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SECTION II. STAR TULIPS 
With basal leaf like the Fairy Lanterns, these have an open cup filled with short 
silky hairs. Daintily delicate. 
C. Maweanus is white, flushed lavender, with white silky hairs. 
C. lilacinus. Soft lilac. . C. Benthamii. Bright yellow. 
All at 4 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz., $2.25 per 100 
SECTION III. MARIPOSA TULIPS OR LILIES 
Mariposa is the Spanish word for butterfly and most appropriate for these lovely 
flowers. The name comes from the eye-like markings on the petals which closely 
imitate the wings of a beautifully marked butterfly. Few flowers have so beautiful or 
so varied colors and markings; the species offered are among the most beautiful of 
the genus. For culture, see page 34. 
Calochortus venustus, El Dorado Strain. In this strain the plants grow from 1 to 3 
feet in height, the flowers are large, and the range of colors great. 
Scarcely two are alike in the mixture sent out and the variation is from white to 
pink, lilac, purple and deep velvety red. All have an eye in the center of the petals and 
some have an extra eye above the center. In addition to cultural directions I would 
add that this species likes an open porous soil either sandy or gritty. 5 cts. each, 50 cts. 
per doz., $3 per roo. 
C. Vesta. Tall, large-flowered, and showy, with the typical flower white flushed 
lilac or rosy lavender in'some and with a rich dark brown eye. I think it the best of all 
Calochorti and it has the merit of thriving well in such heavy soils as adobes, as well 
as any loam. Large bulbs, 10 cts. 
each, $1 per doz.; good bulbs, 5 cts. 
each, 50 cts. per doz., $3 per 100. 
C. venustus oculatus is a most 
satisfactory sort and quite hardy. 
The markings of the flower vary 
much, with the ground-color white 
or cream. 5 cts. each, 50 cts. per 
doz., $3 per 100. 
MIXTURES OF CALOCHORTI 
Mixed Calochorti at 30 cts. per 
doz., $2 per 100. 
Mixed Mariposa Tulips at 40 
cts. per doz., $3 per roo. 
Calochortus albus (Globe Tulip). Exquisite for shady places. They vary in color: 
C. albus, white; C. amcena, rose; C. pulchellus, lemon; C. a mabilis, yellow 
