CONTENTS 



PACT 



I IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF EABLY COLLECTORS 1 



How the Virgin Flora Looked in the Padres' Days . 2 



The Man of Grass, Old Curious and Fremont ... 13 



II TBEES OF THE CALIFORNIA WAYSIDE AND WHERE THEY 



CAME FROM 26 



Palms and Peppers 27 



The Eucalypts 35 



Shade Trees That Are Leafless and Others .... 41 



III PLANT IMMIGRANTS IN THE GOLDEN STATE 51 



IV THEE HUNTING ON A CALIFORNIA DESERT 66 



V SPRING ON THE MESA 89 



The First Wild Flowers 90 



The California Poppy and Its Cousins 102 



Chaparral and Bee-Pasture . , 109 



Soap from Bushes 120 



VI INDIAN USES OF CALIFORNIA PLANTS 125 



Pine-nuts and Acorns 125 



Indian Potatoes and Pinole 130 



Mescal de Comer 137 



Doctor Flora 139 



Plants of the Weavers and the Basket Makers . . .148 



VII THE SEQUOIA AND ITS ADVENTURES IN SEARCH OF A NAME 153 



VIII A CHAT ABOUT CALIFORNIA FERNS 168 



IX GARDENS OF THE SPANISH-CALIFORNIANS 185 



At Dona Margarita's 185 



Old Mission Gardens and Ranch Patios . . 192 



