California Wild Flower Seeds 
-ANNUALS- 
ARGEMONE HISPIDA. "Prickly Poppy”. 
ARGEMONE HISPIDA. "Prickly Poppy”. White pop¬ 
py-like flowers four inches across. Found in the des¬ 
ert and dry mountain mesas of southern California, 
and easily adapts itself where there is plenty of 
sun and a sandy soil. Grows to about 3 ft. high. 
Pkt. 10c. 
BAERIA GRACILIS. "Gold Fields.” A delicate¬ 
stemmed, beautiful bright yellow daisy which cov¬ 
ers acres of the California valleys and hillsides in 
the spring and early summer. Reaches a height of 
about 5 in. Plant in sun or part shade. Pkt. 10c. 
BRIZA MAXIMA. "Dingle-grass”. A beautiful decora¬ 
tive grass with many dangling flat pendants which 
change from pale green to a shining straw-color. 
Very effective when used in a naturalized planting, 
where it matures with the later taller species of 
wild flowers. Grows to 12 in. and over. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. $1.00. 
BIDENS GRANDIFLORA. "Mexican Bidens.” A profu¬ 
sion of golden-yellow, star-like flowers. Practically 
everblooming. Can be treated as either an annual 
or perennial, which makes it useful for filling gaps 
in a naturalized planting. Really thrives in any soil. 
The grown plant reaches 10 in. Pkt. 10c. 
CLARKIA PULCHELLA. "Pink Northern Clarkia”. A 
slender plant producing guantities of round, rose- 
pink flowers, with the petals so deeply cut that they 
look like lace. Grows from Oregon to British Colum¬ 
bia in sun or shade. About 8 in. tall. Pkt. 10c. 
CLARKIA PULCHELLA var. ALBA. "White Northern 
Clarkia”. This is like the "Pink Northern Clarkia” in 
form but with lovely pure white lacelike flowers. It 
is our best white annual and does well in either 
sun or shade. About 8 in, tall. Pkt. 10c, oz. $1.00. 
COLLINSIA BICOLOR. "Chinese Houses”. The Pa¬ 
goda-like spikes of Collinsia are white, splashed 
with purple. These beautiful flowers are an old 
standby for wild flower gardens. They are especially 
good for a shaded spot where not all wild flowers 
will flourish. Pkt. 10c. 
COREOPSIS BIGELOVII. "Desert Daisy”. A glisten¬ 
ing golden daisy. The flowers are carried singly on 
slender stems which rise from tufts of narrow leaves 
to about 12 in. Grows on the sunny desert plateaus 
of southern California. Plant in light soil in full sun. 
Pkt. 10c. 
COREOPSIS CALLIOPSIDEA. "Wild Coreopsis”. Ex¬ 
cellent for a tallish planting in a sunny place and 
especially good with California Poppy and Wild 
Heliotrope. The flowers are bright golden yellow and 
appear in great quantity. Plant in the sun. Pkt. 10c. 
COREOPSIS DOUGLASII. "Douglas Daisy”. Small 
rosette-like plants about 5 in. tall, bearing many 
lemon-yellow daisies on soreading stems. Does well 
in a wind-swept coastal garden. Give it sun and 
good drainage. Pkt. 10c. 
COREOPSIS MARITIMA. "Sea Dahlia”. These huge 
long-stemmed yellow flowers, much like a single 
dahlia, are fine for cutting and last in water for days. 
The plants are bushy and the lacy leaves green and 
succulent. Does best in full sun and seems to enjoy 
a windy place. Pkt. 10c, oz. $1.25. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA CALIFORNICA. "California Poppy”. 
Our familiar and beloved California Poppy, with its 
rich orange flowers and pretty leaves, seems to 
hardly need describing. The plants grow broad and 
spreading, about 10 in. tall, and often give several 
crops of bloom in a year. Pkt. 10c, oz, 25c, lb. $2.50. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA CALIFORNICA. "California Poppy, 
Golden West”. This is the kind of California Poppy 
which has lemon-yellow flowers with a large bright 
orange spot in the center. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, lb. $2.50. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA CALIFORNICA var. ALBA. "Cream 
Poppy”. This beautiful form of the California Poppy, 
found in the San Joaquin Valley, deserves to be 
more widely used. The ivory or cream flowers are 
as large as the more familiar orange ones and the 
leaves have a silvery effect. Plant it in sun or part 
shade. Pkt, lOc, oz. 25c, lb. $2.50. 
COLLINSIA BICOLOR. "Chinese Houses”. 
