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CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA 
(Enolhera — the fine Evening Primrose of our semi-desert region 
(Enothera missouriensis is a first-class plant of great beauty. Many leafy stems come 
from a woody base and produce flowers of the most delightful soft lemon color, for a 
long time. A single plant is a foot high by I % feet across. 25 cts. each. 
OE. speciosa, when well-grown, is 2 feet high with a branching, many-flowered stem, 
producing pure white flowers 2>£ inches across in great profusion. Colonies are formed 
by underground stems and a well-established group is most lovely. The flowers fade to 
pink by midday. 20 cts. each. 
CE. Youngii has many erect stems a foot or so high and produces very bright, lemon- 
colored flowers freely. 25 cts. each. 
CE. ovata has a fleshy root which ripens like a bulb in summer. In California it 
begins growth in the fall and flowers in winter. It forms a flat circle of leaves with many 
rich yellow flowers. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
Sit., sun. Soil, any garden soil, but they luxuriate in a warm, sandy soil. Prop., 
seeds or plants. PL, October to April. 
EUPATORIUM, or Perennial Ageratum, is a very strong-growing plant, excellent for 
the border or half-wild garden. The flowers are borne in large, flat heads and resemble 
those of ageratum. Sit., sun. Soil, any loam. Prop., divisions. PL, October to March. 
_ E. ageratoides grows to 3 feet, with white flowers. E. purpureum is often 5 feet in 
height, with flowers from flesh-color to purple. All, 20 cts. each. 
FELICIA amelloides {Agathcsa ccelestis), the Blue Marguerite, is in California an 
excellent garden plant with good foliage and stems to 2 feet high, bearing solitary 
flowers of an exquisite sky-blue, through a very long season. Growing well in almost 
any soil, it is a fine border plant. Plants from 2-inch pots, 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
F. rosea is a trailing plant with long, slender, many-flowered stems, bearing many 
soft rose-pink flowers during a long period. It withstands drought admirably and is 
most excellent for window-boxes, for the top of walls, or for rockwork. Hardy in Cali- 
fornia; has stood about 16 degrees above at "The Terraces." Strong plants, 25 cts. each. 
