CALIFORNIA WILD FLOWER SEEDS 
California is unrivaled in the number and beauty of its wild 
flowers, but.it is the vast stretches of certain annuals that so 
attract visitors to the state, and I offer here the loveliest of 
these. 
Worthy a place in the finest boi'der and specially valuable to 
fill vacancies where more difficult plants have failed, they are 
unrivaled to brighten up odd corners, vacant lots or difficult 
situations for they are all exceptionally easy to grow. 
Culture: Sun or light shade. Sow where to bloom and thin 
to prevent crowding; either fall or spring. Soil, any even poor 
and rocky. For naturalizing, either plow or scarify soil well and 
in the West this should be done before March 1 unless the area 
can be watered. Quantities: 5 to 8 pounds per acre; 1 pound to 
5000 square feet; 1 ounce to 200 square feet. Sowing time; In 
the East, April to June; in California, large areas after first 
fall rains; if watered, October to May. 
ABRONIA umbellata. “Pink Sand Verbena”. Fragrant lilac 
rose flowers resembling a Verbena. Prefers sandy soil. 
Spring sown, it flowers all summer. Oz. 70c. 
AUDIBERTIA GRANDIFLORA “Humming Bird Sage”. 1% -3 
ft. Flowers blue in whorl above whorl in showy clusters. 
Humming birds love. Stunning with Columbines. Pkt. 15c; 
Vs oz. 60c. 
BAERIA CHRYSOTOMA. “Golden Carpet”. 3 6 in. making a 
dense carpet of deepest gold. % oz. 50c. 
BARTONIA Aurea. “Blazing Star”. 2-3 ft. with fine foliage and 
large cup-shaped flowers of pure gold, with orange center. 
Fine in any border. Oz. $1. 
COREOPSIS BIGLOVII. 8 to 14 in. Showy yellow flowers. 
Stands dryest conditions. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 50c. 
COREOPSIS STILLMANI. “Stillman’s Daisy”. 12 in. Fine cut 
foliage and large deep yellow flowers. Very showy. Oz. $1. 
CLARKIA Elegans. “Rose Clarkia”. 9 to 15 in. with lovely lobed 
flowers of soft rose. Oz. 60c. 
COLLINSIA Bicolor. “Chinese Houses”. 8-12 in. with ascending 
whorls of bright rose flowers, tipped white. Very lovely in sun 
or half shade. Oz. 50c. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA. “California Poppy”. The most noted Cali¬ 
fornia wild flower, of which the loveliest are: 
Californica (Aurantiaca). The California Poppy which each spring 
covers our hills and fields with such glorious splendor. Flow¬ 
ers are 2-3 in. across, brilliant orange with a glossy sheen. 
Oz. 50c. 
Maritima (Golden West) is as lovely; the color, deep golden yellow 
with the center orange. Oz. 50c. 
GILIA Acliillaefolia. “Blue Gilia”. 1-1% ft., with graceful stems 
and lovely heads of violet-blue. Oz. 50c. 
GILIA Capitata. “Queen Anne’s Thimble”. 1-1% ft. branching 
plant with delightful soft blue flowers. Late. Oz. 50c. 
GILIA LEPTOMERIA. 3-9 in. high. Large umbels of many flow¬ 
ers of varied color in white, pink and lilac rose on a many 
branched plant. Stunning. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 35c. 
GILIA linifolia. 12 in. Panicles of dainty Phlox-like flowers. 
Fine to cut. Either lilac or white. State color. Oz. $1. 
GILIA Tricolor. “Birds’ Eyes”. Low, with charming flowers like 
Phlox Drummondii; smoky-lilac, with a yellow halo and purple 
center. Oz. 50c. 
GODETIA Amoena. “Summer Darling”. 15-24 in. with slender 
branching erect stems and large flowers of silvery-rose, with 
a red blotch at center. Oz. 60c. 
GODETIA BOTTAEA. (1-3 ft.) Very showy pink to crimson flow¬ 
ers of large size. Does best in shade. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35c. 
LATHYRUS ALFELDII. A stunning large flowered blood red 
strong climbing perennial pea. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c. 
LAYIA elegans. “Tidy Tips”. 12 in. Large daisy-like flowers; 
yellow, edged with white or cream. Oz. $1.50. 
LINUM Lewisii. “Blue Flax”. 1-2 ft. The lovely “Sierran” flax 
is a perennial blooming in four months from seed. Flowers 
are large and sky-blue. Pkt. 25c. 
LUPINUS nanus. “Dwarf Blue Lupine”. “Blue Bonnet”. The 
flowers are rich blue, shaded white. A bed of this and Cali¬ 
fornia Poppy makes a glorious show. Fragrant. Oz. 50c. 
MELONELLA LINEARIS VAR, PULCHELLUM. “Cream Cups” 
(4-8 in). One of California’s most charming annuals, the cups 
soft yellow at the rim and large center of cream. Pkt. 20c; 
1/32 oz. 60c. Rare. 
NEMOPHILA. “Baby Blue Eyes”. “Baby Eyes”. Charming low 
plants with the flowers open cups an inch across. 
Insignis. “Baby Blue Eyes”. Deep blue with lighter center. 
Oz. 40c. 
Maculata. “Spotted Baby-Eyes”. White with vivid purple 
spots. Oz. 40c. 
Atomaria. Very dark blue and lovely. Oz. 40c. 
PAPAVER CALIFORNICA. “Wind Poppy”. Slender, frail look¬ 
ing stems, 15 in. high with most brilliant coppery red flow¬ 
ers. Pkt, 15c. 
PHACELIA Campanularia. “Bell-flowered Phacelia”. 6-15 inch 
with delightful open bells of intense blue. Oz. 70c. 
PHACELIA VISCIDA. (12 in.). Flowers are cups of the most 
divine gentian blue smothering the plant for months in sum¬ 
mer. Pkt. 15c; oz. 70c. 
PHACELIA Whitlavia. “Wild Canterbury Bell”. 1-1% ft. Large 
bell-shaped flowers of violet-purple hanging in open clusters. 
Oz. 70c. 
SALVIA CARDUACEA. A very interesting and unusual peren¬ 
nial with white woolly foliage, the flowers long beaks of lilac. 
Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 30c. 
PRICES OF ABOVE: Unless otherwise noted, 10c per pkt.; 3 pkts. 
for 25c; 13 pkts for $1.; % oz. at oz. rate. Write for prices on 
larger quantities. 
MIXED WILD FLOWER SEEDS— A specially prepared blend 
based on my experience of the kinds that will do well in all 
localities. Oz. 60c; 2 ozs. for $1; % lb. $2.25; pound $4. 
The above prices prepaid to your door in any quantity. 
AZALEA OCCIDENTALIS 
AZALEA OCCIDENTALIS 
PURDY’S SUPREME PINK. This lovely native azalea is hardy 
and easily grown in any good loam where moisture is liberal. 
In nature it varies greatly in color and from my plantings I 
have selected a very lovely soft pink shade which has been 
propagated by layers to maintain the color and I can now offer 
a limited number in the following sizes: 
12-15 inches tall with 3-5 buds. Each, $1.30. 
15-18 inches tall with 5-6 buds. Each, $1.60. 
18-24 inches tall with 7-10 buds. Each, $2.25. 
For shipment by express, charges collect. Single plants may 
be mailed. Add postage: 30c per plant west of the Rockies; 
60c per plant east of Rockies. 
CARL PURDY, Ukiah, California 
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SWEENEY. STRAUB h DIMM. HORTICULTURAL PRINTERS. PORTLAND. OREGON 
