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Carl Purdy, Uriah, California 
MIXTURES AND COLLECTIONS OF ERYTHRONIUMS 
A Fine Mixture from those of the first group will be supplied at 40 cts. per 
cloz., $3 per 100, $25 per 1000. 
A Fine M ixture of the Revolutum group will be sent at $1 per doz., $7.50 per 100. 
First Group, Splendid Collection of 20 bulbs each of five species (100 bulbs), 
named for 3.50. Half collection for $2.00. 
Collection of Revolutum Varieties. 100 bulbs, 20 each, 5 sorts for $7.50, 
half collection for $4. 
Collections and mixtures are made from excellent bulbs. 
NAMED ERYTHRONIUMS FOR NATURALIZATION 
We offer a smaller size of Erythroniums for naturalizing. Experience in our 
garden shows that up to 70 per cent will flower the first year. Unusual value. 
100 1000 5000 
Californicum. Cream .$1.50 $10.00 $37.50 
Californicum Bicolor. White and gold. 2.00 15.00 62.50 
Citrinum. Cream and lemon. 2.00 15.00 62.50 
Grandiflorum type. Buttercup yellow. 3.00 20.00 80.00 
Hartweggii. Early. Creamy . 2.00 15.00 62.50 
Hendersonii. Lavender . 2.00 15.00 62.50 
Johnsonii. Rose-pink . 6.00 
A little money spent on Wild Flower Seeds and a very little care will make 
beauty spots of your old corners. Write for prices. 
A GROUND COVERING FOR ERYTHRONIUM BEDS 
Trientalis makes a most delightful covering for these beautiful bulbs. At the 
top of 4 to 6 in. stems is a circle of very pretty bright green leaves, and on naked 
stems rising 1 to 2 in. above the leaves are many delightful little soft pink 
flowers which come after the Erythroniums have flowered, and last several 
weeks. The fine green foliage persists throughout the summer and makes a fine 
ground covering after the Erythroniums have died down. Trientalis is hardy 
anywhere. Plant alternately with the Erythroniums and at same depth. May also 
be used with Fritilarias and any other little bulbous plants in shade. 40 cts. per 
doz.; $1.25 for 50; $2 per 100. 
FRITILLARIAS 
FRITILLARIAS are bulbous plants of the woodlands. The stems are leafy 
and most graceful, with pendent bell-like flowers. One species found in South¬ 
ern California is called Mission Bells, while in other places local species are 
called Red Bells, Yellow Bells, or Brown or Chocolate Lilies, a name quite jus¬ 
tifiable, as Fritillarias so closely approach true lilies in character that some 
species have been confused with them. 
There are three groups of these fine plants on the Pacific Coast. 
1st Group. These have slender stems with the leaves in circles very much 
like many lilies. Many flowers are bell-shaped and nodding, borne in graceful 
racemes. The bulbs are round, flat disks covered with rice-like grains. These 
grains are little offsets and will grow if planted. When a bulb is dug they 
usually fall off and replant the bed. 
Recurva is often called Red Bel! and Lanceolata is often called Mission Bells. 
The name Mission Bells, however, rightly belongs to biflora, a species related 
to Group 2. 
These species are woodland plants, perfectly hardy and like a porous, well- 
drained soil fairly rich in leaf mold. 
Sc** page 18 for list of Fritillaria species. 
