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Californian "Bulbs , Grolvn by Carl Purdy 
train which arrives at 8.30 p. M., stay over night, and make the trip the next day. It 
can be made so as to catch the return train at 1.30 p. m., or an entire day can be taken 
Telephone connects “The Terraces” with all points through the Ukiah central. 
No telephone number needed. 
Besides growing a large number of bulbs in my gardens, I employ quite a corps 
of collectors for wild bulbs, and occasionally take a collecting trip myself for some diffi¬ 
cult subject. I reach almost all parts of the western United States and can often secure 
rare desiderata which are not listed. 
I am growing tulips, daffodils, and other Dutch bulbs with great success, and have 
very fine collections. 
Bulbs for Heavy Soils 
In many parts of California the prevailing soil is that sticky clay, commonly known 
here as adobe, in which but a limited number of bulbous plants will really thrive. The 
following native bulbs are the best for such soils. 
Brodiaeas. All; but especially Grandiflora, Californica and Capitata. Least of all, the 
Floral Firecracker. 
Calochorti. The Globe Tulips are at home in adobe. Few Mariposa Tulips like it, 
yet Vesta, Purpurescens and Claratus are native to the worst kind of adobe, and 
Oculatus and Citrinus will do well in it. 
Camassias. All species will do wonderfully well in wet adobe. 
I" ritillarias. Of these, only Pluriflora, Billora, Agrestis, Liliacea and Coccinea; all 
of which are native to the heaviest of adobes. 
Erythroniums. Citrinum, Californicum, Hendersonii and Revolutum will grow well 
if the drainage is good and shade is provided. 
Lilies. Pardalinum will do fairly well; Plumboldtii well, and Humboldtii magnificum 
will thrive if drainage is good. 
Trilliums. All of the Sessile class will do well in shaded adobe situations. 
Among Dutch bulbs, daffodils and Spanish irises are especially adapted to adobes 
and gladioli will do very well. 
If drainage and shade are right, very fine tulip flowers can be grown the first year, 
but the bulbs do not maintain themselves as well as in soils better suited to them. 
Catalogs Issued. I issue a Catalog of Californian Native Bulbs at intervals, 
usually every September. I issue an annual Catalog of Dutch bulbs, making a specialty 
of tulips, daffodils and Spanish irises, and give careful cultural directions for California. 
Brodiaea coccinea (The Floral Firecracker) 
Dazzling crimsou on tall stems; beautiful for rockeries. (See page 7) 
