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Indian Paint Brush. 
See page 7. 
Dwarf Blue Lupins. 
See page 6. 
COREOPSIS 
Bright golden daisy-like flowers. 
*“Coreopsis calliopsidea. ‘‘Wild Coreopsis.” Annual 6 to 12 
inches high. Flowers large, deep yellow, very showy. Grows 
best in heavy soil. Packet, 25c; 144 ounce, $1.00. 
“Coreopsis douglasii. ‘Yellow Daisy.” “Douglas Coreopsis.” 
Annual 6 to 12 inches high. A graceful little plant with bright 
yellow daisy-like flowers. Very pretty in masses for beds Gr 
borders. Packet, 15c; 44 ounce, $1.00. 
*Coreopsis gigantea. “Tree Coreopsis.’ Perennial. A pecu- 
liar and very interesting plant having a stout trunk 3 to 6 feet 
high with arm-like branches, rich vivid green feathery foliage 
and quantities of large bright yellow daisy-like flowers. Found 
on rocky bluffs near the coast from the Santa Monica Moun- 
tains to San Luis Obispo County. Packet, 25c. 
Coreopsis maritima. “Sea Dahlia.’” Perennial 2 to 214 feet 
high. Flowers large, 3 to 4 inches in diameter, light canary 
yellow. Excellent as a cut flower, lasting a long time in water. 
Has a long blooming season and will grow in any garden. 
Packet, 25c; 44 ounce, $1.25. 
“Coreopsis stillmanii. ‘‘Stillman’s Yellow Daisy.” Annual 9 
to 12 inches high. Finely cut foliage. Flowers large, rich, 
deep, yellow, very showy. Grows best in sandy soil. Packet, 
15c; ounce, $1.50; 144 pound, $5.00. 
LARKSPUR 
*Delphinium cardinale. ‘'Scarlet Larkspur.” Perennial 4 to 
7 feet. Bright fiery scarlet; one of the most showy of the wild 
flowers. Very fine for cutting, the blossoms lasting a long 
time even out of water. Seed can be sown in the early fall fn 
open ground where the plants are intended to remain. Packet, 
15e; 48 ounce, 60c. 
*“Delphinium parryi. “Blue Larkspur.” Perennial 115 to 3 
feet high. Attractive flowers of a rich shade of blue. Packet, 
25c; 4g ounce, $1.00. 
TREE POPPY 
*“Dendromecon rigida. “Tree Poppy.” Evergreen shrub, 5 to 
8 feet high. Bright yellow flowers, 2 to 3 inches in diameter. 
Seed is hard to germinate. Packet, 25c; 14 ounce, $1.00. 
green shrub 5 to 8 feet high. A very rare plant from Cata- 
une ielene peaves ve flowers much larger than in D. welds 
ooms almost continuously. Seed is h E i : 
Packet, 25c; 14 ounce, $1.00. : ort Ho SOLS 
Cultural Note for Dendromecon: We have had fai 
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success with this seed by sowing it in dry ground in eee 
flats, then burning dry grass or brush over the surface. 
GOLDEN EAR DROPS 
*“Dicentra chrysantha “Golden Ear Drops.” i 
i : 6 Pps.” Perennial, 
5 feet high. Finely cut glaucous foliage and rich velo ay 
ers. Seed is hard to germinate. Packet, 15c; 14 ounce, $1.00 
Cultural Note for Dicentra: Same as for Dendromecon. es, 
purple. One of the most interestin 
occasionally on grassy slopes. Packet, 25c. 
DOWNINGIA 
*Downingia immaculata. ‘‘Downingia.”” Annual, 4 to 6 inclies 
high. A Canemine little plant closely related to the lobelia. 
Flowers sky blue with yellow and white in center, very at- 
tractive in masses. Packet, 25c. 
WHISPERING BELLS 
*Emmenanthe peduliflora. ‘‘Whispering Bells.” Annual, 1 to 
2 feet high. Produces large quantities of bell-shaped, pendu- 
lous flowers, cream-colored or yellow. ‘Packet, 15c; 4g ounce, 
$1.00. 
BUSH SUNFLOWER 
*Encelia actonii. “Acton Bush Sunflower.” Shrub 3 to 5 feet 
high. Flowers large, clear rich yellow on long naked stems, 
fine for cutting. Packet, 25c; 14 ounce, 75c. 
*Encela californica. ‘““Bush Sunflower.’ Shrub, 2 to 4 feet 
high; found on dry banks, blooming in the spring and early 
summer. Flowers bright yellow with dark centers. Packet, 25c. 
*Encelia farinosa. “Incienso.”” “Incense Plant.” Shrub 3 to 
5 feet high. Forms a spreading, broad topped bushy plant with 
gray foliage. Golden yellow coreopsis-like flowers. Packet, 25c. 
BEACH ASTER 
Erigeron glaucus. “Beach Aster.’ Perennial, 5 to 10 inches 
high. Flowers 2 inches or more in diameter, violet or lilac 
with yellow center. Makes an excellent rock garden plant. 
Packet, 25c. 
GOLDEN YARROW 
*Eriophyllum confertiflorum. "Golden Yarrow.’ Plants grow 
1 to 2 feet high, branching from a woody base. Leaves di- 
vided into 3 to 7 divisions and covered with soft, whitish wool. 
Flowers in densely crowded flat-topped clusters, rich golden 
yellow. Very showy. Packet, 25c. 

Bentham’s Lupine (Lupinus benthamii). One of the finest of 
the lupines. See page 10. 
