B. laxa, var. nimia —Habit of type with intensely deep-blue flowers. Marin 
County coast. 50 cents per packet. 
B. multiflora —15 in. Round umbels of violet flowers. Northern foothills 
to 3500 ft. Limited quantity. 
B. terrestris —3 in. Large, starry, rich violet, white-throated flowers. Grassy 
coastal fields. 50 cents per packet. 
B. volubilis, Twining Brodiaea, Snake Lily—Twining stems, 5 ft. Umbels 
of deep rose-pink flowers. Climbing over shrubs of northern brush-covered 
sfopes. 50 cents per packet. 
Calliandra eriophylla, Fairy Dusters—Shrub, 12 in. Pale gray spreading 
branches. Finely cut foliage. Terminal clusters of fragrant flowers with 
many very long pink stamens. Western Texas to Mexico. 50 cents per 
packet. 
Calochortus, Mariposa Lily—Bulbs with narrow, early fading leaves and 
large beautiful flowers. Nearly all endemic to the Pacific Coast. Generally 
hardy. 
Calochortus albus, Fairy Lanterns— 18 in. Sprays of large pearly- white 
nodding flowers. Wooded slopes. Hardy. 
C. caeruleus, var. maweanus, Pussy Ears—4 in. Open lilac flower, thickly 
covered with white or purple hairs. Woods of North Coast Ranges. Prob¬ 
ably hardy. 
C. catalinae —18 in. Lilac flower with maroon base. Santa Barbara Islands 
and coast of southern California. 
C. kennedyi, Desert Mariposa— 6 in. Umbel of intense flame-colored flowers, 
often marked with black. Hard clay or gravelly soil of desert mesas. Rare. 
75 cents per packet. 
C. leichtlinii —6 in. Cream flowers with golden-hairy center and red-brown 
blotches. Sierra Nevada mountains to 9000 ft. Hardy. 50 cents per 
packet. 
C. LUTEUS, Yellow Mariposa—12 in. Cup-shaped lemon-yellow flowers, often 
brown-blotched. Foothills of central California. 
C. plummerae —2 ft. Lilac-purple flowers lined with silky orange hairs. Dry 
mountain sides of southern California. 
C. SPLENDENS, Lilac Mariposa— 18 in. Clear lilac flowers. Coastal hills of 
central and southern California. 
C. UNIFLORUS —4 in. Pale lavender cup-shaped flowers. Damp sunny coastal 
meadows of central and northern California. 50 cents per packet. 
Calyptridium umbellatum, Pussy Paws—Annual or perennial, 4 in. Basal 
rosette of spatulate leaves. Crowded red-stemmed racemes of pink or white 
papery flowers. Montane in sandy soil to 8000 ft. Hardy. 
Campanula prenanthoides, California Harebell—12 in. Lavender-blue 
flowers on slender stems. Wooded slopes to 6000 ft. Probably hardy. 
Campanula rotundifolia, var. olympica —Alpine, 9 in. Rosette of small 
round leaves. Bell-like lavender flowers, varying in shape and shade. 
From Olympic Mountains, Washington, above timber line. Hardy. (This 
species was formerly identified by collectors of the Pacific Northwest as C. 
PIPERII.) 
Carpentaria californica— Evergreen shrub, 8 ft. Clusters of large white 
flowers with many golden stamens. Endemic to limited area of Sierra 
Nevada foothills to 3000 ft. 50 cents per packet. 
Castanopsis chrysophylla, var. minor, Golden Chinquapin — Shrub, 6 ft. 
Leaves golden beneath. Nuts in golden-brown chestnut-like burs. Rocky 
ridges of northern California coast. 
Packets Twenty-five Cents Unless Otherwise Indicated 
Seven 
