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El Dorado Strain. 
This lovely strain introduced and named by me in 1895 is botanicnlly 
close to the var. roseus, yet to the eye clearly distinct. It is of much taller 
growth, being from ten inches to thiee 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 li'ac, 
deep velvety purple, and reddish purple, to rich red, pink and salmon. AH 
are marked with a showy eye, colored brown and with yellow, and beau- 
tifully dotted and lined. All have a showy red center, while to som-i is 
added a lar^e gold blotch at apex of petal. There are also fine forms in 
cream and light yellow. 
The different color forms also grow separately and I am 100 1000 
able to furnish in reliable separate colors. 
El Dorado strain, mixed selected bulbs. Giving them in 
the wide range in which they naturally occur, the while 
most frequent, next purple, while the red, salmon and pink 
are rare 2 25 15 00 
C. venustus var. pictus. A fine color form of the El 
Dorado strain. Creamy white, brilliantly marked with or 
without gold blotch. Described in Gardener's Chronicle, 
July 6, 1895 300 2000 
El Dorado deep purple: a deep rich purple of a velvety 
lustre, a depth of color unsurpassed in any flower 4 50 30 00 
El Dorado, red to pink. A splendid collection of 
colored forms, scarcely anv two alike. From pink to a deep 
claret and blood red. A dozen will give endless surprises... 4 50 30 00 
El Dorado Gold Blotched: 
These lovely flowers are blotched above with red or gold. 
Their beauty can onlv be appreciated on sight. Ground 
color white, red or purple 7 go 
Ocui.atus Stratn. 
j ("aLOCHORTUS VENl'STUS OOU.ATUS 
/ " CITRINUS 
These well known varieties differ onlv 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 and cream, through lilac to purple, in oculntus. 
Buff, to deep lemon yetlow and brown, in citrinus. The eye is prominent. 
Center purplish in oculatus, brown in citrinus. A good grower and one 
of the very best species. j 50 ro .oo 
