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way, purple at center. A beautiful eye in middle of petal, but no 
rose blotch at apex. This strain is a strong vig-orous g-rower, the 
best of all except C. Vesta. On each stock are several large 
offsets which soon form fine bulbs. It is natural to a rich, heavy, 
sticky clay, but thcives in any loa7n. Colored plate in Garden, 
1895. ' oOo. 
The El Dorado Strain. 
This lovely strain introduced and named by me in 1895 is botani- 
cally close to var. roseus, yet to the eye clearly distinct. It is of 
much taller growth, being from ten inches to three feet in height. 
Petals are narrower than long, drawing to a narrow claw, and giving 
quite a different outline from var. roseus. with its very broad petals 
and short, thick claw. In color it is unsurpassed. In the same locality 
it varies from white, through lilac, deep velvety purple, and reddish 
purple, to rich red, pink and salmon. All are marked with a 
showy eye, colored brown and with yellow, and beautifully dotted 
and lined. All have a showy red center, while to some is added a 
large gold blotch at apex of petal. There ar^e also fine forms in cream 
and light yellow. 
The different color forms also grow sej^arately 
and I am able to furnish in reliable separate colors. 
El Dorado strain, mixed selected bulbs. Giving 
them in tlie wide range in which they naturally 
o(!cur, the white most frequent, next purple, while 
the red. salmon, and pink are rare. Ready August 1st. 50c. 
I also have the separate colors. 
C. venustus var. pictus. A hne color form of 
the El Dorado strain. Greamy white, brilliantly 
marked with or without gold blotch. There is a ma- 
jor and a minoi' form, both very beautiful. Described 
in Gardener's Chronicle. -Tuly (i, 1895: in coloi-ed plate, 
later in Garden. 
FA Doi'ado. Deep purple. A deep rich purple of avol- 
vety lustre, a depth of color unsurpassed in any flower. 
K\ Doi-ado red. A fine, rich red. a goni. 
El Dorado. Gold blot(;hed, deep purple. 
VA Dorado. Gold blotched, white. 
OOUT.ATUS Sti;a rN. 
\ Calochortiis venustus oculatus 
/ Calochortus venustus citrinus. 
These well known varieties differ only in color. With their 
variations they form a well marked strain. They have short, stiff 
stalks, one to three feet high, few to many flowers, with petals 
broad at apex and tapering to a narrow claw. Well grown plants 
produce flowers three to four inches across. Colors From white ami 
cream, thi'ough lilac to pui'iile. in oculatus. Bulf, to deep lemon 
yellow and brown, in citrinus. The eye is ]U'oniinent. Centi-r 
