ERIOPHYLLUM LANATUM. "Oregon Sunshine". In 
spite of its name this gay golden daisy with woolly 
silver leaves, grows all through the northern Cali¬ 
fornia mountains. It makes a bright spot in the 
sunny gravelly rock-garden and blooms all through 
the hot summer months. Pkt. 25c. 
CILIA AGGREGATA. "Scarlet Gilia". This brilliant 
perennial Gilia grows in open sunny gravelly flats 
in the high Sierra or in half shade among the pine 
forests lower down. The plumy spikes of flowers are 
scarlet, salmon, soft pink, or, very rarely, pure white. 
In full sun and exposure in the rock garden it will 
be about ten inches tall. Pkt. 25c. 
PENTSTEMON CONFERTUS var. CAERULEO-PURPU- 
REUS. "Sierra Pentstemon". This Pentstemon does 
best in a sunny, rather dry rock-garden or rock-well, 
where its clusters of brilliant blue flowers show up 
well against the rock surfaces. Pkt. 25c. 
PENTSTEMON GLABER, ALPINE FORM. "Mountain 
Beauty". The stems of this lovely Pentstemon grow 
only three or four inches tall, but each bears enor¬ 
mous wide-throated flowers of purest blue, shading 
into lavender in the throat. It grows on the top of 
Sonora Pass in the Sierra and on the pumice slopes 
over towards Mono Lake. Plant it in gravelly soil 
and among rocks. Pkt. 25c. 
LINUM LEWISII. "Mountain Flax". The sunny 
gravelly places of the high Sierra are also the home 
of this dainty flax, with broad flowers of pure blue 
in graceful sprays about a foot tall. Pkt. 25c. 
LUPINUS LYALLII. "Lyall's Lupin". A miniature edi¬ 
tion of the tall lupins of the California lowlands, 
this dainty flower is a charming rock plant. The 
little spikes of blue and white flowers, three or four 
inches tall, sit in clusters of long-stemmed five-fin¬ 
gered leaves on sunny rocky banks. Pkt. 25c. 
MIMULUS IMPLEXUS. "Alpine Mimulus". This Mimu- 
lus grows along stream sides on Tioga Pass, and on 
the road up to Tuolumne Meadows. In fact you can 
find it in wet sunny places all through the high 
mountains. The plants are six inches tall and the 
big puffy golden flowers, speckled with scarlet- 
brown, almost hide them. Pkt. 25c. 
PENTSTEMON BRIDGESII. "Scarlet Pentstemon". The 
Pentstemons are the glory of the Sierra in late sum¬ 
mer and this slender brilliant scarlet one is sure to 
catch the eye. Its wand-like stems are ten inches 
tall and the bright flowers hang like ear-drops. 
Pkt. 25c. 
PENTSTEMON NEWBERRYI. "Mountain Pride". The 
large flowers of this Pentstemon are a striking red, 
not scarlet but rather carmine, and grow in thick 
spikes on rather short stems. The leaves are quite 
pretty,—thick, leathery and green-gray, with tiny, 
neat scallops round the edges. It grows in gravelly, 
humusy soil among rocks and on rocky ledges from 
Mount Shasta south along the Sierra ridge. Pkt. 25c. 
6 ROCK PLANTS 
6 Any six of the above rare 
and beautiful native Califor¬ 
nia rock plants 
for... 
$1 
■HARDY PERENNIALS 
Many of the hardy perennial wild flowers of California are worthy of a place in the most 
fastidious perennial border and we take pleasure in presenting the following selected list of 
them. Sow the seeds in flats, in soil which contains sand and humus, and transplant them 
when small to their permanent places. In California it is wise to cut these perennials back 
severely after blooming, to keep them tidy and to make them longer-lived plants. 
AQUILEGIA LONGISSIMA. "Long-spurred Arizona 
Columbine". The spurs on these clear yellow flow¬ 
ers are four and five inches long and a plant in full 
bloom looks ready to take flight. A most beautiful 
Columbine. It grows three feet tall or more. Plant 
it in sun or very light partial shade and be sure that 
it has good drainage. Pkt. 25c. 
AQUILEGIA CAERULEA. "Rocky Mountain Colum¬ 
bine". Although not a California wild flower, it is 
such a lovely thing that we include it anyway. Its 
clear blue and white blossoms bloom best in light 
shade and a moist, peaty soil. Grows twelve inches 
tall. Pkt. 25c. 
AQUILEGIA TRUNCATA. "Western Wild Columbine". 
The flowers are red and gold like those of the East¬ 
ern Wild Columbine, but much larger, and the plants 
grow three feet tall. It is found in the deep woods 
of the Santa Cruz Mountains on the way to the 
Redwood trees of Big Basin. Plant it in a shaded 
spot and give it leaf-mold. Pkt. 25c. 
ARMERIA VULGARIS. "Pink Thrift". The seacoast 
meadows along the famous 17-mile Drive are cov¬ 
ered, in spring, with the round pink blossom-balls of 
this pretty little Thrift. The flowering stems are six 
inches tall and the leaves grow flat and grass-like. 
Pkt. 25c. 
DELPHINIUM NUDICAULE. "Red Larkspur". This 
bright Larkspur blooms in early summer on loose 
rocky banks in the Santa Cruz Mountains and in the 
Coast Range north of San Francisco. The flowering 
stems are ten inches tall and hold the flowers loosely 
in open sprays. After blooming the plant dies down 
entirely. Plant in part shade or full sun and be sure 
the drainage is good. Pkt. 25c. 
DELPHINIUM SCOPULORUM. "Mountain Larkspur". 
This is the big blue Larkspur which grows so abun¬ 
dantly around Lake Tahoe. The spikes of rich blue 
flowers are sometimes two feet long. Plant it in a 
moist place in light shade. Pkt. 25c. 
DODECATHEON HENDERSONII. "Shooting Star". In 
early spring the seaward-looking slopes around 
beautiful Carmel are sprinkled with this charming 
flower, which is first cousin to a wild Cyclamen. 
Its reflexed petals are pale or deep rose and the 
little beak is dark purple. Plant it in an open sunny 
place where it will have moisture during its bloom¬ 
ing period. After blooming it dies down entirely. 
Pkt. 25c. 
ERIGERON GLAUCUS. "Beach Aster". The rocky 
cliffs of Point Lobos, near Carmel, and the seaward 
bluffs of the 17-mile Drive are studded with the soft 
green leaves and wide, golden-centered lavender- 
blue flowers of this Beach Aster. It flourishes in 
either sun or shade and in either sheltered or wind¬ 
swept places. Pkt. 25c. 
ERIGERON GLAUCUS. "Beach Aster". 
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