M. primuloides—2 in. Small bright green hairy basal leaves in overlapping 
rosettes. Round bright yellow flowers. Mountain stream banks to 10,000 
ft. Hardy. Limited quantity. 50 cents per packet. 
M. puniceus (diplacus puniceus) —Evergreen shrub, 3 ft. Flowers in rich 
shades of terra-cotta. Dry hillsides of southern California. 
Mohavea confertiflora (M. viscida) —Annual, 10 in. Satiny cup-shaped 
cream-yellow flowers, dotted with red-purple. Desert. 
Monolopia major —Annual, 10 in. Downy white stems and foliage. Bright 
golden-yellow wide-rayed flowers. Adobe soil of hillsides and valleys. 
Nemophila aurita, Climbing Nemophila, Fiesta Flower—Annual. Long 
trailing stems. Large bowl-shaped deep violet flowers. Shady places 
in foothills. 
N. insignis (N. menziesii), Baby Blue Eyes—Annual, 6 in. Large white- 
centered pure blue flowers. Useful for ground cover of bulb-beds. Rec¬ 
ommended for naturalizing. 35 cents per ounce, $2.50 per half pound, 
$4.00 per pound. 
N. insignis, var. alba— White variety. 
N. insignis, var. mauve, —Mauve variety. 
N. insignis, mixed—Mixture of blue, white, and mauve with the blue type 
species predominating. Recommended for naturalizing. 35 cents per ounce. 
$2.50 per half pound,, $4.00 per pound. 
Oenothera alyssoides, var. decorticans —Annual, 12 in. Spikes of white 
flowers changing to rose-pink. Dry hillsides to 5000 ft. 
O. brevipes —Annual, 18 in. Leafy stems. Yellow flowers in nodding spikes. 
Desert ranges to 7000 ft. 
O. hookeri. Evening Primrose — Biennial, 3 ft. Large yellow flowers. Sea- 
level to 5000 ft. Hardy. 
O. ovata, Sun-cups—3 in. Leaves in basal rosette. Large golden-yellow 
flowers. Seed-pods mature below surface of ground. Open coastal hill¬ 
sides. 
O. pallida— 8 in. Bright green much divided leaves. Flower 3 in. broad, 
white changing to pink. Sandy plains to 5000 ft. Probably hardy. 
O. scapoidea —Annual, 12 in. Loosely coiled drooping spikes of large cream 
flowers. Desert mesas to 4000 ft. 
O. trichocalyx, Desert Evening Primrose—Biennial, 12 in. Large white 
flowers. Sandy plains and deserts to 4000 ft. 
Orthocarpus purpurascens, Owl’s Clover—Annual, 8 in. Thick spike of 
cream-tipped rose-purple flowers. Valleys and low hills. 
Osmaronia cerasiformis, Oso Berry—Shrub, 5 ft. Pendent racemes of white 
fragrant flowers. Large blue-black berries. Canyon slopes of northern 
California to 4000 ft. 
Oxalis oregana, Redwood Sorrel—5 in. Large round three-parted leaves. 
Pink or white flowers. Deep redwood forests. Hardy. 
Paeonia brownii, Western Peony—12 in. Gray divided foliage. Large 
leathery mahogany-red flowers. Brushy hillslopes to 5400 ft. Hardy. 
Pentstemon, Beardtongue. Showy plants of the Pacific Coast and of the in¬ 
terior as far east as the Rocky Mountains. There are one hundred or 
more species, many of which are not in cultivation. Pentstemons should 
be more widely grown in rock gardens. 
Packets Twenty-five Cents Unless Otherwise Indicated 
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