PRICE LIST OF C A L I F O R N I A N BULBS 
Hendersonii. With the beautifully mottled leaves of Gigantcum, it 
has a fine light purple flower with a very dark purple center, above which 
is a zone of j'ellow. Lo\'ely and striking. 4c each; 35c per dozen. 
THE REVOLUTUMS 
These form a group with distinct habits and likings as to soils. 
As a rule, the leaves are not so darkly mottled as in Giganteum. The 
leaves are broader, the stems seldom have more than one flower, and are 
very sturdy, a foot or two high. The broadly spreading flowers have more 
substance. They grow naturallj^ on the borders of woods in heavy clay 
soils. I find them often growing most luxuriously in soils that are wet 
all winter. At the same time they thrive in lighter and dryer soils. All 
are simply superb as garden plants. The varieties are not the result of 
selection, but each comes from a difl^erent locality, where it grows to the 
exclusion of others. 
Revolutum (Type). grand species, white or tinged purple when 
opening and turning darker with age. 4c each; 40c per dozen. 
Johnsonii. A most exquisite rose-colored form. By some considered 
the finest ever introduced. 5c each; 50c per dozen. 
Watsonii. The flowers are cream-cf)lorccl with a greenish caste, 
and often with a red band across the base. In cloudy weather the blos- 
soms are broadly bell-shaped, but in the sunlight well recurved. A grand 
form. 4c each; 40c per dozen. 
MIXED ERYTHRONIUMS 
Especially to accommodate those who wish cheaper bulbs to naturalize, 
I have been putting- up a mixture of medium-sized bulbs, which are sure 
to give the very best satisfaction. 20c per dozen; $1.50 per 100. 
CALIFORNIAN LILIES 
In the number and beauty of its Lilies, California ranks next to Japan. 
Our Ilumboldtiis are among the most stately of the world's Lilies. None 
excel our Washingtonianums in exquisite fragrance. Our Pardalinum is 
the best of all that the world produces, in its adaptability to ordinary garden 
conditions. Our Parryii, with its deliciously scented lemon-colored flowers, 
would be placed by a large majority of the world's growers among the two 
or three most lovely of all known species. 
My specialty is California Lilies, and in my Terrace Gardens is the 
largest and most complete collection in the world. It is worth a long 
journey to be there when the thousands upon thousands of plants are at 
the height of their flowering season. 
^ Californian Lilies can be well divided into four sections, according to 
then- affinities, and into two groups as to their culture. 
CULTURE GROUP L 
The Lilies of the llunihohUii and the Washingtonianum groups are 
natives of cool slopes in mountainous regions, where they grow in forests 
or where protected by a growth of shrubs. The soil is deep perfectly 
ci-anied, composed of clay or a rich loam mixed with leaf soil and the 
debris from broken-down rocks. 
In cultivating these lilies we should take lessons from nature:— 
1. Situation of the lily bed. They should be planted where they are 
protected from cold wmds and the soil is not dried out by the direct 
heat of the sun. On large grounds, the ideal location is a glade in the 
woods, but the partial shade of deciduous trees, the shelter o^f rhododen- 
drons or bamboos, or similar shrubs, or of tall-growing perennial plants, 
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