California Native Seeds and Plants (" 
MATILIJA POPPY 
Romneya coulteri. ‘“Matilija Poppy.” Perennial, 6 to 10 feet 
high. Blossoms often are 6 or 7 inches in diameter, pure glis- 
tening white with bright yellow centers. Seed is hard to 
germinate. Packet, 25c; 14 ounce, $1.00. 
Cultural Note for Romneya. Same as for Dendromecon. 
THISTLE SAGE 
*Salvia carduacea. “Thistle Sage.’ Annual, 1 to 2 feet high. 
An attractive plant with thistle-like woolly foliage. Flowers 
in large heads, clear, rich lavender. One of the most beau- 
tiful of the wild flowers. Packet, 15c. 
*“Salvia columbariae. “‘Chia.””’ Annual, 9 to 15 inches high. 
Leaves mostly basal, deeply cut, dull green. Flowers in 
whorls, deep blue; very attractive in large masses. Packet. 
15c; ounce, 80c; 14 pound, $2.40; pound, $8.00. 
INDIAN PINK 
*Silene laciniata. “Fringed Indian Pink.’’ Perennial, 1 to 3 
feet, with many spreading branches. Flowers bright scarlet 
with edge of petals beautifully laciniated. Fine for rock gar- 
dens. Packet, 25c: 
BLUE EYED GRASS 
*Sisyrinchium bellum. “Blue Eyed Grass.” Perennial, 8 to 
15 inches high. A charming little plant belonging to the Iris 
family with light green grass-like foliage and forming clumps 
often 3 to 4 inches in diameter. The flowers are bright blue 
with yellow centers. Thrives best in heavy soil. Very pretty 
in borders and rock gardens. Packet, 25c; 14 ounce, 75c. 
Woolly Blue Curls or Romero (Trichostema lanatum). Very 
desirable for dry banks and blooms for a long time. 
NIGHTSHADE 
*Solanum wallacei. ‘‘Catalina Nightshade.” Shrubby peren- 
nial, 3 to 5 feet high. A showy plant with rather heavv 
foliage. Flowers large, deep violet. Packet, 25c. 
*Solanum xanti. ‘Violet Nightshade.’”” Shrubby perennial, 1 
to 3 feet high. Flowers deep violet blue. An attractive plant 
for groups and masses. Packet, 25c. 
GOLDEN ROD 
*Solidago confinis. ‘‘’Mountain Golden Rod.”’ Perennial, 2 to 
4 feet high from a spreading root system. Large heads of 
golden yellow flowers in summer. Grows in wet ground. 
Packet, 15c. 
DESERT MALLOW 
*Sphaeralcea ambigua. ‘Desert Mallow.” Shrubby peren- 
nial, 2 to 4 feet high, with many stems from the base. Leaves 
palmate, grayish green. Flowers about 1 inch in diameter, 
apricot buff, showy. Has a long blooming season. Packet. 25c. 
GOLDEN PRINCE’S PLUME 
Stanleya pinnata. ‘’Golden Prince’s Plume.” Perennial, 2 to 
4 feet high from a somewhat woody base. Leaves light green, 
the lower ones commonly divided into narrow segments, the 
upper ones usually entire. Flowers bright yellow in long ter- 
minal racemes. Very showy. Packet, 25c. 
WOOLLY BLUE CURLS 
*Trichostema lanatum. ‘Woolly Blue Curls.” ‘’Romero.” 
Shrub, 2 to 5 feet high. Flowers blue in spikes often a foot 
long, the whole inflorescence clothed with a dense violet col- 
ored wool. Seed is often slow to germinate. Packet, 25c; 44 
ounce, 75c. 
DESERT VERBENA 
Verbena gooddingii. ‘‘Desert Verbena.” Perennial of spread- 
ing habit, 1 to 1144 feet high with greyish green fern-like 
foliage and covered with many clusters of beautiful lilac blos- 
soms. Packet, 25c. 
YELLOW VIOLET 
Viola douglasii. “‘Yellow Mountain Violet.” Perennial, 3 to 
5 inches nigh, with many stems from a thick root stock. Leaves 
bipinnately 3-5 parted. Flowers deep yellow, upper petals 
brownish purple on outside, the others petals purple veined. 
Found in moist, grassy places, mostly in the higher mvoun- 
tains. Packet, 25c. 
Viola pedunculata. ‘Yellow Violet.” “Yellow Pansy.’ 
“Johnny-jump-up.” Perennial, 4 to 8 inches high, with stems 
from a thick, deeply seated root stock. Leaves round-ovate, 
light green. Flowers bright yellow, the two upper petals 
blotched with brown on the outside. Packet, 25c; 1% ounce, 
$1.00. 
Cultural Note for Yellow Violets 
Select a spot for the permanent bed, dig the ground to a 
depth of 15 to 18 inches, rake the surface finely, then sow the 
seed and cover very lightly. Place a piece of burlap over the 
seed bed and keep well watered. As soon as the seed starts 
to germinate remove the burlap and be careful the young 
plants do not dry out. Early part of October is a good time to 
sow the seed and the plants will produce a few flowers the 
first season. The second year they should flower abundantly. 
The plants make a very deep root system and become com- 
pletely dormant during the summer, so that it is a good idea 
to place some rocks or stakes around the bed and see that the 
ground is not disturbed or watered during the dormant period. 
The seed can also be sown in pots and the young plants set 
out when quite small. 
CALIFORNIA FUCHSIA 
*“Zauschneria californica. “California Fuchsia.” ‘Humming 
Bird’s Trumpet.” ‘Balsamea.” Perennial, 1 to 2 feet high. 
Grayish green foliage and brilliant scarlet trumpet-shaped 
flowers appearing in fall. Useful for covering banks and fine 
for rock gardens. Packet, 25c. 
