Wholesale Erice List 1899 _—-~ A Selected Set of the Very Best Species of —-——7 Californian ... Bulbs... Suitable to the General Wer lerade Carl Purdy, Collector and Grower Ukiab, Mendocino Co., Cal. WE To the Trade Generally. During the last ten years I have been grow- ing the bulbs of the Western United States in large numbers and have had nearly all of the known species in my garden and often many forms of the same thing. In my tests I have grown each sort in many soils and exposures and have had an excellent opportunity, both through my own experiments and from the reports received from tbe Eastern United States and Europe, to judge of the comparative merits of the different varieties. Research is developing wonderful variety in all of these plants, and with so many beautiful colors to choose from, the time has come, it seems to me, to begin the elimination of weak or poor forms, and the selection and dissemination of only the best ones. From a gardener’s stand- point the plants which with beauty have the best qualities as growers, are the ones to be retaincod. To this end I offer to the trade the following preferred list in which, without any consideration of price, | recommend the very best species to make a representative offering. I do not mean by this list that the other Species have no merits, but my 1ecommenda- tion is that in ordering, the trade take this preferred list first. And of this preferred list my choice would follow the numerical order. I shall in the future as in the past spare no pains to secure not only new species, but will also test lots of old species from many localities for experimental tests, that I may be able to find which have the greatest vitality and best growing qualities. It was in my garden that the vigor of Calochortus Vesta was discovered, a species which compared to the next best is in vigor three to one, and is one of the most beautiful as well. All of my recommendations are based on actual wide experience through a term of years. Best Brodeiaeas. 29 B Candida, large, light blue HE es HOW Oreo eeinlO@l@ eee eee 85.00 $ 2 B peduncularis, white, in im- mense umbels, an unusually fine TGONVOT GY Seek Cte eee RMN goat ho SOB B00 20. 4 B ixioides splendens, flowers bieling yellow tin Wanless 300 20 5 B lactea lilacina, lilae in um- bels, a strone grower. Patio & DMD LS. 6 B Californica, largest of all Brociaes, joumlkusla qownrolle 3.00) 20: 7 B stellaris, in low starlike clumps, brilliant waxy purple... 1.50 10. 10 B capitata var alba,waxy white Showers an Ineadls 2. Je. ee. 3.00 20 8 B volubilis, twining stalk, pink IALOR SES RAE, we DB) tees Meeeneets nian yechane apd Jinmense bulbs. Lineh in diameter............... 6.00 48 Lange bulbs, 54-1 inely in diamaeter............... 4 50 00. Good buibs, %-54 inch in diameter............. 3.00 20. 9 B Coccinea, glowing crimson... toMMM@MSe LOWS, I TM! iM CHeINMETOP, ... 5556505800 4.50 30. Draped lols BAIL Melb tay Clie, 5 oc aoe o sos 3 00 20 Mine bulbs, 4% 5% inch in diameter ais St ee 2 25 15. Pine bulbs, 3{-% inch in diiameter’..... ........ 1 50 10. 1 B Howelli var lilacina a deli- cate blending of milky white and lilac | 4.50 YPUS B Volubilis and B Coccinea,while the most striking of all Brodiaeas, do not give as satisfactory a per- centage of bloom as the others. Bloomeria aurea, fine yellow WOVMONAS UM TOMO a el Best Calochorti.—Mariposa Tulips. 10 C splendens var atroviolacea brilliant purple, the best grower of the splendenssection,which however lacks the vitality of some of the WSUS ROU cece ee 2 C Venustus purpurascens, large flowers in deep lilac to purple, an EXCOWIING BROWS. oe ee 5 C Venustus El Dorados, exceed- ingly varied and brilliant, the finest of Calochorti in color, fair grower. Gold ae Ete bo ate: Save Oleg seta gene Se ea oy A 5) C Went robusta, brilliant, white to deep purple, a splendid SA ONVCN SASS ss TINT na etn edie i Cease 4 C Venustus citrinus,rich letinonn, SO OG SOTO WICT eee sete. iy nen eel L C Vesta, adhe Calochortus for general planting, large and showy and by far the best grower... GO Odr Ab uilllb sien wee eink Fes 8 ee eee Cm a en WEST aI or a WN : I recurva, scarlet, the finest of all Fritillarias, but not a reliable ILO OAM CNT asta) ces we Ce ee Immense bulbs 114% 214% inchesin diameter ...... Large bulbs 14%-1¥% inches in diameter........... Fine bulbs 1-144 inchesin diameter.............. marie lywilllngs SAIL me@la si CHAMMAW@IP,...24sonc0c00000e F pudica, a clear, bright yellow, early, handsome and an excellent FOO ey ig Seer eta ia de NRCC ak SE a ior ILalies See Ibisié. T rilliums. Trillium Sessile var Californicum a strong, hardy plant with large, white flowers, Splendid for natural- ising in cool, shaded spots ....... ..... Dodecatheons. Dodecatheons, these are all good, and plants which ean be used to good advantage for popular culture They are early, perfectly hardy anywhere, and easily handled dry. See list for varieties D Clevelandii alba, a white form this lovely species, so far the best known, very hardy and fine 4.50 4.50 30. 30). 30. 30.