PRICE LIS T O I' C A L I F O R N I A N B U L I] S 
happened that some very rare plant was readily accessible to some of my 
collectors and the expense to the customer very small. 
Correspondence on this subject will receive careful attention. 
THE BEST VARIETIES 
My extensi\'e experiments in bulb culture have enabled me to test many 
things, and it is nry aim to offer only the best. I have discarded many 
forms formerly grown, in favor of better ones. 
TO VISITORS 
The Terraces arc situated about eight miles southeast of Ukiah and 
well toward the summit of the range of mountains which separate ]\Ien- 
docino County from Lake County. The altitude of Ukiah is about 700 feet, 
while that of The Terraces is 2,300. 
The Terraces are natural, and are a succession of steplike slopes caused 
by the deposition of lime and magnesia in a canon. The longest step is 
over eighty feet high, and a beautiful stream, rising in large springs at the 
upper end of the highest terrace, jumps over them in charming cascades 
and falls. The natural setting is both unique and charming, while the 
distant view is very fine. 
After leaving Ukiah the route leads past the Insane Asylum and on 
across the valley until about four and a half miles from Ukiah it enters 
the canon of South Mill Creek, one of the most charming mountain streams 
in Northern California. For two miles the road is built with light grades. 
Then it becomes much steeper, and soon leads to sinuous grades along the 
mountain-sides, overlooking the distant valley. 
^ It takes about two hours and a half, with moderately good horses and 
a light rig, to go up from Ukiah, while half of that time is ample for 
the return. 
Safe horses and a light vehicle with good brakes should be secured at 
Ukiah, and if the visitor is not a good driver, one should be secured. 
The month of April ushers in the flowering season with Daffodils and 
Dog's-tooth Violets. Tulips soon follow, and are at their best in the early 
forms by the 15th. Hyacinths follow, and in early May come the Star 
Tulips and late-flowering Dutch Tulips. 
In late May and early June the Mariposa Tulips are at their best, with 
a host of other bulbous plants. Early June brings early Lilies, while prob- 
ably the greatest Lily bloom is about the 20th. Lilies linger into early 
July. After that time I have no flowers to interest the visitor. 
I am not a grower of roses, carnations, or any other of the florist flowers, 
but a bulb specialist, and all of my bulbs flower before July. 
I am certain to get letters at Ukiah on Saturdays and AA^ednesdays. 
Other trips from The Terraces to town are irregular. 
A LIST OF CALIFORNIAN BULBS WHICH WILL THRIVE 
IN HEAVY SOILS 
In many parts of California, and especially around San Francisco bay, 
the prevailing soil is a heavy clay or that sticky clay kmovvn as adobe, in 
which a great many species of plants and bulbs will not thrive. On this 
account I believe that it will be helpful to my customers to have a list of 
the bulbs which will thrive in such soils. 
Brodiaeas. All of those in section 2 will thrive in the heaviest adobes, 
even if very wet in the winter. ?>, Californica is the best for such a soil 
Nearly all Brodiaeas will do well in clays, and B. Laxa and B. Pedun- 
cularis will th rive 1 n the heaviest. 
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