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their best in the crevices of shaded rocks, or in so'il rich with mold, in 
lightly shaded ground. Sharp drainage is essential. 
BENTHAMII. A dainty bright yellow cup lined with silky hairs, 
and often with dark eyes on each petal. $j. 50 $io 00 
Elegans. Seldom seen in cultivation, flowers greenish wmte, 
with silky ha'irs. 
Eleganous Var. Nanus. An exquisitely beautiful flower in light 
yellow, with sih.y hairs. None daintier. Sold for some >ears under the 
name Apiculatis, from which it is really very different. 
Lobbi'i. flowers wmte tinged green, silky. A very odd and rare 
variety. 
Maweannus. A most delicate sort, with lilac tinged flowers, very 
silky. 
MAWEANNUS VAR. MAJOR. With all of the delicate beauty of 
the last, and twice its size and vigor. This is the best of the Star 
Tulips. $1 50 $10 00 
CAERULEUS. Flowers blue, with very long silky hairs, completely 
covering the petal. The most exquisitely dainty of the class. Scarcely 
known in cultivation. Some dealers list the two preceding under this 
name. 
MAWEANNUS VAR. ROSEUS. Li e Var. Major, except with a 
rosy pink tinge. A very beautiful species, in some of its forms nearly 
as large as C. Purdyii. 
Nudus. An 'inconspicuous variety, with nai ed petals, white tinged 
green; from dry groum.s. 
Shastensis. In habit like the last, and with naked petals, but 
the white flowers are pretty. It grows in wet meadows. 
Umbellatus. Stronger than preceding, with nal ed petals, and very 
pretty white (lowers. It grows in open meadows. 
LILACINUS. Large, finely formed Lowers of a fine lilac, and petals 
not hairy Very vigorous, growing in sandy loam in wet meadows. 
$1 50 $10 00 
SECTION III 
Nearly all of the species of this fine group are from Oregon and 
the northwest. They grow in heavy damp soils, more often in grassy 
slopes and meadows, and thrive in grain fields. The stems are stout, 
a foot or more high, and the exquisitely beautiful flowers are of good 
size and lined with sil y hairs. Their hardiness in colder regions is 
I think beyond question, and as I have said, they are not at all miffy 
about soil. 
APICULATIS. This rare beautiful species has never been seen 
in cultivation. The large' cup-shaped flowers are of a delicate straw 
color and lined with silky hairs. 
PURDYII. Stem eight to fifteen inches in height. The erect white 
flowers lined with white hairs are often an inch and a half across. There 
are forms with blue hairs and pinkish ground color. $4 50 $30 oo 
