California Native Seeds and Plants 
WILD WALLFLOWER 
Showy yellow fragrant flowers. 
*Erysimum asperum.. “Wild Wallflower.” Biennial or peren- 
nial, 114 to 3 feet high. Erect growing plant with long spikes 
of large fragrant flowers. Color varies from brilliant orange 
to bright yellow; very handsome and striking: Packet, lic; 
14 ounce, 75c. 
*Erysimum capitatum. ‘‘Coast Wallflower.’ Perennial, 1 to 2 
feet high, often forming a much branched woody plant; found 
on the sand dunes along the coast. Flowers light yellow, very 
fragrant. Has a long blooming season; a good subject for rock 
gardens. Packet, 25c. 
PINK GENTIAN 
*Erythraea venusta. “Pink Gentian” or ‘“‘Canchalagua.” An- 
nual, 4 to 8 inches high. Showy, clear pink star-shaped flow- 
ers produced in great numbers in early summer. Packet, 25c. 
RARE CALIFORNIA POPPIES 
*Eschscholizia caespitosa. ‘‘Tufted Poppy.” Annual, 6 to 12 
inches high, often with many stems, leafy and tufted at the 
base. Flowers small, clear yellow. Excellent for rock gardens. 
Packet, 25c; 14 ounce, 75c. 
*Eschscholizia hypecoides. ‘Foothill Poppy.’ Annual 6 to 10 
inches high branching freely from the base, rather slender 
stems and fine foliage. Flowers small, orange, produced in 
great quantities. Excellent for rock gardens. Packet, 25c. 
*Eschscholizia pulchella. ‘‘Miniature Poppy.’ Annual, 5 to 8 
inches high. The plants send out many slender stems from 
the base, producing quantities of exquisitely beautiful little 
flowers of a clear light yellow. Very desirable for rock gar- 
dens. Packet, 25c. 
MEADOW FOAM 
Floerkea douglasii. ‘“-Meadow Foam.” Annual, 6 to 9 inches 
high. A low spreading plant with finely cut leaves. Flowers 
yellow in center shading to cream-color at edge. A pretty little 
plant of easy culture. Packet, 15c; ounce, 70c; 14 pound, $2.10 
DESERT GOLD 
“Geraea canescens. ‘Desert Gold.” ‘‘Desert Sunflower.” An- 
nual, 14% to 3 feet high. Flowers deep golden yellow, very 
showy and very fragrant; excellent for cutting, lasting a long 
time in water. In the coastal areas sow the seed in spring. 
Packet, 15c. 
GILIA 
“Gilia abrotanifolia. “‘Pale Blue Gilia.”” Annual, 112 to 21% 
feet high. Large heads of very pale blue flowers. Packet, 15c; 
ounce, 80c; 14 pound, $2.50. 
*Gilia aggregata. ‘Scarlet Gilia.’” Perennial or biennial. 
forming a basal rosette of finely cut foliage from which rise 
slender stems 1 to 2145 feet high bearing scarlet, star-shaped 
flowers. A showy species from the higher mountains. Packet, 
25C) 
*Gilia californica. ‘Prickly Phlox.’’ Shrub, 2 to 4 feet high. 
Prickly needle-like leaves. Fragrant phlox-like flowers of a 
delicate rose pink color. Packet, 25c. 
*Gilia densiflora. ‘California Phlox.” Annual, 1 to 2 feet 
high. Phlox-like flowers in crowded clusters, soft lilac pink, 
in size and color much like those of the prickly phlox. Suc- 
ceeds best in sandy soil and makes a great display of flowers 
in early summer. Packet, 15c; ounce, $1.00. 
*Gilia densifolia. ‘‘-Late Flowering Gilia.’’ Perennial, 1 to 115 
feet high. Stems rigid and branching from a woody base. 
Flowers in large, dense, terminal clusters, sky blue appearing 
in summer. Grows in sandy or gravelly soil. Packet, 25c. 
*Gilia dianthoides. ‘Fringed Gilia” or "Ground Pink.” An- 
nual, 2 to 6 inches high. An exquisite little plant with minute 
leaves and phlox-like flowers, rose colored or lilac with yel- 
lowish throat. Blending of colors and delicacy of plant inde- 
scribably beautiful. A good subject for small beds, rock g’ar- 
dens or for planting between stepping stones. Packet, 25c; 
1/16 ounces, $1.00. 
Gilia dichotoma. “Evening Snow.” Annual, 6 to 12 inches 
high. Beautiful large, white, fragrant flowers opening in the 
late afternoon and produced in such profusion as to almost 
completely cover the plant. Packet, 25c. 
SUN ROSE 
Helianthemum scoparium aldersonii. ‘‘Alderson’s Sun Rose.” 
Shrubby perennial with rush-like stems, 1 to 219 feet high. 
from a woody base. Produces quantities of bright yellow flow- 
ers on slender stems. Grows in dry places. Packet, 25c. 
SUNFLOWER 
*Helianthus gracilentus. ‘‘Slender Sunflower.” Perennial, 3 
to 5 feet high. A handsome plant with many slender branches 
and rich green, lanceolate foliage. Flowers bright yellow, very 
showy and excellent for cutting, especially attractive ar- 
ranged in a tall vase. Packet, 25c. 
GOLD FLOWER 
*Hymenoxys biennis. ’’Goldflower.” Biennial, 142 to 2% feet 
high. A beautiful species from the desert regions. Sends up 
one or more leafy stems, branching above and topped with 
golden yellow flowers. Fine for cutting. Packet, 15; 14 ounce, 
60c. 
WILD PEA 
Lathyrus splendens. ‘Pride of California.” “Campo Pea.” 
Perennial climber 4 to 8 feet. A rapid growing climbing pea, 
bearing clusters of deep crimson flowers 2 inches or more in 
length. Can be grown on a trellis or fence or allowed to 
clamber over shrubs. A glorious sight when in bloom in the 
spring. Packet, 25c. 
Lathyrus strictus. ‘Wild Pea.’ Perennial climber, 4 to 8 
feet, producing large rose colored flowers in great abundance. 
Packet, 25c. 
*Lathyrus violaceus. ‘Purple Pea.” Perennial climber 4 to 8 
feet. A beautiful plant with light green foliage and pale violet 
purple flowers. Packet, 25c. 
Cultural Note for Lathyrus. Soak seed in warm water and 
plant in small pots, one seed to a pot; transplant when large 
enough. 
BLUE FLAX 
*Linum lewisii. ‘‘-Blue Flax.’ Perennial, 112 to 245 feet high, 
from a slightly woody base. Flowers in terminal clusters large, 
sky blue. From the high mountains. A very showy plant and 
quite easy to grow. Packet, 25c; 14 ounce, 75c. 


Payne’s Tree Lupine (Lupinus paynei). Beautiful silvery 
foliage. One of the most attractive of the bush or tree 
lupines. See page 10. 
