DIPLACUS AURANTIACUS. Northern Monkey Flower. 3 ft. Orange-yellow flowers. Stiffish 
upright shrubs. Appreciate heavy pruning in the fall. Almost always in flower. 
D. LONGIFLORUS var. CALYCINUS. 2 ft. Soft, grey-green leaves. Flowers a lovely pale 
yellow. From dry, rocky foothills. Hardy. 
D. HYBRIDS. Natural hybrids between various species, producing an exquisite range of 
colors in crimson, pinks and salmon yellows. 
D. Prhaoe Aaa 3 ft. Stiff. upright habit, dark green leaves, brick-red flowers. Southern Calli- 
ornia. 
FALLUGIA PARADOXA. 4 ft. Straw-colored branches. Small, deeply-cut leaves. Flowers 
like small single wild roses. Feathery seed-plumes, lavender paleing. As decorative 
in seed as in flower. Almost ever-blooming. Drier parts of southern California. 
FREMONTIA CALIFORNICA var. NAPENSIS. 10 ft. Loosely branched. Flowers saucer- 
shaped, lemon yellow. Napa county. 
F. MEXICANA. 15 ft. Large, deep-yellow flowers with orange reverse. Almost ever-bloom- 
ing. Southern San Diego county. Hardy. 
GARRYA ELLIPTICA. 8 ft. Stiff, bushy habit. Leaves glossy, dark green above, gray 
beneath. Long, blue-grey catkins at ends of branches. Sun or shade. Useful as a speci- 
men plant. Requires good drainage. North coast ranges. 
G. FREMONTII. Bear Brush. 7 ft. Shiny, yellow-green oval leaves. Silky catkins later 
bearing deep plum-colored fruit. Particularly effective when planted on a ledge where 
it can be looked into from below. Dry mountain ridges to 7,000 ft. Hardy. 
HAPPLOPAPPUS ERICOIDES. (Ericameria). Mock Heather. To 3 ft. Dense domed habit. 
Gray-green upright heather-like growth, with vertically flattened leaves. Resin scented. 
Completely covered in fall with golden yellow bloom. Seed collected from especially 
dwarf forms no more than | ft. tall, found along the Monterey Peninsula Coast. Sand 
dunes and flats. Central and southern California. 
HOLODISCUS DISCOLOR. Creambush. 5 ft. Ash-grey bark, wrinkled green leaves; long 
pointed heads of white, spiraea-like flowers completely covering the srub in June. Coast 
ranges. d. 
H. DISCOLOR var. DUMOSUS. 2 ft. Low, bushy habit. Fluffy with shell-pink flowers in 
July. High mountains from 6,000 to 11,000 ft. Excellent in a large Rock Garden. 
ISOMERIS ARBOREA. Bladder Pod. 5 ft. Widely-branched, rounded habit. Yellow-grey 
leaves. Rich yellow flowers the year round. Inflated, blue-grey seed pods. For hot, dry, 
places. Southern California. 
JUNIPERUS CALIFORNICA. 5 ft. to 10 ft. Sometimes making small tree. Silver berries at 
Christmas-time. Dry hills central and southern California. Hardy. 
J. SIBERICA. 18 inches. Prostrate, following the contours of rocks and ground. Dense, dark- 
green mats to 15 ft. across. Berries blue-black with white bloom. Rare in California 
mountains, to 11,000 ft. Hardy. 
KALMIA POLIFOLIA. Pale Laurel. 2 ft. Rounded bushes, glossy green leaves white be- 
neath. Flowers pale pink to rose-purple. By stream-sides in sun or partial shade. To 
11,000 ft. Hardy. 
K. POLIFOLIA var. MICROPHYLLA. Alpine Laurel, 3 inches. Narrow dark green leaves, 
often bronzed. Bright, deep pink flowers in rounded clusters. Threading through alpine 
turf in moist meadows to 12,000 ft. Hardy. 
LAVATERIA ASSURGENTIFOLIA. California Tree Mallow. To 10 ft. Rounded habit, often 
with tree-like trunk. Flowers deep rose-pink, ever-blooming. Useful as a wind-break in 
coastal areas. Santa Barbara Channel Islands. 
LYONOTHAMNUS FLORIBUNDUS. Catalina Ironwood. Slender tree to 30 ft. Narrow, dark 
green, pinnately cut leaves. White flowers in broad clusters. Endemic to Santa Barbara 
Islands. 
OSMARONIA CERASIFORMIS. Oso Berry. 5 ft. Erect habit. Pendant racemes of small, 
fragrant, white flowers. Blue-black berries. Canyon slopes of northern California to 
4,000 ft. 
PHILADELPHUS LEWISII var. CALIFORNICUS. Mock Orange. 8 ft. Loosely branched, 
free habit. Large white flowers. Requires plenty of water. 
PHOTINIA ARBUTIFOLIA. Toyon. 8 ft. Thick bushy habit. Terminal clusters of white flowers 
followed by showy scarlet berries at Christmas time. Canyons and foothills to 3,500 ft. 
PHYLLODOCE BREWERI. Red Mountain Heather. 8 inches. Bright green heath-like 
foliage. Terminal clusters of rose-red, bowl-shaped flowers. In moist, acid soil. Sierra 
Nevada mountains to 12,000 ft. Hardy. 
PINUS CEMBROIDES var. MONOPHYLLA. One Leaved Piyon Pine. Tree to 25 ft. Attractive 
small cones. In windy locations; takes gnarled antique form. 
PURSHIA TRIDENTATA. Antelope Brush. 2 ft. Intricately and densely branched. Spreading 
to 4 ft. across. Abundant cream-yellow flowers resembling small wild roses. Arid 
slopes and ridges to 9,000 ft. Hardy. 50 cents per packet. 
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