The herald., 1894-01-01

splendene, castilleia latifolia, Eschscholt-
Ella Californica, brodiea minor, platy-
stemon Californica, fritillaris bifiofa,
eriogonum declinstum, monolopia major,
helianthus Oliveri."
j. H. Denham of the Germain Fruit
company furnishes the following on
California bulbs:
The bloomerin and brodie have two
grassy leaves from the ground. and
slender, leaf1ess stem, with umbels or
heads OF delicate, lily-like flowers; the
bloomeria atirae has an umbei OF yellow
flowers on stem elk to Is inches high;
the brodi@a capitsta, purple head on
short stems the brodiea capi-
tata var, abs, same, but
waxy white; brodiea coccinea
vegetable frecracker). umbel OF Grim
son pendent flowers, tipped with pea
green, stem to A feet high, very showy;
the brodiea grandiflors, stem to 10
inches, umbel Of very brilliant, waxy,
purple flowers; brodi@s ixioides, like
the well-known milla bflora, but vel.
low brodi@a lactea, uinbela pure white,
with greenish centers. 6 to s inches
high the brodi@s multihora, to feet
high, stem slender, head OF purple
flowers; brodima atellaris, to 3 inches
high, brilliant purple with pure center,
forming q many. f0wered, starlike clus.
ter; broe@s tetristris, similar, but
taller.
"Calochortus (eection y Mariposa tu-
lips, erect, cup-like flowers of the most
brilliant colors, borne on stiff. slender
stalks eight to 10 inches high, from q
few to Is or 20 to stalk. This 10 among
the most brilliant flowers grown, and 10
now great favorite IN Earope calo-
chortus utens, clear yellow; calochor-
tus splendens, lustrous purple: calo-
chortus venustus oculatus, white ground
inside, with eye.i;ke spots, richly col
ored, reddish brown outside; caiochor-
tus venustus cltrinus, same. but citron
yellow; calochortus venuetus rosens,
same, with another bright rose spot on
each petal calochortus purpurescens,
same, but rich purple.
"Calochortus (section q, star tulips,
large, glossy leaves, slender, dropping
stems bearing many delicate, nodding
flowers, some open, others globular in
form; calochortus alb1s, strong grow
ing, pearly white. lined with silky hairs;
flowers large; ca.ochortus maiveanua,
delicate bells OF white, full of silky blue
hairs; caochortus lilacens, lilac
colored calochortus pulchellus, golden
yellow, very fine, strong grower; calo
chortua Benthamii, delicate lemon vel.
low.
"Erythronium grandifiorum, beauti-
Iul lily flowers grown III shaded placer,
broad, richly mottled base leaves and
slender stems, bearing from a few to
many straw-colored. lily formed flowers;
erythronium Smith,, OF similar growth,
flowers purple.
"F'rstillsrias are lily-like, have broad
root, leaves strong, stems Bearing from
three to many bsll-like flowers.
"Fratillaria biilors, green and brown
mottled flowers; fratillaria lilacea,
white flowers; fratillafia pnadica,
golden yellow; fratillaria lanceolata, a
greenish flower; fr.tillaria recurva,
scarlet flowers, very ahowy.
''Triiitium ovatum, a lovely lily,
easily forced, pure white flowers. as
delicate as csmeliss, set in three glossy
green leaves; trillilium sessile var.
Cafornicum is strong growing species
with white flowers two or three inches
across and three large leaves in CIRCLE.
"Lilium Humboldtii. two t0tivs feet
high, flower orange colored, with dark
spot.
"Pardalnum, brilliant crimson and
with black spots, easily grown and very
fine, rich, prefers soil that 10 rich and
moist.
-"Parnum, low-growing species. bell
like crimson flowers, grows in wet
places parnum martimum, low grow
ing, blood red; Washingtonianum,
very fragrant pure white variety, strong
growing, requiring warm, well.drained
soil, sand and mold; rebesceus is sim
liar, but flowers change to ruby red, ex
caedinglY fragrant"