C. R. ORCUTT, 



San Diego, California. 



DESCRIPTIVE PRICE-LIST. 



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California Lilies. 



Humboldt Tiger Lily, Liliuin Humbolcltii : 

 Lar^e and stout; flowers orange colored, 

 spotted with brown. Thrives m dry open 

 places. Each, ........_. 50 



Lilium Columbianura: A graceful minia- 

 ture of the last, -.- • • ^^ 



Washington Lily, Lilium Washingtonian- 

 um: Tall and stout with whorls of dark 

 green leaves and many pure white, very 

 fragrant, flowers, • • 75 



Lilium rubescens : A rare form resemb- 

 ling the Washington Lily, the flowers 

 changing from white to dark ruby-red 

 after^opening, • • 



Marine Lily, Lilium maritimum: Small, 

 with dark foliage, and 2 to 20 deep crim- 

 son flowers dotted with black, 



Lilium parvum : Slender, graceful, with 2 

 to 50 bell-shaped flowers with light yel- 

 low centers dotted with brown, the upper 

 half of petals scarlet, 



Lilium pardalinum : Flowers large, with 

 yellow center, tips of petals light scarlet 



blotched with brown, 



Variety puberulum : Flowers with light 



orange center, 



Variety Calif ornicum; upper two-thirds 

 of petals scarlet, 



Parry's Lily, Lilium Parryi: Flowers lem- 

 on* yellow, large and very fragrant. Very 

 flne and rare. Expected 3 00 



Hooker a or Brodiaea. 



Hookera, better known under the old name, 

 Brodiaea, is a genus of beautiful plants, peculiar 

 to California and the adjacent region and flower- 



in" in midsummer, producing clusters of bright 

 glossy blossoms,— generally of long duration, 

 liookera grandiflora: Flowers large, purple. 



Each, ,--V^^,12 



Hookera minor: Slenderer than the last. 15 

 Hookera terrestris : Tall, with numerous 



flowers, forming a star-like purple 



cluster, often 15 to 30 flowers to a single 



bulb, ...... 



Hookera congesta: Slender, with clusters 



of showy purple flowers 



Hookera capitata: Similar to the last, .... 



Variety alba: Flowers pearly-white. 



Rare, • • • ■ 



Hookera laxa : Produces a loose-spreading 



umbel of showy blue flowers on a slender 



erect scape, 10 



Hookera lactea : Petals banded with green, 

 Variety liliacina: Petals tinged with 



white, • 



Hookera Howellii: A little known form, 

 Hookera gracilis : Small, flowers yellow, 

 Hookera ixioides : Resembles the last, . . . 

 Hookera stellaris : The purple flowers with 



a pure white center, 



Hookera Orcuttii : A new form not yet in 



stock, 



20 



25 



25 



Mariposa ('Butterfly') Tulips. 



The Calochortuses, excepting the true lilies, 

 are the finest of the beautiful bulbous plants 

 peculiar to the Pacific Coast. The long flossy 

 leaf, and the either short and weak, or tall and 

 strongly erect flower stem, bearing few to many 

 handsomely formed and brilliantly-colored flow- 

 ers, render it very desirable. 

 Calochortus albus: Flower large, bell- 

 shaped, pearlv-white. Each, 25 



Variety p aniculata : A dwarf form, 10 



Calochortus pulchellus : Low and slender ; 



flowers nodding lilac-white, 15 



Calochortus Benthami: Flowers light-yel- 

 low, often bell-shaped, ^ 25 



Calochortus Maweanus: Resembles C. 



elegans closely, ■ • • 15 



Calochortus caeruleus: Resembles C. 



elegacs closelv • •. • • 15 



Calochortus elegans : Celestial star-tulip ; 

 flowers nodding, lilac-white, densely 



lined with silky white hairs, 15 



Calochortus Tolmiei: FloAvers pure lilac, 20 

 Calochortus nudus: Flowers lilac color, 25 

 Calochortus lilacinus : Flowers lilac, very 



pretty, lo 



Calochortus Weedii: Deep yellow, with a 

 dark brown spot on each petal. A rich 



colored species, • • . • 50 



Calochortus Kennedyi: Petals of a clear 

 reddish orange. Very flne and showy. 

 Not in stock, 1 OC 



Fritillarias. 



Crimson Fritillaria, F. recurva: Flowers 

 brilliant crimson ; scape 8 inches to 2 feet 

 high. These plants are related to the 

 Crown Imperial. Each, 



'Black Lily\ F. biflora: Flowers very dark, 

 nearly black, - • • • 2E 



Fritillaria liliacea : Flowers white If 



Lanceolate Fritillaria, F.lanceolata: Flow- 

 ers oreenish yellow, curiously mottled. It 



