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Calochortus luteus and venustus. They can either be considered one 
variable species or many. I follow the usual horticultural nomencla¬ 
ture. 
VENUSTUS VAR. ROSEUS. This is the typical Venustus as de¬ 
scribed by Bentham and is from Southern California, rather low in 
stem, and with the white flower with a carmine bacx. A large showy 
red blotch at the apex of each petal, a rich maroon eye in the middle, 
and beautiful color and hair mar. mgs at the base. $3 00 $30 00 
VENUSTUS VAR. ROSEUS IMPROVED. In a form I have discov¬ 
ered, the stem is tall and stout, the plant more vigorous and the color¬ 
ing throughout more intense. A most lovely thing. $3 00 $20 00 
Var. Sulplnireus. In the typical venustus a few flowers are light 
yellow or sulphur in color. They must be dug in flower and are very 
rare. 
VAR PURPURASCiiNS. In this the flowers are often three Inches 
across. On the ins.de they are creamy w.iite half way and purplish 
the other half, while without they are purple. There is no rose blotch 
at the apex as in Rosens, but otherwise it is even more richly mar. ed. 
It is native to heavy, sticky clays, although liking any loam in culti¬ 
vation. Very strong and vigorous. $3 00 $20 00 
VESTA. One of the largest flowered, THE MOST THRIFTY, and 
one of the handsomest of all lVlariposas. The flowers are from three 
to five inches across, borne on long, separate stal. s, and numerous. The 
plant often thirty inches high. Color within white, suffused with pur¬ 
ple, center mar. ed with maroon band and with beautiful penciling and 
hairs. Without the petal is purple. It is a native to heavy, suc. y 
clays, and in cultivation thrives in any loam. All considered, the 
best of 'all Calochorti. 
Large bulbs, $4 50 $30 00 
Good bulbs, $3 00 $20 00 
VESTA VAR. LACINIATA. A new form with the petals cut into ir¬ 
regular margins, very odd and fine. NEW. $1u 00 
VESTA ROSEA. ROSE PINK NOVELTY. $10 no 
VENUSTUS EL DORADO STRAIN. 
This is an extremely variable strain from the Central Sierra Ne¬ 
vada mountains, where they grow in light soil in the pine woods, The 
plants, when favorably located, are vigorous In growth, from one to 
three feet in height, and quite floriferous. The flowers are large and 
beautifully marled, both with eyes, pencilings and hairs, and the var¬ 
iation in coloring is remarkable. Some few have a golden or rose 
blotch at the apex, and all have an eye at the center, and the varia¬ 
tions in markings, as well as color, are indescribably numerous, 'they 
vary from white to pink and purple, to red and claret, and there are 
