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CHRYSANTHEMUMS—Continued 
Glory of the Pacific. Pink; early. 
Golden Eagle. Deep golden yellow; compact 
with Incurved petals. 
Kinkora. Pink; petals reflexed. Extra fine. 
Lincoln. Yellow. Petals incurved. 
Lynnwood Hall. Snow white. Very large and 
perfectly incurved. 
Major Bonnafon. Yellow. Old, but one of the 
best. 
Matchless. Fine red. Petals reflexed. 
Mrs. E. G. Hill. Flesh pink. Early. Flat. 
Mrs. W. Wells. Unique shade of reddish, bronzy 
orange. Petals long and drooping. 
Norfolk Blush. Enormous flower of very pale 
blush. 
Paul Braunt. Petals yellow outside, coppery 
orange inside. 
Shilowa. Red. Flat. 
Silver Wedding. White. Broad petals. 
Timothy Eaton. White petals incurved. Large. 
W. B. Smith. Light pink; large; free bloomer. 
W. C. Moir. Fine, white Japanese incurved 
sort; large and perfectly round. 
White Mayflower. White. Petals incurved. 
Willowbrook. White. Petals reflexed. 
Wm. Duckham. Yellow. Very tall. Large. 
Xeno. Pink. Dwarf. Petals incurved. Late. 
Yellow Eaton. Bright yellow. Very large. 
MARGUERITES 
Shrubs widely grown in California and thriving 
under almost any conditions. (For “Blue Mar¬ 
guerite” sec Felicia.) 
C. frutescens. WHITE MARGUERITE; PARIS 
DAISY. Known throughout the State. A wonder¬ 
fully free bloomer. Seems to have no enemies and 
thrives almost anywhere. Makes an excellent flow¬ 
ering hedge. 
C. frutescens lutea. YELLOW MARGUERITE. 
A beautiful variety of preceding. Flowers are yel¬ 
low and slightly larger. 
C. frutescens “Mrs. F. Sander.” DOUBLE MAR¬ 
GUERITE. Other double Marguerites have been 
introduced, but this variety is far and away ahead 
of the rest. Flowers are two or three times as 
large as common Marguerite and very double. 
Plant has better foliage and growth is more com¬ 
pact and symmetrical. Splendid for cutting. 
SHASTA DAISIES 
C. maximum. Said to be hybrids, but usually 
considered improved forms of this species. Origi¬ 
nated by Luther Burbank. Widely grown and very 
popular. 
CLEMATIS 
C. heracleaefolla davidiana. China. Herbaceous 
perennial and not at all a climber. Grows only 
about four feet tall. Has larger leaves than any 
other Clematis in cultivation. Flowers light blue, 
in clusters. 
CLIVIA 
C. hybrida (Imantophyllum hybridum). Very 
similar to Amaryllis, but without real bulbs. Leaves 
are long and strap-shaped, evergreen. The cluster 
of large, showy, orange flowers is borne on a long 
stalk above the leaves. Remarkably handsome. 
COLEUS 
Bedding plants grown for the wonderfully rich 
and varied coloring of the foliage. All garden 
forms are varieties of C. blumci, native to Java. 
COREOPSIS 
C. lanceolata. Eastern U. S. Herbaceous peren¬ 
nial growing about two feet high. Has bright yel¬ 
low, daisy-like flowers on long stalks. Excellent 
for cutting. 
CORTADERIA (Gynerium): Pampas Grass 
Well-known plants succeeding everywhere in 
the State. There are several good forms in addi¬ 
tion to the common sort. 
C. argentea (Gynerium argenteum). S. America. 
The most widely cultivated but not the handsomest 
sort. Plumes white. 
C. jubata. Very handsome species. Growth like 
the rest, but has broader leaves and more feathery, 
glossy, lavender-colored plumes. Often called Pur¬ 
ple Pampas Grass. Blooms freely and is remark¬ 
ably handsome. 
NAMED VARIETIES 
Elegans. Leaves very narrow. Plumes are 
glistening white, very feathery and borne on 
shorter stalks than the common. 
Mad. Rendlateri. Plumes very light lavender, 
almost pink. Called Pink Pampas Grass. 
Marabout. Foliage very compact. Plumes 
white. 
Roi des Roses. Leaves narrow. Plumes rosy 
purple. Winter bloomer. 
Variegated. Growth lower than the rest. 
Leaves narrow, with white stripes. 
COTYLEDON (Echeveria) 
C. secunda glauca. Mexico. Little stemless plant 
used for edging. Leaves very glaucous, in a rosette 
three or four inches broad. Multiplies rapidly. 
Flowers reddish yellow, on a stalk six to twelve 
inches high. Sometimes called “Hen and Chick¬ 
ens.” 
CRINUM 
Quite similar to Amaryllis and sometimes so 
called. Leaves long and very broad. Flowers are 
funnel-shaped, large and often fragrant; borne in 
clusters on stout, hollow stalks. 
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