UNUSUAL AND BEAUTIFUL ANNUALS 
19 
G. dichotomus, Evening Snow—6 in. Large fragrant white flowers with red' 
brown outer rim, opening in late afternoon. Gravelly or sandy places, 
desert or mts. to 5000 ft. 
Hugelia virgata—10 in. Clusters of deep blue yellow'throated funnehform 
flowers. Hilhslopes near coast of southern California. 
Lupinus densiflorus—15 in. Dense whorls of lavender flowers. Inland slopes of 
central Coast Ranges. 
L. densiflorus var. crinitus —Decumbent and downy. Thick blunt spikes of deep 
wine'purple flowers. Localized on central California coast. 
L. densiflorus var. lacteus, White Lupin—18 in. Dense whorls of white flowers. 
Inland hillsides. 
L. densiflorus var. menziesii —18 in. Dense whorled spikes of pale yellow 
flowers. Central California. 
L. hirsutissimus —18 in. Hairy foliage. Brilliant deep rose flowers. The hand' 
somest of the annual lupins. Dry hillsides. 
L. odoratus —9 in. Basal rosette of long-stemmed leaves. Spikes of deep bright 
blue flowers. Fragrant. Sandy interior plains of southern California. 
L. stiversii—12 in. Flowers parti-colored, — bright yellow and deep rose. Gravel' 
ly foothills. 
Mentzelia involucrata — 12 in. Silver-white branching stems. Broad white 
papery bracts below satiny cream flowers filled with white stamens. Desert. 
Mimulus fremontii —5 in. Slender plant with large bright purple flowers. 
Inland foothills of central and southern California mts. 
M. tricolor —Dwarf, 3 in. Flowers 2 in. long, rose'purple marked with crimson 
and yellow. Valleys of northern California. Limited quantity. 
Mohavea confertiflora (M. viscida) — 10 in. Satiny cup-shaped cream-yellow 
flowers dotted with red-purple. Desert. 
Nemophila aurita, Climbing Nemophila, Fiesta Flower—Long trailing stems. 
Large bowl-shaped deep violet flowers. Shady places in foothills. 
N. maculata, Five-spot—Spreading stems bearing large white flowers with 
striking purple spot on each petal. Mt. meadows of central Sierra Nevada 
Mts. 
Papaver heterophyllum (Subgenus Meconopsis), Wind Poppy—15 in. Flowers 
brick-red with dark central spot. Hill-slopes and valleys of central and 
southern California. Limited quantity. Pkt. 50^. 
Platystemon califomicus var. crinitus, Yellow Cream-cup—8 in. Silver-gray 
downy foliage. Yellow flowers like miniature poppies. Southern California 
mts. 
