California Native Seeds and Plants 19 
Giant Buckwheat or St. Catherine’s Lace (Eriogonum gigan- 
teum). A striking plant which can be grown in any garden. 
Very decorative. 
BUSH SUNFLOWER 
_ *Encelia actonii. “Acton Bush Sunflower.” Forms a spread- 
ing bushy plant 3 to 5 feet high with gray-green stems and 
foliage. Flowers large, clear rich yellow on long naked stems 
and very showy. Easy to grow and under cultivation the 
plants flower for a long time. The flowers are unsurpassed for 
cutting and last a long time in water. Gallon cans, 75c. 
*Encelia californica. ‘‘-Bush Sunflower.” An attractive plant 
of spreading habit, 2 to 4 feet in height. Seen on many banks 
and hillsides, especially near the coast, blooming profusely in 
late winter and spring. Flowers somewhat resemble a single 
sunflower, bright yellow with dark brown centers. Excellent 
for cutting. A good subject for planting on dry banks. Under 
cultivation with water, the plants have a long season of 
bloom. Gallon, 75c. 
*Encelia farinosa. “Incienso.”” “Incense Plant.’’ Forms a 
spreading broad topped bushy plant 3 to 5 feet high with 
gray foliage from which rise many naked stems topped with 
golden yellow coreopsis-like flowers. The whole bush seems 
to bloom simultaneously and it is quite common to find plants 
with several hundred blossoms at one time. Grows on dry, 
rocky slopes. Gallon cans, 75c. 
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, light 
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 fasciculatum polifolium. ‘“Mountain Wild Buck- 
wheat.’ Similar to the preceding but with grayish foliage, 
Found in the mountains up to about 6000 feet elevation. Gal- 
lon 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 
for rock gardens. Forms a mat of attractive foliage from 
which rise many flower stems. From Santa Rosa and Santa 
Cruz Islands. Gallon cans. 75c. 
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 114 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 
ra Mountains. A good shrub for a dry place. Gallon 
cans, $1.50. 
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 22. 
