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Owl’s Clover or Pink Paint Brush (Orthocarpus purpurascens). 
Very striking in large masses. 
*Oenothera trichocalyx. ‘Desert Evening Primrose.” An- 
nual, 6 inches to 2 feet high. Large white flowers. Grows in 
sandy soil. Packet, 15c; 44 ounce, 75c. 
*Oenothera viridescens. “Beach Sun Cups.” Perennial of 
trailing habit with thick silvery foliage and bright yellow 
flowers produced in great numbers. Grows in pure beach sand 
and makes a glorious display for many months. Packet, 25c; 
1% ounce, 75c. 
OWL’S CLOVER 
Orthocarpus purpurascens. ‘Owl’s Clover” or ‘Pink Paint 
Brush.” Annual, 4 to 10 inches high. Rose, pink or purplish 
lilac shading to cream-color at center. Packet, 15c; 14 ounce, 
$1.00. 
WILD PEONY 
*Paeonia brownii. ‘Wild Peony.’’ Perennial, 1 to 11% feet 
high with attractive deeply cut foliage. Flowers 1 to 145 
inches in diameter, deep blackish crimson. Packet, 25c. 
WESTERN POPPY 
*Papaver californicum. ‘Western Poppy.’ Annual, 1 to 2 
feet. A slender, fragile plant with pretty pinnately divided, 
light green leaves. Flowers orange scarlet with pale yellow 
center. A rare species found occasionally on hillsides in partial 
shade. Packet, 25c. 
PENTSTEMON 
Excellent for the perennial border and rock gardens. 
*Pentstemon antirrhinoides. “Yellow Bush Pentstemon.” 
Shrub 3 to 6 feet high. Much branched with narrow light 
green leaves. Flowers iarge bright yellow. Packet, 25c; 1/16 
ounce, 75c. 
*Pentstemon azureus. “Azure Beard Tongue.” Perennial, 
1 to 2 feet high, with many stems, from a woody base. Pro- 
duces large blue flowers in great abundance. Packet, 25c. 
*Pentstemon bridgesii. ‘"Bridge’s Penitstemon.” Shrubby pe- 
rennial, 115 to 244 feet high from a woody base. Showy scarlet 
tubular flowers produced in great profusion. From the higher 
mountains. Packet, 25c. 
*Pentstemon centranthifolius. “‘Scarlet Bugler.” Perennial 
2 to 4 feet high. Flowers tubular, bright vermilion, in narrow 
racemes 1 to 2 feet long. Very showy; blooms over long pe- 
riod. Packet, 25c; 48 ounce, 75c. 
*Pentstemon cordifolius. “Climbing Pentstemon.” ‘Scarlet 
Honeysuckle.” Shrub 6 to 8 feet high. A tall woody plant usu- 
ally growing among shrubs which it uses for support. Leaves 
heart-shaped, glossy green, resembling those of the garden 
fuchsia. Flowers large, brilliant orange scarlet. Packet, 25c. 
Pentstemon eatonii. ‘’Firecracker Pentstemon.” Perennial, 
1 to 2 feet high. A rare species from mountain slopes border- 
ing the desert. Very showy vermilion scarlet, tubular flowers 
produced in great profusion. Packet, 25¢c. 
*Pentstemon heterophyllus. “Blue Beard Tongue.” Peren- 
nial, 1 to 114 feet high. A spreading plant with many stems 
and narrow leaves. Flowers rich blue produced in great pro- 
fusion. Fine for borders and rock gardens. Packet, 25c; 4% 
ounce, $1.00. 
*Pentstemon heterophyllus australis. ‘‘Violet Beard Tongue.” 
Perennial, 1 to 2 feet high. Of bushy spreading habit. Flow- 
ers rich blue or purple produced in great quantities. One of 
the best of our native perennial plants. Fine for borders and 
rock gardens. Packet, 25c; 4g ounce, $1.00. 
Pentstemon heterophyllus purdyi. ‘Purdy’s Blue Bedder 
Pentstemon.” Perennial, 5 to 8 inches high. Forms a low mass 
of foliage from which rise many spikes of rich blue flowers. 
Fine for rock gardens. Packet, 25c. 
*Pentstemon laetus. ‘Frazier Mountain Pentstemon.” Peren- 
nial, 1 to 2 feet high, with rather narrow foliage; flowers rich 
blue or bluish purple. Fine for borders and rock gardens. 
Packet, 25c; 4% ounce, $1.00. 
*Penitstemon palmeri. ‘’Palmer’s Pentstemon.” Perennial, 2 
to 4 feet high. Leaves smooth, often glaucous. Flowers large, 
flesh-colored to pink. One of the finest of the native pentste- 
mons. Packet, 25c; 4g ounce, $1.00. 
*Pentstemon spectabilis. ‘‘Blue Pentstemon.’’ Perennial, 3 
to 6 feet high. Flowers in long spikes, and the richest com- 
bination of blue or purple. Packet, 15c; 14 ounce, 75c. 
*Penistemon ternatus. ‘‘Whorl-leaf Pentstemon.’’ Shrub, 4 
to 6 feet high, with several slender, arching stems. Leaves 
narrow, in whorls; flowers pale scarlet or terracotta color. 
Blooms in July and August. Packet, 25c. 
CREAM CUPS 
*Platystemon californicus. “‘Cream Cups.” Annual, 6 to 10 
inches high. Cream colored flowers of the peculiar delicacy 
characteristics of the poppy family. Narrow leaves, slender, 
hairy stems and gracefully nodding buds. A charming little 
plant. Packet, 15c; ounce, $2.00. 
CALIFORNIA BUTTERCUP 
*Ranunculus californicus. ‘’California Buttercup.’’ Peren- 
nial, 1 to 1144 feet high. Flowers golden yellow. Generally 
found on grassy slopes on the north side of the foothills. 
Packet, 15c; 4% ounce, 75c. 
Thistle Sage (Salvia carduacea). Flowers clear rich 
lavender. See page 13. 
