SPECIALLY-GROWN CALIFORNIA BULBS 3 
BRODIAEAS 
slcndi-r. I)ul slilT, naked sli'iiis Ix'arinf,- a head (.1" wa.w' llowrrs of -real laslini,. inialily. All 
are |.retl\-. 'I'he\' .m'ow exaell\' like caloeh.ni us, and iheir cull lire i> I he same, and j'usl as 
easy as fur lhal llower. lu Calir.u-nia ihev are easilv iial uralized in alinns! anv soil. Plant 
them al)(Uil 2 inches deep, with a trowel or dibble, and leave (hem alone. They are especially 
hapiiy under oak or other deciduous trees, in crevices in rocks, or in rough, ijritty soils. 
The Floral Firecracker (Brodiaea coccinea) 
.\ very strikinj,' i)lanl. The stems are or feel liiRh. and the llowers are most vivid 
crimson, (i|)ped with iieaKrcen . The r.'senil. lance (o a bunch of firecrackers catches anv 
eve. Look al ihe halflone and fanc\' ihe beaul\- of micIi a ,i,'rou|. when set off bv ferns or other 
HkIiI .^recii f(,lia,L;e. The\- prefer a ,L:riMN- .oil wilh a nii.Mure of leaf mold, and like a lightly 
shade, I place. 1 ,a r,L;c b id bs will ,0.1 y..u S° 'I'^en, while smaller 
Other Brodiaeas 
.\ll HrodiaMs are |>relly. and wilh Ihem a variety of color can be had. To give an idea 
of the iii\ersil.\ 1 inenli.in laxa in blue, ixioides in \ellow, lactea in white, peduncularis in 
porcelain llhis (.lU' lhri\i-s in ;;ra\-elly or sanil.\' soils near Ihe water side), Californica in pink, 
and Bloomeria aurea in bright yellow. IJeller buy in colledions and mention the soil; I wdll 
then make up a lollection in the colors to suit the situation. 
A Splendid Collection 
Five sorts, twenty bulbs each, Kixini; splendid color range: 100 bulbs in all for Si. 50; 
three different types to suit three different situations, as follows. .Menlion Ihe kind of place 
you will plant them in. First, for dry, rmky places in sun or li,L;hl shade; si'iond, for heavv 
(adobe), sticky soils, dry or wet; third, f.>r shady iilaccs in cither hca\\- or li,!,dil soils or i'n 
rock crevices. .Small bulbs for aii\- situation al 7,=; cents per 100, p. r 1,000. 
A most daint.N' elTecl can be had b\- cop\in,g naliire. I'lanI ij to 50 lu',nli„;i laxa in a 
Ijocket in rock work, es|)eciall\' when- there arc ivvn-^ nr liuhl. airy ,L;reens: ihey will tliri\'e in 
either sun or shade. Brodiua f^nnul ill ora is wild in .grassN' meadows; if ihe .urass is not too 
hea\y they f,d\'e a sheet of lovel\- |)urple in June. It lakes tiiiantilies to proiluee this effect — 
several thousands at least— but they are cheap. I have often seen pockets in the bed of a 
shallow, f,'ra\ elly stream solid with lirodi<rd l>cil 11 ni ularis — with i or 2 inches of water running 
over them while in flower. 
