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Title: Catalogue and price list
Identifier: cataloguepriceli1944mitc (find matches)
Year: 1944 (1940s)
Authors: Mitchell Nurseries (Barre, Vt. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Rock plants Catalogs; Rock gardens Vermont Catalogs; Nursery stock Vermont Catalogs
Publisher: Barre, Vt. : Mitchell Nurseries, Inc.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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ONOSMA tauricum (Gold Drops):—10 in. Golden yellow flowers in great profusion in midsummer. A lovely plant 50 OROBUS vernus:—See Lathyrus vernus roseus. ORNITHOGALUM umbellatum:—8 in. Known to our grandmothers as the "Star of Bethlehem". Has grass-like foliage and large white blooms in early spring 25 PAPAVER alpina:—6 in. Delicate poppy, shades pink, white, yellow. .25 P. nudicaule:—12-18 in. YeK-cw, cream and white poppies 25 P. rupifragum:—Much liba above, except color is brick red 25 PARADISEA Lilastrum:—St. Bruno-lily. 18 in. White lily-like bloom 35 PARNASSIA caroliniana montana:—6-8 in. A dwarf mountain form of the "Grass of Parnassus." Large creamy flowers over dark green shiny foliage. Blooms in August 25 PARONYCHIA argentea:—A carpeting plant with yellowish foliage. Fine for dry places 25 P. nivea:—Like the above but bright green foliage 25 PARRY A Menziesii:—6 in. The best of our western Crucifers. Rose- colored flowers in spring. Plant in sandy soil in full sun 35 PENSTEMON:—This strictly North American genus is one of the best of our American plants, yet is little known to the average gardener. In the past the main trouble with this plant is that it has been treated too good. In nature it grows on the poorest of mountain soils in full sun. Its requirements in the garden is the poorest of sandy or gravelly soil with the best of drainage in full sun. P. angustifolia:—8 in. Glaucus-blue foliage. Sky-blue flowers 35 P. calycosus:—2 ft. Light lavender. A good long life plant 25 P. Cardwelli:—8 in. A lovely little evergreen shrub with short spikes of bright purple flowers. One of the finest Pentstemons 35 P. Cardwelli rosea:—A pink flowered variety of the above 50 P. Crandalli:—4 in. An evergreen creeper covered with bright blue bloom in midsummer. Very permanent 50
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