PURDY'S CALIFORNIA BULBS AND PLANTS 19 
Trillium ovatum is closely related to T. grandiflorum of the Eastern States 
TRILLIUMS 
Trilliums are very attractive plants of the Lily family. The forms known' as W ood 
Lilies or Wake-Robins are well known in the East and are fine woodland plants. Of 
these, the best is T. grandiflorum, to be had from most eastern dealers. In the forms of 
T. sessile, we have an altogether different tribe and a much better one from the stand- 
point of easy culture and ability to hold their own for years in the garden. There is a 
colony of Trilliums at Ukiah which, with no care, has increased in beauty for at least 
fifteen years, and I have seen many such. 
Soils Preferred and Characteristics 
A better plant for the shaded corner, damp woodland, border of streams, where the 
soil is moist, or for the shaded parts of the garden, does not grow. It takes a year for 
them to take hold, but they will then improve for years. There is no better bulbous 
plant to naturalize, and I have them in perfection in gravel, loam, sand and heavy 
clay, and in each case, with no care whatever, and with our dry California summer. 
SESSILE CALIFORNICUM. A strong plant a foot high, with the separate leaves 
§}4 inches long, by 4^ inches wide, and the petals 3^ inches long. Flowers pure 
white. Very fragrant. Forms masses of many individuals. 
SESSILE RUBRUM. Narrow petals; deep maroon-purple to reddish purple. 
OVATUM. Nearly related to the eastern T. grandiflorum. Flowers open pure white 
gradually tinge pink, and finally become deep wine-purple. Requires leaf-mold and 
shade. For the redwood regions the best to naturalize. 
All of the above at 6 cts. each, 60 cts. pe- doz ,$4 per 100 
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LdllUSldpe VJdrueilUlg. giyen tQ making other people's gardens beautiful. Our office 
will undertake any service in this line and can make surveys and complete plans, and, if 
necessary, will supervise their execution. My prospectus, which I will mail on application, will 
give particulars and many useful hints for anyone who is about to plant or remodel a place. 
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