Group I. Splendens. 
C. Splendens. Douglas. The type of the species Doz. 
Is a tall and stately plant with large (2 to 3 inches 
across) pale lilac flowers, paler at center, and the 
lower half of the petals covered with long cobwebby 
hfiii^s. Ready August 1st', 75c. 
C.spiendens, Douglas. Var atroviolacea (Hort). 
Tall and slender but flowers 1 to 1* inches across, of a 
deep purple color with a dark spot in center. Good. 
Ready August 1st, 50c. 
C. splendens, Douglas, rubra (Hort). A grand 
new form as large as type but deep reddish purple 
with a dark purple spot at center. Ready August 1st. 75c. 
Group XL Venustus. 
Butterfly Tulips. To this lovely group of Calochorti is prop- 
erly applied the Spanish name Mariposa (butterfly); for their 
brilliantly colored flowers with eye-like spots on each petal and 
sepal, and other delicate markings with dots, lines and hairs, are 
strongly suggestive of the wings of a brilliantly colored butterfly. 
Botanists have variously divided this great group of allied forms 
between Calochortus luteus and C. venustus, while C. Lyonii and C. 
clavatus belong in the same group. Botanically all can be consid- 
ered as either all strains of one variable species or as a number of 
closely allied species. In this list I treat all but C. Lyonii and the 
type of C. luteu.s as strains of C. venustus. 
The Roseus Strain. 
Calochortus venustus Bentham, Var. roseus (Hortj. 
This is the type as described by Bentham, growing in 
the Coast Range of Califoi-nia. (i to 10 inches high, 
stout. Petals broader than long, with a short, broad 
claw. Flowers 2 inches across of exquisite shading. 
Creamy white or suffused with lilac. A rose colored 
blotch at apex of petal, fine eye midway, red shadings 
on lower third of petal. Back of petal rich carmine. 
Well figured in Garden in "95. Ready August 15th.. 
C. venustus, Bentham Var. sulphureus (Hort). 
l']xactly like type but color clear yellow, rose blotch 
at top of petal as in roseus. This fine novelty offei-ed 
hy me for the first tinie. Su])ply not sure. 
Ready August 15th. $:J 00 
C. venustus, Bentham Var. sanguineus (Hort). 
In this showy foi-m tlie flowers ai-e deep red with vei'y 
(lark eye. and without rose blotch at apex. 
Ready August Lst. -2 00 
C. venustus Bentham Var. purpurascens (Hort). The var. 
l)urpurascens as deserilied l)y Baker is of the El Dorado sti-ain and 
very different fi^om the well marked strain which I have for yeai-s 
sold under this name. Flowers like var. roseus: fully three inches 
iicross. pur])lish lila<- outside and top oF petal, creamy white half 
