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"Ventura" [the type]: — 
A deep yellow. Very stout. Splendid 
"Obispo" 
Like the last but the upper half of the back of 'each petat 
is olive brown which shows through the deep yellow of the 
inside, giving changeable shades. A very lovely flower 
CALOCHOKTUS CONOOLOR (C. lutens concolov Raker). 
The flower of this fine species is a deep vellow. marked 
with red bands, and hairv on lower part ins'de. Stern not 
so stiff as C. clavatus nor is it zigzag. ■ "C. luteu^ v. concolor 
will be a great addition with its strong: habit and clear yellow 
flowers." — Robt. Wallace in Garden. Colored Plate in 
Garden 1895: Supply uncertain ,. 
Group IN — WEE DTI 
CALOCHORTUS WEEDTI Wood. 
This, is one of the finest. The bulb is heavilv coated with 
fibre, there is a single broad, radical leaf, and large flowers. 
Petals of a triangular outline, often square at the tip, clear 
orange yellow, finely dotted with brown, and lined with 
long silky hairs. There are also variations to light purple 
and brown. The type orange yellow 8 
Var. ALP.A 
White or white flushed with pink. Supply unceratin. 
CALOCHORTUS PLUMMERAE Green*. (O. Weedl I ptirpurascene) 
A queen among Calochorti. Of large size and full outline. 
In color a rich lavender purple, lined with long silky, 
yellow hairs t->t 
CALOCHORTUS OBTSPOENSIS Lemn. 
A unique form of C. Weedii in which the petals are less 
than one-half the length of sepals, densely covered with 
long brown hairs. Habit tall, slender and branching, very 
floriferous. A genuine novelty 
Grout- IV— DESERT SPECIES. 
CALOCHORTUS KENNED YI Porter. 
This "is the mort brilliant and striking of all the Calochorti known to 
us," says a writer in London Garden, who adds— "the dazzlitty scarlet of 
the flowers suggests the iodide of mercury, and as the pla„t proves to be 
what is called a good doer, it Is certain to become populir. It has proved 
perfectly hardy in England, the bulbs having been in the open border 
Each Doz. 
20 2 00 
20 2 ^o 
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