California Native Seeds and Plants £7, 


Giant Buckwheat or St. Catherine’s Lace (Eriogonum gigan- 
teum). A striking plant which can be grown in any garden. 
Very decorative. 
YERBA SANTA 
*Eriodictyon crassifolium. ‘’Thickleaf Yerba Santa.”” An 
erect growing shrub 4 to 8 feet high and occasionally more, 
with oblong lanceolate leaves, densely tomentose on both sur- 
faces and with coarse teeth on the margins. The flowers come 
in large one-sided curved compound clusters and are a deli- 
cate shade of lavender. A beautiful shrub when in full bloom. 
Grows in dry gravelly or sandy places. Gallon cans, $1.50. 
WILD BUCKWHEAT 
The wild buckwheats form a very interesting group of the 
native plants, growing as they do, in poor rocky or gravelly 
soil and blooming profusely during the hottest portion of the 
year. They come along at a time when few other wild flowers 
are to be seen. They are excellent for use in covering dry 
banks and some of the species make good garden subjects. 
*Eriogonum arborescens. “Island Buckwheat.” A rare spe- 
cies from Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands. Forms a spread- 
ing bushy plant 2 to 4 feet high or more, with narrow, ligint 
green foliage and covered in summer with attractive, broad 
flat heads of rosy pink flowers. An ornament in any garden. 
Gallon cans, 75c. 
*Eriogonum cinereum. ‘Coast Buckwheat.’”” Forms a dense 
branching shrub of spreading habit 2 to 4 feet high with 
rather small ovate leaves; the whole plant ash colored or 
gray. Flowers soft rosy pink, very attractive. Found on bluffs 
near the seacoast, blooming abundantly for many months, 
sometimes on into the winter season. Gallon cans, 75c. 
*Eriogonum crocatum. ‘Conejo Buckwheat.” A rare species 
found growing on rocks in the Camarillo Hills. Grows 6 
inches to 1 foot high with rounded, crowded, white-felted 
leaves and sulphur-yellow flowers. A good plant for rock 
gardens. Gallon cans, 75c. 
*Eriogonum fasciculatum. ‘‘Wild Buckwheat.” A low grow- 
ing shrub with short needle-like deep green leaves. Flowers 
in large heads, white tinged with pink, appearing in summer 
and early fall when few other native shrubs are in bloom. 
Valuable for planting on dry banks and for covering cuts and 
fills where new roads have been made. Gallon cans, 75c. 
*Eriogonum giganteum. “Giant Buckwheat.” “St. Catherine’s 
Lace.” An interesting species from Catalina Island. Forms an 
upright, branching shrub 3 to 6 feet high with large Silvery 
gray foliage. The flowers are produced in very large branch- 
ing umbrella-like heads, cream colored or soft pink. A strik- 
ing plant and can be grown in any garden. The large flower 
heads placed in a tall vase are very decorative and will last 
for many months without water. Gallon cans, 75c. 
*Eriogonum parvifolium paynei. ‘Santa Paula Buckwheat,”’ 
A rare kind from the mountains of. Ventura County. The 
plants throw up several slender, graceful, arching branches 
with small white or pink flower heads. Gallon cans, 75c. 
*Eriogonum rubescens. ‘Red Buckwheat.” Foliage at the 
base on a short woody caudex; leaves broad, woolly beneath 
smooth above. Flowers rose-colored or red. A good subject 
ae rock Uatece se ee he mat of attractive foliage from 
which rise many flower stems. From Santa R 
Cruz Islands. Gallon cans, 75c. me eanesenne 
CATALINA DUSTY MILLER 
*Eriophyllum nevinii. ‘‘Catalina Dusty Miller.” Grows 2 to 
4 feet high, with several stems from near the base forming a 
plant often 3 or 4 feet across. Beautiful gray finely cut foliage 
similar to the dusty miller of gardens but much finer. Large 
heads of yellow flowers on long stems well above the foliage. 
A very striking plant which can be grown in any garden. 
Gallon cans, $1.00. 
APACHE PLUME 
*Fallugia paradoxa. “Apache Plume.” Small intricately 
branched deciduous shrub 2 to 5 feet high with finely cut 
leaves and white flowers 1 to 14% inches across. The flowers 
are followed by attractive plumes of a delicate pink shade. 
Both flowers and plumes appear on the plant at the same time 
and the shrubs continue in bloom for a long time. From the 
Providence Mountains. A good shrub for a dry place. Gallon 
eans, $1.00. 
FORESTIERA 
*Forestiera neomexicana. *Forestiera.” A deciduous shrub 
growing to a height of 5 to 10 feet with spiny branchlets and 
oblong, smooth opposite leaves. Belongs to the same family 
as the Ash and is found in canyons bordering on the desert. 
Gallon cans, 85c; 5-gallon cans, $2.50. 
FLOWERING ASH 
*Fraxinus dipetala. “‘Flowering Ash.”’ A deciduous shrub 8 
to 15 feet high with slender 4-sided branchlets. The flowers 
consist of two white petals and are produced in long airy 
panicles, quite fragrant. Generally found on the north slopes 
in the foothills and mountains and are very attractive when 
in bloom. Gallon cans, $1.00. 
FREMONTIA 
*Fremontia californica. “Fremontia.” “‘Flannel Bush.’’ Dis- 
covered by General John C. Fremont, the pathfinder, while 
crossing the Sierras, and named in his honor, An evergreen 
shrub of spreading habit with rather small, generally lobed 
leaves. The flowers are large, lemon yellow and produced 
along the branchlets forming long sprays, the blossoms open- 
ing out flat something like a Cherokee Rose. The shrubs bloom 
in spring and the whole bush blossoms simultaneously, making 
a blaze of color. Stands both heat and cold, but requires a 
well drained soil. Gallon cans, $2.00. 

Hollyleaf Cherry (Prunus ilicifolia). One of the most use- 
ful of the native shrubs. Desirable for foundation planting 
against a building. Makes a splendid hedge. See page 19. 
