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Indian Paint Brush. 
See page 7. 
Dwarf Blue Lupine. 
See page 6. 
LARKSPUR 
*Delphinium cardinale. ‘Scarlet Larkspur.’’ Perennial 4 to 
7 feet. Bright fiery scarlet; one of the most showy of the wild 
flowers. Very fine for cutting, the blossoms lasting a long 
time even out of water. Seed can be sown in the early fall in 
open ground where the plants are intended to remain. Packet, 
15c; 4 ounce, 60c. 
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Delphinium hesperium. ‘Western Larkspur.”’ Perennial 112 
to 3 feet high. Attractive flowers of a medium shade of blue. 
Packet, 25c. 
TREE POPPY 
*“Dendromecon rigida. “Tree Poppy.” Evergreen shrub, 5 to 
8 feet high. Bright yellow flowers, 2 to 3 inches in diameter. 
Seed is hard to germinate. Packet, 25c; 14 ounce, $1.00. 
*“Dendromecon rhamnoides. ‘Catalina Tree Poppy.” Ever- 
green shrub 5 to 8 feet high. A very rare plant from Cata- 
lina Island. Leaves and flowers much larger than in D. rigida. 
Blooms almost continuously. Seed is hard to germinate. 
Packet, 25c. 
GOLDEN EAR DROPS 
*“Dicentra chrysantha. “‘Golden Ear Drops.” Perennial, 3 to 
5 feet high. Finely cut glaucous foliage and rich yellow flow- 
ers. Seed is very hard to germinate. Packet, 15c; 14 ounce, 
$1.00 f 
WHISPERING BELLS 
“Emmenanthe penduliflora. ’’Whispering Bells.’’ Annual, 1 to 
2 feet high. Produces large quantities of bell-shaped, pendu- 
lous flowers, cream-colored or yellow. Packet, 15c. 
BUSH SUNFLOWER 
*Encelia actonii. ‘““Acton Bush Sunflower.” Shrub 3 to 5 
feet high. Flowers large, clear rich yellow on long naked 
stems, fine for cutting. Packet, 25c; 14 ounce, 75c. 
“Encelia californica. ‘““-Bush Sunflower.’ Shrub, 2 to 4 feet 
high; found on dry banks, blooming in the spring and early 
summer. Flowers bright yellow with dark centers. Packet, 25c. 
: “Encelia farinosa. “‘Incienso.” ‘Incense Plant.’” Shrub 3 to 
5 feet high. Forms a spreading, broad topped bushy plant with 
gray foliage. Golden yellow coreopsis-like flowers. Packet, 25c. 
BEACH ASTER 
Erigeron glaucus. ‘Beach Aster.” Perennial, 5 to 10 inches 
high. Flowers 2 inches or more in diameter, violet or lilac 
with yellow center. Makes an excellent rock garden plant. 
Packet, 25c. 
GOLDEN YARROW 
*Eriophyllum confertiflorum. “Golden Yarrow.” Plants grow 
1 to 2 feet high, branching from a woody base. Leaves di- 
vided into 3 to 7 divisions and covered with soft, whitish wool. 
Flowers in densely crowded flat-topped clusters, rich golden 
yellow. Very showy. Packet, 25c. 
WILD WALLFLOWER | 
Showy yellow fragrant flowers. 
*Erysimum asperum. “Wild Wallflower.’ Biennial or peren- 
nial, 1144 to 3 feet high. Erect growing plant with long spikes 
of large fragrant flowers. Colors varies from brilliant orange 
to bright yellow; very handsome and striking. Packet, 15c; 
1%4 ounce, 75c. 
*Erysimum capitatum. ‘Coast Wallflower.’ Perennial, 1 to 2 
feet high, often forming a much branched woody plant; found 
on the sand dunes along the coast. Flowers light yellow, very 
fragrant. Has a long blooming season; a good subject for rock 
gardens. Packet, 25c. 
PINK GENTIAN 
*Erythraea venusta. ‘Pink Gentian” or ‘’Canchalagua.” -An- 
nual, 4 to 8 inches high. Showy, clear pink star-shaped flow- 
ers produced in great numbers in early summer. Packet, 25c. 
RARE CALIFORNIA POPPIES 
*Eschscholtzia caespitosa. ‘“Tufted Poppy.” Annual, 6 to 12 
inches high, often with many stems, leafy and tufted at the 
base. Flowers small, clear yellow. Excellent for rock gardens. 
Packet, 25c; 14 ounce, 60c. 
*Eschscholizia hypecoides. ‘’Foothill Poppy.’’ Annual 6 to 10 
inches high branching freely from the base, rather slender 
stems and fine foliage. Flowers small, orange, produced in 
great quantities. Excellent for rock gardens. Packet, 25c. 
*Eschscholizia pulchella. ‘‘Miniature Poppy.” Annual 5 to 8 
inches high. The plants send out many slender stems from 
the base, producing quantities of exquisitely beautiful little 
flowers of a clear light yellow. Very desirable for rock gar- 
dens. Packet, 25c. 
MEADOW FOAM 
Floerkea douglasii. ‘‘_Meadow Foam.” Annual 6 to 9 inches 
high. A low spreading plant with finely cut leaves. Flowers 
yellow in center shading to cream-color at edge. A pretty little 
plant of easy culture. Packet, 15c; ounce, 70c; 14 pound, $2.10. 
DESERT GOLD 
*Geraea canescens. “Desert Gold.” ‘‘Desert Sunflower.’’ An- 
nual, 1144 to 3 feet high. Flowers deep golden yellow, very 
showy and very fragrant; excellent for cutting, lasting a long 
time in water. In the coastal areas sow the seed in spring. 
Packet, 15c. 

Bentham’s Lupine (Lupinus benthamii). One of the finest of 
the lupines. See page 9. 
