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| WILD FLOWERS OF 
CALIFORNIA 
The wild flowers of California are unriv- 
aled by those of any other State for beauty, 
color and romance. 
These are the flowers the padres found 
when first they set foot on California soil. The 
flowers Nature herself, the first of all garden- 
ers, placed here. Flowers from the fragrant 
chaparral belt, from the mountains, from the 
valleys, from the seacoast, all can be grown 
luxuriantly in your own garden. 
We have brought these flowers out of their 
native habitats from all parts of the State; 
from foothills, from plains, from deserts, from 
mountains, from seashore. We have propa- 
gated and grown them in our grounds so that 
you may enjoy them in your “own garden.” 
Many species are being grown successfully 
in the eastern States and many other parts of 
the world. You will be well repaid for the 
little care and time it is necessary to bestow 
upon them. They will beautify your grounds 
and will bring to your surroundings some of 
the lure and the romance of the California 
of early days. 















YY eee a a ne a ae aN a 
RAINBOW MIXTURE 
Special Gift Packet 
Large packet Rainbow Mixture California Wild 
Flower Seeds as described on page 3, enclosed in 
beautifully colored envelope, reproduced from water 
color painting of California Wild Flowers. Makes a 
very pleasing gift package. 
Price 25c 
II I I ER IR 
Copyright 1949 by Theodore Payne 
Local Deliveries. We deliver free all orders for plants amount- 
ing to $5.00 or more to points within a reasonable distance 
of our nursery. 
Out of Town Deliveries by Truck. Where plants are pur- 
chased in quantities we can often make arrangements to 
deliver by truck for a charge less or not exceeding the 
ordinary freight rates. 
Packing. On all orders for plants to go by freight or express, 
please add 15% to cover cost of packing. 
Guarantee. We guarantee all plants to be true to name and 
in good condition when shipped. We do not, however, hold 
ourselves responsible for their growth, as that depends on 
the care they are given. In cases where our landscape de- 
partment does the planting we guarantee the plants for a 
period of 60 days. 
WILD FLOWERS 
I think that God must love the flowers, 
He makes them as He wills; 
He makes a lot more than we need 
and hides them in the hills. 
Yes, in the hills they are hiding 
As sweet as they can be, 
Hiding far from the sight of man, 
W here only God can see. 
The gardener takes the flowers 
And makes them rich and grand; 
A sort of aristocracy, 
I think you'll understand. 
But the wild flowers, they are different, 
In the desert wind they nod, 
And look as only things can look 
Fresh from the hands of God. 
—EDSON C. HARRIS. 
NEN a NIN NS SS NI NS eS eg af) 
Payne’s 
Special Centennial Mixture 
This mixture we have specially prepared 
for the Centennial Year, and is composed of 
ten of the most showy kinds that will succeed 
under any ordinary conditions, and produce 
a brilliant display in orange, yellow, blue, 
lavender and purple. It includes the Califor- 
nia Poppy, Blazing Star, Blue Lupine, Blue 
Gilia, Baby Blue Eyes, and five other beau- 
tiful kinds. 
Packet, 15c; ounce, 60c; % pound, $1.80; 
pound, $6.00. In 5-pound lots, per pound, 
$5.50. 
DEI III OO 
Price Twenty-five Cents 
