52 Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd's Descriptive Catalogue of 



ORTHOCARPAS. 



A large genus of low branching annuals, nearly related to Castilleia. 



O. Purpurasceus (Benth.) An erect, diffusely branched annual, a span to a foot high, producing 

 numerous dense and thick terminal oblong or cylindrical spikes of flowers; corolla yellowish, tipped 

 with crimson or red and the whole encircled by the brilliantly colored crimson purple or rose purple 

 floral bracts. Hundreds of acres are often transformed into brilliant fields of purple by the abundance 

 of this, one of the handsomest of the spring annuals of California. 25c a packet. 



PAPAVER. 



P. Calif ornica (Gray.) While one of the latest discoveries, this plant ranks among the prettiest of our 

 annuals, the fine bushy plant, a foot or more high, bearing large, showy flowers of an average of 2 inches 

 in diameter ; the color is a bright saturn red to orange chrome, with a center of delicate sulphur yellow. 

 25c packet. 



PHACELIA. 



P. Campari ularia (Gray.) One of the finest species in the genus yet known in cultivation. 10c packet. 



P. Congesta. A useful plant in bee-gardens, like the rest of the genus, and one of the best known species 

 in cultivation. 5c packet. 



P. Tanacetifolia (Benth.) The Tansy-leaf Phacelia has long been in favor in cultivation for its beau- 

 tiful foliage; an erect, hardy annual, 1 to 3 feet high, bearing cymosely clustered spikes of light bluish 

 flowers. 5c packet. 



P. Tanacetifolia Alba. A fine cultivated variety, with white flowers. 5c packet. 



P. Orcuttiana (Gray.) One to three feet high, branching, bearing a profusion of small, white flowers 

 with brilliant yellow centers. 20c packet. 



P. Parryi (Torr.) One of the loveliest and most desirable of the many pretty annuals of Southern Cali- 

 fornia for cultivation, second only in value to P. Campanularia. The plant delights in warm, sunny 

 exposures and produces large, brilliant, royal purple flowers, with an open rotate corolla. Every one 

 admires this modest flower, whose bright face looks out at one with something akin to a human expres- 

 sion. 15c packet. 



P. Whitlavia (Gray.) Large bell-shaped blue flowers. 



PENTSTEMON. 



Hardy perennial plants, with showy panicles of brilliantly colored flowers. Several of the numerous 

 Californian species have long been in cultivation. 



P. Centranthifolius (Benth.) A showy species, 2 or 3 feet high, bearing long slender spikes of bright 

 carmine-colored flowers an inch long. Acres in extent of our mountain lands are sometimes a solid 

 mass of carmine during the summer when this handsome plant is in bloom. 



P. Cleveland! (Gray.) One to three feet high, with dark green foliage and bearing a spike of lovely* 

 bright solferino-colored flowers, each an inch long. 



P. Palmeri (Gray.) A tall growing species, with a long panicle of large white flowers delicately veined 

 with purple. 



P. Spectabilis (Thurber.) Corolla an inch long, broad, bluish purple; plant 2 or 3 feet high, glabrous. 

 A very showy species. This genus contains nearly a hundred species, nearly all worthy of cultivation 

 and many native to California. 20c packet. 



ROMNEYA. 



This large white-flowering perennial poppy, named in honor of Dr. T. Romney Robinson, a noted 

 astronomer, is one of the stateliest of California's contributions to horticulture. It is quite a hardy shrub 

 with us, requiring only a sheltered position to protect its flowers ; in England it is classified as half-hardy. 

 A rich loamy soil is most suitable to its needs. In early spring vigorous shoots start from the dormant roots, 

 growing from six to fifteen feet high, which do not die down but need to be pruned well back in the fall. 

 A single species. 



R. Coulteri (Harvey.) This magnificent wax-like flower has become very popular wherever known. 

 The large hairy buds open at daylight, the crimped petals slowly unfolding from over the huge bunch 

 of bright yellow stamens, until they spread out from 6 to 9 inches. The flowers last several days, and 

 the buds open well in water. The foliage is very effective and make with the flower an artistic study. 

 Grown from either seed or cuttings with difficulty, but a well-established root will well repay the 

 attention bestowed upon it. 25c per packet. 



