Castillela. affinis, var. linariaefolxa —10 in. Rich deep rose-pink flower 
bracts. Collected as this species in central Sierra Nevada mountains at 
8500 ft. Hardy. 
C. foliolosa, Woolly Painted Cup—10 in. Branching freely from base. Stems 
and foliage strikingly white-woolly. Scarlet flower bracts. Dry hill¬ 
sides to 4500 ft. 
C. latifolia, Seaside Paint Brush—10 in. Flower bracts rounded, in thick 
spikes, yellow to vermilion. Sea bluffs of central California coast. 
C.miniata— 2 ft. Showy pink-scarlet flower bracts. High montane in wet 
places to 10,000 ft. Hardy. 
C. minor —Annual, 12 in. Red flower bracts. Montane in wet places to 
7500 ft. 
C. parviflora, Indian Paint Brush—18 in. Brilliant scarlet toothed flower 
bracts. Wooded canyons to 7000 ft. Hardy. 
C. pinetorum —8 in. Scarlet flower bracts. High montane to 9000 ft. Hardy. 
Ceanothus, California Lilac. Familiar and beautiful native shrubs. There 
are over thirty species and many varieties, as they have a tendency to 
self-hybridization. Nearly all of them are evergreen. They range from 
prostrate dwarfs to small trees and are found in altitudes up to 8000 ft. 
Ceanthus arboreus —Shrub or small tree, 15 ft. Large leaves, dark green 
above, gray beneath. Long panicles of pale blue, fragrant flowers. Santa 
Barbara Islands. 50 cents per packet. 
C. cordulatus, Snow Brush—Wide-spreading evergreen shrub, 3 ft. Whitish 
stems. Gray-green leaves. Dense panicles of white flowers. Open moun¬ 
tain slopes of California and Oregon, 4000 to 7000 ft. Hardy. 
C. cuneatus, Buck-brush—Rigid, gray-barked evergreen shrub, 8 ft. Small 
leathery leaves. Tufts of white fragrant flowers. Dry mountain slopes to 
4000 ft. Throughout California. Probably hardy. 
C. cyaneus —8 ft. Large elongated panicles of deep blue flowers. Long 
blooming season. Localized in San Diego County. 50 cents per packet. 
C. dentatus —Dense dwarf spreading evergreen shrub, 2 ft. Small narrowly 
revolute leaves. Rounded panicles of blue flowers. Endemic to Monterey 
coast. 50 cents per packet. 
C. diversifolius —Trailing with short erect branchlets, 6 in. Small clusters 
of blue flowers. Soft gray-green foliage. Mountain flats and ridges to 
6000 ft. Hardy. Limited quantity. 50 cents per packet. 
C. foliosus —Low branching evergreen shrub, 3 ft. Small dark green crinkled 
shining leaves. Many small clusters of deep blue flowers. Exposed slopes 
of North Coast Ranges to 3500 ft. 50 cents per packet. 
C. incanus, White Thorn—Evergreen shrub, 6 ft. Large gray-green leaves. 
White flowers. Along streams of North Coast Ranges. 
C. integerrimus, Deer Brush—12 ft. Panicles, 5 in. long, of white or blue 
flowers. Mountain slopes to 7000 ft. Hardy. 
C. jEPSONn, Musk-brush—Rigid evergreen shrub, 4 ft. Elliptic, leathery, spiny- 
toothed undulate leaves. White or blue flowers. Slopes of lower North 
Coast Ranges. Hardy. 50 cents per packet. 
C. jepsonh, var. purpurea —Habit of type. Leaves flat and broader. Large 
purple flowers. Southern Napa Range. Probably hardy. 50 cents per 
packet. 
C. macrocarpus —Evergreen shrub, 6 ft. Small thick shining leaves. Rounded 
umbels of white flowers. Mountains of southern California. 
C. papillosus —Evergreen shrub, 5 ft. Revolute, densely papillate leaf. Blue 
flowers. Endemic to southern redwood belt. 50 cents per packet. 
Packets Twenty-five Cents Unless Otherwise Indicated 
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