PRICE LIST OF C A L I F O R N I A N B U L 13 S 
F. pudica is a low growing plant, native to the semi-arid areas of the 
west. It, too, demands loose soil and perfect drainage and thrives best in a 
sandjf loam. 
The habit of F. Biflora is quite different. It is at its best in the coldest 
and stickiest clays and without shade except of the grass. It is a steady 
bloomer. 
Coccinea. A very attractive species, with crimson flowers. 
5c each; 50c per dozen. 
Lanceolata. This is a tall, graceful plant, with greenish brown or 
yellowish flowers mottled with brown. 6c each; 60c per dozen. 
Lanceolata, var. Gracilis. A charming form of the later, with reddish 
black flowers. 6c each; 60c per dozen. 
Pudica. A most charming, very early, clear yellow-flowered, fragrant 
sort, of high merit. Low-growing. Very hue. 6c each; 60c per dozen. 
Recurva. The finest Fritillaria in the world. The tall stalk produces 
as many as a dozen brilliantly clear scarlet flowers spotted with orange 
in the throat. Fine builds. 5c each; 50c per dozen. 
GIANT DOG'S-TOOTH VIOLETS 
(Erythroniums) 
If these most beautiful of Woodland Lilies had no other charm than 
that of their two large glossy base leaves, they would be prime favorites 
for woodlands, shady corners, and rockeries. 
The slender stems gracefully bear nodding flowers shaped like a 
Turk's-cap Lily, and most daintily tinted in red, pink, white, cream, or 
yellow, according to species. 
They are perfectly hardy, with a protection of leaves in the winter, 
and for naturalization in woodlands or on shaded rock, for the fern corner, 
or any sheltered spot, are unrivaled. 
It is in the regions where the springs are cloudy or foggj^ as in 
Oregon or England, that they are at their best. There, with their fitting 
wood companions, the leaves carpeting the ground, and the flowers two 
or three inches across, and borne on stems a foot or more high, they form 
a beautiful sylvan picture. 
CULTURE OF DOG'S-TOOTH VIOLETS 
They are perfectly hardy, with a winter covering of leaves. These 
lilies can be grown in clay, sandy loam, gravelly soil, or the most rocky 
kind of soil possible. 
The one essential is good drainage and light shades and shelter from 
sharp winds. The very best success will be had in a soil rich with leaf mold. 
The fern bed, rocky places, or cool woodland all suit them well. 
"Our one great success with California bulbs is with the Western 
Dog's-tooth Violets," writes E. O. Orpet from Massachusetts in "Country 
Life in America." 
The Pacific Coast produces species far excelling others. In com- 
parison with the others the names "Giganteum" and ■Grandiflorum" are 
most fitting. 
Grandiflorum Var Robusta. This very attractive plant has light green 
unmottled leaves and several flowers of the brightest buttercup yellow.. It* 
is very hardy and is easily grown. Its native soil is a light sandyJoTim and 
it is early flowering. 4c each; 40c per dozen; $3.00' per 100. 
Californicum. This which many know as giganteum is-one of the very 
best. The cream-colored flowers are in racemes of frohi two to, even in 
exceptionally fine plants, sixteen fine flowers. The leaves are very richly 
mottled. It is exceptionally easy to grow and well growin.g, in masses of 
from a hundred to thousands. 2c each; 20c per dozen: $2.00 ]icr 100. 
Prices on application for larger quantities. 
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