18 THEODORE PAYNE 



CALIFORNIA NATIVE 

 BULBS 



All species except Lilies can be supplied from 

 August to November; Lilies, September to Decem- 

 ber. Best results are obtained from early plant- 

 ing. Prices quoted include postage. 



BLOOMERIA 



Bloomeria aurea. ' ' Golden Stars. ' ' Plants grow 

 from 9 to 15 inches high, flowering in umbels of 

 from 15 to 50 golden-yellow star-shaped flow? s. 

 Thrives best in heavy but well drained soil. 

 Plant from 3 to 4 inches deep. Each 5c; per 

 doz. 40c. 



BRODIAEA 



Brodiaea capitata. ' ' Cluster Lily " or " Wild Hy- 

 acinth." Flowers in clusters, violet to light 

 blue, grows from 1 to 2 feet high. This and the 

 following species will grow in any good loam, 

 well drained; plant 3 inches deep. Each 5c; per 

 doz. 40c. 



BRODIAEA COCCINEA 



Brodiaea coccinea. "Floral Firecracker." A 

 striking and beautiful plant, with long slender 

 stems, headed with numerous tubular, bright 

 crimson flowers, which are tipped with pale green. 

 Very effective for planting in rock works, among 

 ferns. Each 5c; per doz. 40c. 



Brodiaea grandiflora. "Harvest Brodiaea. " A late 

 flowering species. It grows from 6 inches to 1 

 foot high, with 5 to 10 large flowers on a stem, 

 of a rich violet-purple shade. Each 5c; per doz. 

 50c. 



Brodiaea laxa. A magnificent species; grows from 

 1 to 2 feet high. Flowers very large, in umbels 

 of from 10 to 30, violet or purple. Each 5c; 

 per doz. 50c. 



