B. LAXA. Ithuriel’s Spear. 2 ft. Wide loose heads of showy lavender-blue flowers. Central 
and northern California, hills. In heavy soil. To 7,000 ft. Hardy. 
B. PULCHELLA. 2 ft. Dense heads of mauve-blue flowers, following B. capitata. Coast 
ranges central and northern California. 
CALOCHORTUS ALBUS. Fairy Lanterns. 18 inches. Sprays of large pearly-white nodding 
flowers. Wooded slopes, coast ranges southern and central California to 4,000 ft. 
C. LUTEUS. 12 inches. Cup-shaped lemon-yellow flowers, often brown-blotched. Central 
California to 3,000 ft. : 
C. RUBELLUS. 12 inches. Nodding flowers in shades of rose and wine pink. Mountains of 
central California to 6,000 ft. 
CLINTONIA ANDREWSIANA. 18 inches. Handsome glossy basal leaves. Clusters of deep 
pink flowers. Polished lapiz-lazuli berries. Deep redwood forests. Hardy. 
C. UNIFLORA. | inch wide pure white flowers borne singly. Coniferous forests of central 
and northern California to 6,000 ft. 
FRITILLARIA LANCEOLATA. Checker lily. 2 ft. Wide bells of dark purple mottled with 
yellow. Northern California near coast. Hardy. 
LILIUM PARRYI. Lemon Lily. 4 ft. Large clear lemon-yellow, trumpet flowers, delightfully 
fragrant. Moist places in southern California mountains to 8,000 ft. Hardy. 50 cents per 
packet. 
L. PARRYI var. KESSLERII. A local form of the above. 50 cents per packet. 
L. PARVUM. To 7 ft. Many bell-shaped orange crimson-tipped flowers. Stream-sides and 
wet meadows to 10,000 ft. Sierra Nevada. Hardy. 
ZYGADENUS FREMONTII. 18 inches. Large racemes of cream-colored flowers. Coastal 
hillsides of southern and central California. Hardy.. 
NON-CALIFORNIAN WILD FLOWERS 
As an addition to the garden of California wild flowers there are numerous species 
from other countries which grow well. in similar conditions. We are offering seeds of a 
number of these wild flowers from other lands, which have been tried out and found adapt- 
able to the conditions in which California natives grow so well. 
Plants to grow with California natives: 
AGATHAEA AETHIOPICA. 18 inches. Perennial. Blue flower bushlet. 
ANEMONE PULSATILLA. Pasque Flower. Perennial. 12 inches. Large violet-purple flowers 
in early spring. 
BABIANA STRICTA varieties. Bulb. 6 inches. Flowers in shades of lavender to purple-blue. 
BIDENS GRANDIFLORA. Annual. 18 inches. Golden daisy flowers. 
BRIZA MAXIMA. Annual. Quaking grass. 18 inches. Very decorative grass for floral 
arrangements. 
B. MINOR. Annual. 12 inches. A more delicate edition of the above. 
CALCEOLARIA GRACILIS. Annual. 10 inches. Flowers pale yellow. A dainty plant for 
moist shady places. 
CISTUS LAURIFOLIUS. 95 ft. tall. Handsome dark-leaved shrub, with clusters of large single 
white flowers. 
DAUBENTONIA TRIPETII (Sisbania). Small tree with stunning orange-scarlet pea flowers. 
DOLICHOS LIGNOSUS var. ALBUS. A fine large white flowered perennial pea. Deciduous. 
ERICA Sus South African Heath. Shrub 3 ft. Waxy crimson tubular flowers 1% 
inches long. 
E. VERSICOLOR. South African Heath. Shrub 3 ft. Waxy crimson green-tipped tubular 
flowers. 
FREEZIA HYBRIDS. The popular fragrant bulb. Easy to grow in dry gardens. 
GERANIUM PRAETENSIS. 12 inches. The wild blue flowered geranium of England. 
G. PRAETENSIS ALBUM. Seed collected from white flowered plants. (May revert to the type). 
GLAUCIUM HYBRIDS. Horned Poppy. Large poppy flowers in yellow or scarlet. 
HALIMUM ATRIPLICIFOLIUM var. MOROCANUM. 4 ft. Gray leaved shrub with red-brown 
bark and large primrose-yellow, single rose flowers. 
HELIANTHEMUM TUBERARIA. Perennial. 4 inches. Sprays of single, yellow sun-roses. 
HOMERIA COLLINA. Bulb with narrow leaves 2 ft. long. Flowers salmon-red star with lime 
yellow centre. 
LINARIA HYBRIDS. Annual 8 inches. Flowers pale cream and maroon to dull crimson. 
LINUM CAMPANULATUM. Perennial 2 ft. Deep corn yellow flowers on slender branching 
stems. 
MARGYRICARPUS SETOSUS. Pearl Berry. Broadly spreading shrub 6 inches tall. Ferny 
foliage and round pearly berries. 
NARCISSUS BULBOCODIUM. Bulb. 6 inches. Hoop-petticoat daffodil. A miniature yellow 
daffodil for sunny gardens. 
OMPHALODES LINIFOLIUS. Annual. 12 inches. Sprays of many lovely white flowers. 
Grey leaves. 
ROCHEA COCCINEA. Perennial succulent. To 2 ft. Wide heads of crimson pink, fragrant 
flowers. 
YUCCA ELATA. 12 ft. Creamy white bells. Hardy. 
Y. GLAUCA. To 5 ft. tall. Waxy cream-colored bells. The best Yucca for the large rock’ 
garden. Hardy. 
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