I'lirdy'w (California Floweriiia Plants 7 
Arabis alpina produces a sheet of pure white flowers 
The Short-spurred Columbines are the older style, and really little less beautiful. 
There are many species of these in the Old World, and Vulgaris and its hybrids are 
very fine, strong-growing plants that every garden should have. I have short-spurred 
hybrids at 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
Nivea is a splendid sort, with unusually vigorous growth and large white llowers. 
Olympica is an entirely new thing here, with lovely white llowers. It is well worth 
while.^ 
California has two short-spurred native species of great beaut>'. The conmion red- 
flowered sort, growing throughout the state, is Truncata. It is hard\', and, if watered 
the first year, can be naturalized in woodlands and makes a fine garden plant. 
Eximia is rare. Naturally it grows in wet places or along stream-banks and can 
stand in water. The orange-colored flowers stand up boldly on long stems and are 
very showy. One great merit lies in the fact that the flowering season is midsummer 
after other species have passed their prime. I have fine, strong plants. 
Strong plants of all the Columbines al 15 cts. each, or $1.25 per dozen, unless 
priced in the te.xl. Very heavy clumps at 25 cts. each. Our California sorts at $7.50 
per 100. 
ARABIS, Snow-on-the-Mountain, or Rock Cress, is a most xaliiable plant for 
edging beds or for dry rockwork. ll forms broad, evergrei'U carpels of graxish green 
foliage, always beautiful, while its beautx' in the flowering season can be seen in the 
picture, which also shows its \alue as an edging. There could be no belter edging for 
a tulip or iris l.)cd. In a cre\ ice in an open rockery or on a dry, exposed place it is 
especially valuable from its dnnight-resisting powers. For edgings plant a foot apart, 
b'iiie seedlings al .S cts. each, 50 cts. por doz., $3 per 100. Large plants at Si per doz. 
ASTERS of the fall-flowering .sorts are called Mich;clmas Daisies. See page 17. 
AUBRIETIAS, or Purple Arabis, are inosi excellent plants in usi' for edgings or for 
rockwork. The flowers are in nian\- shades of purple and lilac, and I he\' li.iw I he greal 
merit of flowering in winter and \-er\- earl\- spring. One of the cushions of green a fool 
or more across, co\ered with the prett\- flowers is a beautiful thing on rockwork or in a 
border. Very har(l\- and drought -resist ing. .\n\- soil not wet will do, and planting can 
be done from October to .March. 
A. Bougainvillei is dwarf and dark blue: A. deltoidea is lilac: A. Eyrei is largt' and 
lilac; A. Grasca is dwarf and blui': A. Hendersonii is reddish blui' and large; A. Moer- 
heimii, rose, and a general mi.xlure. 
'i'he named sorts in fine plants al Si per doz. .My mi.xlure at H cts. each, 75 cts. 
jjer doz. 
