THEODORE PAYNE 
Salvia carduacea. “Thistle Sage.” Annual, 1 to 2 feet 
high. An attractive plant with thistle-like woolly foliage. 
Flowers in large heads, clear, rich lavender. One of the 
most beautiful of the wild flowers. Packet, 10c; ounce, 
60c; !/i pound, $2.00; pound, $7.00. 
Salvia columbariae. “Chia.” Annual, 9 to 15 inches high. 
Flowers in whorls, deep purple. Packet, 15c; ounce, $1.00. 
Silene californica. “Indian Pink.” Perennial, 6 to 12 
inches high. Flowers large, brilliant scarlet, the petals 
beautifully slashed into four divisions. Very showy, ex¬ 
cellent for rock gardens. Packet, 25c. 
“Yellow Violet.” “Yellow Pansy.” 
Silene laciniata. “Fringed Indian Pink.” Perennial, 1 to 
3 feet with many spreading branches. Flowers bright 
scarlet with edge of petals beautifully laciniated. Fine for 
rock gardens. Packet, 25c. 
Sisyrinchium helium. “Blue Eyed Grass.” Perennial, 8 
to 15 inches high. Flowers bright blue with yellow cen¬ 
ters. Fine for rock gardens. Packet, 15c; ounce, $1.50. 
Solanum wallacei. “Catalina nightshade.” Shrubby per¬ 
ennial, 3 to 5 feet high. A showy plant with rather heavy 
foliage. Flowers large, deep violet. Packet, 25c. 
Solanum xanti. “Violet Nightshade.” Shrubby perennial, 
1 to 3 feet high. Flowers deep violet blue. An attractive 
plant for groups and masses. Packet, 25c. 
Trichostema lanatum. “Woolly Blue Curls.” “Romero.” 
Shrub, 2 to 5 feet high. Flowers blue in spikes often a 
foot long, the whole inflorescence clothed with a dense 
violet colored wool. Packet, 25c; ounce, $2.00. 
Viola pedunculata. “Yellow Violet.” “Yellow Pansy.” 
Perennial, 4 to 8 inches high. Flowers golden yellow, the 
two upper petals beautifully blotched with brown on the 
outside. Packet, 25c; % ounce, $1.50. 
Zauschneria microphylla. “California Fuchsia.” “Hum¬ 
ming Bird’s Trumpet.” “Balsamea.’ Perennial, 1 to 2 feet 
high. Grayish green foliage and brilliant scarlet trumpet¬ 
shaped flowers appearing in fall. Useful for covering 
banks and fine for rock gardens. Packet, 25c. 
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