CALIFORNIA WILD FLOWERS 
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GERMAIN'S SOUVENIR COLLECTION—CALIFORNIA 
NATIVE FLOWER SEEDS 
California is noted for the beauty and variety of its native flora. A number 
of our Native Wild Flowers have attracted the attention of horticulturists 
and flower lovers everywhere and have gained much in size and beauty 
under the cultivation and care which they have recently received. 
This Collection contains ten of the most outstanding varieties. 
1 Lupine Dwarf in Mixed Shades. 
2 Godetia (Farewell to Spring) 
M ixed. 
3 Abronia (Sand Verbena) Rose and 
White. 
4 California Poppy (True Deep Or¬ 
ange) Reselected. 
5 Clarkia Elegans Mixed Colors. 
6 Mentzelia L i n d I e y i (Blazing 
Star). 
7 Nemophila Insignis (Baby-Blue 
Eyes). 
8 Gillia Tricolor. 
9 Argemone Grandiflora. 
10 Phacelia Campanularia. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
The varieties in this Collection are all of the easiest culture and require no 
special attention beyond the usual care given to other annual flowers. 
Work up the ground and pulverize the surface thoroughly. Sow the seed 
broadcast and cover or rake in lightly. The seed will germinate soon after 
the first rain following the sowing. If sown later in the season when natural 
rainfall cannot be depended upon, they should be watered regularly until 
well started and irrigated at intervals thereafter during their growing 
season. 
Price: The entire Souvenir Collection, postpaid, 50c 
Romneya Coulteri 
ABRONIA 
2001 Umbellatum (Sand Verbena). Low an¬ 
nual. Thrives in sandy soil. Flowers rose. 
10c. 
ARGEMONE 
2204 Argemone (Prickly Poppy). Annual 1% 
to 5 ft. Colors white and yellow. Leaves 
gray green and prickly. 10c. 
BRODAEIA 
2466 Capitata (Cluster Lily). Flowers early 
in spring; deep violet to white. Height % 
to 1 ft. 15c. 
BLOOMERIA 
2459 Aurea (Golden Stars). Golden yellow 
clusters. 10c. 
CLARKIA 
2718 Elegans. Annual 3 to 6 feet high. Flow¬ 
ers lavender purple and crimson. 10c. 
COLLINSIA 
2737 Bicolor (Innocence). Shaded white, lilac 
and rose-purple. 10c. 
COREOPSIS 
3276 Maritima (Sea Dahlia). Perennial, 2 to 
2% ft. high. Large showy canary yellow 
flowers. 10c. 
DELPHINIUM 
2838 Cardinale (Scarlet Larkspur). Magnifi¬ 
cent perennial; flowers intense bright scar¬ 
let. 5 ft. 25c. 
DICENTRA 
2881 Chrysantha (California Bleeding Heart). 
Perennial; orange-yellow. Height 3 to 5 ft. 
15c 
DODECATHEON 
2894 Clevelandi (Shooting Star). Perennial; 
purple, bordered with yellow. Height % ft. 
15c. 
EMMENANTHE 
2908 Penduliflora (Whispering Bells). Bushy 
annual; light yellow, bell-shaped flowers. 
iy 2 ft. 15c. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA 
2919 Californica (California Poppy). The 
most famous of California wild flowers. An¬ 
nual y 2 ft. high. Golden yellow. (See also 
Flower Seed Section). 10c. 
GODETIA 
3007 Amoena (Farewell to Spring). Annual 
iy 2 to 2 ft. high. Lilac-purple and red. 
Shade loving. 10c. 
LATHYRUS 
3261 Splendens (Pride of California). Mag¬ 
nificent perennial climbing pea. Height 6 
to 10 ft. 15c. 
LAYIA 
3273 Elegans (Tidy Tips). A pretty annual; 
flowers yellow tipped with white. Height 6 
to 12 inches. 10c. 
3274 Glandulosa (White Daisy). Annual 
flowers, pure white and daisy-like. Height 6 
to 12 inches. 10c. 
LEPTOSYNE 
3277 St ill man i. Annual, with compact, bushy, 
thin-cut leaves; flowers golden yellow. 1 ft. 
high. 15c. 
LILAC 
3281 California (California Soap Plant). Light 
blue. 15c. 
LUPINUS 
Dwarf. Fragrant; rich blue. 
Showy yellow 
LIMANTHES 
3283 Douglasi (Meadow Foam), 
ers; 4 inches high. 10c. 
Yellow flow- 
3321 Nanus. 
10c. 
MENTZELIA 
3365 Lindleyi (Blazing Star), 
flowers; 2 to 3 ft. 10c. 
NEMOPHILA 
3463 Insignis (Baby Blue Eyes). Annual; 
sky-blue flowers. Height 4 to 6 inches. 10c. 
3464 Maculata. White with purple blotches. 
10c. 
3465 Shades of blue and white mixed. 10c. 
PENTSTEMON 
3572 Spectabilis (“Blue Pentstemon”). Large 
spike of deep blue flowers; height 3)4 to 7 
ft. 10c. 
PHACELIA 
3616 Parryi. Annual. Flowers bell-shaped, 
dark violet-blue. Height 6 to 12 inches. 10c. 
3618 Tanacetifolia (Wild Heliotrope). Annual 
2 feet high. Large heads of violet blue flow- 
ers# ioc. 
3617 Whitlavia (Wild Canterbury Bells). An¬ 
nual, deep violet purple, 1)4 ft. 10c. 
ROMNEYA 
3774 Coulteri (Matilija Poppy). The queen 
of all our native flowers. Perennial. Flow¬ 
ers pure white with golden stamens and 6 
to 8 inches in diameter; flowers last well 
when cut. 6 to 10 ft. 10c. 
VIOLA 
4037 Pedunculata (California Yellow Violet). 
Sometimes called “The Yellow Johnny Jump- 
up.’’ 25c. 
NATIVE WILD FLOWERS MIXED 
4189 Germain's Premium California Wild 
Flower Mixture. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; )4 lb. 
$1.50; 1 lb. $5.00. 
4190 California Wild Flowers in Mixture. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; )4 lb. 90c; 1 lb. $3.00. 
THE CALIFORNIA GUEST GARDEN 
It is an increasingly popular custom to plant a "guest garden" where visiting acquaint¬ 
ances have full privileges, and are invited to cut at will with the cheering advice that 
"this is your garden to enjoy and to choose flowers to your heart's content." 
Where grounds are ample for a guest house, the guest garden is planted close by. 
If there be not room to spare, then a part of the cutting garden is developed for this 
one specific purpose. No attempt is made to group varieties but rather there is a very 
definite scattering so that whether the plot be great or small the changing seasons bring 
new masses of flowers to delight the visitor. 
THE CALIFONIA GUEST GARDEN COLLECTION 
The collection contains the following fifteen charming and distinct species: 
Asters 
African Marigold 
Calendula 
Fox Glove 
Gaillardia 
Larkspur 
Lupin 
Petunias 
Phlox 
Poppies 
Sal piglossis 
Stocks 
Sweet Peas 
Sweet Williams 
Zinnias 
SPECIAL OFFER 
The entire Guest Garden Col¬ 
lection of 15 full sized packets 
in fifteen beautiful varieties 
providing a constant succession 
of bloom (Value $1.50) for. 
$100 
POST PAID 
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