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WM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
CALOCHORTUS— Continued. 
True Mariposa or Butterfly Tulips — Perfect 
drainage, good loam, full sun. The bulbs 
of this and the following section should 
be allowed to remain dry after flower¬ 
ing. If necessary, dig and store dry until 
fall. Bloom from June to Aug., on IS to 
24 inch stems, which are usually 
branched. 
*venustus citrinus — Deep rich yellow flow¬ 
ers with black eye. 10c each. 
"venustus El Dorado M ixture— Flowers are 
marvelous in their variety of colors and 
markings, 2 to 4 inches across. Mixture 
only. 10c each. 
Calochortus Vesta 
*vesta —White, flushed with lilac or rosy 
purple, red at center and purple on back 
of petals. We think this is one of the 
nicest of all. 3 to 5 inches across. 15c 
each. 
Other Mariposa Tulips— 
*clavatus —Largest flowered of the Mari¬ 
posa Tulips. Flowers shaped like a bowl, 
often 4 inches across, deep yellow, lower 
half covered by stiff yellow hairs. 15c 
each. 
*eiycarpus —Umbels of large white, or lav¬ 
ender on white flowers on slender 6 to 9 
inch stems. In center of each petal is a 
large purple blotch. Very showy and 
hardy. 10c each. 
*greenei —A rare species with erect cups 
of large size, soft lilac in color, yellow at 
inner base and lined with long silky 
hairs. 20c each. 
*gunnisoni —A native of high mountains of 
Colorado. Large cup-shaped flowers of 
white and lavender in umbels on slender 
12 inch stems. The flowers have many 
green hairs at centers and lovely mark¬ 
ings in other colors. 15c each. 
*howelli —Large white flowers, with green 
hairs on the lower, inner portion, on 8 
to 12 inch stems. 15c each. 
*kennedyi — Large flowers of bright ver¬ 
milion. One of the brightest colored flow¬ 
ers we have ever seen. 25c each. 
macrocarpus —Exquisite lavender flowers 
of large size, tinted green on the reverse, 
on stiff stems. 20c each. 
*nuttalli — The state flower of Utah and 
called the “Sego Lily” by the Mormons. 
Endures very cold weather and grows 
from 15 to 18 inches high, with 3 to 6 
flowers of pure white with markings of 
gold and maroon. 10c each. 
*splendens rubra — A splendid form with 
large flowers of satiny pinkish lilac. 15c 
each. 
CALOPOGON pulchellus — (Grass-Pink Or¬ 
chid) Tall stems with many beautiful 
pinkish-purple flowers with a crest of 
golden hairs in the throat. Easy in a wet 
spot in peat and sphagnum, though rare 
in cultivation. 15 inches. June and July. 
25c each. 
Camassia Leichtlinii 
CAMASSIA leichtlini — Large star-shaped 
flowers on 3 to 4 ft. stems during June 
and July. Of easy culture, planting bulbs 
3 to 4 inches deep during Fall. Blue 
shades. 15c each. 
leichtlini alba —White flowering form of 
preceding, f’owering two weeks later 
than blue. 15c each. 
