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PERENNIALS FOR MILD CLIMATES 
D. nudicaule var. luteum—12 in. Slender branching growth. Large yellow flow* 
ers. Humus among rocks of central California coast hillsides. Limited 
quantity. Pkt. 50 <f.. 
D. variegatum, Royal Larkspur—2 ft. Open branching sprays of royal purple 
flowers, 2 in. across. Hillsides of California coast. 
Diplacus see Mimulus. 
Disporum hookeri, Fairy Bells—18 in. Arching sprays of shining leaves, 
sheltering pendent white bells followed by large translucent orange'scarlet 
berries. Deep redwood forests. 
Encelia farinosa, Incienso—2 ft. Broad rounded plant. Many large yellow 
flowers on leafless stems rising 12 in. above the silver'white foliage. Desert 
exposure. 
Eriogonum arborescens—Evergreen, 3 ft. Stout stem. Narrow leaves, woolly 
underneath. Broad clusters of rose'pink flowers. Santa Barbara Islands. 
E. giganteum, Giant Buckwheat—Branching evergreen, 4 ft. Oval leathery 
white'woolly leaves. Flat clusters, 8 in. broad, of white or pink flowers. 
Santa Barbara Islands. 
E. latifolium, White Buckwheat—18 in. Broad gray'white basal leaves. Large 
compact heads of white to pink flowers. California coast. 
E. parvifolium, Pink Buckwheat—Woody plant, 2 ft. Small shining evergreen 
leaves. Many small bunches of white, pink or deep rose flowers on long 
stems. Coast of central California. 
Erysimum insulare, Island Wallflower—Broad and branching, 2 ft. Masses of 
clear yellow flowers. Santa Barbara Islands. 
Eschscholtzia californica var. maritima—Prostrate. Beautiful finely'CUt gray' 
green foliage. Lemon'yellow orange'spotted flowers. Santa Barbara Islands 
and adjacent coast. Rare. Limited quantity. Pkt. 50^. 
Gilia californica (Leptodactylon califomicum) Prickly Phlox—2 ft. Spiny 
leaves. Large satiny bright pink flowers. Chaparral slopes of southern 
California to 5000 ft. 
Hazardia cana—4 ft. Beautiful rounded silver'gray plant. Old'gold flowers. 
Santa Barbara Islands. 
Helianthemum scoparium var. vulgare, Rock Rose—8 in. Clustered stems 
forming woody tuft. Many clear yellow flowers. Edges of dry woods to 
4000 ft. 
Lathyrus splendens, Pride of California—Climbing, 7 ft. Many'flowered sprays 
of large showy crimson flowers. Mts. of southern California. 
Leptodactylon see Gilia. 
Leptosyne see Coreopsis. 
Lupinus albifrons—Rounded bush, 4 ft. Tall spikes of lavender flowers swaying 
above silver'gray foliage. Hillsides of central Coast Ranges. 
