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California Bulbs, Rock Plants, Unusual Perennials 
(EVERGREEN LEWIS!AS— Continued) 
Howellii. (See picture.) Leaves beautifully crisped and crinkled on margin, 
are deep green much tinted red. Its many scapes carry 3 to 10 flowers of 
pink, margined white and with a broad purplish violet central band. 30 cts. 
each; 3 for 75 cts. 
Howellii “Bizarre". A striking discovery this spring in which the flowers 
have a bright orange margin and a deep purplish brown central stripe, the 
petals often crinkled. 50 cts. each; 3 for $1.25. 
Lewisia Howellii 
The third group has but one member, that, one of the world’s four best rock 
plants. 
Tweedyii. This is a plant of very high merit and when I first sent it to 
England about thirty years ago, the “Garden", England’s highest garden author¬ 
ity, spoke of it as “the greatest acquisition in a lifetime". Almost as much 
might now be said with the addition that it ranks with the four best rock 
plants of the entire world. 
The picture tells what is better than words; if it is added that the flowers 
are a soft salmon pink and that the picture is not quite one-third actual size. 
In the old plants there are as many as four rosettes to make up one large one, 
and a wild plant was observed with 300 flowers open at one time. The leaves 
are 3 to 5 inches long and the flowers often 2 inches across. 
In addition to the culture given for this group, I must add that Tweedyii has 
a very long deep root and must have a much deeper bed than the others. To 
make sure of drainage around the crown put at least an inch of chip stone or 
gravel about it. 
I have very fine plants of Lewisia Tweedyii and offer: Large plants, $1.00 
each; medium size plants, 75 cts.; small plants, 60 cts. each. 
New Species: I have three other new ones, but haven’t stock yet. 
