C. PROSTRATUS. Mahala Mat. Squaw Carpet. Prostrate, forming broad mats, rooting 
along the stems. Green, leathery, toothed leaves. Light or dark blue flowers. 3,000 to 
7,000 ft. Hardy. 50 cents per pkt. ; 
C. PURPUREUS. To 4 ft. Rigid, erect habit. Leaves dark green. Stems dark red-brown. Flowers 
blue to purple-blue. A good plant for the hot dry garden. Napa county. 
“C. RAMULOSUS. 5 ft. Arching branches, flowers light blue. Rocky or sandy situations 
in central California Coast ranges. 
“C. RAMULOSUS. var. FASCICULARIS. 4 ft. Rich green leaves and dark brown bark. 
Lilac blue flowers. 
C. RIGIDUS. Monterey Ceanothus. 4 ft. Stiff, intricately branched habit. Small stiff, glossy 
leaf. Blue or lavender flowers in axillary clusters. Confined to the Monterey coast. 
C. RIGIDUS var. ALBUS. With the habit of the type. Thickly covered with pure white 
flowers. (As this is found growing in stands of the blue type, plants grown from these 
seeds may revert). 
“C. SOREDIATUS. Jim Brush. 6 ft. Stiff, erect growth. Small, glossy, dark leaves. Blue or 
lavender flowers. Coastal canyon sides of central California. 
“C. SPINOSUS. 10 ft. Shrub or small tree. Yellow-green bark. Pale blue flowers, very 
variable in shade. Mountains near southern California coast. 
“C, THYRSIFLORUS. Blue Blossom. Shrub or small tree to 10 ft. Glossy green foliage. Long, 
thick panicles of rich blue flowers. Abundant in Redwood belt. Will take water in the 
garden. Hardy 
*“C, THYRSIFLORUS var. REPENS. Prostrate habit, making wide mats. Blue flowers. Very 
local in coastal region north of San Francisco. 50 cents per packet. 
C. VEITCHIANUS. A natural hybrid to 15 ft. tall. Used in England as a wall plant. Blue 
flowers. Requires water. 
C. VELUTINUS. To 4 ft. Low, rounded habit. Leaves dark glossy-green above, pale beneath. 
Flowers white. To 7,000 ft. central and northern California. 
*C, VERRUCOSUS. 5 ft. Rounded form covered in late winter with a foam of white bloom. 
san Diego county. 
CERCIDIUM MICROPHYLLUM (Parkinsonia). To 25 ft. Single-stemmed. Green bark. Often 
making a small tree. Finely divided leaves. Loose racemes of pale yellow flowers. 
Along the Colorado river. d. 
CERCIS OCCIDENTALIS. Western Red Bud. Shrub or small tree to 20 ft. Round leaves. 
Red-purple flowers in small clusters along stems. Blooming before leaves appear. Will 
take a lot of water. Foothills to 4,000 ft. d. 
C. OCCIDENTALIS var. ALBA. A white flowered form of the above. While seed was 
collected from an isolated specimen it is possible that plants from this seed may revert 
to the colored type. 
CERCOCARPUS. Small trees and shrubs with little, yellow flowers and unusually attractive, 
plumed seeds. The species vary chiefly in habit of growth and habitat. 
CERCOCARPUS BETULOIDES. Mountain Mahogany. 10 ft. Small, dark green leaves. 
Mountain sides to 4,000 ft. Probably hardy. 
C. INTRICATUS. Flat-Topped Mountain Mahogany. 2 ft. Widely-spreading intricately 
branched, tangled bushes, flattened almost prostrate habit. Excellent for a windy expos- 
ure. To 10,000 ft. Hardy. 
C. LEDIFOLIUS. Desert Mountain Mahogany. 12 ft., sometimes a small tree. Narrow 
leathery leaves. The old, gnarled specimens have high architectural value. Dry moun- 
tain slopes to 8,600 ft. Hardy. 
C. TRASKIAE. Catalina Hard Tack. 8 ft. Leaves very white beneath. Catalina and Santa 
Gruzisiandss = d: 
CHILOPSIS LINEARIS. Desert Willow 10 ft. Sweet-scented, lavender bigonia-like flowers. 
From desert stream beds and washes. d. 
COMAROSTAPHYLOS DIVERSIFOLIA. To 18 ft. Attractive, shiny, toothed leaves. White, 
urn-shaped flowers followed by beautiful translucent scarlet berries in drooping racemes. 
Santa Barbara Islands and adjacent coast. 
CUPRESSUS GOVENIANA. Gowan Cypress. Dwarf. Compact, rounded habit. Excellent 
the year round. Should be better known. Monterey Peninsula and Mendocino plains. 
C. MACROCARPA. Monterey Cypress. Tree to 50 ft. tall. Useful for coastal windbreak. 
Hardy in British Isles. Endemic to Monterey Peninsula. 
DENDROMECON RHAMNOIDES. 5 ft. Arching stems forming spreading bush. Narrow 
leaves of the same grey-green as D. rigida var. Harfordii. Flowers large, clear yellow. 
Santa Barbara Channel Islands. 50 cents per packet. 
D. RIGIDA. Tree Poppy. 6 ft. White shredding bark. Long, blue grey foliage. Large, yellow 
flowers. Long blooming season. Hardy in British Isles. Dry slopes to 3,000 ft. 
D. RIGIDA var. HARFORDII. 6 ft. Fairly dense, erect habit, becoming tree-like. Large, grey- 
blue leaves. Good yellow flowers to 3 inches across. Santa Barbara Channel Islands. 
50 cents per packet. 
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