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JAMES W. ROBINSON 
NURSERIES 
SUPLIMENT TO CATALOG 
ADDITIONS & ERRATA 
WILD FLOWERS. SEEDS. BULBS. TREES 
AND SHRUBS 
MIXED WILD FLOWER SEEDS. Specially prepared. Many kinds. 
Pound. $4.00; half pound. $2.50; 2 ozs. $1.50; Oz. $1.00; Small pkts. 
50 and 25 cents. 
SPECIAL OFFER: Where selection of varieties is left to me I 
will give $6 worth of plants for $5.00: $12.50 value for $10.00. For 
larger amounts 25% additional value will be sent when requested. 
WHEN TO SOW WILD FLOWERS 
Annuals. The best time to sow the annual wild flowers is early 
in the fall before the first rain or during the early part of the 
rainy season. The seed should germinate soon after the first rain 
following the sowing and in seasons with a normal rainfall will 
require no further attention. Later sowings may be made up until 
the beginning of February, but these later sowings may not succeed 
quite as well as those sown in the fall and the blooming period when 
natural rainfall is depended upon will be shorter. Where artificial 
watering can be practiced, sowings can be made up until the early 
part of March. 
Perennials. The perennials can be sown at almost any time of 
the year, the late spring to early fall being a very good time. Most 
species if started at this time of the year will flower the following 
spring and summer. 
IN THE EASTERN STATES 
In the eastern states follow the same instructions as given for 
California, but sow in the spring as soon as the cold weather is 
over. 
ARBUTUS—NUMMALARIA—2-3 ft. leaves one inch or less long— 
fine dwarf shrub for rockery—4 inch pot size plants 50 cts.— 
larger plants established in cans $2.50 up. 
ARBUTUS—UVA URSI (Menzinata) fine evergreen foliage, small 
bell shaped flowers, red berries—fine under trees and in rock¬ 
eries, grows only 4 in. tall and spread 3 ft. over the rocks. 
4 in. pot size 50 cts., Gal. $1.00, 2 Gal. $1.50, 2-3 ft. $2.50. 
BARTONIA—Annual large yellow flowers. Seed 25 cts. 
BRODIAEA 
BRODIAEAS have a small bulb producing grassy basal leaves and 
very slender, stiff, naked stems bear heads of waxy flowers of great 
beauty and lasting qualities. All are pretty. They grow exactly 
like Calochortus and their culture is the same as for that bulb. 
They are very hardy and very easy to grow. In California, they 
are easily naturalized in almost any soil. Plant them 2 inches deep 
and leave them alone. They are especially happy in the light shade 
of deciduous trees, in crevices in rocks, or in rough gritty soils. 
Reports from many Eastern points indicate that Brodiaeas are 
perfectly hardy. Mr. Stephen Hamblin of Harvard Botanic Gardens 
lists Capitata, Lactea, and Laxa as being absolutely hardy and 
long-lived. As these do not differ in habits from a number of 
others, I would extend his remark to include all. 
Brodiaeas can be shipped from September to December 1. 
Culture. As for Calochortus, which see. 
Time of Flowering. One of the earliest spring flowers, coming here 
in March. Other species flower in April and May while Californica, 
Grandiflora flower in July. 
BRODIAEA—COCCINEA or Floral Firecracker. The slender stems rise 
a foot or two feet high and a group mingled with ferns or like 
foliage plants is most effective. They prefer loose, gritty soil. 
Large bulbs, 10 cts. each; $1 per doz. 
BRODIAEIA—LAXA, “BLUE KING,” has deep, almost indigo blue 
flowers. 10 cts. each; $1 per doz. 
MIXED BRODIAEAS, 40 cts. per doz.; 50 for $1.75; $3.25 per 100. 
BRODIAEA COLLECTION 100 bulbs, 5 varieties, my selection, $3.50; 
50 bulbs, $2. 
BUTTERFLY TULIPS 
TRUE MARIPOSA. OR BUTTERFLY TULIPS 
Until one has seen a good collection of these plants, he has no 
idea how much Nature can do in the variation of one flower. All 
Mariposas are simply forms of Calochortus venustus. 
Cup-shaped flowers, one to many on a stem, wonderfully marked 
with eyes and dots and pencilings in rich colors, are characteristics. 
Yet each carries out the plan on a color scheme of its own, and then 
can be compared only with the orchids in wonderful variability of 
beauty. 
“Mariopsa” is the Spanish word for Butterfly, applied by the early 
Spanish settler because the eyes and markings on the flower are so 
like those on a butterfly’s wings. It is a musical word bearing a 
touch of romance and we would not like to give it up for its English 
equivalent. 
Time of flowering: of Mariposa Tulips. In California, May to June. 
In the East, not more than two weeks later. 
The beautiful tintings and markings are much more vivid than 
words can describe them. 
Will be shipped Sept. 1 to Dec. 1 only. 
AMABILIS, up to 15 in. high and rich buttercup yellow. 10 cts. each; 
$1.00 per doz.; $2.00 for 50; $3.50 per 100. 
MARIPOSA TULIPS IN MIXTURE. A mixture of fine Mariposa 
Tulips for 50 cts per doz.; $2 for 50; and $3.50 per 100. 
CALACANTHUS—(Sweet Shrub) chocolate covered fragrant flowers 
Gal. 35 cts. - 50 cts. 
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