. California trees and flowers : descriptions of the wild flowers, ornamental trees and shrubs, ferns, lilies and cacti, with other information. Nurseries (Horticulture) California San Diego Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs. — i6 — C. GoVENiANA Gofdan, Usually a low bushy shrub or tree. C. GuADALUPENSis Waiso7i. The Blue Cypress is one of the most ornamental species in the genus. Tall and graceful with fine glaucous foliage, and of a dense compact growth. C. Macnabiana Murr. A graceful Httle tree, rarely over ten feet high. C. MACROCARPA H
. California trees and flowers : descriptions of the wild flowers, ornamental trees and shrubs, ferns, lilies and cacti, with other information. Nurseries (Horticulture) California San Diego Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs. — i6 — C. GoVENiANA Gofdan, Usually a low bushy shrub or tree. C. GuADALUPENSis Waiso7i. The Blue Cypress is one of the most ornamental species in the genus. Tall and graceful with fine glaucous foliage, and of a dense compact growth. C. Macnabiana Murr. A graceful Httle tree, rarely over ten feet high. C. MACROCARPA Hartw, The Monterey Cypress. Said to resemble the Cedar of Lebanon in habit, with dense far-spreading branches. DARLINGTONIA. D. Californica Torrey. A striking perennial plant of curious aspect. Of greenish yellow hue, bearing a nodding purplish flower. One of the Pitcher plants, noted for its alluring insects to their destruction. datura. D. METELOiDES Z^C A rank growing plant, with large white flowers delicately shaded with violet. Very handsome in cultivation, but a common weed in Cal- ifornia. DELPHINIUM. The larkspurs scarcely need an intro- DARLiNGTONiA. ductiou, SO many species having met with kinJly reception. California, however, has the honor of having contributed several of the finest species yet introduced into general cultivation. D. cardinale Hook, A stout perennial, five to seven feet tall, producing magnificent panicles of bright, handsome scarlet flowers with a yellowish center. Quite hardy. D. decorum K & M. a foot high, with a long spike of brilliant indigo blue flowers. Very fine. D. nudicaule Z! & G. Flowers in spikes a foot long, light scarlet to crimson. DICENTRA. Glabrous perennials, usually showy, with pinnately divided leaves and racemes or panicles of brilliant flowers. D. CHRYSANTHA H. & A. A most generous plant, contin- uously in bloom from May until October. The small rich lemon yellow* flowers borne in a terminal panicle a foot or t
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