00

2733 SAPONARIA PULVINARIS H-1-3 cm.
Rock hard pads of tiny green linear leaves that are studded with numerous scarlet silene-like blooms. When in bloom it is the most sought after plant in our nursery. It will perform best in very lean scree conditions. Turkey. $6.00

2728 SARUMA HENRYI H-50 cm.
Rare and new in cultivation this woody Asarum relative has upright stems and huge felted heart-shaped hairy bright leaves. Purple blush buttery yellow flowers from early spring to summer. A spectacular addition to the woodland garden. China. $6.00

2732 SCUTELLARIA ALPINA V. BALCANICA H-8cm.
Grey-green scalloped foliage, heavily vained form mats. Dense short racemes of stunning large skullcaps of purple and creamy-white. A neat plant and favorite of ours originating from Jurasek’s garden. Balkans. $5.00

2708 SEDUM ANACAMPSEROS H-15 cm.
A unique sedum with woody, snaky, brown stems and thick blue-grey leaves. Showy heads of purple-pink in late summer. Great bonsai plant. Europe. $4.00

2730 SEDUM ‘ISLE OF SAKHALIN’ (sin. S. pluricaule v. ezawe) H-5 cm.
Crowded rounded fleshy blue-green leaves form very compact mats. Pink flowers in late summer. Highly drainable soil will keep it tight. Sakhalin Isles. $4.00

2729 SEDUM PACHYCLADOS H-15 cm.
Blue rosettes form dense evergreen mounds. Distinct serrated succulent leaves are topped with large white star-shaped flowers in summer. A highly textured sedum for the avid succulent collector. Afganistan. $4.00

2717 SILENE ACAULIS ‘ALBA’ H-3-5 cm.
A white form of the classic alpine and very floriferous. $4.00
2718 SILENE ACAULIS ‘GRAND RIDGE’ H-4 cm.
A selected form and a good grower. Very floriferous with a tight habit and good pink blooms. Trough or scree. Mt. Washington, USA $4.00

2719 SILENE ARGAEA H-8 cm.
Tight cushions of linear hairy leaves and short stems bear large blossoms of pink. An excellent cushion catchfly for a trough or raised bed. Turkey. $5.00

2734 SILENE PLANKII H-7 cm.
Mats of tufted linear leaves send forth short stems topped with brilliant red-orange blossoms. A choice recent introduction for the sunny scree or raised bed. Texas,USA. $6.00

2735 SMILACINA STELLATA V. CRASSUM H-20-30 cm.
Solitary terminal panicle carries white starry flowers atop sturdy rigid stems. Thick crowded lance-shaped leaves clasp onto the thick stems. A handsome compact form herbaceous and creeping in nature displaying showy large red-purple fruit that age to black. Quite a unique plant for a sunny site in the woodland garden or peat bed. It was found growing near the sea in a wet habitat. Completely hardy for us. Newfoundland, Canada. $6.00

2736 SOLDANELLA AUSTRIACA forma ALBA H-15 cm.
Bright green tufts of rounded slightly notched leaves. Gorgeous fringed white flowers in small panicles. A must for a shady nook in the scree garden. Austria. $6.00

2737 SOLDANELLA CARPATICA H-15 cm.
Dark green leaves more or less circular inconspicuously veined flushed reddish below. Attractive fringed violet-blue flowers. From Frank Cabot’s garden. Europe. $5.00

2721 SOLDANELLA HUNGARICA H-10 cm.
Kidney shaped, leathery, green leaves with purplish undersides form evergreen mats. In spring scapes bear up to four widely, bell-shaped, fringed lilac to violet flowers. For a well drained, moisture retentive site. Alps. $5.00

2722 SOLDANELLA MINIMA H-5 cm.
Mounds of small, circular, dark green, glossy leaves that in time will form a small carpet. Short stems carry nodding, fringed, pale-blue bells. For a shady scree, trough or peat bed. Alps. $6.00

2723 SOLDANELLA PUSILLA H-6 cm.
Diminutive tufts of glossy, dark green, leathery heart-shaped leaves. Exquisite fringed tubular violet-pink flowers. A real treasure! Europe. $6.00

2738 SOLIDAGO MULTIRADIATA V. ARCTICA H-10 cm.
Dense miniature tuffets of spatulate, glossy-green leaves with finely toothed margins. Tightly packed diminutive, spherical corymbs of many-rayed yellow flowers atop short reddish stems. This charming little goldenrod is another fine example of the beautiful native flora of Newfoundland, Canada. $6.00

2724 STACHYS LAVANDULIFOLIA H-10 cm.
This refined shrublet of silky, downy, lance-shaped leaves forms a tangled silver-green mat with spikes of bright lavender-pink spider-like blooms. A scree dweller. Turkey. $6.00

2725 STYLOPHORUM DIPHYLLUM H-25 cm.
Better known as the Wood Poppy this plant should be in every one’s garden. It bears gorgeous, large bright yellow cup-shaped flowers from late spring right into autumn for us, and is followed by silvery hairy globular seed pods. The blooms are carried atop clumps of maple-leaf shaped foliage of a downy yellow-green. Ideal for a shady spot in the rock garden or in a bright woodland situation. E. North America. $5.00

2812 TANACETUM HURONENSE V. TERRAE-NOVAE H-20 cm.
A neat little tansy with distinct large discs of lemon yellow florets. From creeping roots emerge leafless stems vested with soft fern-like grey-green leaves. The reddish-brown flower stems have a dusting of white hairs. A radiant Newfoundland native for the rock garden. Todd Boland collection. Newfoundland, Canada. $6.00

2800 TEUCRIUM AROANIUM H-5 cm.
A stunning Grecian sub-shrub with roundish white-felted leaves. Almost stemless, soft purple-blue large flowers in summer. Excellent trough plant. Greece. $6.00

2801 TEUCRIUM POLIUM SSP. CAPITATUM H-15 cm.
A distinct species of dense compact growth. Intense grey woolly mats of rounded and notched leaves topped with head-like spikes of pink. Will stay compact with sharp drainage and lean soil. Spain. $5.00

2802 THALICTRUM KIUSIANUM H-10 cm.
A sought after miniature meadow rue. Airy, summer flowers of lavender over pretty fern-like foliage. Perfect for a shady rock garden. Japan. $5.00

2805 THYMUS BRACHYCHILUS H-5 cm.
This wonderfully aromatic thyme forms soft mounds of blue-grey, softly hairy needled foliage. Stunted spikes of pink blooms in summer. Turkey. $4.00

2808 THYMUS SERPYLLUM ‘MINUS’ H-3 cm.
One of the smallest carpeters of tiny aromatic leaves and lavender flowers. Great between paving stones. Europe. $4.00

2810 TOWNSENDIA ROTHROCKII H-7 cm.
A hardier Easter Daisy and more amenable in cultivation. Thick glabrous bright green linear leaves form tight clumps. Many stemless large white, pale pink or pale lavender flowers show up in late spring early summer. It prefers sharp drainage and a sunny site. Colorado,USA. $5.00

2809 TROLLIUS PUMILUS H-15 cm.
One of a few globeflowers ideal for a shady cool rock garden. Compact tufts with palmately sectioned basal leaves. Solitary round yellow flowers stand on short stems. A spring bloomer from open slopes. China & North India. $5.00

3000 VALERIANA ARIZONICA H-8 cm.
A pretty tiny species of sweet-scented pink flower clusters in spring. Mats of bright green round foliage. Trough, scree. North America. $4.00

3002 VERONICA BOMBYCINA SSP. BOLKARDAGHENSIS H-5 cm.
A very tight mat of tiny white felted leaves, clear blue stemless blooms. Grow lean in scree or crevice. Turkey. $5.00

3008 VERONICA KOTSCHYANA H-10 cm.
Tufts of grey-green coarsely-haired leaves and branches that almost shimmer in open shade.Dense clusters of bright blue that age into a deep blue hue. An enchanting high alpine woody Veronica that prefers a cool well drained site. From Juracek. Turkey. $6.00

3009 VERONICA PECTINATA ‘ROSEA’ H-8 cm.
Wooly mats of silky, hairy grey-green leaves with scalloped margins. Short erect racemes of soft rosy-pink flowers in early summer. A cute little species for the front of the rockery where it can be easily admired. Turkey. $5.00

3007 VERONICA RUPESTRIS ‘ROSEA’ ( sin. V. prostrata) H-5 cm.
A compact low growing species with small spikes of soft pink in May-June. An easy and showy, slow growing, tiny mat for a sunny scree or trough. Europe. $5.00

3005 VITALIANA PRIMULIFOLIA ‘PRAETUTIANA’ H-4 cm.
Mat-forming tiny rosettes of linear grey-green leaves and fragrant bright yellow flowers. A true alpine gem, happy in troughs and crevices. Europe. $5.00

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