CALIFORNIA WILD 

 FLOWER SEEDS 



Abronia umbellata. "Sand Verbena." Annual of 

 low trailing habit. Flowers delicate rose, re- 

 sembling a verbena. Of easy cultivation, thriv- 

 ing best in sandy soil. Pkt. 5c. 



Antirrhinum Coulterianum. "White Snapdragon." 

 Annual 3 to 5 feet high. Small white flowers in 

 spikes often 2 feet long. Pkt. lOc. 



Aquilegia truncata. ' ' Columbine. ' ' Perennial 2 

 to 3 feet high. Flowers deep scarlet tipped with 

 yellow. Stems slender and fascinatingly grace- 

 ful, with leaves beautifully escolloped. One of 

 the most winsome of native beauties. Seed is 

 best sown in seed boxes or pans and afterwards 

 transplanted. Pkt. lOc. 



Argemone platyceras. "Prickly Poppy." Annual 

 1VL- to 3 feet high. Flowers 2 to 3 inches in 

 diameter, white, crepe-like petals and bright yel- 

 low center, much resembling the Matilija Poppy. 

 Leaves gray-green densely covered with pale yel- 

 low spines. Beautiful, striking, and curious. 

 Pkt. 5c. 



Atriplex canescens. "Desert Salt Bush." Peren- 

 nial shrub 4 to 6 feet high, pretty silver grey 

 foliage. Flowers in immense panic-led spikes 

 with conspicuous rose colored flower bracts. Its 

 principal use, however, is for hedges; it needs 

 very little water, grows rapidly and can be 

 trimmed into any shape and will grow very 

 dense. Pkt. lOc. 



Baeria gracilis. "Sunshine.'" Annual 4 to 8 inches ' 

 high. A very graceful little plant with minute 

 foliage and golden yellow star-shaped flowers. 

 Would be very attractive for borders or for sow 

 iny in masses in small beds. Pkt. 5c. 



Castillej a Martini. "Indian Paint Brush. " Peren- 

 nial 1 to 2 feet high. Flower bracts in dense 

 clusters, green at base turning off into a bright 

 scarlet. Appearance of having been dipped in 

 fresh paint, hence its common name. The color 

 is the most vivid scarlet; a most attractive 

 flower. Pkt. lOc. 



Castilleja californica. "Indian Paint Brush." 

 Perennial 2 to 3 feet high. Flower bracts deep 

 scarlet; foliage and stems usually of a deep 

 bronze color. Pkt. lOc. 



Ceanothus divaricatus. "California Lilac." Shrub 

 5 to 10 feet high. One of the most beautiful of 

 our native shrubs, with light green foliage and 

 large clusters of pale blue, fragrant flowers, 

 blooming early in spring. Soak the seed in hot 

 water a few hours before sowing. Pkt. 15c. 



Clarkia elegans. Annual 3 to 6 feet high. An erect 

 growing, slender, branching plant. The flowers 

 are very attractive, the white and crimson 

 stamens and purple petals give a pronounced yet 

 dolicato effect. Pkt. ."><-. 



