REVOLUTUM, DOG'S-TOOTH VIOLETS 
The stems are long, the flowers large and exquisitely 
tinted, often single, never more than four to the stem, and the 
leaves are mottled in white and green. While the plants 
thrive in garden loam, they do well in heavy soils which are 
quite wet in winter. See color plate, page 1. 
Revolutum. A most lovely strain, the very large flowers in 
delicate blending shades of white, tinted lavender; deep 
lavender-pink; pink; hardly two alike and all most en¬ 
chanting. 10 cts. each; $1 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 
Pink Beauty is a deep lavender pink and most beautiful. It 
has all the vigor of Revolutum. No Erythronium excels it. 
12 cts. each; $1 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 
Rose Beauty is like Pink Beauty, but a deep rose pink. Very 
striking. Flowers at least three weeks earlier than Pink 
Beauty. Each 10 cts.; $1 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 
Johnsonii is perhaps the most lovely of all Erythroniums. 
With the stout habit of this group, it has exquisite rose- 
pink flowers. From the coastal region of Oregon. 10 cts. 
each; $1 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 
Purdy’s White is a pure white, rather than a lavender white. 
It is very richly marked at the base and has an unusually 
stout stem and large bold flower. An Eastern Erythronium 
lover writes that it was the most admired of all in her 
collection. 12 cts. each; $1 per doz. 
Praecox (Oregonum) is an early blooming unusually fine va¬ 
riety. The leaves are mottled in browns, the flowers are 
large and of a very fine rich-cream color, richly banded 
maroon. One of the finest of all. 10 cts. each; $1 per doz.; 
$7.50 per 100. 
Watsonii is also known as Giganteum, but is hardly of this 
class. It has white flowers, beautifully zoned at base with 
brown. 8 cts. each; 80 cts. per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
MIXTURES AND COLLECTIONS OF ERYTHRONIUMS 
A Fine Mixture from those of the first group w T ill be supplied 
at 40 cts. per doz.; $3 per 100; $25 per 1000. 
A Fine Mixture of the Revolutum group will be sent at $1 per 
doz.; $7.50 per 100. 
First Group, Splendid Collection of 20 bulbs each of five spe¬ 
cies (100 bulbs), named, for $3.50. Half collection for $2.00. 
Collection of Revolutum Varieties. 100 bulbs, 20 each, 5 sorts, 
for $7.50; half collection for $4.00. 
Collections and mixtures are made from first size bulbs. 
NAMED ERYTHRONIUMS FOR NATURALIZATION 
We offer a smaller size of Erythroniums for naturalizing. 
Experience in our garden shows that up to 70 per cent will 
flower the first year. Unusual value. 
100 
1000 
5000 
Californicum. Cream. 
, .$1.50 
$10.00 
$37.50 
Californicum Bicolor. White and gold., 
. . ZOO 
15.00 
62.50 
Citrinum. Cream and lemon. 
.. 2.00 
15.00 
62.50 
Grandiflorum type. Buttercup yellow... 
. . 3.00 
20.00 
80.00 
Hartweggii. Early. Creamy. 
. . 2.00 
15.00 
62.50 
Hendersonii. Lavender . 
.. ZOO 
15.00 
62.50 
Johnsonii. Rose-pink . 
. . 6.00 
A little money spent on Wild Flower Seeds and 
a very 
little care wall make beauty spots of your old corners. See 
list, page 34. 
A GROUND COVERING FOR ERYTHRONIUM BEDS 
TRIENTALIS makes a most delightful covering for these 
beautiful bulbs. At the top of 4 to 6 in. stems is a circle of 
very pretty bright green leaves, and on naked stems rising 
1 to 2 in. above the leaves are many delightful little soft pink 
flowers which come after the Erythroniums have flowered, 
and last several weeks. The fine green foliage persists 
throughout the summer and makes a fine ground covering 
after the Erythroniums have died down. Trientalis is hardy 
anywhere. Plant alternately with the Erythroniums and at 
same depth. May also be used with Fritillarias and any other 
little bulbous plants in shade. 40 cts. per doz.; $1.25 for 50; 
$2 per 100. 
The above prices are postpaid to your door. 
FRITILLARIAS 
See color plate, inside front cover, where the beautiful 
tintings and markings are pictured so much more vividly 
than words can describe them. 
FRITILLARIAS are bulbous plants of the w r est. The 
stems are leafy and most graceful, with pendent bell-like 
flowers. One species found in Southern California is 
called Mission Bells, while in other places local species are 
called Red Bells, Yellow Bells, or Brown or Chocolate Lilies, 
a name quite justifiable, as Fritillarias so closely approach 
true lilies in character that some species have been confused 
with them. 
There are three groups of these fine plants on the Pacific 
Coast. 
1st Group. These have slender stems with the leaves in 
circles very much like many lilies. Many flowers are bell¬ 
shaped and nodding, borne in graceful racemes. The bulbs 
are round, flat disks covered with rice-like grains. These 
grains are little offsets and will grow if planted. When a bulb 
is dug" they usually fall off and replant the bed. 
Recurva is often called Red Bell and Lanceolata is often 
called Mission Bells. The name Mission Bells, however, right¬ 
ly belongs to Mflora, a species related to Group 2. 
These species are woodland plants, perfectly hardy and 
like a porous, well-drained soil fairly rich in leaf mold. 
FRITILLARIA SPECIES 
GROUP 1 
Lanceolata is from 1% to 3 ft. high, with a few to many 
flowers. They are green and brown, mottled prettily. 
10 cts. each; $1 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 
Lanceolata Gracilis. A slender sort 12 to 18 inches high, with 
a flower which in some lights appears to be black while 
in others it seems to be deep purple-brown. 10 cts. each; 
$1 per doz. 
Recurva much resembles a lily and is the finest of the world's 
Fritillarias. 1% to 3 ft. in height with stout stems nodding 
at top. The strongly recurved flowers are orange scarlet, 
the throat flecked with yellow. 10 cts. each; $1 per doz.; 
$7.50 per 100. See color plate on inside front cover. 
GROUP 2 
The members of this group, instead of being woodland 
plants, are found in full sun in loam or clay soils. The leaves 
are few, crowded toward the base. Stems are up to 10 inches 
high and bear one to five flowers which are broad, open bells. 
We find that they do best in full sun in any well drained loam. 
Agrestis. Low growing with neat, greenish-yellow bells. 
10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 
Glauca. Related to Pluriflora, grows to less than 10 in. Foli¬ 
age is a very blue green while the flowers are broad bells 
of purple, marked with greenish-yellow. 10 cts. each; $1 
per doz. 
Liliacea. 6 to 10 inches high, with several large open bells. 
The color is a waxy white, beautiful tinted pale green. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per dozen. 
Montana. This rare new species is a dwarf, 3-4 inches high, 
with dainty reddish-maroon, unspotted bells. An entirely 
new and novel type. 20 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Pluriflora grows 6 to 12 in. high, leafy at base with many very 
beautiful large open bells of a lovely deep rose. Next to 
F. Recurva, our most beautiful Fritillaria. 10 cts. each; 
$1 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 
Purdyii in this original form, was discovered and named 30 
years ago, its locality lost and I am now able to offer for 
the first time. It is 4 to 9 inches tall with one to seven 
lovely large bells, waxy white, flecked scarlet. Unusually 
fine and very rare. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
GROUP 3 
There is but one member of this group, F. Pudica. They 
like full sun, perfect drainage and a light, loose soil; either 
sandy or gritty. 
Pudica. From 4 to 6 in. high, with rather large basal leaves 
and erect stems, bearing 3 to 6 nodding bells 1% to iy 2 in. 
long and pure gold in color. Absolutely hardy and a gem 
for the rock garden. 10 cts. each; $1 per doz. 
Very Large Bulbs of any of These at Double Price 
Fritillarias have an odd habit of having two entirely dif¬ 
ferent sorts of leaves. If they do not flower they have a 
single, very large leaf; if they do, they do not have this leaf 
at all, but circles of leaves around the flowering stem. They 
are not steady bloomers, but are apt to rest the year after 
flowering. It is my endeavor to send only flowering bulbs, 
but there is no way in which I can be sure to do so. 
For Southern California Erythroniums, Californica Bicolor, Hartweggii and Hendersonii are the most dependable. 
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