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ee | native material ts collected and handled by ne. Botanic accureey. is artic 
ia ularly Stressed, Most itene are from widely differing carte of San Diero Oounty, from 
_. ooaetal: bluffs, intermediate elevations, to forested or. exposed mountain tops of over... 
8000", which have already felt tho bite. "of cold and snow in mid.Octoher, Seme are from 
the western edea of the Col, Desert, & sheer drop of thousands of feet into another © 
‘climate, For this reason there aro many different types of habitat, oither needed or 
6 A ON tolerated, Neutral soil for the ‘ma jority will hold,-but not one gan thrive without oxX— 
ere good drainage’ below and about the crows, Sravel, sand and leafmold only’ enrich— 
ment, ‘Avoid use of artificial fertilizers, at least the first year, to avoid rot,” 
_ Many natives originally from So, Calif, are not included here, a9 they can readis./ 
Ly he found a6 standard items in many nurseries; hut anything in my cellecting area is 
gladly furnished on special request, Some are comine to you for the Firet time, Tor 
, Stirring up your Forty-niner pioneering spirit, ly those first liked and desirea by 
a Aiba “myself? are recommended. » Somo other natives have not been available for many years fron _ 
Saar hie County, so will prove new to many, if not Yold acquaintance, " A fou kinds have 
, become lost, porhéps caapletely, due to ever expanding communities or AKeaines: hy 
idea of conservation consists literally of snatching endemic bulba and others from une 
|| dex blades of bulldozers and ploughs that are soraping more miles of euperhishways and 
! A cropping dry lakebottone; or from hoof and maw of wickedly staring Ssteors, In tvo west 
ern states have been near arrest on eusvicion of collecting beafsteake or venison rath 
er then: violot. neces: Sut 8 caplet Rekeone follows disolosure of my innocence-~of 3 
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KAY It ia not ip " Gade. hardiness or adaptability. of any mild plant ered y, on the 
“pasie of its natural habitat, Yot a few srall growers occasionally give out sveeping 
oa," statenents on the subject that are misleading to the average gardener, and prevent wid- 
er enjoyment of delichtful noweomers, (io writer recently etated that all wildlings | 
‘are difficult to astablish, This is utterly ridiculous, In fact, a large vercentace 
>. of comion favorites remain as vhen introduced from their wild haunts; most being Brat Ow 
cVonven fully improved sinpby thru less) competition, — ‘Let us not be beaten down by the pre ju- 
-. diees of a few tho are hardly overminded on: meterial which is still unsuecessful or 
co even untried by themselves, It tekes more than one trial, one placo, ono gardene*. 
My authority for identification he re hes been Pp, A, hme? MANUAL OF SCUTH@RN CAL 
pRORTA. BOTANY, with Ur. Yuna ts eracioug personal help on 2 for puzzlers, Additi onal 
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