PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING 
In California sow wild flower seed at the beginning of the rainy season. 
If the land can be watered, seed may be sown up to the end of April. In eastern 
gardens sow in Spring as soon as the ground is workable. Rake the seed lightly into 
ground which has been dug or plowed and then smoothed over. 
For the present it is necessary for me to manage alone and other work 
has to be done to keep the seed business going. Therefore | must limit order- 
filling to the months of September, October, November, February and March. 
All orders will be acknowledged when received. 
Postage is prepaid in U.S.A. only. Seeds are insured only at the cus- 
tomer’s request. As valuable orders have been lost in the mail | take no 
responsibility for safe carriage. Terms are cash with order or | will send C.O.D. 
if one-third is paid as a deposit. Please use enclosed order blank. 
| send honest seed but because | cannot control the growing condition of 
this seed | give no guarantee of behavior. The smallest acceptable order is 
fifty cents. Though some species in the last catalog are out of stock, that list 
still holds good. | have small quantities of many unlisted species. 
Seeds 25 cts per packet unless otherwise indicated. 
Trade packets. 50 cts. 
Prices subject to change. 
LESTER ROWNTREE 
The following SHRUBS are evergreen except where marked d. for deciduous. 
Some shrub seeds are sent out in the pod as they loose their vitality when shelled. 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS FRANCISCANA, Laurel Hill Cemetery Manzanita. Creeper. 
“  HOOKERI. Dwarf. Small bright green leaf. 
“ PATULA, Green Manzanita. 6 ft. 
“ PUMILA, Sandmat. Small gray leaf. Creeper. 
“TOMENTOSA, Woollyleaf Manzanita. 4 ft. 
“ _UVA-URSI, Bearberry. Green leaved, red berried creeper. 
BERBERIS AQUIFOLIUM, Oregon Grape. Shiny green leaves, blue berries. 5 ft. 
“  NEVINII, Nevin Barberry. Gray foliage, red berries. 5 ft. 
“NERVOSA, Longleaf Mahonia. Glossy green leaves, blue berries. 2 ft. 
““ PINNATA, Shinyleaf Mahonia. Blue berries. 3 ft. 
CARPENTERIA californica, Bush Anemone. Large white flowers. 6 ft. 
CEANOTHUS are notorious hybridizers and it has been necessary, this year, to 
collect some seed from wild flower gardens. This seed may produce hybrids 
but as wild lilac hybrids are more vigorous than their types and are often 
extremely interesting and lovely, | do not consider this a drawback. Field 
collected seed is marked with an asterisk. 
CEANOTHUS ARBOREUS, Catalina Wild Lilac. Blue. 15 ft. 
“ ARBOREUS hybrids. Various shades of blue. 12 ft. 
“BLUE CLOUD. A named hybrid. Lovely. 9 ft. 
* “ CRASSIFOLIUS, Hoaryleaf Ceanothus. One of the best of the whites. 8 ft. 
“— CYANEUS, San Diego Ceanothus.Deep blue. Ragged and short lived. 8 ft. 
“  DENTATUS, Cropleaf Ceanothus.Blue. 4 ft. 
“  DENTATUS VAR. FLORIBUNDUS. Blue. Prostrate to 2 ft. Makes wide mats. 
“ DIVERGENS, Calistoga Ceanothus. Blue. Wide. 3 ft. 
“ FOLIOSUS, Wavyleaf Ceanothus. Blue. 3 ft. 
“~~ FOLIOSUS VAR. VINEATUS. Blue. Wide. Prostrate to 2 ft. 
