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is known as Old Town, the locality then being known by the Indian name of 



"Cosoy." 



In August 1774, upon his return from a trip to the north, Father Serra 

 moved the mission some six miles up the valley to a spot bearing the In- 

 dian name "Nipaguay," where the soil seemed more fertile and more ca- 

 pable of tilling. Here new buildings were constructed and the work of 

 evangelizing the savages was carried on with earnestness. On November 

 5th, 1775, however, an uprising of the surrounding Indians occurred, and 

 during the disturbance the mission buildings were destroyed, Padre Luis 

 Jaume and two of his men were murdered, and others narrowly escaped 

 with their lives. For greater safety the mission was temporarily re-estab- 

 lished at the presidio which had remained where the settlement was first 

 made. 



The walls of the mission which now attracts so many sight-seers were 

 raised in 1813, the dedication ceremonies occurring on November 12th, 

 thus again honoring the saint for whom the bay had been named. 



Although in 1769 an expedition under Governor Portola, accompanied 

 by Padres Crespi and Gomez, had, while journeying northward, passed 

 through the beautiful valley now known as that of the San Luis Rey river, 

 it was not until June, 1798, that the second mission within the present 

 bounds of the county was established. Its founders were Presidente La- 

 suen, Padre Santiago and Padre Peyri. In 1802 the grandest adobe edifice 

 in Alta California was erected there, and upon its dedication was called San 

 Luis Rey de Francia, in honor of King Louis IX. of France. This structure, 

 which had fallen into ruins, was restored some years ago, and services are 

 once more held in it. 



A branch, or assistencia, of the San Luis Rey mission was established 

 in 1816, in the near-by mountains, and called San AntOnio de Pala. The 

 belfry is still standing above the ruins of the chapel, and the corrals which 

 bad been erected to accommodate the neighboring Indians, and the site is 

 frequently visited, for there is an attraction about these, as well as the San 

 Diego and other mission ruins, that is hard to resist. 



ALLEN H. WRIGHT. 



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CALIFORNIA FERNS. 



These beautiful native ferns are only collected to order, and the roots 

 are sent out perfectly dry, in a dormant condition, except Aspidium, Pteri- 

 drium, and Woodwardia, which are usually found in perennially moist situ- 

 ations. Orders must be received early to secure supply, which is not guar- 



anteed. 



01863 Adiantum Capillis-Veneris : Venus Hair. $ 0.25 



01864 Adiantum Jordani $ 0.25 



01865 Adiantum pedatum: Maiden Hair $ 0.50 



01866 Aspidium argutum $ 0.50 



01868 Asplenium vespertinum: Feather Fern $ 0.50 



01869 Cheilanthes Calif ornica: Lace Fern $ 0.25 



01870 Cheilanthes Clevelandi .$ 0.50 



01871 Cheilanthes myriophylla $ 0.25 



01872 Cheilanthes viscida $ 0.50 



01873 Gymnopteris triangularis: Gold Fern $ 0.25 



01874 Gymnopteris triangularis: Silver Fern $ 0.25 



01875 Notholaena Calif ornica $ 0.25 



01876 Notholaena Newberryi: Cotton Fern $ 0.50 



01877 Notholaena Parryi $ 1.00 



01878 Pellaea andromedaefolia $ 0.25 



01879 Pellaea Ornithopus: Tea Fern $ 0.25 



01880 Polypodium Calif ornicmn : Polypody $ 0.25 



